Alternate-Color Flash, a collector's nightmare
"Solve the problem? You mean the LCD screen?"
Fisher was slightly taken aback.
If someone else said that, he probably wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death.
Unless you can see the actual object.
But since the other party is Lin Lixin, he has to think twice before saying this.
"Hmm... sort of, but it's still in the laboratory stage."
Lin Lixin nodded, looking at the MicroTAC flip phone in his hand.
A red LED matrix screen.
LED light-emitting diode technology has been around for nearly 30 years.
Red, orange, yellow, green----
LEDs of various colors have been born one after another, gradually enriching the entire LED family.
In fact, LED technology is already very mature by now; otherwise, Motorola wouldn't have dared to cram an 8-bit red LED dot matrix screen into their product.
However, this thing is completely different from the real LED of later generations.
The reason for this is that a crucial component is missing from the LED system.
blue.
In the world of optics, Red Green, and blue, or the three primary colors RGB, are essential components for creating white and all other colors.
However, although LEDs have come in various colors, blue is the only color that has yet to be truly mastered.
This problem has puzzled scientists around the world for a long time.
"Our independent research institute, which GAMENOVA has invested in in Japan, recently achieved some key breakthroughs, although it is still a long way from commercial mass production."
Lin Lixin was vague, only telling him that there had been some progress.
In fact, Lin Lixin himself was personally involved in this project.
The so-called independent research institute in Japan is actually a shadow research and development center managed and operated by Satoshi Tajiri.
Even with Lin Lixin in charge, the project progressed much slower than expected.
The level of complexity is on a completely different scale.
Fortunately, there are precedents to follow, so Lin Lixin is not really blindly stumbling around like a headless fly, relying on luck to gamble on a miracle in materials science.
It is no exaggeration to say that this thing is one of the most crucial cornerstones of modern display technology.
If Lin Lixin can truly develop this on his own, then he can already be declared a shoo-in for the Nobel Prize.
He reached into the drawer and pulled out a small, well-wrapped box, then gently opened it.
Inside lay a small panel, no bigger than the palm of your hand and only slightly larger than a watch.
This is an LCD screen that they've developed using their latest technology.
Although it's smaller than the original NP device, this tiny little thing cost hundreds of millions of dollars to develop.
The cost of at least a Class 100 cleanroom alone has taken a significant amount of money from Micron.
In addition to the new CVD and PVD equipment, photolithography and etching equipment purchased from Lam Research, and the new specialty glass just developed by Corning Incorporated—
All in all, the final result is just this small piece.
It's pure money-burning.
If Lin Lixin hadn't firmly believed that this path was viable, he would have been truly insane to invest so much money in it.
"According to laboratory data, power consumption can be reduced by a full 60%, and the thickness has been halved. The only drawback is—"
--expensive."
This thing currently has absolutely no commercial value.
It's unlikely that we'll see any improvement even in the short term.
"Is this an LCD screen?"
Fisher's pupils contracted slightly in surprise, but he quickly regained his balance.
Considering GAMENOVA's recent series of major moves—low-power processors, the acquisition of ARM, the collaboration on nickel-metal hydride batteries, and the release of its laptops—
A guess immediately formed in his mind.
Gamenova is determined to bet on handheld devices.
In this respect, Motorola is the same.
"I met Apple's CEO at the Hermes launch event, and I guess you all know that Apple is also working on its own mobile handheld device."
"We have indeed looked into the Newton PDA."
Fisher nodded. This wasn't exactly a secret; it was all publicly available project information.
"And what about Motorola? What are your thoughts on this?"
Lin Lixin looked at Fisher, waiting for his answer.
Fisher, however, only focused his attention on the MicroTAC in Lin Lixin's hand, the meaning of which was quite clear:
We've invested so much money in making these mobile phones, what do you think we're thinking?
Lin Lixin grinned.
"Then, please take good care of me in the coming 90s."
Even though Motorola was no longer of much use to Gamenova in the chip industry, Lin Lixin did not intend to simply kick them aside.
A giant in the communications and audio industries can greatly help GAMENOVA during the upcoming consumer electronics boom.
The reason we invited Motorola over today is, of course, for this very reason.
To prepare for the 1990s, in addition to his own formidable gaming empire, he also needed an invincible alliance in every other field.
Lam Research, Micron, Motorola, Corning, NeXT, Dell, SGI, Lucasfilm, Westinghouse Electric, Mattel, Lockheed
Unbeknownst to him, such a terrifying force had gathered around him.
I just don't know if this kind of team is enough.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
Unlike Lin Lixin, who was busy preparing for the upcoming 90s with just over a month to go, Pokémon players were having a real holiday.
It turns out that there should never be any doubt about Gamenova.
Having played it all, Mike can confidently declare, "Gold/Silver is truly a great game!"
Frankly speaking, the idea of a sequel is very awkward.
Unlike the first game in a series, a sequel to a game already filters out the player base a second time.
Under this huge funnel effect, players' tastes will naturally become more discerning.
If you can't come up with anything truly original, and it's just the same old story in a different guise, then it really damages the series' potential.
GAMENOVA—they completely transformed Pokémon Gold and Silver into entirely different games!
Togepi Lv5 hatch!
Mike was completely excited when he saw the brand-new Pokémon, still wearing its eggshell.
"It hatched! It hatched!"
Ever since the battle against the Flying-type Gym, this thing has remained in his battle team.
But it couldn't fight and had no other interaction, leaving Mike completely confused.
But after he had been walking around with the egg for a while, the game suddenly notified him that the egg seemed to be moving.
Now things were completely out of control.
The final result was that after a full 2570 steps, the creature emerged from the egg.
What does this tell us?
This means there must be other eggs in this work!
Players who have followed Gamenova from the beginning are already very familiar with their style of doing things.
This is a typical example of a soft boot.
The purpose, of course, is to let players understand the new hatching system and intimacy system introduced in this generation.
After all, Togepi needs to reach a certain level of friendship to evolve.
This design is unprecedented.
In the past, during the Red Green era, there was no such thing as friendship among Pokémon.
They're just tools, people you can catch and use, people you can wave away and leave.
But in this generation, they have truly become like "partners".
This reminded Mike of the Pokémon anime that aired every Sunday.
Satoshi and Pikachu's deepening friendship is truly enviable.
That's what a true trainer should be like!
Those who blindly pursue strength and team up with the strongest players are simply too unromantic!
A true trainer should ignore everything else for their favorite Pokémon!
Attributes are just stumbling blocks in my way; watch me crush them with absolute numbers and a potion tank!
The following day at noon.
Mike replaced the NPC's battery and headed to the Pokémon Center to meet his friends.
After a night of gaming, he had so much to share with them.
However, as soon as he arrived at the destination, Mike realized that he seemed to have fallen behind again.
All I heard was everyone talking about was a red Gyarados.
"I regret it so much—if I had known it was this important, I would have caught it instead."
"Me too! After hearing what you guys said, I feel like the sky has fallen. It looks like I can only wait for a new release to have a chance?"
"Maybe not, Jimmy said he encountered other Flash, right, Jimmy?"
"Hmm----I'm not entirely sure either, but my water spirit is a bit different from everyone else's."
The young man called Jimmy hesitated for a moment before taking out his NPC and showing it to them.
As a loyal supporter of Water-type starters, Jimmy naturally chose Totodile as his starter Pokémon.
But that's where the problem lies.
Ever since he talked to everyone, Jimmy has started to feel that something is increasingly wrong.
My Totodile —the color is wrong!
It's green!
"Huh? What's wrong with you—"
The crowd gathered around its handheld console, arguing amongst themselves.
After some investigation, everyone finally discovered the problem.
Jimmy's Totodile has a strange symbol next to his name.
Those are three little stars.
"This! This means 'Flash '! My Flash Gyarados has one too!"
Someone noticed the logo, immediately shouted, and frantically started fiddling with their own handheld console.
After doing all that, he also showed his game screen to others.
Gyarados, but not the blue one that everyone is familiar with.
It was a red Gyarados.
Next to its name, there is also a star symbol.
"Stop arguing! Come look at this—"
On the other side, a companion squeezed out from the crowded front desk, waving a magazine in his hand, "In this game, every Pokémon has a 1 in 8,192 chance of becoming Alternate-Color Flash! However, as the story progresses, you'll always encounter a Flash Gyarados."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback, and then they all turned their gazes to Jimmy, who was surrounded by them.
That expression seemed to say, "Are you kidding me?"
What incredible luck! Are we even going to play anymore?