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I miss the era of the internet with random games on every website (lemmy.world)
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[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Ok but where have the good phone games gone. I'm horrified watching a 10 year old or so relative playing games on his phone only to spend 90% of the time watching unskippable ads.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's worth it to pay 1 to 5 dollars for a no ad mobile game for the kid. Even if they play it for a week, it's just like any other $5 toy they may have gotten and got bored of.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 25 points 2 months ago

Can also get an emulator and enjoy all the classics of yore. Chronotrigger holds up, for example

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

I'm not their parent, but I guess your argument makes sense.

I'd love to install PiHole for them at one point because it gets rid of all those ads in mobile games.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

1-5€ per upgrade you mean.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

1-5€ per cosmetic you mean

[–] hinterlufer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Balatro has an Android version which is great

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

That's my go-to on the plane

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

This is why I just set my kid up with an emulator and a huge list of games.

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

You can find lots of good ones curated from minireview.io

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There were never any good phone games. That past of the industry was immediately filled with micro transactions and gambling esque mechanics.

[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The first angry birds had no microtransactions at all. Nor did the first plants vs zombies. They were good phone games imo

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

They were derivative of things that had existed on other platforms for years. They never really found their own strengths before they were overrun by cash grabs that all look the same

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Well, for one thing there are plenty of directly purchaseable games on phones these days. I've been handing kids some Peglin and heard no complaints.

For another, 2000s Flash games WERE unskippable ads and yet here we are.

Horrified, you will be. I'm telling you.