Agreed to make bad games, What the Hell is Titan Fall 4

## Chapter 4: Cinema Teaches You How to Make Games!

“Mario… oh no, Mao Liao.”

A Yin clicked to enter the game details page.

He saw the game details next to the disappointing and scribbled cover.

Game Name: Mao Liao

Developer: Golden Wind

Type: Side-scrolling Platformer

Price: 2 Yuan

“This art style…”

A Yin stared at the upright walking cat with a mischievous smile, unable to help but chuckle.

“What the hell is this, no wonder it only costs two yuan.”

A Yin clicked “buy” and added the game *Mao Liao* to his library.

Meanwhile, the barrage of comments was filled with laughter at the bizarre game cover.

‘What kind of game is this?’

‘It looks so rough’

‘This art style hahahaha, it’s slightly better than stick figures’

‘But this cat really looks so mischievous…’

‘Isn’t this just a reskin of Mario, trying to scam people?’

‘This is a scam, it’s going to be reported.’

‘Can this even be called a game?’

‘…’

The game was small, and within a blink of an eye, A Yin had completed the download and installation.

Looking at the barrage, A Yin secretly shook his head, his thoughts mirroring the comments.

“Let’s just experience it a little, if it’s just a scam we won’t play for twenty minutes, let’s report it and leave.”

A Yin clicked to start the game.

The game screen appeared.

Crude textures, even more rough and scribbled than Mario, appeared on the screen.

Oval clouds, square bricks, rectangular pipes, standard unpainted round monsters…

A Yin was speechless.

“This is a bit too much, right?”

“I don’t expect great effects from a two-yuan game, but at least don’t use the system’s built-in drawing software to design it!”

This garbage!

He could do it too!

“And this is literally Mario! Even the levels are the same! I could complete this with my eyes closed!”

A Yin started the game.

He controlled the mischievous looking cat forward, explaining as he went.

“Go forward, hey, jump, stomp this monster, top this question mark block, there are coins -”

A Yin controlled the cat to jump and top the question mark block.

However.

Diu –

A mischievous sound effect played.

The block that should have been topped to reveal coins, under everyone’s watch, actually moved up a notch!

“Huh?”

A Yin was stunned, instinctively pressing and holding the jump button.

Diu –

Another sound effect, the question mark block flew even higher.

“What the…?”

A Yin finally realized something was wrong.

“Why isn’t it letting me top it?”

Seeing this scene, viewers in the live chat started to realize that this game might have something special to offer.

‘Hahahaha, I’ve never seen a block that runs away on its own in my life!’

‘Block: Move out of my way! I want to be alone!’

‘Hahahaha, so dismissive!’

‘I can complete this with my eyes closed…’

‘It seems interesting’

‘So mischievous…’

Trying to jump twice more, watching the block dodge higher and higher, ultimately unable to get the coin, A Yin gave up.

“Forget it, forget it, it’s just a coin, I won’t eat it, there’s a mushroom ahead.”

A Yin continued forward, successfully topping the second question mark block.

Ding dong!

With the sound effect, the mushroom A Yin remembered appeared, sliding down a row of bricks.

A Yin was already standing under the brick, ready to eat the mushroom and grow.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but boast, “This game, I really could complete it with my eyes closed, see, I can already memorise the layout…”

Before he could finish his words!

The purple mushroom slid down the brick.

Precisely, it landed on top of Mao Liao’s head.

Immediately!

A Yin’s controlled Mao Liao did a little jump on the spot, and died!

A line of words appeared above its head:

[This mushroom… is poisonous…]

A Yin was stunned for a brief moment, before he was completely shocked!

“No? Ah? I’ve played Super Mario for over twenty years, and no one has ever told me that mushrooms are poisonous!!!”

Clearly!

This outrageous death, not only shocked A Yin, but also made the viewers burst into laughter!

‘Eating a mushroom and dying hahahaha’

‘Mario is going to be laughing at you for the rest of your life’

‘Too freaking absurd hahahaha’

‘Young people are so healthy, they can just lie down and pass out’

‘The boss is even swearing in Tianjin dialect hahahaha’

‘Cause of death: I can memorize the layout’

‘It even has an epitaph, this is hilarious’

‘This game is poisonous hahahahaha…’

At this moment!

From the streamer A Yin to the audience in the barrage, everyone truly realized how extraordinary this game was!

On the surface, this game’s level design seemed identical to Mario.

But it was full of hidden dangers, every step forward could be a hidden trap!

A Yin took a deep breath, glancing at the screen filled with joyous light stick gifts, calming his nerves.

“Ah – Damn! I get it! This game is taunting me!”

“Damn it, playing dirty with me, huh? Fine!”

He said!

A Yin sat up straight, moving his fingers, gripping the controller.

“I am a PC, sensory pod dual streamer, can you hold me down?!”

Revived!

A Yin’s Mao Liao started again!

Forget the first coin block!

Forget the poisonous mushroom!

He even dodged the flying fish monster that suddenly appeared from the first pipe, by sheer chance!

“….Damn! See that? What’s it called, Tianjin’s best!”

A Yin patted his chest.

“Hey, just that reaction, anyone who sees it would have to admit the young man’s skill!”

As he spoke, A Yin was quite proud, stomping on the monster with a little jump, reaching the second pipe.

He tried to lure it a couple of times, confirming that there were no more flying fish monsters in this pipe.

He couldn’t help but laugh.

“You can see whether the designer understands Super Mario from this pipe,”

“Because old players know that this pipe should lead to a hidden room,”

“Let’s try it.”

A Yin stood at the mouth of the pipe, and pressed the down arrow key.

As expected!

Mao Liao paused briefly before gradually entering the pipe.

A Yin nodded approvingly.

“Not bad, remembering this hidden level means that the designer…”

Before he could finish his sentence!

Suddenly!

The pipe started to shake!

As the shaking grew more violent, under everyone’s stunned gaze, the bottom of the pipe began to spew out fiery flames!

Then a roaring sound came.

The pipe actually turned into a rocket, blasting towards the sky, taking Mao Liao up into the clouds, turning it into a little star!

Life: -1

A Yin: …

“Means this damn designer is crazy!!!”

Bang!

Seeing this ridiculous scene, A Yin slammed his fist on the table!

“Cinema teaches you how to make games?!”

(End of chapter)

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