Qix on GB yɛ saa game boy ports no mu baako a nokwarem no ɛma ɛyɛ yiye —ɛyɛ saa weird, tense arcade puzzle game koro no ara a wokae, shrunk down kɛkɛ ma wo kotoku. Wo titiriw doodling lines to box off chunks of the screen bere a saa jerks nketewa a wɔfrɛ no Sparx bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛsɛe wo da no. Mess up, na wɔbɛ slice through your line mid-draw, a ɛda so ara ma me huruw wɔ saa mfe yi nyinaa akyi.

Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ nwonwa ma agoru abarimaa d-pad, ɛwom sɛ meda so ara bɔ me hu na meyɛ fumble bere a nneɛma yɛ basabasa no. Na wɔbɛyɛ basabasa —akyiri yi levels tow saa atamfo a wɔyɛ ntɛmntɛm na wontumi nhu wɔn a wɔdane screen no nyinaa afiri no gu. Ɛyɛ agodie a wobɛhwere nkwa, mutter “Okay, one more try,” na mpofirim ara ɛyɛ dɔnhwerew biako.

Sɛ woanbɔ Qix da a, ɛyɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ adwuma ne reflexes a ɛyɛ nwonwa, te sɛ akokɔ a wɔde di dwuma wɔ asasesin mu a wɔde pixelated bullies bunch di agoru. Game boy no chunky graphics no yɛ adwuma ankasa wɔ ne favor mu wɔ ha —biribiara mu da hɔ, nsusuwii biara nni mu. Kɛkɛ a ɛho tew, dedaw-sukuu “dɛn nti na menantew kɔɔ saa spike no mu bio?” Abasamtu.