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They are players too.
With all the athletes in place, the on-site staff...
Then they brought over an old television.
A classic NES console sat in front of the television. As the television was turned on, the old screen flickered for a moment, and a pixelated image first appeared on the screen.
This pixel art is in the classic NES style. As the camera in the pixel art moves forward, a person sitting in a chair appears on the screen.
Of course, this image is also in the pixel style, so it's impossible to tell who the person is. However, as the camera moves forward again, the pixelation becomes brighter and clearer, initially revealing a pixelated portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto.
Di di di
Welcome to the game development competition...
A classic Japanese RPG dialogue window appeared on the screen.
【today...】
Then, Shigeru Miyamoto's voice gradually became clearer from an electronic tone, and then gradually changed into the voice of the real Shigeru Miyamoto.
"Ehhhhhh!!!!"
"Shigeru Miyamoto!!"
"Wow~~~"
"Miyamoto Shigeru!! Alive."
"Holy crap, is this...is this show really that exaggerated?"
"Hey, is Shigeru Miyamoto going to be on the show too?"
Shigeru Miyamoto's status in the gaming industry is self-evident. The reason why Spark invited him as a guest was firstly because Miyamoto was available, and secondly because Spark's influence has been gradually increasing recently.
These changes have also led to a shift in Nintendo's attitude towards Spark, especially after Spark recently established an animation industrial park in Japan.
The success of Galaxy Park was even more astonishing, and after that, Nintendo's change in attitude became even more apparent.
To give a somewhat inappropriate example.
It's a bit like the mentality of a rich heiress seeing a poor boy become rich.
Previously, whether it was the collaboration with Mario or other collaborations, Nintendo was actually a bit awkward. They wanted to make money, but they didn't really want to have a deeper connection with Spark.
However, in the past year or so, the cooperation between the two sides has increased somewhat. Shigeru Miyamoto happened to be in China these days, so he naturally accepted the offer.
In the gaming world, Shigeru Miyamoto is a true legend, and it's astonishing that such a person would appear on a program, even if it's just on television.
This sense of surprise didn't need to be acted out at all; even the groups from Europe and America were the same.
On TV, Shigeru Miyamoto couldn't hear the gasps from the audience. He touched the Pokémon plush toy in his hand, wearing his signature smile.
Welcome everyone! Today I'm here to announce the theme of this conference.
Shigeru Miyamoto's expression was very kind.
The staff then placed a huge rotating disc next to the television, and Shigeru Miyamoto stood up in the shot.
[Huh? Why is this spinning wheel outside?]
Chapter 415 The Blank Slate in Mythology
This is a very peculiar, or rather, a very subtle, humorous moment. When the staff placed the turntable next to the TV, some people had already realized what was going on.
"?! No way, is it possible that Shigeru Miyamoto himself is going to come out of the TV later?!"
"Really? Not only did they record a video, but they're also coming to the event!?"
Lin Li was also in the crowd, so he could see and hear the surprise around him. On the surface, he showed no expression, but he nodded to himself.
Their current reaction will be the reaction of future audiences when they see the final cut.
Many things are not afraid of being creatively clichéd; as long as you use the right method, they can produce good results. Lin Li may not know how to make TV programs, but he knows how to make games. In fact, the two have some commonalities.
Just as everyone had guessed, Shigeru Miyamoto was going to come out and spin the wheel himself, but when he actually came out, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak.
The rest of the process was relatively easy, with a whole bunch of game themes on the spinning wheel.
If you look closely, the themes on this wheel are relatively common, after all, this is a 48-hour game development competition, not a 48-hour competition to kill game developers.
"So the theme of this match is!! The Demon King vs. the Hero!!"
"I hereby declare! The game development competition has officially begun!"
"Please note that all office live stream channels are now live. We wish you a smooth game development journey!! The game live stream will last for 2 hours, during which you can communicate your ideas with the viewers..."
"The live stream will end in two hours! We'll then move on to the actual game development phase!"
At this point in the program, entertainment is relatively relegated to the back, while professionalism and competitiveness gradually become the main focus.
The second half of the process is a two-hour creative brainstorming session, during which the online launch of the game development competition begins.
This online launch competition is presented as an internal event for the Spark Game Maker Masters; to participate, you need to download the software.
Finally, just submit your game before the event deadline.
The creative organization phase was broadcast live throughout, partly to expand its reach and partly to allow more people to participate in the event.
Once the game development officially begins, it will no longer be possible to stream it live.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a game development competition, but a game popularity competition, where a star producer like Lin Li would have a huge advantage.
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Lin Li and Su Shanshan also returned to their "golden office".
As soon as he sat down, he saw two screens on the office wall, which were constantly displaying live comments.
As soon as the comments section filled up, wow, the refresh rate increased even faster.
"Ah!? There really is President Lin!!"
"And there's also Boss Lady Xinghuo!!"
"Wow, the proprietress looks beautiful today."
"Eh, eh, it really is President Lin...!"
"I thought there was something wrong with the push notification. What program is this live broadcast?"
"Is another new game about to be released?"
The game development competition is currently not yet online, so the live stream is only available on a specific live stream page, along with other live stream rooms.
The effect of this kind of live stream certainly can't compare to a live stream after a large-scale pre-registration and promotion, but it still benefits from Spark's huge player base.
This creative live stream attracted a lot of viewers, especially the numerous live stream rooms.
"Hello, everyone, I'm Lin Li."
"I am Shanshan."
"We are currently at the Beyond Spark 48 Hour Game Making Competition, and we are in the creative sorting stage."
"Is the theme this time Demon King and Hero?"
"This is a classic topic. Anyone watching the live stream have any ideas? If so, let's solve it together..."
Lin Li is already very familiar with live streaming, after all, he spends a lot of time live streaming.
Su Shanshan, on the other hand, seemed a little uncomfortable in front of the camera.
Especially when you see a bunch of comments calling her "boss lady" and people praising her looks, it's clear that very few netizens are actually listening to what Lin Li is saying.
There's a ton of gossip, though.
However, soon after Lin Li pushed a whiteboard out of the office, the style of the comments changed accordingly.
“It appeared!!”
"The legendary whiteboard!!!"
"Wow, I want to record this!!"
"Is Mr. Lin about to share some practical information?"
"OMG! I need to call my bro to log on, there's a blank board, there's a blank board!"
As Xinghuo's reputation grew, some originally ordinary things were passed down and became myths.
Just like during Alibaba's peak, many business classes would start by talking about how Ma Yun was back then, and then mention the Eighteen Arhats.
It's hard to say whether this phenomenon is good or bad, but it does objectively exist.
Given Spark's current influence in the industry, and the fact that Spark itself is exporting a large number of game development methodologies, it is not surprising that people in the current Chinese game circle and even the global game circle are talking about how great Spark is.
And among a whole host of urban legends about Spark.
[A forest of whiteboards]
It is a legend that almost everyone loves to hear. On the one hand, this legend laid the foundation for many myths, and on the other hand, some blank card photos of the game have actually been circulated.
Many game developers and players have scrutinized the details of the initial settings of many well-known Spark games.
The largest group of players are from the Girls Frontline game.
When the Battlefront Girls project was first launched, the management of internal information was not very strict, so many of the handwritten whiteboard contents at the time were leaked.
Later, Xinghuo itself used these whiteboards from the Battlefront Girls to create what was essentially an "official" tutorial.
Therefore, Lin Li's whiteboard became something that was passed down by word of mouth among countless people. It was rumored that even in Xinghuo, only a very few people had personally witnessed Lin Li using the whiteboard.
Today, however, Lin Li pulled out a whiteboard in the live broadcast room.
He didn't think too much about it when he pulled the board; after all, it was a competition, and he had to deliver a game within 48 hours.
As someone who, once I set out to do something, strives for perfection.
Although Lin Li appeared nonchalant about the competition, he actually took it very seriously.
A whiteboard isn't just for others to see; it's also for yourself to clarify your thoughts.
Moreover, now Lin Li is not worried at all about others learning his ideas or thoughts. On the contrary, Lin Li is now afraid that others will not learn them.
"First and foremost, before we begin creating, we must have a primal, core desire to express ourselves..."
Chapter 416 On-site Teaching
"The Demon King and the Hero is a very classic concept."
"Normally, if we want to play it safe, we'd adopt the hero's perspective. But if we want something new, then the demon king's perspective seems to have more advantages..."
"This is a topic that can be viewed from both sides, and there are many ways to solve it. For example, the hero and the demon king can actually be on the same side, or the demon king can be the hero and the hero can be the demon king."
"When we're thinking about a story, a lot of ideas keep popping up."
"However, everyone must remember that you can't bite off more than you can chew. We need to set a theme and then continuously improve that theme, instead of thinking of a bunch of themes and then mixing them all together in one big pot."
"Everyone understands that, purely from a food perspective, we'd rather make a delicious bowl of fried rice than a culinary disaster..."
Amidst a barrage of comments like "Oh no, Mr. Lin really wants to teach me how to play games," Lin Li began to work out his problem-solving approach.
After saying that, Lin Li drew an arrow on the whiteboard.
"We can choose first, we'll take the Demon King's perspective..."
"Now that we've established the Demon King's perspective, we can consider the works of those who came before us..."
"We talk about standing on the shoulders of giants, and the first step, naturally, is to see where the giants are..."
As Lin Li spoke, he was also thinking.
Actually, there are many games with the theme of demon kings. One of the more classic ones is Dungeon Keeper, made by Bullfrog Productions in the UK.
The gameplay is excellent, and the details are also very well done. The imps will smoke and daydream when they have nothing to do, the hellhounds will urinate when they pass by enemy corpses, and the monks will help to send their own people to the afterlife when they pass by their own corpses.
EA made a mobile game based on this IP in 13, but that game had virtually no connection to the original game.
Besides Dungeon Keeper, another classic game with a demon king theme is Brave Warriors: Brave Warriors.
The gameplay of "Brave Warriors, Don't Be Arrogant" is also very simple.
The game involves a constant stream of "heroes" coming to defeat the Demon King. Players must build a maze, place the Demon King in the right location, and kill the invading heroes.