Based on materials from gsmarena.com
Nokia 3310, a real embodiment of nostalgic aspirations … Users remember this device for its indestructibility, although it is far from the most protected phone from Nokia. Likewise, through rose-colored glasses of nostalgia, people look at the game Snake. In fact, even the re-release of 3310 was largely for the sake of Snake. Nobody says Snake is not a cool game, but it is not alone. This material is a small selection of games that have been forgotten, but do not deserve such a fate – like the truly rugged Nokia phones themselves.
Space Impact
Si Evolution X
Si Kappa Base
SI Meteor Shield
For example, the Nokia 3310 had a horizontal shooter called Space Impact. The WAP enabled nokia even allowed you to download new chapters (for free, as it was before the DLC). This was done through the Nokia Club, which also had a global leaderboard.
Space Impact has had a slew of sequels, including those for the failed gaming phone N-Gage. The most recent sequel was Space Impact: Meteor Shield, released by Rovio for the Nokia N97.
Of course, we are talking about Rovio, but we mean Angry Birds. But do you remember the Bounce games? They are the same age as 'Snake' – contemporaries of the Nokia 9210 communicator. Rovio has a lot of cool games – both original and ported. Did you know that the company is located in Espoo? Unsurprisingly, many of her games have been released on Nokia phones.
Bounce
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Bounce tales
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Bounce tales
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Bounce tales
You might think 3D gaming became possible with more powerful smartphone chipsets, and even if you remember the old 3D games on the J2ME platform, it might still surprise you how ancient the first mobile 3D games are. Nokia 3410 smartphones had small screens of 96 x 65 pixels – how can you play a 3D game on this, right? But no. Munkiki's Castle, a 3D puzzle platformer, managed to get the most out of the tiny monochrome screen.
Munkiki's Castles has proven that you don't need a high-resolution screen or even a color screen to enjoy 3D gaming.
If you've followed MWC this year, you know how cool augmented reality is. However, she doesn't need networks at all 5G! Who remembers Mozzies on Siemens SX1? This is an augmented reality game in which the screen and camera act as weapons to kill mosquitoes. You can look around to aim – very impressive for a single core 120 MHz processor. And mind you, there was a game before accelerometers, gyroscopes, and compasses were standard on any smartphone.
Mozzies – Augmented Reality Shooter for Siemens SX1
Pokemon Go is another mobile game that caused a natural insanity, it is still popular today. But it did not become the first mobile game based on urban orientation. One of the first may have been BotFighters. In the absence of GPS, the game used Cell-ID (with operator assistance) to shoot and compete with bots by sending text messages. You could also collect upgrades for your bot. And after all, each message was worth 20 cents!
There is some confusion over which phone is the first to support games. It could be Siemens S1 with Tetris (here it was a hidden feature added by the hardware developer), and IBM Simon with its Scramble (technically, Simon is a PDA, not a phone).
It's time to ask you, dear readers, what are the long-forgotten, but undoubtedly cool games that come to your mind first? Do you miss them? Let's get nostalgic together!