In everyone's mind, VR was a novelty that only appeared in 2015. Before that, even though there were plenty of gaming devices like the Microsoft HMD in novels, no one had ever thought that someone would actually develop a VR HMD. These high-tech products were impossible to be created in the 90s.
However, reality was always so unexpected. In 1995, Nintendo released the first VR HMD in history. Of course, the HMD wasn't called VR at that time, it was called VB. It was a product that Nintendo developed to upgrade the GB HMD.
This was indeed a device that could be worn on the head. It completely blocked the vision of the eyes with a screen, allowing one's vision to be completely immersed in virtual reality.
Even Boss Jia didn't know about this. As a gamer, Jia Yapeng had never even heard of this device.
Therefore, when Yamauchi showed off the VB to Jia Yapeng, Boss Jia was completely shocked. At this moment, Boss Jia suddenly understood that any company that was able to set up an international company was definitely at the top of the world in terms of technology and innovation.
Even someone like him who had seen VR in the future never thought that a VR HMD could be developed in 1993. However, Nintendo actually did it. They actually developed a complete VR HMD in 1993.
It seemed that the road to challenging Nintendo wasn't as simple as he thought. It was a long and arduous challenge.
"Can I try it?" Boss Jia couldn't hold back his curiosity and excitement. He pointed at the device and asked.
"Can I?" Yamauchi asked Yokoi Junhei.
"Yes, but this is just an experimental version that has just been developed. There is only one very simple game in it, and there are huge bugs in the graphics and display. Also, you have to play for an extra 10 minutes. Otherwise, you will experience severe dizziness or even epilepsy! "Yokoi Junhei said cautiously.
"It's okay, I just want to experience it for a few minutes!" Boss Jia couldn't wait any longer. In fact, since Yamauchi had brought Jia Yapeng to see Nintendo's top secret, Yamauchi wouldn't be so stingy as to not let Boss Jia experience it.
Hence, Yamauchi nodded his head. Jun Hei Yokoi smiled bitterly. He had no choice but to help Boss Jia put the first VB on his head.
This set of equipment was actually exactly the same as the VR in the future. Moreover, it did not need to be connected to a computer. The helmet itself was a computer. In addition, there was a controller connected from the helmet, which could be used to control the game.
Boss Jia began his first VB trial experience in his life.
To be honest, after putting on the helmet, Boss Jia felt very uncomfortable. The helmet was obviously not designed with the human body in mind. It felt as uncomfortable as if a bomb was tied to the head.
However, it didn't matter. After all, it was just an engineering machine. In the future, Nintendo would adjust its appearance accordingly.
When Boss Jia opened his eyes, even though he hadn't moved a bit, he could already feel a strong glaring sensation in his eyes. The light was obviously too bright, and there were also serious grids … However, this was a display screen from 1993. Although they had already used LCD screens, the display quality was still quite bad.
Next was the game experience. The control interface of the game was copied directly from F&C and there wasn't much creativity. Moreover, there was only one game, which was a very simple airplane shooting game.
The player controlled a spaceship and there was a gun barrel in front of him. As long as the player pressed a button, the gun barrel would fire. In addition, the player could also move the gun barrel's position or the spaceship's position.
In front of the player's line of sight, there would be countless flying enemy units. The player's goal was to control the gun barrel and destroy all the flying enemy units. This was a very traditional airplane shooting game. It was difficult to attract the interest of modern players.
However, after using VB, the game became more interesting. At the same time, with the movement of the gun barrel, the whole space background would also move. It really gave the player the feeling of flying an airplane in space.
Even if it was just a simple game, it was still very interesting to play.
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10 minutes later, Jia Yapeng took off the VB on his head. Yamauchi immediately went to Jia Yapeng and asked, "Mr. Jia, what do you think of our VB?"
"It's very good!" Jia Yapeng covered his mouth and said with a pale face, "This is a new game format. It can give the player an unprecedented game experience. This is the greatest innovation in the game industry!"
Jia Yapeng's words made Yamauchi happy. Obviously, he was very satisfied with Boss Jia's words.
"But …" Jia Yapeng hesitated and said, "Mr. Yamauchi, this VB still has some flaws. For example, the image quality is too low. It can easily make the player feel that it's not real. Also, it's uncomfortable to wear it on the head. It can't be worn for long. Also, after playing for a long time, it's easy to feel dizzy and vomit … "
Before Boss Jia could finish his words, he pointed his finger at the trash bin beside him. Kohei Yokoi reacted immediately and passed the trash bin to Boss Jia. Boss Jia directly vomited into the trash bin.
"President, President Jia is right. Our VB technology is still very immature. It needs to be improved!" Kohei Yokoi said.
"It's okay!" Yamauchi's good mood was not interrupted by Jia Yapeng's vomiting. Instead, he laughed and said, "Mr. Jia's dizziness is so bad, but he still played for 10 minutes before taking off the VB. It's obvious that VB's gameplay is unparalleled!"
"That's enough. The other problems can be solved with technology! Mr. Yamauchi, how long will it take you to solve the problems that Mr. Jia mentioned? "Yamauchi asked.
"I'm afraid it will take at least three years!" Kohei Yokoi said.
"Alright then. I'll give you three years. After three years, VB will dominate the world!" Yamauchi said and laughed. Jia Yapeng who was still vomiting could not help but laugh as well.
Although he admired Nintendo's innovation and development ability, he had to admit that Yamauchi was digging his own grave.
Even after 30 years, VR still could not solve the dizziness and grating problems. Kohei Yokoi would never be able to solve these problems in three years. If VB was released to the market by then, he would not even know how he died.
"Hmm, maybe Nintendo will release VB after 2020. Maybe not long after I transmigrated, Nintendo will release VB!" Boss Jia did not have any information about VB in his previous life. Therefore, he assumed that Nintendo's ultimate product would not be released to the market until 2020 due to technical flaws.
Of course, reality was always elusive.
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