Resentment towards handheld gaming devices

[TRM]

I used to play handheld gaming devices while growing up, as they were a great way to occupy my time during long car rides; when I became the driver, the need entertain myself on the long journeys ended, and at that point I stopped playing the handheld systems.

Although I have not played any of the newer handhelds (with the exception of borrowing my brother's DS from time to time), I find some of the functions to look very...eh, not comfortable to operate. For those times that I want to play a game, I would much prefer just to sit down in front of a big screen with controller in hand, as it just provides a better experience when not on the go.

[leatherrebel5150]

I still don't see why they have never made a pokemon game on a console like the ones they have made for handhelds...thats what really annoys me.

[jonebone]

I hated handhelds and never played a single one up until about 2.5 years ago when I finally bought a DS Lite. Totally worth the purchase IMO.

Of course I still play console games the majority of the time, but the DS has produced several games that I've gotten at least 5-10 hours of gameplay out of. The perfect handheld game is one that you can play for about 10-15 minutes and save your progress. But sometimes you wind up playing for much longer than that simply because it's addictive.

For me, the woman usually complains if I'm gaming too long on the basement TV. But if I let her watch lifetime while I'm playing my DS, it's a perfect win-win situation.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I believe that historically speaking, if means to play the game software/hardware on a console or TV are not available, just about any handheld game that has been a major critical and/or financial success has found its way to consoles either in a port/literal 1:1 conversion or in an "HD" or iterative sequel.

Angry Birds, Tetris, Peggle, Bejeweled, Plants Vs. Zombies, etc. or "portable exclusive" games featuring Kirby, Sonic, God of War, etc. have all been brought to modern consoles ... so, while I'm sure you can cherry pick any portable library for specific titles that have never made it to a full console, when it's warranted via consumer demand and viable to make some money they bring portable games/franchises over.

[XYXZYZ]

I made a thread about this same subject earlier this year-

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151278

[treismac]

Angry Birds, Tetris, Peggle, Bejeweled, Plants Vs. Zombies, etc. or "portable exclusive" games featuring Kirby, Sonic, God of War, etc. have all been brought to modern consoles ... so, while I'm sure you can cherry pick any portable library for specific titles that have never made it to a full console, when it's warranted via consumer demand and viable to make some money they bring portable games/franchises over.

Tetris existed on PCs before it came to the Gameboy, but thank God Nintendo decided (i.e. wanted more $) to bring Kirby on over!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Tetris existed on PCs before it came to the Gameboy...

Indeed it did.

But I think that it's arguable that the GameBoy version was its steppingstone to super-stardom. It being a pack-in with Nintendo's new, popular and ground-breaking portable system was a perfect storm.

[treismac]

Indeed it did.

But I think that it's arguable that the GameBoy version was its steppingstone to super-stardom. It being a pack-in with Nintendo's new, popular and ground-breaking portable system was a perfect storm.

I would confer the status of "fact" to this assertion, Frankie Says Relax. You have to wonder how successful the Gameboy would have been if ol' Tetris wasn't packed in with it.

[GameNinja]

I still don't see why they have never made a pokemon game on a console like the ones they have made for handhelds...thats what really annoys me.

I have been wondering this since 1997. I guess the market and profitability is just better for handhelds, and I think part of the appeal of pokemon is that you can just take it on the go with you all the time.

[Sabz5150]

I have been wondering this since 1997. I guess the market and profitability is just better for handhelds, and I think part of the appeal of pokemon is that you can just take it on the go with you all the time.

Pocket Monsters.

Portability is the point of Pokemon. It attempts to include community in the game as you cannot capture all the pokemans(!!!) without finding other players out there.

[Rickstilwell1]

Pocket Monsters.

Portability is the point of Pokemon. It attempts to include community in the game as you cannot capture all the pokemans(!!!) without finding other players out there.

lol except for the majority of people who just bought both/all three versions and traded with themselves because they also wanted all the starter pokemon as well.

[Sabz5150]

lol except for the majority of people who just bought both/all three versions and traded with themselves because they also wanted all the starter pokemon as well.

I had a Bung Doctor GB (wish I still did) and what I did is completed the Red version and ripped & dumped my save to the Blue one. Worked perfectly

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Wow, some of you sound just like the adults over at the Transformers collector site. I dont understand when adults complain about things mainly aimed at Kids. You have 30 consoles connected to 8 60 inch flat screens with surround sound, 1000 games and 2000 accessories but you complain that you cant play the 2 games made for the Game gear.