Comment on What's your favourite era for video games?
steeznson@lemmy.world 4 months agoPS2 coincided with a lot of good handhelds too. Nintendo DS is a strong contender for best handheld ever, IMO.
Comment on What's your favourite era for video games?
steeznson@lemmy.world 4 months agoPS2 coincided with a lot of good handhelds too. Nintendo DS is a strong contender for best handheld ever, IMO.
CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oh absolutely, I was going to reference the Gameboy Advance that I grew up on as a part of this phase. Unfortunately, I don’t think those handhelds even got their time in the light that they could’ve had. It seems like they’ve had a long legacy but the DS and GameBoy came and went in but two generations of consoles.
I mean imagine what we could do with a gameboy today. Or imagine how we could easily transform a modern phone into a DS form factor. We’re talking now about running a modern resident evil game in the palm of your hand. Insane power really.
All this is largely due to the mobile play stores having no competition or curation. Our mobile games absolutely suck now. There are gems, sure, but otherwise I hate phone gaming despite my phone being my most used device.
I think you’re absolutely correct though, the DS is the best handheld. Slim, powerful enough, very interactive, and a great game library. I highly recommend buying one and modding it, you won’t regret it.
steeznson@lemmy.world 4 months ago
My first console was an original GameBoy and I probably got the most hours of use out of it compared to any other console. Despite the horrific backlight (lack thereof) and small screen. I love handheld gaming in general. Still play my 3DS all the time.