Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Many netizens now jokingly refer to this as the "StarCraft Launcher," specifically for playing games like Doom and StarCraft.

It's not that the game developers in this world are incompetent and haven't gained favor and attention on this gaming platform; it's just that most players are still concentrated on home consoles and handhelds, making PC games seem somewhat weak.

But PC is also a great breeding ground for indie games. If this breeding ground can be allowed to flourish, then Stardew Valley's mission will truly be accomplished.

Takeyusei immediately put down the controller and returned to his bedroom. He couldn't wait to start a new round of game development, leaving Tsukino Aya alone there, bewildered.

Back in his bedroom, Zhu Youxing turned on his desktop computer and tried to log in to a user account he hadn't used in many years.

Nintendo is the damn world ruler.

This meme is completely incomprehensible to people in this world; it's a romance unique to Zhuyouxing.

He hasn't used this account since he started guiding Kazuo Murakami, now a leading figure in game reviews.

He felt that the more he used it, the easier it would be to be exposed, and since Kazuo Murakami had become a leader in the field of game reviews, he no longer needed to use the account for anything.

However, after many years, he remembered the account again.

Seeing this familiar account name, Zhu Youxing felt a sense of warmth once again.

Let's use this username to start a new platform.

However, that alone is certainly not enough.

What was his purpose? His purpose was to give indie games their own market, but at the same time, he also wanted to encourage the three girls and make them understand that video games don't always need big productions.

Independent games are also a great option; if they want to enter this industry, independent games are actually a more suitable channel.

So, the development process definitely needs to be properly shown to these three girls. As for the method of showing it, Zhu Youxing has already thought of it, which is to present it in the form of a documentary.

Chapter 524 Plan

524

"Is it already powered on?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhuyou, filming has started. What should we do next?"

"Just quietly film the entire process of me developing the game, not a single minute can be missing, and I'll also leave the editing work to you."

"Mr. Zhuyou, please don't be so polite. This is just our job, and it is an honor for us to live with an industry pioneer like you for a period of time."

Inside the headquarters of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, Yuxing has set aside a separate small house.

Zhu Youxing didn't keep it a secret; instead, he directly told the company's employees what he was going to do.

However, he hoped that those who knew would not tell others during this time, because he wanted to prove one thing: that without the halo name of Bamboo Valley, and without the mainstream gaming platforms of home consoles and handhelds, would people in this world still discover and become fascinated by the game Stardew Valley?

Bamboo Star is now a household name in the gaming industry.

If a game has even the slightest connection to Bamboo Star, it can immediately receive extra attention, which is terrifying.

No one except Zhu Youxing has such a terrifying influence.

Therefore, if you really want to prove the value of indie games, you can't use that reputation, and you can't even use mainstream platforms to verify it.

Since the PC platform is not yet mainstream, Zhuyouxing hopes that its own PC platform can also receive widespread attention in the future, making its Battle.net platform the largest breeding ground for independent games. This is a very good opportunity for promotion.

This is Zhu Youxing's general plan.

The employees were very surprised by Zhu Youxing's decision.

This time, the president doesn't plan to rely on anyone; he'll handle everything himself, from programming to art to music.

This is really very difficult, and it seems impossible to succeed.

But why do I suddenly feel a little expectant?

At the same time, Takeyusei also asked Tsukino Aya to tell the three girls about his plan to independently develop a game, and invited the three girls to come and see him when he was developing the game.

The three girls' studies aren't too demanding right now, and if the development cycle is one to two months, it won't affect their studies.

Only when three girls personally witness Zhu Youxing developing a game on his own can they truly understand the meaning of game development itself.

Of course, a documentary is also indispensable. This is also a film that is prepared for others to watch in the future. However, Zhu Youxing does not want to release it directly, but will release it at an appropriate time in the future.

He wanted to use this username to develop a few more high-quality indie games before releasing them publicly.

It's not good if too many people find out too early.

Within the company, Zhu Youxing wanted employees to keep the secret about his username a secret. It was simple: they greatly admired Zhu Youxing and would accept his requests without hesitation.

The three girls, of course, wouldn't easily reveal the secret. They were also very curious to see if Zhuyouxing could maintain its original game development capabilities under unfavorable circumstances, such as not relying on its own reputation, not relying on anyone's help, and not even using mainstream game platforms.

This time, Zhu Youxing wants to personally prove to the three girls that game development does not necessarily require a large investment and high cost.

The filming team was a production crew from TV Tokyo.

They have been assigned by Director Kubo to accompany Takeyuki on the filming of a documentary. Takeyuki will also make all the decisions regarding how to edit the documentary and when to release it. The members of the film crew will not easily leak any information.

Having ensured all of this, Zhuyouxing officially began its independent game development journey.

He sat alone in front of the computer for a moment in silence. Behind him, there were many eyes watching him, some of his employees, some of the film crew, and the three girls.

Zhu Youxing seems to have gotten used to being the focus of so much attention.

If it were him in his past life, he would probably be extremely nervous in this situation.

But he was at peace, his mind filled with only the familiar scenes from Stardew Valley.

I used to be completely addicted to the town and farm in the Stardew Valley game, and I was even willing to live a life like 627, always thinking that I would go to sleep after playing for one more day.

Then he opened his eyes, turned on his computer, and entered the familiar Unreal Engine interface.

Under his guidance, the Unreal Engine now boasts numerous features, making it far more powerful than the Unreal Engine of its predecessor.

This engine has now become the most relied-upon component for countless game companies.

Among them, his Unreal Engine also has the 2D game creation capabilities that the Unreal Engine of his previous life was not good at.

Stardew Valley was originally a game written and made using the purest programming language, which is also one of the reasons for its long development cycle.

Now, Zhuyouxing is preparing to use the most mature game development engine, which will also greatly reduce the development cycle.

Behind Zhu Youxing, pairs of eyes watched as he gradually built a game world.

It was a very simple, flat, small-town world.

This town has no rolling hills; it's a completely flat 2D landscape.

Everyone blinked, and some game developers looked puzzled.

They knew that if Zhuyouxing went all out, they could definitely develop a game with better graphics, and the excellent foundation of the Unreal Engine would not make such development too difficult. However, Zhuyouxing still chose this very simple 2D graphics.

However, this also has an advantage: the three girls understand very quickly. Zhu Youxing tries to minimize the use of many professional game development options and instead uses very intuitive and simple game development interfaces as much as possible. Even without Zhu Youxing's explanation, the three girls can still create the same world based on Zhu Youxing's demonstration.

But... it's still a bit too rudimentary.

Can such rudimentary 2D game graphics really be popular?

Or was Zhu Youxing simply trying to encourage his three girls? Did he want to emphasize to them again that game development shouldn't be overly ambitious? Should he first use simple games to build a foundation before developing more advanced games?

The three girls could actually understand; everyone takes things one step at a time, so Zhu Youxing didn't need to teach them this kind of thing.

However, it is very rare to be able to watch Takeyusei develop a game all by himself. This is also a token of his idol's affection, and it is definitely something to cherish.

Chapter 525 One Month and Ten Days

525

Besides developing Stardew Valley, Bamboo Star once again used his great energy to check on the progress of Group 9's development of Biohazard.

He could have devoted more time to developing Stardew Valley in that month, but he didn't.

Most game developers would probably be focused on developing just one game by now, but Zhuyouxing is the only one who still has the time to spare.

And so the next month passed quietly.

During this time, the three girls had the opportunity to witness Zhu Youxing developing the game on his own several times, and their admiration for Zhu Youxing increased once again.

Kazumi, in particular, has completely become a fangirl, while Aiko is still able to maintain a certain level of composure, and even Oto-chan is starting to lose control.

Or you could say that men who are focused on their work are more attractive.

Then, in one month and ten days, Bamboo Star successfully completed the development of Stardew Valley.

For over a month, the development process was extremely frequent. Even while eating, Zhu Youxing would pick up a paintbrush and try to sketch simple 2D character portraits for the game.

These character illustrations aren't particularly beautiful, but they're just right.

As for music, Zhu Youxing is not yet able to do what the developer in his previous life did—almost creating exclusive music for every character. His energy is certainly limited, unless he is given a lot of time, which is obviously impossible now.

However, the current state is perfectly adequate.

"Phew, finally finished."

After more than a month, Bamboo Star finally completed the development of Stardew Valley, and the film crew and the employees who are still watching the game development were all invigorated.

Then they all looked at Zhu Youxing as if he were a monster.

For more than ten days in a month, Zhu Youxing hardly rested.

It's estimated that he only gets about three hours of rest per day on average.

If this were an ordinary person, they would probably have collapsed by now.

However, Zhu Youxing seemed to be completely unaffected.

No one knew that this might be one of the perks of Zhu Youxing's time travel, but even if they did know, they didn't think they could be as crazy as Zhu Youxing.

Takeyusei genuinely loves video games and video game development, and is willing to dedicate a great deal of time to it.

These people couldn't help but sigh, only someone like him truly deserves the title of God of Games.

When Zhu Youxing finally announced the end of game development, he did not hesitate to choose the PC game platform as the first platform for his game, and it should only be the PC platform for a short period of time.

"President, do we really have to do this? This is tantamount to giving up our largest audience."

Some employees of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment actually couldn't understand Yuxing's choice.

Despite having a very mature game platform channel, Zhuyouxing is still very persistent in sticking to the PC platform, which is really hard to understand.

However, only Zhuyouxing knew that the only place where indie game platforms could truly shine was the PC platform.