Chapter 122 26. I broke out in cold sweat

Author: Pure Miwan

Chapter 122 26. I broke out in cold sweat

All eyes are focused on Sega's new handheld console on the big screen.

Compared with the GG launched by Sega in 1990, this handheld console has slimmed down a lot. It is about the size of a palm, and the total length when held horizontally is similar to the future Huawei Mate30.

On both sides are the direction keys and buttons, and in the middle is the screen.

When you hold it horizontally, you can feel quite comfortable.

Tom Kolinski, with a proud smile on his face.

Today, it is destined to belong to Sega.

Collinski held the Sega GP in his hand and said, "Sega GP, total weight 256g. It is about the size of one hand."

The people below may not have much idea about this.

But everyone present at Rentiantian today frowned.

This time last year, the total weight of Sega's GG handheld console was more than 450 grams, almost 1 kilogram, which was about the same as a big brick.

The weight of GAME BOY is 300g.

This time, Sega directly reduced the weight to 250.

Rentendo Yokoi Gunpei, who was sitting in the audience today and is also the leader of GB's production team, had an incredible expression on his face when he heard this weight.

It felt like being hit in the back of the head with a sap.

In his field of knowledge and concepts, it is almost impossible to make a game console so small and thin.

This was beyond his comprehension, and Gunpei Yokoi almost jumped out of his chair.

"This is impossible. How can the existing technology achieve this level of game consoles? Don't they use batteries?"

…

Collinski picked up the new handheld console with one hand and said, "Before I formally explain this handheld console, please allow me to demonstrate it for you so that everyone here can have a more intuitive experience."

After saying that, Kolinski inserted a cassette into the game console, and the live broadcast camera quickly pulled in the lens in order to show the demonstration effect.

In 1992, there was no technology that could directly connect electronic devices to project screens, but live broadcast technology was already quite mature.

The process was broadcast live to the audience through several large color TVs and electronic screens.

The audience held their breath, anticipating what they would see next.

Not far from Qing Zhiyuan, the employees of Rentiantian couldn't help but become a little nervous.

However, Rentendo's director of development, Gunpei Yokoi, was sitting in the audience, looking extremely calm.

Gunpei Yokoi is considered the second legendary figure in Rentendo. He is a leader in the hardware field. He developed and designed Game & Watch, Famicom, and Game Boy. He is known as the father of the game boy.

The cross key was invented by Gunpei Yokoi.

With his big eyes open, he silently stared at the game console in Kolinsky's hand on the stage. Rather than worrying about what was there or not, he was more concerned about the game console itself.

…

Kolinsky turned on the power and the screen immediately lit up.

What appears is the start interface of "Sonic the Hedgehog".

Sonic is a blue hedgehog, with blue spines covering most of his body, peach-yellow skin covering his arms, mouth, chest and abdomen, and black eyes.

There are six feather-like thorns on his head, two thorns protrude from the back, and a short tail.

He wears a pair of lightweight, ultra-friction red sneakers with white laces, cuffs and gold buckles, and a pair of white gloves with sock-like cuffs.

Little Sonic was wagging his finger on the screen.

Press the button and immediately enter the initial position of the game.

The little hedgehog stood on the left side of the grassland and started running under the control of Collinski.

This is a side-scrolling game, similar to Super Mario, but much faster than Mario in terms of speed. When Sonic the Hedgehog jumps, his whole body will curl up into a ball, like a sharp-edged monster.

Big gear.

The sense of speed of rotation also makes people's adrenaline surge.

Originally, according to the company's strategy, in order to make the game console sell better, Sega's most popular games should be directly integrated into it. The advantage of this is that it can bind games to Sega and build up reputation.

On the other hand, when players buy a game console, they are equivalent to receiving a box of Sonic the Hedgehog cartridge worth 4,000 yen. There is nothing more exciting for players than this.

But on the GP handheld console, in order to further save space on the game console and make the handheld console smaller and lighter, this time Sega did not directly integrate the Sonic the Hedgehog game into the hardware.

When they saw Sonic the Hedgehog, a burst of warm applause broke out again.

Some children even screamed.

"Look, it's Sonic!"

"Colorful!"

"Oh my god, it's quite amazing to have this effect on a handheld device."

"Color screen game console! Sure enough, Sega is still Sega. The color screen game console is obviously much better than the black and white screen."

"Well, there's nothing more joyful than being able to play Sonic anytime, anywhere, right?"

…

Everything around me is in English. After all, this is Chicago in the United States, and the media and audiences who come here are basically foreigners.

Fortunately, Qing Zhiyuan learned English well in his previous life, and he was a top student who graduated from the 985 Program. He also had to read English literature frequently, so he could hear clearly.

When he heard "There is nothing more worthy of happiness than Sonic", Qing Zhiyuan smiled contemptuously in his heart.

That’s because Pokémon hasn’t been born yet. When our Pokémon is finished, you’ll know what a handheld overlord is.

Next to her, Tsuda Nao's English wasn't very good. Seeing Qing Zhiyuan's silly smile, she started laughing too.

…

Compared to others, Gunpei Yokoi seemed much calmer. He looked at the Sega GP in Kolinski's hands and whispered to his colleagues next to him, "Such a game console must consume a lot of power, and it will pose a serious threat to the GameBoy structure."

Not much of a threat."

Before he finished speaking, the screen of the Sega game console that Kolinski was demonstrating suddenly flashed twice, and then went completely black.

There was silence.

Then two seconds later, a burst of laughter broke out.

"Hahaha……"

"Isn't Sega GP too rubbish? How long has it been running for just now, and it just dies?"

"That's funny. Wouldn't they check the machine beforehand? At least get a handheld console that can run the game demo?"

"What happened? Did he die suddenly, or was he burned?"

"Is there something wrong with the screen, or is it that the battery is simply drained?"

"It's so funny. This is the first time I've seen such an interesting demonstration at a press conference."

"Sega is really embarrassed this time."

…

Yokoi Gunpei was also amused by the incident at the scene.

"This is the new handheld console jointly developed by Sega and Sony? It hasn't even been officially released yet, but such a big problem appeared during the demonstration. Do you still have the nerve to say that your handheld console is excellent?"

"Yes, there is something wrong with the quality of the game console itself, right? What do you think, are you taking it out without going through inspection?"

"Maybe it was a simple accident."

In short, as sworn enemies, Rentendo employees laughed very happily when they saw such a situation at Sega.

…

Damn it.

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart——

What kind of luck is this, Sega?

It's probably similar to the blue screen of Microsoft's demo system, right?

Historically, Sega, an unlucky company, had a really bad life.

It seems that luck was never on Sega's side from the beginning.

Seeing this, Qing Zhiyuan broke out in a cold sweat. If something like this happened to him on stage, he wouldn't know how to deal with it.

Moreover, my heart felt cold.

It's a bad start, it's a bad start.
To be continued...