Man, Pocket Monster Mefa me san —saa chunky Sega Genesis cartridge, nnyigyei a ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra, ne saa pixelated monsters a ɔkwan bi so no na wɔwɔ nipasu pii sen HD nneɛma no fã nnɛ. Wofi ase wɔ kurow ketewa yi mu a abɔde biako pɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa (na me de no yɛ saa mpɔtorɔ ade a ɛte sɛ dopey yi), na mpofirim ara worekyinkyin sare atenten so a wuram mmoa a wɔyɛ keka te sɛ mmoa wrangler bi huruw.

Akodi no yɛ mmerɛw nanso weirdly strategic —woanya te sɛ anan moves per monster, na wɔn mu fã yera wɔ bere a enye koraa mu. Mekae sɛ mede bere tenten dodo bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛkyere saa anyinam ahoɔden rat ade yi a ɛkɔɔ so guan fii me afiri mu no. Sprites no yɛ nketenkete nanso ɛyɛ fɛ, titiriw bere a wo monsters no dannan na mpofirim ara ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ nwini wɔ mfinimfini ko no.

Ɛyɛ Janky wɔ saa classic 16-bit kwan no so, nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ kuw a wɔanyɛ wɔn ho yiye a wɔbɛkyekye na wɔafa agoprama so akannifo no ho. Hwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ ɛbɛkura wo nsa —wobɛyɛ mashing buttons de ahunu deɛ nneɛma no fã mpo yɛ. Nanso, sɛ woanya soft spot ma early monster-colecting games a, eyi yɛ time capsule a ɛfata sɛ wopaapae mu.