Rebirth of America, this is my time

Although the fact that Pac-Man advertised APPLE 1 is a bit outrageous no matter how you look at it, Ethan did not dwell too much on this matter. Because no matter how outrageous this thing is, it is still his profit! The money is already in his pocket, he can't take it out, right?

All he can do now is to feel uncomfortable for other computer manufacturers on the market. These guys have done nothing, but they are kicked in the butt by consumers in the market for no reason. This is really unlucky. ah!

After a moment of silence with a smile on his face, Ethan changed the topic and asked Jobs about another thing.

Hey Steve, there's something I want to ask you.

Say it. Jobs was in a good mood now, Don't be so polite, brother~

It's like this. Before the Pac-Man press conference, I heard from my company's employees that Atari would release a new game to the market this summer, after the agreement with Mirova to ban new games expires. A game called Brick Breaker? Do you know about this?

I know, I've heard about it. Jobs asked suspiciously on the other end of the phone: What's wrong? Is there a problem?

‘? ’ This rhetorical question made Ethan purse his lips, and he reorganized his words.

It's like this, I'm very interested in that game, because just hearing the name makes me think it's very interesting, but you also know my relationship with Nolan, so... I want to ask, do you know anything about that game? ?”

In early April, after developing Pac-Man, Ethan returned to the company. When he heard his subordinate Julis Noble talking about Atari's current situation, he actually had a doubt in his heart, because he had never made it. The other person heard the game Arkanoid from his mouth.

In his memory, this game is clearly the work of Jobs and Woz!

You know, in his previous life, it was precisely because these two guys created Arkanoid that they left a mark in the history of video games, but in this life... Ethan doesn't say that every day Stay with them, but he also witnessed the birth of APPLE 1 with his own eyes. When they were so closely bound, Atari could still launch the game Arkanoid?

this……

Ethan just couldn’t figure it out!

When did Steve Jobs, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, rebel?

I didn't ask before because it was the wrong time. I was rushing to release Pac-Man so there wouldn't be any problems. But now...

snort!

If this guy really sold the game to Atari while he wasn't paying attention...

Then this guy is dead!

However, Ethan's inquiry made Jobs on the other end of the phone a little confused.

Oh Ethan, I'm not a prophet, how do I know what the game Arkanoid is like?

‘? ? ? ’

You don't know? Ethan instantly felt like he had traveled through time again.

Didn’t Steve Jobs know about Arkanoid?

What a heaven-defying world this is!

His doubts made Jobs even more surprised, Ethan, why should I know? I didn't make that game!

If you want to know the content of the game Arkanoid, then I really can't help you, but if you want to know when this game was born, then I can tell you that in my memory , this was Nolan’s inspiration, and it existed long before Milovar was sued, but the market at that time was filled with ball games, so he had no intention of making it.”

Later, when Atari and Milova signed an out-of-court settlement agreement on the infringement case of Pong, Nolan had no way to produce it because he did not want to give up the copyright of the game to Milova...

Jobs's words solved the mystery in Ethan's heart.

‘‘Brick Breaker’ was originally Nolan Bushnell’s inspiration? ’

‘Then this guy still has something awesome! ’

At the same time, Ethan’s filter on Jobs was shattered all over the place.

He always thought that Jobs played the role of inspiration provider in the game Brick Breaker.

But I didn’t expect that this guy is really a middleman!

Nolan Bushnell provided the inspiration and asked Steve Jobs to produce it. As a result, Steve Jobs found an outsourcer, outsourced all the work to Steve Wozniak, and took away all the bonus? ? ?

hiss……

What is a profiteer?

Those with this special code are called profiteers!

Ethan was convinced.

And when he smiled and shook his head, not knowing what to say, Jobs on the other end of the phone said again: Oh Ethan, I think your attention is unnecessary, because now many game companies cannot sell their products.

The market feedback of Pac-Man made them very painful, and this pain...

I think it will show up in Nolan as well.

Ethan thought it made sense and stopped worrying about these little things.

While they were taking a break from their busy schedule, at Atari, Nolan Bushnell's office was filled with gloom and gloom.

When someone knocked on the door of his office, the tone of the call to invite people in was weak. After seeing the figure of his subordinate holding the document, he smiled helplessly and shook his head, saying: Isn't it right? People come to our new product launch?”

This question made the young man in simple clothes nod silently.

Although he didn't say why, Nolan Bushnell knew everything.

oh--

This is really too tragic -

He sighed, put his head in his hands, and kept rubbing it back.

Soon, his originally slightly curvy hair style was turned into a slicked back hair.

It seemed that he could not express his emotions like this. After a moment, his hands flew around again.

Then, a bird's nest appeared on his head.

Okay, put the files down and go out and do your work. Nolan Bushnell waved his hand to his subordinates.

Following his greeting, he was the only one left in the entire office.

He picked up the document and glanced at it twice. The many reasons noted on the contact list made him chuckle and chuckle.

They are all businessmen.

Really realistic.

Throwing it away, putting his hands on his head, Nolan Bushnell, who was leaning on the boss's chair, faced up.

The white ceiling was like a magical screen, allowing him to see himself half a year ago.

At that time, he went to Warner because of the news that Ralph Bell had joined Destiny Game, and met with Warner's CEO. Although he was worried at the time, the other party did not get angry, but said in a friendly tone -

Nolan, we know that it is not up to you to decide which company Ralph Bell chooses, so this matter today has nothing to do with you. The reason why we at Warner acquired Atari is because we want to enter the electronics industry. The gaming industry, and you, Atari, are the most experienced people in this industry.

So you don't have to worry about what happened today. We at Warner have no intention of holding you accountable.

At the same time, we also hope that you can reset your mentality, continue to move forward, and create greater glory in the gaming field...

Recreate the glory? Nolan Bushnell smiled bitterly.

No one is buying the game anymore, so how can we achieve greater success?

unless……

He thought for a moment and opened the desk drawer.

Then, a document with rolled-up pages appeared in front of him.

There is a row of huge words written on the slightly wrinkled cover——

‘Atari Home Video Game Console Planning Case (Atari Home Video Game Console Planning Case)’

Nolan Bushnell carefully picked it up and placed it in front of him.

Now, I'm afraid only you can save me.

He caressed the cover and murmured to himself.

Ethan Jones, I lost in the arcade world, but it doesn't matter because the home console industry is also a big market.

I can't beat you, can't I still beat Mi Luohua?

Yes!

Even though Ethan Jones' Pac-Man gave Nolan Bushnell a huge shock and caused businessmen who had previously supported him to leave him, he still has the confidence to establish himself in the gaming industry!

If I can't roll it, then you won't roll it!

Can't we change the track?

After all, you Ethan Jones don’t make home consoles!

However, just when Nolan Bushnell felt that if he did this, he would kill Gemirova...

After turning the first page of the plan, he was stunned.

Because in the machine specifications of home game consoles, the CPU column says——

This plan gives priority to the MOS 6502 chip.

Oh——Ethan——Why are you everywhere——

Nolan Bushnell is bored to death.

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, which was to contact Mi Luohua to see if they had the disease of 'Israel-phobia'.

As for Mi Luohua...

To be honest, the old man's situation is much better than that of Nolan Bushnell!

Thanks to [Fallen Eternity 001] for the 500 starting coins.

Note: ① Brick Break was inspired by Nolan Bushnell, and was only produced by Jobs and Woz. There is also a joke about this game. This game was officially released in 1976, but the copyright was not officially registered until 1992. The reason is that the idiots at the U.S. Copyright Office said that individuals or companies cannot claim copyright ownership of computer graphics and images. Denied registration for Nolan Bushnell. An angry Nolan Bushnell filed a lawsuit with them. The lawsuit lasted for several years, ending in the hands of Judge Ginsburg of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. This case was also the last major case before Ginsburg became a justice. It was her decision that allowed this abstract game inspiration to obtain copyright protection.