episode_0032

September. The axis of the game was shaken.

The main character was Metal Slug, who was installed by surprise at dawn without any noise as usual.

Everyone who has played Metal Slug once felt the same way.

That feeling that is refreshing yet touches a man’s heart.

You think the Modern Army looks like fucking German bastards? We’ll stomp on them, blow them up, and shoot them to death with our fucking secret weapon, [Metal Slug]!

In the macho country of America, “being extremely manly” was a real hit with gamers.

The sound effects recorded with care by Yoon Yi-seo and the amazing dot graphics painstakingly created by Yoo Ji-young are the finishing touch, allowing gamers to become Sergeant Marco who fights against the Modern Army for just 50 cents.

A literal sensation.

The arcades in downtown Silicon Valley have been booming like never before since the Atari shock.

***

But if you have a fast, you will have a hard time.

“Arcades lead young people to the path of Satan!”

America was a Christian country. Korean conservatives who gave the impression that they were speaking the same language were called ‘pure fools’.

“Fucking Japs trying to put the minds of the youth into Pearl Harbor!”

The way they threw discrimination based on race into the furnace was a work of art. In the first place, I’m not even Japanese.

But this time, things ended more blandly than expected.

First of all, because California was a progressive stronghold, the dog did not have that much power.

In addition, a cheat key that I hadn’t even thought of popped up.

“Then you’re saying that the content about fighting against an enemy modeled after the German army is wrong?”

In the United States, where veterans are treated extremely well, the voice of veterans’ groups is truly powerful.

The dog’s argument that fighting those little bastards was a devil’s scheme just went away. If he was going to act so wickedly all the time, he should have been prepared to get beaten with tai chi like this.

Yoon-seo, who confirmed that the poison was more of a joke than she thought, entrusted the production of the game console to James’ factory.

This was because the calculation was good that if you mass-produce using one factory line, everything will sell and you will make a profit.

EZ2MX, Strikers, and Metal Slug formed a trinity and sold like hotcakes in California and throughout the United States.

“Asians bring entertainment to mainland America!”

It was the beginning of an era of great entertainment.

***

At that time, the situation in Korea was a little different.

The arcade protests, which had been in a lull for a while as arcades spread throughout California, in stark contrast to Korea where arcades were burned down, began to flare up again, inheriting the embers of the KIN arcade.

[Why can’t we? Why can’t we? Why can’t we?]

[I want to play the new song too. I’ll pay money to unlock it. Please, just once.]

[Needle League is awesome, lol. I’m using it well www]

Of course, Digital Inside also burned down.

[I bought the arcade machine directly.]

I explained the situation to the seller and asked if overseas shipping was possible, and he said he would even pay the shipping fee.

I bowed right away without even joking. From today on, I will bow every time I eat in the direction of the garage.

– Wow, we can finally play rhythm games in our country again?

There was even a brave man who bought a fairly expensive rhythm game console directly. However…

[Fucking fucking country]

I was bringing it in while making a show of shitting it because it was already blocked at customs due to radio wave regulations, and the day before yesterday, the police came and took the rhythm game arcade game.

Legally, it is illegal to leak information within a country to a foreign country and to connect an entertainment device to a network, so even if I go to a lawyer, they tell me to just give up. I feel so wronged that I think I’m going to burst.

All that’s left is Metal Slug. I’ll leave a map, so if you’re ever in Gwacheon, stop by.

Regulations, regulations, and new regulations!

This pre-modern bureaucratic state even regulated arcade games with network services after Sea Story!

It was something that I couldn’t help but wonder if this was my country.

[So what can Koreans do? LOL]

[Hey you little punk, look what I can do.]

[Don’t click on the text written by Yudong above]

[Oh shit, is that liquid above a human baby?]

[What are you doing instead of taking a picture of the captain’s poop!!!!!]

[Hogogogok I am a sloppy developer who has surrendered to the lofty liberalism of the Celestial King.]

But all gamers could do was indulge in coin obsession and write crap on Digital Inside.

NTR was this dangerous.

***

Seeing the success of Yoon I-seo’s amusement, some developers thought:

‘Should I try making a game too? It would be good to use as a portfolio.’

Even current developers, not just amateurs working in digital insiders, are starting to turn their attention to games.

Of course, the quality wasn’t as good as KIN.

This was because there was no one with as much love, obsession, or knowledge about games as Yoon Yi-seo, and there was no one with the madness of ‘I can’t live without this game.’

Above all, it was impossible for sloppy newbies who had just entered the world of game development to catch up with Yoon Yi-seo, who only remembered successful games that had emerged from the tomb of countless failures and who created them without trial and error.

But if it were an ordinary person, they would have seen this and been delighted, saying, “Ah! The revival of gaming is finally coming!”

However, Yoon-seo’s thoughts were a little different when she found out that developers were starting to take an interest in the game.

‘If things continue like this, the game market will grow explosively. Before that happens, we need to secure a monopoly position in the market, absorb all the talent, and create a vending machine that spits out games that suit my tastes!’

That’s why Yoon-seo brought forward the schedule a little. Instead of another rhythm game with a different play style, he decided to create a completely new game that would make KIN a game company that no one could catch up with.

It’s our turn to create a game that’s as manly as anyone can be, and as American as anything else, and that’s going to rock the world.

***

“Ah, I had a good rest.”

For the first time in a long time, I enjoyed my vacation without worrying about money and having a lot of fun. If you sell arcade games and put up ads, the money will be copied?

KIN’s net profit has already surpassed that of most startups. This means that there is no problem in making games while taking a vacation and having some free time!

“I’m not saying that you should work leisurely, but you should work while thinking about your health. If you keep working like this, you’ll go broke in an instant.”

“It’s half because you rolled it…”

“Be quiet!”

Im Jin-bae’s head let out a refreshing sound. What is this? Is his head empty?

“Anyway, bringing up work doesn’t mean you have more work to do?”

“You’re only quick-witted in times like this, Jinbae.”

“Is that a compliment?”

While watching the Season 1972 issue of Im Jin-bae’s Nunchukddeokrak, I started explaining the new game I was going to make.

“First-person shooter…? I don’t quite understand it.”

“You want to implement 3D on your home computer? Is that possible?”

No one believes it. In fact, I think I would believe it too when I first heard it.

“Actually, it’s closer to 2.5D than 3D. Only the floor, walls, and ceiling will be implemented in 3D, and the other elements will be slabs that look the same no matter which way you look at them.”

Full 3D isn’t impossible either. In the original world, Virtua Fighter came out in 1993.

Still… there is something called symbolic meaning. I cannot compromise on this game.

“I can assure you that the gaming landscape will shift to 3D. Let’s give it a try.”

Actually, I have the code and stage configuration in my head to some extent. It’s thanks to my antics when I was in college in the original world, where I tried to run this with Excel in addition to Tetris.

Roommate, are you watching? You’ve come back to me like this because you were being so impractical. You’re such a slacker who can’t even see the future.

“But… I have no idea how to write the code.”

“There’s a lot to learn this time. For the time being, learning only what I teach will probably be my job.”

I’ve already written a thesis on 3D graphics. If you keep going, you should write a thesis too.

***

“So modeling is done in polygon units like this…”

“Rendering is the process of applying textures and materials and lighting to modeled polygons to make them look real…

“In places like stairs, it’s like implementing the Z axis in this way, an illusion…”

The staff is slowly getting the hang of it with the lectures that are held every day.

“Is my ear bleeding, teacher…”

“Please… stop…”

They say that even a dog can recite poetry after three years of study. I was able to do that in three weeks, so am I truly the god of lectures?

“Now, let’s get down to the practical part.”

“Okay!”

The employees who had been smiling happily at the thought of touching code again soon despaired once again.

“…? Why can this pass through a wall?”

“Even if it hits, there’s no damage?”

“The game crashes every time I load a stage!”

“If I load a save, the game breaks?”

As is always the case with first attempts, there was a lot of trial and error.

Bugs, bugs, endless bugs.

“Why do I have to do advanced physics calculations here too?”

“That’s…because it’s 3D…”

They thought as they watched the strange phenomenon of having to spit out everything they knew to barely break through one obstacle.

‘I think it’ll be even harder than SimCity?’

And that prediction was spot on.

It was around this time that Yoon Yi-seo earned the glorious title of Developer Trainer.