A bit of fun from a tiny game

I was in Ryman’s in Hull today looking for cheap AA batteries (I have lot of robots to feed) and I came across a tiny handheld video game that had been massively reduced in price. Always a sign of quality I find.

However, the promise of 150 games for a tenner was too hard to resist. So I invested in one. Note that I never say “bought”, always “invested in”. Buying something means that the money is gone for ever, whereas an investment has the potential to go up in value over time. Although I think that it is unlikely in this case.

Anyhoo, the game is not bad. The hardware works well and the screen is bright and clear. There are indeed 150 games. I was expecting a bunch of dodgy ports of old 8 bit favourites but the reality is a bit different. It’s rather like someone has locked a programmer in a room and said “You can come out after you’ve written 150 games”. The range of gameplay types is interesting. They are all very casual. None have any instructions and so for me a lot of the fun comes from figuring out just what your are supposed to do. And if you get bored or irritated by one you just move on to another. I’ve had quite a bit of fun with this already and I think I’ve recovered my investment.