I still remember that when I was in junior high school, in order to play "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11", I saved my breakfast money and went to the electronic city to look for "yellow cards". The boss mysteriously took out a cassette with a "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11" sticker from under the counter. When he got home and plugged in the GBA emulator, he discovered that it was modified from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Kong Ming Zhuan". Haha, at that time, I didn't know anything about genuine and pirated copies. As long as I could click the mouse and watch the generals fight against each other, I would be happy for a long time. Later, I bought a second-hand PSP at a classmate's house, and then I really saw the glorious PC version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11". The ink-style map and the "beep" siege sound effects simply made me sit in front of the screen for an entire summer vacation.
Now in my thirties, my phone is full of nostalgic simulators, but as soon as "Three Kingdoms 2017" came out, I downloaded it as soon as possible. How can I put it, this game is like that pirated cassette that suddenly became "regular" - it was officially authorized by Koei Tecmo, and even Zhang Liangying sang the theme song. The "bulk disc" that we played secretly back then can now be used openly and openly with tens of thousands of people on mobile phones to rob the city with the same picture. It feels like youth is back! 😭
In terms of picture quality, it does retain the flavor of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11". The 3D realistic style, cities, mountains, and rivers are instantly recognizable as the familiar "Eleventh Generation" background. However, the gameplay has changed a lot. It is no longer a single-player turn-based farming, but a SLG battle with tens of thousands of people. At first I was worried that "adaptation is not random editing", but when I went in and saw that the core of building cities and recruiting famous generals was still there, it just changed from one person strategizing to adding an alliance and shouting "Go!" with hundreds of people. Back then, I secretly stayed up late in the dormitory to mobilize troops, but now I set the alarm clock early in the morning to attack the city. Hey, this is a different battlefield, but my enthusiasm has not diminished.
Speaking of pirated cassettes, the funniest thing is that the "pirated Chinese version" of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11" translated Lu Bu's name into "Lu Bu with the character Fengxian" and added "0.99 version" after it. We really thought that was Lu Bu's hidden title. Now when I play "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2017", all the famous generals are dubbed. Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun can show their skills when they come out. The special effects are so flashy that I almost shed tears - my child, your father played "Mosaic Lu Bu" back then, and now you are watching "HD Unparalleled". Times have changed, but the desire to compete in the Central Plains has not changed.
Finally, I want to ask everyone, do you still remember the first pirated cassette you bought? Is it "Juggernaut" or "Pocket Monsters"? Have you ever bought one like me for five yuan and found out it was a "revised version of Super Mario"? Let's chat in the comment area, we middle-aged people also need to warm each other up. By the way, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2017" seems to have a new area recently. I owed glorious cartridge money back then, so this time it will be regarded as a back-up ticket. But don't expect me to make money, just recharging a monthly card to support it will be my gift of youth, haha. 😎