John UM
Big New Year’s, come to a wave of feelings, talk about the consoles of the game consoles that you have played. The handheld is the tears of the times. Today, with the popularity of smartphones and the rapid development of mobile Internet, people have gained more entertainment. The value of the console is not so high, and the configuration of mobile devices is increasing. High, the picture is getting better and better, but the handheld can not escape the bottleneck of mobile device cooling performance and endurance. The experience of playing a mobile game and playing a console game is shrinking, and the handheld is buried in the era of mobile Internet. In. However, remembering those handheld devices that I played in the past, it is really overflowing with thoughts and thoughts
GB
The whole process GAME BOY, from the 1989 Nintendo classic handheld series, the originator version of GAMEBOY is thick and heavy, by the children’s shoes called “thick machine”, “brick machine”, etc., because later introduced a thinner GAMEBOY POCKET, GAMEBOY LIGHT with backlight and color model GAMEBOY COLOR, to meet the experience of upgrading, can be said to be a generation of classics
I was not able to play the game console at that time because of the family environment at that time, but the curiosity of the author was still playing with GAMEBOY, because of the national conditions, most of the domestic games at that time Piracy cassettes, expensive game machines, the cost of the game is not high, but most of the borrowed machines can only “solve the shackles”, but there is nothing to play without playing, the more you play, the more jealous! So from an early age, I had such a dream of “I have a GAMEBOY of my own one day, sooner or later.” Although this dream was realized very early, the consciousness at that time was indeed unforgettable
GBA.
If GB is the author’s “first experience” for Japanese handhelds, then the real game that allows the author to have a special liking for the console game world and to invest in the video game world is this great game. GAMEBOY ADVANCE
Different from the GB of the 8th era, the 32-bit CPU is used to bring a leap to the sound and light experience of the game. The picture is more fascinating and the sound is more beautiful. In 2001, this handheld from Nintendo has his own side. The magic
GBA era, not only has a huge number of game works, but also a lot of classic game works, the quality of the game is also very high, more than 700 GBA games on the GBA platform are sold in Japan, the classic “ Mario series, “The Legend of Zelda” series, “Pokemon” and other classic game series, all passed on the GBA platform, and the “Golden Sun” series, which is exclusive to the GBA platform, also became on the GBA platform. Shining star;
I thought that when I was a student, I didn’t have the financial resources to buy GBA. I could only plead with my friends and borrowed his “artifact”. Then the cassette was asked by someone else to borrow it. Only the 5th battery is I bought it myself, but plugged in the cassette, lit the picture, “叮~” boot sound, GAMEBOY beautiful boot LOGO presented in front of my own eyes, the moment that brought the kind of touch, can not be forgotten
The most popular series I played on GBA is the Pokemon series, the Rockman ZERO series, and some of the games. “Pokemon Gem Edition” is the first “Pokemon” series to join the GBA platform. At that time, the pirated version of the “Ruby Edition” card with the archived BUG, usually no problem with the game archive, but once the customs’ clearance is finished Four kings, there will be random archives, so the author did not suffer too much, and finally the process of the “Gem Edition” can be said to make it clear
“Super Mario World” is an excellent work for the author for a long time. I didn’t have the habit of viewing the game strategy at the time. I only made 999 lives and 100% of all hidden elements. The perfect record is to study all kinds of tricks, which is one of the most time-playing games played by the author. It also shows the gameplay designers who are simple and fun in this game. The brain is big and has an understanding of the word “fun”
“rockman ZERO” is a hardcore action game that inherits the difficulty of the series, allowing the author to improve proficiency in constant challenges, and ultimately can challenge fast customs’ clearance and even no harm, this “funny tormented by the game” and The unique coolness is not available in many gorgeous 3D games
Around 2003, the VBA simulator was born, and more players can play GBA games with PCs that have already been popularized. Not only that, but also instant archives, convenient golden finger functions, and various parameter adjustments. VBA has made GBA games more widely known in the domestic environment, and the author has contacted many GBA games on VBA, which is even more commendable for the playability of GBA games
NDS
Another Nintendo game console. NDS is the first console game that I have purchased for myself. From the current point of view, NDS is only an upgraded version of GBA, and the function does not have any earth-shaking changes compared to GBA, but the era of NDS is the real golden age of console games, although it has nothing in the author’s mind. The aura of the god machine, but it is beyond the GAMEBOY series, propped up an era.The power of
NDS is that it shows Nintendo’s clever idea of the game experience and thinking about people’s social needs. The sales of NDS is much higher than that of PSP. . It shows that people’s pursuit is not necessarily a higher level of hardware to bring more beautiful pictures, but the playability of the game, and the pursuit of a “pan-entertainment” mentality. Sometimes people just want to play games, but not necessarily want to be “players.” Nintendo seized on this kind of psychology and created NDS, so NDS did it, grabbed the most pleasing part of people, and brought the freshest experience
“Ren Tiangou” is a very representative NDS game, which not only takes advantage of the touch screen, but also perfectly combines the feeling that the public likes pets and tries to experience the fun of pets on the electronic platform. The details of the game are also very careful, becoming a full game of NDS
The puzzle game was also very popular in Japan. The office workers used their fractional time to get on and off the train to activate their brains. They also made full use of the characteristics of the NDS touch screen. The fun brains are also playing the role of NDS, so that people can smile when they play; NDS is indeed a new window to open the game experience
PSP
In 2004, Sony’s PSP took the stage. PSP has a 3D image processing capability that can almost match the PS2 home machine. Therefore, in the performance of the game screen, and the NDS in the same period opened a huge gap, in the crack system, it can easily run GBA, PS, N64 and other game consoles smoothly. The simulator can even run the PC system smoothly, and the strength of the PSP in hardware brings great advantages
Speaking of PSP, I have to mention the PSP cracking system, because the cracking system is popular in China, and the PSP playing game almost does not need to spend money. This is not something worth promoting, but it is also because of the pirated game. Popular, and let more people come into contact with video games, play more classic works, and lay seeds for many people to “enter the pit.”
And PSP has a big reason in China, that is, smart phones are not popular at the time, most of the mobile phone screens are struggling in the category of 2.8-3.5 inches, and most of the portable video tools are handed over to MP4 players, while PSP As soon as I come up, I have a 4.3-inch screen. In addition, the cracking system can fully utilize the hardware capabilities of the PSP and easily decode various videos. Therefore, many people buy the PSP as an MP4 that can play high-definition games. In the case of a PSP, it is not uncommon in large cities in China
And in the eyes of the author, high school is also a lot of people have started the PSP, but the people who really like to play video games to buy NDS, PSP are mostly used to fill the “sister” loaded weapon
The functional diversity of PSP really brings a lot of non-players to it. After all, the price less than 1500, buy a high-end MP4, have the mood to play a few games, in line with the “national conditions”, but the main premise is to crack the system. In Japan, the sales and heat of the PSP are far less than the NDS, and the system that is not cracked is not so easy to use
PSV
PSV was born in 2011 and is Sony’s last handheld. PSV has the same configuration as most Android flagship phones at the time, a hand-held OLED screen, and a capacitive touch screen on the front and back, and a touchpad. PSV’s function is enough to drive high-definition picture quality games, but high configuration does not bring enough touch to PSV; in the era of 2011, with the popularity of Apple’s mobile phones, people are accustomed to the convenience of life brought by intelligent systems and Entertainment, open the phone can easily watch online video, news, and even high-level games, PSV is really difficult in this era
Games is a fatal point of PSV. In fact, it is not just PSV. Any game platform, lack of games will be fatal, but manufacturers can’t seem to solve this problem completely. PSV is less, less hot, and eventually becomes The player’s ash props, and the advantages of the big screen experience are also gone with the popularity of large-screen phones. Even though PSV is far superior to the hardware and experience of PSP, it is still the representative model of the end of the console
Switch
Switch is indeed an inter-generational product, which can be called a “tablet handheld”, and can be transformed into a home console. One machine can get two models of experience. He has a screen that is much larger than a mobile phone. It can also be used as a tablet. It just uses the body as a screen, removes the handle and separates the game to increase the gaming experience. One machine can bring a relaxed entertainment environment to two people, or it can be large. On the screen as a host to enjoy a stronger picture, Nintendo did not work hard on this machine;
But the machine still has a lot of fatal injuries. The screen of the console mode is still not high-definition. The problem of battery life is caused by the third-party battery back clip. The game experience in the console mode is also very Awkward, the base has no advantage in the high-definition era. It can be said that it is a machine that “compromises both sides”, but it does have the function of seamless switching, and can feel the helplessness of the developer. Even so, the Switch platform has a lot of games and a lot of hot work, so the imperfection of the experience will not stop the enthusiasm of the players
The author’s evaluation of Swtich is that “although it compromises the feel of traditional games, it still does,” and without such innovation, the traditional handheld can’t survive in the developed smartphones at the moment, at least Switch still does. Come to life, and slowly move toward “live well.”