I was browsing on the forum today and saw a game called "Super Driving", and I immediately gave it a try. Do you think it's the players today who are happy, or the players we had back then? When I played a driving game at that time, there were only a few pixel lines on the screen, and the steering wheel felt like a box. When the car crashed, there was a "beep" without even a spark. Now, look at this "Super Driving". It's 3D indoor and outdoor, it has changing weather, and you have to build a bus company and be the boss. This is not driving, this is being a transportation tycoon!
To be honest, when I played this game, my first reaction was - boy, are the sound effects too real? The roar of the engine, the sound of wipers scraping the glass, and the movement of passengers getting on and off the bus. The feeling of wearing headphones is more exciting than when I drove my shabby bus. I remember that at that time, smartphones were not yet popular, and I would have fun playing Snake for a long time with a Nokia. Now, mobile phones can display this kind of picture. Times have really changed.
In the game, you have to start from one route slowly, recruit drivers, buy cars, run routes, and make the company bigger step by step. This reminds me of the "Transportation Tycoon" I played in my early years. At that time, I played in the computer room for five yuan an hour and had to be sneaky. What now? You can play it anytime, anywhere on your mobile phone, and it's free. How does that make sense? Aren't developers afraid of losing money? Later, I saw that it was our company in Shenzhen, and I understood. This is the courage of our reform and opening up frontier. Let you have fun first.
The most annoying thing is the circuit design of this game. You have to figure out how to layout it to make the most money. Think back when we were playing business simulations, how could there be such smart interaction design? They are all rigid and fixed routes, just follow the mission and that's it. Now in "Super Driving", each station has its own requirements. Passenger demand is different during peak and normal peak periods. If the weather is bad, you have to drive slower, otherwise passengers will complain and your reputation will be deducted. Ouch, this is not playing a game, this is clearly teaching me how to be a boss!
But having said that, the gaming industry has changed a lot in recent years. From red and white machines to arcades, from computer rooms to Internet cafes, and now everyone holds a mobile phone and plays it anytime and anywhere. In the past, to play a game, you had to go to the arcade and put in coins, but now you can run a bus company while lying on your bed. But no matter how the form changes, the core of a good game remains the same - it makes you have fun and have a sense of accomplishment. Just like this "Super Driving", if you insist on saying how high-end it is, you won't be able to do it. But even if you are asked to drive a car, recruit a driver, or expand a route, you can still have fun for a long time.
I figured that most of the developers of this game are also old players and know what the appeal of middle-aged people is. Look at the details of urban construction, the small advertisements at bus stops, and the traffic jams in the morning and evening rush hours. They are so real! Sometimes when I drive, I feel like I am still in that city twenty years ago, driving that dilapidated bus through the morning light to pick up the first batch of people going to work.
Okay, let's not talk anymore, I have to go to the toilet and come back to continue developing my bus empire. This game is recommended to all brothers and sisters. Whether you want to be nostalgic or want to experience being a boss, you can find fun in it. Anyway, I plan to play for a long time. When one day I open my company to the number one in the world, I will report my results to you! 🚌💨