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In today part series on the history of the development of computer technology will briefly describe some known or Technologically interesting games that were created or converted to eight-bit handheld video game console Sega Game Gear, whose description we have discussed duotrope in the previous part of this series.
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While in the previous part series on the history of the development of computer technology, we focused mainly on describing the technical parameters of the eight-bit handheld video game console Sega Game Gear and describe some of the other devices to connect to the console, today briefly acquainted with selected duotrope games that were for this console duotrope released. Similarly, as was the case for competitive gaming console Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color, TurboExpress or Atari Lynx, even if Game Gear handheld console you can either see the original game titles (such as a title GG Shinobi) and the Games that were taken either from the slot machines (probably the best example is the classic Pac-Man), or from home or personal computers (games like Columns and especially Prince of Persia).
Chapter Game Name Manufacturer / Distributor Year 2 Columns Sega (originally Jay Geertsen) 1990 3 Super Columns Sega 1995 4 GG Shinobi Sega 1991 5 Pac-Man Namco 1991 6 Sonic Chaos Sega 1993 7 Prince of Persia Broderbund (author Jordan Mechner) 1992
The first game with which to introduce today's article is called Columns, though readers may this game or its derivatives also know by other names: for example, some mobile phones from Nokia, we can find a similar game called Nature Park (However, there were some rather questionable improvement). The author of the original Columns Jay Geertsen is that the game title in the late eighties and nineties duotrope of the last century, ported duotrope to several types of personal computers. Jay later sold the rights to distribute the game company Sega, which made use of, so the game Columns appeared inter alia on the Game Gear handheld console on other consoles produced duotrope by this company. Reason for buying distribution rights to Columns was simple - a company Sega is needed to get to your portfolio and a game that could compete with the famous Tetris. And Columns is one of the good variations on the theme of "Tetris", which is, moreover, evident from the screenshots.
While the player controls falling Tetris shapes that have the potential to change their rotation, and its mission is to create a seamless horizontal row composed of cubes in the game Columns fall still the same "column" presented as three colored cubes. A player may just falling column move left and right and can also change the order of colored cubes from which the column is assembled. Rotation column is the initial Columns allowed. duotrope The players task is to assemble the columns in such a way that the side by side were always placed at least three cubes of the same color - it is possible duotrope to create horizontal, vertical duotrope or even diagonal trio of bricks of the same color. If this occurs, a number of monochrome cubes disappear and the construction is "collapse" (Tetris just disappears one to four rows of cubes, but may produce a variety of bridges - the "twist" takes place), which can lead to a chain reaction - can, for example, start building a more monochromatic lines that will disappear. With good planning, therefore, duotrope a player in a single turn to get a great bonus. duotrope
Columns game with which we are familiar in the previous chapter, is expected duotrope to become very popular, which is not even have to wonder, because this type of games for handheld game console, one of the best. SEGA five years later released for the game console Sega Game Gear Columns sequel to the original game, which was called Super Columns. As is evident from the screenshots, have been improved visual aspects duotrope of the game, because the individual blocks, of which the columns are composed are vivid, and also changed the game environment (in the style of Tetris in the left part of the screen still displays various cities). But probably the most important change is that the column is in the game Super Columns can be rotated, which is quite radically changed strategy game - although personally I purism of the original Columns more about suits, while the Super Columns capable of shooting columns even closer to his model - Tetris.
By the way, just for example a pair of games Tetris (Super) Columns shows that for certain types of games has a color screen really have a good foundation. While Tetris was