I still remember that time, when I was in class, I hid the GBA behind the textbook and frantically rubbed my fingers on the buttons, just to feed the fire dragon one more bite of meat in "Dragon Warrior". Now, you can take out your mobile phone and play "Hungry Dragon". Although the picture quality is high-definition, the joy of "everything is edible" has not aged at all.
When I opened "The Hungry Dragon" for the first time, I almost thought I had traveled through time. The moment the phoenix rose from the ashes and flew up, my mind was filled with the graphical quality of the fire special effects in "Dust" on the PSP. In the current mobile game version, you can clearly see the reflection of the scales and the air flow fanned by the wings. To be honest, it's a bit tearful. After all, we could only have a translucent flame for a long time at that time. 😭
What surprises me most is the collection system, there are more than 100 kinds of dragons! Back then, I was playing "Fossil Digger" on the NDS. I stayed up until two o'clock in the morning for a dragon egg. I fell asleep in class the next day and was made to stand by the teacher. Now every dragon in "The Hungry Dragon" has its own temper. Some breathe fire, some bite, and some can actually eat the castle while flying. This kind of destructive desire is simply tailor-made for old boys like us. I particularly like that phoenix. Every time it is reborn, it reminds me of the Paladin who changed classes in "Fire Emblem". Who knows that secondary feeling of being reborn from the ashes?
Of course, the biggest difference between mobile games and handheld games is convenience. In those days, when you went out, you had to bring a power bank, spare batteries, and a pack of cassettes. Now, when you wait for the subway and take out your mobile phone, you can feed the dragon a whole village. But to be honest, I still miss the small screen and the clicking sound of the GBA's buttons, especially when I hide under the quilt in the winter, with the screen light reflecting on my face, and the sound of a dragon chewing the wooden house into pieces coming through the headphones - that kind of immersion, I can't get it back with today's mobile phones. However, "Hungry Dragon" allows me to re-experience the happiness of "I am at the top of the food chain" in a fragmented time, which is enough to comfort my old heart.
Finally, I would like to say that free downloading is really a good idea, and Zero Krypton Party members can also collect a lot of dragons by relying on their livers. I plan to use all the energy I spent raising Gyarados in "Pokemon: Emerald" as a child on the phoenix of "Hungry Dragon". Youth, in fact, has not gone far. It just changed its platform and continued to spit fire in the palm of my hand. 🔥