The second generation of Pokémon is undoubtedly reserved for this year's Christmas shopping season.
But before that, the NPC handheld console might not necessarily be released at the same time as Pokémon Red and Green when they were first launched.
Thanks to its simple architecture, NPC development is surprisingly not complicated.
Especially now that the hardware division doesn't have any other business, it's even easier to do this.
Continuing to suppress it and forcibly dragging it out until the Christmas season is fine, but now that the new hardware architecture has been decided, Lin Lixin actually has a few interesting things he plans to try out.
The potential of 8-bit machines has not yet been fully explored.
The weaker the performance of a machine, the more it showcases the brilliance of the manufacturer's ideas.
That's basically it.
Lin Lixin casually tossed the sensor aside.
"I'll see if I can get one these next couple of days... Let me think... I'll make a gravity sensor module."
A work that might not be well-known, but was definitely creative, flashed through his mind.
As the name suggests, " Yoshi's Universal Gravitation " is a classic title in Nintendo's IP universe.
It must be said that Nintendo has always been very knowledgeable when it comes to creativity.
Later works, such as Paper Mario, have also continued this tradition well.
To maintain a dominant position in a chaotic world where high-quality indie games and massively multi-player titles abound, relying solely on intellectual property is definitely not enough.
While it must be admitted that the Nintendo that Nintendo built during its golden age was indeed enough for them to live off for several generations.
Although Pokémon often messes things up, Nintendo Directs are increasingly rehashing old ideas.
But at least when it comes to first-party titles, Nintendo has always been very serious.
"Gravity sensing? Hmm... that's definitely worth a try, and it'll also be a good opportunity to test the latest MEMS technology."
Gerald nodded in agreement.
Gravity sensing has always been something they've been trying to develop.
However, due to the slow development of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems), progress in this area has been slow.
Every time Lin Lixin proposed to create something ingenious and high-quality, this obstacle would always prevent it. To be honest, Gerald was even more frustrated than Lin Lixin about this.
After all, he was the nominal head of the hardware department.
If one project falls through, Lin Lixin can simply turn around and throw out several more.
But that's because they don't pursue the matter.
Ultimately, wasn't it because our own abilities weren't enough that we delayed Gamenova's progress?
Watching Lin Lixin's departing figure, Gerald sighed silently.
My position within the company has always been awkward.
They can't be like Carmack, able to oversee key projects and take on important responsibilities when Lin Lixin is absent, nor can they be like Will, Kojima, or Sid, each possessing their own unique skills.
To be honest, anything I'm doing could be done by a top expert in any field.
How many engineers come from Fairchild Semiconductor?
I was definitely the worst off among all the engineers who left.
If he hadn't met Lin Lixin, he might still be living a lifeless, aimless existence. Fairchild Semiconductor is known as the West Point of Silicon Valley.
Engineers who make it out of here are all renowned figures in the industry.
For example, the founders of Intel and the founders of AMD.
The scattering of this dandelion created a vibrant display of flowers in Silicon Valley.
Gerald has stated that he is definitely not among the best of the Fairchild generation.
If one had to pinpoint what makes them different from others, it might be that they created the Channel F game console, which pioneered the entire second generation of video games.
The world's first game console with interchangeable cartridges.
In those early days when the consumer electronics industry was still in its infancy, our capabilities were quite respectable.
But now, in this chaotic world where all talents flourish and heroes rise, Gerald feels increasingly powerless.
The reason for this might be that his lack of formal training and self-taught background had created hidden problems that eventually surfaced.
He looked at the pile of odds and ends on the workbench, and a wave of sorrow washed over him.
An idea that had been buried deep in his heart, yet he had hesitated to confront, finally began to grow and mature. But... now was not the time.
At least after the NPC has finished.
Gerald let out a long sigh of relief before sitting back down in his seat.
"Gravity sensing... Okay, let me see where to start."
Speaking of gravity sensing, it really reminds Gerald of an interesting arcade game.
" Marble Madness " is a game released by Atari 1984.
In the game, players need to use a trackball to control a pinball on the screen to complete levels.
Although it has nothing to do with actual gravity sensing, its ingenious combination of hardware and software design is well worth studying and learning from.
"Unfortunately Atari Games are already... sigh?"
Atari Games, weren't they the predecessor of novaarcade?
With that in mind, Gerald immediately decided to set off for Novaarcade to find Gary and get some information out of him.
"... You guys go ahead and do your thing, I can handle the 8-bit project myself."
Lin Lixin waved his hand, telling Carmack to go play "Screeps" and not to disturb him while he was thinking.
Yoshi's Universal Gravitation is not actually an 8-bit game.
On the contrary, it was actually a product released on the GBA after the turn of the millennium.
However, its selling point is not its advanced performance or technology, but pure creativity.
By tilting the GBA console left or right, the game world will tilt accordingly, thus affecting enemies and the environment in the game.
For example, a bundle of turf can be rolled up and laid out by tilting it to one side to create a new path for walking.
The impassable rock face was transformed into a climbable slope after being tilted.
And what makes all of this possible is its unique cartridge design.
Its cartridge integrates a gravity sensor, making it one of the most unique cartridges in Nintendo's history and highly collectible.