novelODS Chapter 24 Cinemas should show movies
Chapter 24 Cinemas should show movies
The audience members who were originally planning to leave realized that this might be going to be fun, and many of them returned to their seats.
Below the special effects title, the two main characters are back to back, wearing only a tank top that is completely stretched out by their muscular bodies.
The blond-haired 1P had a buzz cut and a blue cigarette dangling from his mouth. Although his eyes were not high-resolution, you could see his determination.
Even Schwarzenegger himself, holding the control panel, was stunned when he saw that face.
This is clearly drawn based on his appearance, only with a more 'tough guy' vibe.
And the 2P behind the main character, with his iconic long curly hair and facial features, looks exactly like Stallone's classic character 'Rambo' no matter how you look at it!
"Arnold, it's just a cover; any game can do that."
The agent, fearing that Schwarzenegger might be swayed by such empty flattery and make an impulsive decision, gave him a special reminder.
The cover is just a static pixel art piece; it can be made in a short time by hiring an artist for a small fee.
Even E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial features a lifelike E.T. image on its cover, but what is the actual content of the book?
"I see."
Schwarzenegger nodded, focusing his attention on the game.
Because the test board was not installed on the arcade machine, Lin Lixin only provided it with a test control panel, which could only be played by a single player.
Schwarzenegger looked at the button functions marked with charcoal on the panel in his hand and tried pressing the start button.
With everyone eagerly anticipating a good show, the game officially began.
The protagonist jumps out of the helicopter, tumbling through the air before landing.
In the pitch-black night sky, the twinkling of the stars was clearly visible.
Beneath the starry sky are mountains serving as the backdrop and closer to the forest.
The onlookers, who had initially planned to watch the spectacle, suddenly fell silent.
Even the water surface below has a ripple effect!
The game graphics were unlike anything they had ever seen before!
"This...this is really the kind of visual effect that video games can achieve?!"
Among those present were clearly seasoned veterans of the gaming industry, staring incredulously at the images projected onto the screen.
He clearly saw that as Schwarzenegger manipulated the character to start moving, the exquisite protagonist image actually began to play smooth running animations!
Frame-by-frame animation!
Is this really necessary?
Even the agent, who had always been pessimistic, fell silent at this moment.
Anyone who can be an agent has a keen business sense. Just from the first glance, he realized that the situation was very different from what he had imagined.
This game might be completely different from the industrial junk that Atari mass-produced in the past.
Schwarzenegger tapped on several buttons with great interest, familiarizing himself with the character's controls.
Every button receives immediate visual feedback.
Especially when the protagonist looks and has a similar physique to himself, Schwarzenegger's sense of immersion in the role is incredibly strong.
"The muzzle of this gun can move? It can even aim at an angle, unbelievable."
For this era, eight-directional shooting is already an incredibly advanced and cutting-edge technology.
Even in Lin Lixin's stitched-together "1942", only one-way shooting is possible.
In Contra, the gun muzzle can move freely in the directions of up, left, right, and the four corners, depending on the player's actions.
Pressing the down key alone will also put you into a prone position.
Whether jumping, crawling, or moving, there are corresponding character animations that clearly show the protagonist's leg movements.
However, this is only the beginning.
The circuit board provided by Gerald had a much larger memory and video memory capacity than other arcade machines of the same period, allowing Lin Lixin to fully unleash his creativity during development.
Up to 64 moving objects can be displayed on the same screen at the same time!
This advantage allows Contra to support a large number of bullets and enemies moving on the same screen at the same time.
After taking only a few steps, the first enemy appeared ahead, running towards Schwarzenegger.
When the knowledgeable guy in the audience saw the enemy, who also had a smooth running animation, his lips twitched.
"Even the cannon fodder enemies have full animations..."
'Da da da da'
Several bullets were fired, turning the enemy into sieves.
Schwarzenegger's expression was priceless; he had never seen anything like it before.
This experience is completely different from watching a movie; the immersion is so strong that it feels as if he himself has infiltrated the enemy's stronghold.
"Mr. Schwarzenegger, quick, destroy that gadget! It'll upgrade your weapon!"
Sam, with his sharp eyes, spotted the prop floating in the air and quickly called out to warn it.
He recognized this feature immediately when he tried it out; it was basically Lin Lixin bringing out the same stuff from "1942".
"it is good."
Without a word, Schwarzenegger immediately turned his gun around and fired several shots into the sky.
After the item was shot down, it indeed exploded into a ball with the letter 'M' written on it.
Schwarzenegger raised an eyebrow. If the letter M could represent a weapon, it would undoubtedly be the symbol of that tough guy.
Machinegun!
That is—a machine gun!
The moment the protagonist picked up this thing, the power of the weapon in his hand suddenly changed.
The previously intermittent bullets suddenly became a barrage, and the dense firepower directly suppressed the newly appeared enemy.
Unfortunately, Schwarzenegger wasn't an experienced assassin like Sam, and after a few minutes, he finally succumbed to the first mini-boss.
Faced with the "Wall of Sighs," which was entirely made of alien machinery, Schwarzenegger felt a profound sense of powerlessness for the first time.
"What a pity. If I hadn't missed that attack speed item, I probably could have won."
He could only blame it on his own operational error.
As the saying goes, "The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the details."
But Contra is truly a game that has both excitement and intricacies.
This doesn't seem like a work that would have appeared in 84 at all.
Agent Dave silently looked Lin Lixin over carefully a few more times.
He simply couldn't believe that such a work could have been created by this young man who looked to be only in his early twenties.
He thought that video games would likely continue to decline and eventually disappear into the annals of history.
But Contra is like a work brought back from a future where video games have succeeded, having traveled through countless worlds.
"Mr. Lin," agent Dave bowed slightly to Lin Lixin solemnly, "please allow me to apologize for my previous rashness; this is absolutely an incredible miracle."
Even the most foolish person should realize now what choice they need to make.
Dave turned to Schwarzenegger and said, "Arnold, I think this..."
"We absolutely have to take this endorsement!" Schwarzenegger interrupted, his expression turning serious. "Absolutely CINEMA!!"