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I miss the era of the internet with random games on every website (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There were never any good phone games. That past of the industry was immediately filled with micro transactions and gambling esque mechanics.

[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The first angry birds had no microtransactions at all. Nor did the first plants vs zombies. They were good phone games imo

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

They were derivative of things that had existed on other platforms for years. They never really found their own strengths before they were overrun by cash grabs that all look the same