ROSGT Chapter 57: Game Development Completed!
Volume 1
Chapter 57: Game Development Completed!
“Huh?”
When Ye Chui suddenly saw the dialog box from Bai Miyun, he was slightly taken aback. His two-thousand-word document was just a story outline, the kind of brief text that appears after completing each match in arcade games, intended to give Street Fighter more of a storyline.
But Bai Miyun, after reading his story outline, wanted to turn it into a novel?
“Hammer, what’s up?” Fang Nan noticed Ye Chui's reaction and asked curiously.
Ye Chui then explained what Bai Miyun had sent him to Fang Nan and Fang Xi.
After hearing it, Fang Nan immediately said, “Miyun is interested in this story? That’s great, Hammer, let her write it into a novel. Miyun’s writing is really good; she even won a gold award in a novel competition.”
“A gold award in a novel competition?” Ye Chui was curious. “What competition?”
“It’s something like the Golden Bull Pen Award, a very famous literary award in Huaxia. But after winning, you have to go to the city to receive it, and Miyun didn’t want to leave home, so she declined the award,” Fang Nan explained.
“…,” Ye Chui was speechless. She won such a prestigious award but declined it just because she didn’t want to leave home…
Girl, could you be any more of a shut-in?
Fang Nan continued, “This Street Fighter story is really great. It’s thrilling and exciting. It doesn’t surprise me that Miyun wants to write it into a novel. Even I feel like trying to write it into a novel myself.”
“Big sis, with your elementary school writing skills, you better not,” Fang Xi said, looking up to deliver a blow.
“Damn it, Fang Xi, say that again if you dare!” Fang Nan immediately went berserk, rushed over, and started whacking Fang Xi’s head. “I’ve been holding back from hitting you to make a good impression on Hammer, but you’ve forgotten the taste of my fists, haven’t you?”
“Big sis, I was wrong. Your writing is exquisite and brilliant, okay?” Fang Xi immediately cried out.
Watching the siblings bicker, Ye Chui chuckled. This atmosphere was nice… as long as Fang Nan wasn't tormenting him.
Ye Chui then turned back to the dialog box on his screen. This dialog box was part of a messaging software Bai Miyun had developed, which Ye Chui could use to chat with her.
He asked Bai Miyun what her plans were. Bai Miyun briefly explained that she liked the Street Fighter story very much and wanted to present it in her own way.
After discussing it with her, Ye Chui finalized the details of the novel. Bai Miyun would write the novel in her spare time, and the copyright would belong to Ye Chui. As for Bai Miyun's payment, she simply replied, “Whatever you think is fine,” and left it at that.
Ye Chui was speechless. This girl really was easygoing about everything.
He didn’t worry about the payment for now. Instead, he became more eager to see what Bai Miyun could write.
If her writing was good enough, Ye Chui might even consider collaborating with her.
Jin Yong, Gu Long, various online novels—these had never appeared in this world.
If Ye Chui were to write these novels himself, he could probably churn out something after a few days at the computer, but he only remembered the plots and wasn’t confident about capturing the right feel.
Having someone else write the novels while he provided the outlines seemed like a feasible plan.
This could work like the comic books, where he provided the outlines and paid for each thousand words. As long as he owned the copyright, it wouldn’t be much different from him writing it himself…
But for now, Ye Chui had too many things to do. He would shelve this idea for the time being and focus on completing the game first.
The game development proceeded smoothly.
Although the timeline for developing Street Fighter was tight, without Jian Fan disrupting things, Fang Nan, Fang Xi, and Bai Miyun were all highly motivated.
Whenever they got tired of working, just thinking of Jian Fan would reinvigorate them.
“That bastard Jian Fan, we absolutely have to make him regret what he did by crushing his Kung Fu Kid with Street Fighter!”
Shouting this a few times, everyone’s energy would be restored, and they would throw themselves back into their work with full force.
In this sense, Jian Fan’s actions actually helped motivate the development of Street Fighter.
And so, five days passed in a flash.
On the evening of the fifth day, the Jin Gang Lang Game Studio erupted in deafening cheers.
What they initially thought would take a week to develop was completed in just five days, thanks to everyone’s concerted efforts.
Moreover, the completion level was high. Ye Chui could find the same passion in this game as in the original.
Unfortunately, Street Fighter 1 didn’t include a two-player mode. Otherwise, Ye Chui would definitely have a hundred rounds against the tomboy Fang Nan to show off his gaming prowess…
Initially, Ye Chui planned to enhance this game by including a two-player mode, but given the tight schedule, this feature had to be reserved for the sequel.
“Hadouken!”
“Shoryuken!”
In the studio, Ye Chui’s slightly hoarse shouts echoed, and the sound was very impactful.
Fang Xi’s hands moved quickly across the screen as he praised, “Professor Cha, your voice acting is awesome. I don’t know what it means, but it’s really cool.”
“Exactly, exactly, Hammer. When this game becomes popular, I bet ‘Hadouken’ will become a catchphrase,” Fang Nan added.
Ye Chui smiled. “I hope so.”
In reality, Ye Chui knew that this phrase would definitely become popular.
For those born in the '80s, who didn’t play-fight with friends shouting “Hadouken” and “Shoryuken” as kids?
A dialog box popped up on Ye Chui’s screen. It was Bai Miyun using her messaging software to talk to him: “The game is really fun.”
“It’s the result of everyone’s hard work. It will definitely be a hit,” Ye Chui replied. “By the way, how’s your novel coming along?”
“Already halfway done, should be finished in about a week,” Bai Miyun replied.
“I can’t wait to read what you’ve written,” Ye Chui responded.
Despite living just upstairs from her, chatting through this dialog box felt a bit odd. But considering Bai Miyun’s reclusive nature and Ye Chui’s inability to go upstairs due to his paralyzed legs, this was the only way to communicate.
After a few more exchanges with Bai Miyun, Ye Chui began to think about the next steps—releasing the game.
The studio didn’t have its own sales channels, so they usually uploaded their games to the Software Alliance.
The Software Alliance is a free publishing platform and the largest software distribution platform in Huaxia and even the world, with followers from all over the globe.
A popular software can achieve a very high download count.
For example, Ye Chui’s “Look” series—Lianliankan had reached fifty million downloads, and Xiaoxiaokan had hit seventy million, on track to break one hundred million.
Even Fang Xi’s Find the Differences and Jigsaw Puzzle games had both surpassed thirty million downloads.
Initially, Ye Chui planned to release Street Fighter on the Software Alliance as well.
But he had since changed his mind.
“The Software Alliance has its limitations. People are willing to pay for simple puzzle games like Lianliankan, which cost just one cent per download, but Street Fighter isn’t a simple puzzle game. It can’t be sold cheaply, and people might be hesitant to pay.”
In fact, Street Fighter 1 was only about a dozen megabytes, not much bigger than Lianliankan.
But its playability far surpassed that of Lianliankan—this was the difference between a “small game” and a “game”!
Ye Chui wouldn’t sell this game cheaply, setting the price at least at ten yuan.
Such a price wouldn’t work on the Software Alliance.
“In two days, SB’s Kung Fu Kid will also be on sale, and it will be sold through SB’s exclusive software store… Maybe I can contact other Guangnao companies to sell Street Fighter through their software stores.”
Ye Chui pondered.
Software stores are a type of online service, and most medium to large Guangnao companies have their own software stores.
Small Guangnao companies or studios don’t have the qualifications to open software stores.
For Ye Chui to sell Street Fighter through software stores, the best approach would be to collaborate with other Guangnao companies…