The 1997 E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo was a grand exhibition of electronic entertainment, showcasing the latest video games, consoles, and related technologies of the Time.
At the expo, many game manufacturers displayed their new works, attracting a large number of game enthusiasts and media attention.
In addition, some new game technologies also debuted at the expo, such as 3D display acceleration chips, which made the three-dimensional images of computer game more realistic.
Furthermore, internet-based multiplayer online game also began to show strong momentum at the expo, heralding the arrival of the online game era.
The successful holding of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo promoted the rapid development of the game industry.
However, at the same Time, the game industry also faced some challenges, such as software piracy and violent tendencies in game content.
These issues attracted social attention and controversy, prompting the game industry to continuously self-adjust and improve.
In summary, the 1997 E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo was an important milestone, marking a new stage of development for the electronic game industry.
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After the pre-show press conference, players still felt a lingering sense of excitement. It felt like they had experienced so much in these few days, spending the happiest Time they could ever see in their lives here.
"Wow, coming to this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo was really worth it. I didn't expect to see so many game manufacturers I like, and also so many shocking masterpieces."
"Yeah, before this, I had been following Square's final fantasy 7 for a long Time, and I was eagerly looking forward to its release in North America. This Time, my wish finally came true.
Isn't the villain of final fantasy 7 too charming?
When I saw Sephiroth's design, I was stunned. I couldn't even associate him with a villain."
In the current final fantasy 7, Sephiroth is still the most outstanding character, mainly because he is very well designed, with a feeling of both good and evil. Coupled with his magnificent appearance and powerful aura upon entering, his popularity in Japan is also very high.
Many Europe and America and America players have been looking forward to its early entry into the Europe and America and America market.
As for Tifa in the 3D zone, since it is still the first-generation PS, the hardware support cannot achieve high-definition exquisite models. Tifa's dazzling display will have to wait until after Advent Children before entering the players' vision.
Although the current Tifa is beautiful, she is only in official and fan comics. Tifa's 3D model in the game is actually quite childish and cannot be linked to the future beautiful and sexy Tifa.
Everything still needs to be left to Time.
"My favorite game is still NBA97. EA's model is already quite good. When I watched the demo, I even had an urge to shoot a basket."
"Isn't the most interesting character Lara from Tomb Raider 2?
Oh no, to be precise, the most eye-catching and sexiest character should be Lara.
When the model Rhona Mitra appeared, it felt like the entire venue was ignited.
Those long legs, the graceful figure, and the heroic spirit shown when holding a gun are truly unforgettable. I still remember it vividly, as if it happened yesterday."
"Mmm, this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo was really wonderful. game merchants almost brought out all their trump cards, didn't they?
Although the most beautiful model is definitely Lara, Tomb Raider 2 was completely crushed by Pokémon in terms of technology and performance."
"Hahahaha, it's really tragic. I'm even sweating for the spokesperson of Tomb Raider 2 right now."
"Who would have thought?
Before Pokémon appeared, Tomb Raider 2 was indeed the most impressive game, whether it was the new 3D production method used in the game, the three-dimensional spatial puzzles, or Lara's cool moves...
The model's enchanting figure, all of these were enough to become the highlights of this E3.
Without Pokémon, I estimate that tomorrow's headlines would definitely be extensively reporting on Tomb Raider 2 and the sexy Lara.
Producer Tobey himself probably didn't expect that a Pokémon would suddenly emerge later."
"Originally, Pokémon was the biggest variable at this E3. It hadn't participated before, but Pokeni's game are well-known. Whether it's the Diablo series, or the Pokémon series, the release of the witcher 2 this Time can be described as explosive.
Many players know the name Pokémon and were dissatisfied because they couldn't see Pokeni in the previous two electronic expos.
So, when the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo invited Pokémon this Time, everyone somewhat had an idea.
After all, Pokeni has produced so many excellent game.
However, what many people don't know is what kind of game Pokémon will bring this Time.
If it's compared with Pokeni's game, it will definitely be crushed to dust.
I think Tobey himself didn't expect Pokeni's new work to be Border, did he?"
"And the most infuriating thing is that Border is clearly a shooting action game, and Tomb Raider 2 is a puzzle action-adventure game. The two are actually quite different, but just because of the performance, plus they are both released on PC, they were pulled out for comparison.
Hahaha, when I think of the director cutting to Tobey's awkward and funny expression, I can't stop laughing now."
"The biggest winner this Time is definitely Pokémon, and it also brought Nvidia along to become a winner."
"The biggest losers are probably Tomb Raider 2 and Voodoo graphics cards, which were used for comparison, right? After seeing the effects, I will definitely prioritize buying Nvidia's graphics card. Anyway, they will all be updated and replaced in the future, so of course, I'll buy one with better performance."
In fact, this comparison is quite different from the previous comparison between Kyoto Animation's onmyoji and Sunrise Animation's first cherry blossom battle chronicle.
Back then, the two animations were released at the same Time, clashing schedules. Sunrise Animation's reputation was significantly greater than Kyoto Animation's, but onmyoji gained popularity through comparison and also established Kyoto Animation's reputation and foundation.
This actually has a prerequisite, which is—
The party used for comparison cannot have too big a gap, and it cannot be a choice between two.
Viewers can watch both animations, just record one.
Kyoto Animation also gained fame by leveraging Sunrise Animation, because the effect of onmyoji turned out to be better than everyone expected.
And this Time, although Tomb Raider 2 was also used to compare with Border, both are from famous companies. In terms of overall sales and influence, Pokémon is more powerful, and the topic's popularity is definitely there.
And Tomb Raider 2 should also achieve good results in sales.
However, from the performance on site, Border completely crushed Tomb Raider 2, which will certainly cause some impact.
But this impact will be reflected in the graphics card.
This E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the pre-show press conference conveyed two very important messages to players—
First, Pokémon's technology is indeed amazing, truly the industry's top game Producer in terms of technology and performance.
Second, the graphics card used by Border is amazing. This small company, Nvidia, which I had never heard of before, can actually produce such an excellent graphics card.
With the effect comparison, when choosing a graphics card, everyone will definitely prefer to buy Nvidia's GeForce256.
This is a standard one-or-the-other choice; there will only be one graphics card in a host.
Since it's all about upgrading, why not just go straight for the one with better performance?
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Voodoo became the biggest loser, and Tomb Raider 2 Producer Tobey was publicly humiliated. Besides these two victims, Miyamoto Shigeru of Nintendo was also featured in news and magazines.
Players burst into laughter when they saw the corresponding reports.
"This E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo was truly wonderful! I didn't expect Pokémon to humiliate so many people through a short presentation of less than an hour."
"Hahaha, Aoki Haruhi, the boss, must have offended many people this Time, right? Although it was all passively offensive, so many game merchants on site must hate Pokémon to the bone.
Who told you to make such excellent game?
You're so amazing, why don't you ascend to the heavens?
Hahahaha."
"It's too tragic. You didn't see the director cutting to Miyamoto Shigeru's expression at that Time. If comparing Tomb Raider 2 and Border was still a bit inappropriate, after all, they are two different types of game with different tracks, just put together because of graphics card performance.
Then when Miyamoto Shigeru was cut, he was truly humiliated.
Nintendo already had Mario Kart, and now Pokémon also made a Pokémon Racing.
A comparison reveals that Pokeni's game are both good and beautiful, basically completely crushing the current super mario Kart."
No wonder Miyamoto Shigeru looked so bad; when I didn't see the specific news, I thought he was sick, hahaha.
Isn't that being sick? I bet Nintendo's executives are all suffering from Pokémon syndrome by now, right?
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Although Nvidia did not participate in this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, or rather, it was only an accessory used to highlight and showcase Pokémon games.
However, Jensen Huang became the biggest winner of this Electronic Entertainment Expo.
After Pokeni's 'Border' was showcased,
Various media outlets reported extensively, comparing the game effects of Border with Tomb Raider 2 in all aspects.
[Amazing Comparison: Nvidia GeForce256 Completely Crushes 3DFX Voodoo Graphics Card]
[GeForce Debuts: Will It Usher in a New Era of 3D PC Games?]
[The Future of PC Games is 3D, and the Future of 3D Games is Graphics Cards: Nvidia GeForce is Unrivaled!]
[The Creator of the Era: Nvidia]
[See How Nvidia Changes the Era with GPU and Becomes the Future King of Gaming Hardware!]
[Border + Nvidia GPU = Masterpiece]
One used Nvidia's GeForce256 graphics card, while the other used the Voodoo graphics card; one was a true independent computing graphics card, while the other achieved support and rendering for 3D effects by adding 3D units.
In terms of underlying technology and surface expressive power, there was a clear gap between the two different graphics cards.
So the media reported extensively, making Nvidia instantly the leader in the graphics card field.
Before this, Nvidia was still a little-known small company, but after this battle, Nvidia completely made a name for itself.
Jensen Huang couldn't stop smiling; on the first day after the Border showcase alone, many distributors called to order Nvidia's GeForce256 graphics cards.
The number of orders more than doubled.
Nvidia, which was originally still in a state of loss, suddenly felt a bright future.
And for all of this, Jensen Huang had to thank Aoki Haruhi.
The President of Pokémon was too amazing; he not only directly told him the new graphics card design concept but also directly invested 100 million US dollars, allowing them to conduct graphics card research and development and production without worries.
Facts proved that all of this was worth it.
Moreover, everything seemed to be under Aoki Haruhi's control, developing and progressing according to his envisioned trajectory.
Jensen Huang belatedly realized, breaking out in a cold sweat, if he hadn't agreed to Aoki Haruhi's request back then—
Then Aoki Haruhi would have turned his target and investment to 3DFX.
If that had really happened, it would have been 3DFX that shone brilliantly and achieved success in 3D graphics cards at this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo.
And Nvidia would probably have disappeared from the world forever.
Just thinking about this made Jensen Huang's spine tingle.
Aoki Haruhi is a god!
...
Due to the large number of game manufacturers participating this Time, the pre-show press conference lasted for 4 days.
There were a large number of news reports every day, not only in Europe and America and America but also many news reports were transmitted back to Japan.
The most interesting and fastest source of information was surprisingly not the so-called traditional print media, but rather the official website of P-NET.
This Time, Pokémon not only brought games to participate in E3 but also brought an orchestra to perform live; furthermore, P-net's website reporters also rushed to the scene and sent back news at the first opportunity.
This fully demonstrated the advantages of the internet; while others were still writing and printing their articles, P-net's news portal website had already published the corresponding news.
During the 4 days of the pre-show press conference, P-NET almost transmitted news in a text-live broadcast manner.
At the same Time, after the corresponding digital photos were transmitted back on the second day, they were immediately organized into a special topic and put on the official website, with first-class speed and extremely high efficiency.
Therefore, many people, even though they were far away in Japan, could still learn about the grand event on site at the first opportunity.
Especially Pokémon's performance at this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, it completely stole the show.
Everyone didn't want to use [lecture] to describe it; Pokeni's meticulous preparation, coupled with the embellishment of peers, made this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo feel like a personal show organized to promote Pokémon.
Pokeni's 'Border' teamed up with Nvidia's latest GeForce256, leaving all others in the dust, outshining all the beauties, and becoming the most eye-catching focus of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
"Hahahaha, so Pokémon is that good? Not only is it great domestically, but it's also that great abroad?"
"Of course! Pokémon's technology should be considered the world's number one now; you can tell from this pre-show press conference.
There was no one who could compete on site."
"If you remove Pokémon, there are actually quite a few good games, but once Pokémon is included, it feels like all other games are overshadowed quite a bit."
"I remember at last year's Tokyo Game Show, Square's 'final fantasy 7' was somewhat comparable to Pokémon's 'the witcher 2,' and although it was still far from 'princess mononoke,' it was still a very good game.
How come the same game, when put into E3 this year, doesn't feel as outstanding?"
"Because other game manufacturers' technical levels have also caught up, right? But Pokémon is still the most abnormal; it directly raised the bar for 3D games by another notch. Now I feel like I don't even dare to imagine what kind of game effects Pokeni will produce next year."
"I don't know what effects, I only know that 'Border' is a game I can't afford to play."
"Hahahaha, that's true. To play 'Border,' you have to buy a computer and it also needs to be configured with an Nvidia graphics card. Just thinking about it hurts."
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In 1997, home computers were not cheap.
If you wanted to play 'Border,' acquiring a qualified computer might cost over 1 million Japanese Yen.
As for laptops, don't even dream of being able to run the Border game.
Moreover, many game players in Japan actually didn't have the habit of buying computers; they preferred to play game on consoles and handhelds.
The computer market in Japan had not yet fully developed, and it was not easy to make Border successful in Japan itself.
Furthermore, the foundation of this game was shooting and gunfights, which actually had high antagonism, and in terms of genre, it was not what Japanese game players liked; they preferred game that required thought and Time and could provide a pleasant experience.
It's not that Japanese game players' operations are not good; it's just that they are naturally not very keen on firearms shooting, which is actually related to culture and soil.
If it hasn't been cultivated, it's very difficult to achieve results.
And to cultivate the corresponding market, Border can only become cannon fodder.
Think about it, for Border to succeed in Japan, there are two important conditions—
First, the number of computer users must be large enough, otherwise it won't sell well, especially the local area network combat feature in the game, which not only requires multiple game players to play at the same Time but also requires a networked connection.
Second, the number of target users must be large enough; the user group that likes shooting game must reach a certain scale or above for it to sell well.
It is clear that the current Japanese market is not yet mature, at least the FPS market is not mature enough.
However, Aoki Haruhi never intended for 'Border' to become mainstream in the Japanese market from the beginning.
That's why he chose to let the US subsidiary undertake the production of this game; the main battlefield would definitely be in Europe and America and America.
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Pokémon not only gained attention at the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, but the game 'Border' was also awarded the Most Promising New game Award, the Most Anticipated New Work Award, and the Most Expressive Effect Award...
A whole bunch of awards.
At the same Time, outside the venue, P-NET, as a subsidiary of Pokémon, quickly expanded its influence through efficient, fast, and direct communication, becoming the fastest and leading news website for obtaining information within Japan, and also the largest portal website in Japan.
Its reputation was instantly established.
It can be said that Pokémon not only won inside the venue but also won big outside.
Win-win!
No, plus Nvidia is also a key investment target for Pokémon. Nvidia gained immense fame at this E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, and the outside world also listed it as one of the best, most cost-effective, and worthwhile graphics cards of the era.
Nvidia also won.
When Nvidia won the graphics card, it meant that Pokémon also won.
Triple win.
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