Hey, brothers, I'm a veteran driver and I'm posting again! 😄 I was just browsing in the app store and saw a game called "The Boss". I clicked on it and took a look. Hey, isn't this the "becoming the boss" plot we dreamed of back then? Rebuilding a sect, recruiting heroes, and building magic weapons is exciting to listen to. But to be honest, when I was playing this game, what I was thinking about was not how to reach the top of the martial arts world, but - what would have happened if this game had been played thirty years ago?
I think back then, the Famicom was still a luxury product, and you had to practice Contra until you reached the back panel before you could pass it. If someone told you that you can use your mobile phone to play 3D martial arts management games in the future, everyone would probably think you were possessed. At that time, the "business simulation" we played was called "SimCity". The screen was full of pixel blocks, and you had to wait a long time to build a house. It was nothing like the "Business Manager" now, which gave you a living world right out of the gate. Even Mao Zedong was spared. You could just click on it and play.
There is nothing new about the game itself. It is just a management and collection game. It is similar to the web games from more than ten years ago - recruiting people, upgrading, and fighting. But the key is, the platform has changed! From red and white consoles to computers to mobile phones, at that time we had to pool money to buy pirated disks, but now it is free to download, and even recharging is as easy as buying melon seeds. But to be honest, the free model has also turned the game into a battlefield between the "Gan Emperor" and the "Krypton Man". Who still remembers the pure joy of those days? I had only been playing "The Master" for two days, and the system kept popping up windows asking me to buy some "Master Gift Pack". I was so scared that I quickly closed it, thinking: Brother, I didn't have so many tricks when I played "The Legend of Jin Yong".
It's quite sad to think about it. In the gaming industry, technology has advanced over the years. Gone are the days of mosaics, and 3D arenas are so gorgeous that they can be used as wallpapers. But the energy of "being moved to tears if I can play the game" seems to have faded away. In the past, in order to clear "Castlevania", I didn't do any homework for a week; now, in order to clear SSR, I hung up all day without thinking. If this "Generation Leader" were placed now, it might just be a piece of entertainment, but if it were time traveled back twenty years, he would definitely be the most handsome boy in the village.
So, old driver, I don't play this game to become a martial arts master, I just want to find a place to lie down and reminisce. You young people can also give it a try when you have time. Don't just lower your head to browse short videos. Occasionally look up at this world - it may not be as perfect as you imagine, but at least it allows us to still dream. 😎
(Manually use the dog head to save your life. Don't be too lazy in this game!)