Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Most of the other people who came were still clueless about video games.

Some of them did know about the Famicom, but they didn't have a concrete understanding of it.

"Tell me your thoughts on video games," Zhu Youxing asked, intrigued.

The previous few employees were basically approved after being asked simple questions.

But this month, Aya is special.

“Video games are fun, and I think they can be even more fun, but I don’t know where to start.”

This is the first person to actively want to learn how to make games! And they're a graduate of a top university.

Zhu Youxing felt as if he had found a treasure.

He began to have a very enthusiastic discussion with Aya Tsukino.

Zhu Youxing was supposed to be the interviewer, so he should have been more serious.

But when he saw someone willing to actively participate in the game, he couldn't quite maintain his persona.

As Tsukino Aya talked with Takeyusei, she felt that Takeyusei himself was becoming more and more mysterious.

This doesn't seem like a simple interviewer and a casino employee.

He knows so much about computer technology, it seems the interviewer shouldn't be so familiar with computers either.

Could he also be a veteran programmer at this company?

"You've been hired. You can start work tomorrow. The salary and benefits are top-notch in the market."

Yusei had no doubt about Aya Tsukino's skill level; Stanford computer science graduates were practically the top in the industry.

"Um, can I make a condition?"

At that moment, Aya Tsukino suddenly raised her hand and said.

"You said."

"If possible, I would like to work from home. It should be fine if it's just writing programs."

Zhu Youxing was taken aback.

That's a rather unusual request.

On her very first day, she requested to work from home.

I'm afraid most companies wouldn't be able to accept that.

Perhaps that's why she hasn't been looking for a job?

Seeing Takeyusei's expression, Tsukino Aya quickly added, "If that's not possible, I hope I can have a separate workstation. I don't want to be too close to other people."

This time, Aya Tsukino really wants to work here because the game is fun and she wants to be a part of it.

Takeyusei looked at Tsukino Aya with suspicion.

Are you dressed completely covered up from head to toe just to prevent anyone from touching you?

It looks like the company is about to have a bunch of quirky programmers.

This person was completely covered up, and apart from the eye-catching silver twin ponytails, her appearance and figure were completely unknown, which made people really curious about what she looked like.

"Of course, that's no problem. The company is quite large anyway."

"Then I'm fine."

"The employment contract will be officially signed tomorrow, and then I can officially start working."

Zhu Youxing will also lead this group of people through their first game development process.

……

After recruiting employees, Zhuyouxing began training them in game development.

It's not easy to get them into a completely new industry, but at least it's a start, and there's a project for them to learn from. The goal is to get them to create their first game with me within a month.

A month passed quickly, and the company's overall development gradually got back on track.

Including the initial week of console sales, it has been a month and a week since then, and more than 100,000 consoles have been sold. The highest-selling game is Tetris with more than 81,000 copies sold, followed by Contra with more than 65,000 copies sold.

Bomberman, Tank Battle, and Gomoku will each have around 50,000 copies.

The one that sold the least was Dragon Quest, which took the longest to make.

Zhuyouxing isn't in a hurry about these sales figures, because role-playing games need time to develop, and it's not time for them to truly explode yet.

The comic book publisher has been steadily promoting the game through the comics, and the story is about to reach a climax. We can then check the game's release figures.

And the official release of the eighth game is not far off.

After a month, most players have played through most of the existing games and are just about ready for a new game to arrive.

"Super Baseball Tournament, the latest game for the Famicom, is coming soon! Pre-orders are available! Each store offers different official pre-order bonuses, and our store's pre-order will get you a limited-edition baseball tournament badge! Only 3500 yen!"

At the Daejeon Casino, the staff were enthusiastically promoting the latest games.

The latest game has been released, and it's a baseball game.

As Japan's number one national sport, baseball's status has remained unshakable for many years.

Simply by posting the billboard, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.

The children, in particular, had their eyes shining.

From a young age, they were influenced by baseball and dreamed of standing on the baseball field and being the center of attention when they grew up.

At this moment, the billboard shows a young man in a pitching pose, surrounded by countless cheering spectators. Just looking at the billboard makes many children yearn for it.

For just 3,500 yen, the children immediately clamored for their parents to buy the Super Baseball Game ticket, and at that moment, the parents seemed to gradually realize what was going on.

Buying a game console before was not the end, but the beginning. The game console is just a medium. If you want to play more games, you have to buy more.

Although the amount of money is not large, it will definitely not be a small sum if accumulated gradually.

Many parents therefore resolutely refused their children's requests, which led to many children crying and making a fuss.

Even if rejected, children from ordinary families can still buy it by gritting their teeth and saving up a month's allowance.

A month ago, not many people really understood what a Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) was.

However, a month later, at least in the Tokyo area, the Famicom had become a familiar term.

Anyone who owns a Famicom and the latest games will immediately become the darling of the children.

The Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) gradually began to appear in newspapers, television, and other media.

This is no longer an advertisement, at least not because Zhuyouxing paid any advertising fees.

This further amplified the influence of the Famicom.

At this moment, at Yusei Electronics Entertainment Co., Ltd., the programmers and engineers who were developing the Super Baseball Tournament together were feeling somewhat uneasy.

Aside from Zhu Youxing's explanations and guidance on game development, the Super Baseball Tournament was basically developed and completed independently by them.

They had absolutely no idea whether the game would be a big seller.

Moreover, the closer the release date got, the heavier their anxiety became.

Chapter 53 A Baseball Player's Dream

This was the first time these programmers had ever been involved in game development.

They were also opened up to a completely new world by Zhu Youxing, and for the first time understood that programs could be written in this way.

I've written similar code before, but back then I never had the concept of it being a game.

It wasn't until the appearance of Zhu Youxing that their thinking changed.

Then, under Zhu Youxing's guidance, they created their first game.

When baseball players were first able to swing a baseball on screen.

Everyone was quite happy when the characters could perform throwing motions according to the controller.

This is something they created; they essentially created a baseball world within electronic information.

Although it's still quite rough and the pixelated graphics are rather rudimentary, it's still quite inspiring.

Some people are so excited that they can't sleep at night.

Some people also become so engrossed in the game world they create that they can't extricate themselves.

This baseball game is only barely fun; it's purely capitalizing on the baseball craze in Japan. People who aren't interested in baseball definitely won't be interested in this game either, making it a game with a very specific target audience.

But that's enough.

Japan's passion for baseball can completely outweigh some of the game's flaws.

But no matter how much these programmers love the game, they still worry that it won't sell well on the eve of its official release.

It doesn't need 40,000 or 50,000 copies, just 20,000 or 30,000... No, that's too many. It's impossible for my own game to sell that many copies. My game isn't a masterpiece made by President Zhuyou. Selling 10,000 copies would be enough.

They would feel a great sense of accomplishment if they could sell 10,000 copies and it was well-received.

Even the usually composed Aya Tsukino couldn't help but get nervous.

She, who rarely sleeps, hadn't slept for several days in a row, her eyes glued to the computer screen at home.

Five of the screens were frantically refreshing the latest data.

She simply used her computer skills to start acting as an online troll, posting on various forums to promote the Famicom and the newly released Super Baseball League.

The release date arrived quickly.

Today is Thursday, a day when most adults go to work and children go to school.

But at this moment, many children were queuing up in front of many shops. Some of them were holding a bunch of 150-yuan coins, while others were simply holding piggy banks, their eyes sparkling with excitement.

They vowed to be among the first to buy tickets for the Super Baseball Game so they could experience what it's like to be on the field.

Among them are also many adults.

They simply skipped work to come and queue up to buy tickets for the Super Baseball Game.

Besides these people, there are also some otaku who might not leave their homes for dozens of days, but they are willing to come out and queue up to buy the latest games.