Brothers, I'm here to chat with you old driver again. 🤔 I played a new game "My Convenience Store" today. I almost took off my reading glasses when I saw the screenshots - this style of painting, this cute convenience store, full of memories from the pixel era! Thinking back to our generation of gamers, who didn't sit in front of the computer and play “Convenience Store” with Little Overlord? There were no smartphones at that time, and even color screens were rare. To open a convenience store, you had to manually calculate accounts and draw maps. If the shelves were placed wrong, you had to re-read the shelves. It was not like now that you can sign up for new products with two swipes of your finger, and delivery personnel can deliver goods with one click. It is so comfortable that you want to cry. 😭
When it comes to business simulations, my favorites when I was young were "SimCity" and "Harvest Moon", but the ones closest to life are the "Convenience Store" series. At that time, in order to study which products were more profitable, I stayed up late looking through strategies and drawing tables, which was more serious than doing my homework. Later, there were Cairo games, pixel-style gadgets like "Game Development Country" and "Oedo Story". Although the graphics are as simple as mosaics, they can make people play them all afternoon. Now, "My Convenience Store" has taken the cuteness to the extreme. Every scene and every thing looks like it popped out of a cartoon. It is probably impossible for young people nowadays to imagine that we could imagine delicious snacks by staring at 16-color pixels. 😆
But having said that, what impresses me most about this game is the design of "cultivating repeat customers" and "interaction with friends". At that time, when we played stand-alone games, we could only borrow cassettes from our classmates. How could there be any online friend mode? Now when I open my friend list and see that other people's stores are overcrowded, I have to figure out how to use enhanced products to retain customers. It feels as real as bargaining with the boss at the canteen. In particular, the system of "signing for new products" reminds me of the time when I had to complete a bunch of tricky tasks in "Convenience Store" to unlock the hidden imported snacks, which is a shadow of my childhood. 😂
Of course, this game is not completely without faults. After all, the developer is a mobile game manufacturer, and the charging model of 0 yuan is quite conscientious, but I guess the krypton gold points are hidden deep. Veteran players suggest that new players should not rush to make money, but first experience the fun of pure business, just like when we used a screwdriver to unscrew the cassette of the red and white machine and blow a breath, it is purely fun. Wait until one day you find that the convenience store is empty, remember to come to the forum and call me, an experienced driver can help you with tips on how to prevent poaching from the "fake supermarket" next door! 🤣
Finally, I would like to ask you guys, which is the most classic business simulation game in your memory? Is it a "convenience store"? "Restaurant Chef"? Or "Railroad Tycoon"? Come chat in the comment area and let young people see how big the imagination of our generation of players was! 🚂