![]() ![]() On consoles local offline multiplayer has always had half hearted support. Monster hunter: The definitive portable cooperative multiplayer game The most famous example of this kind of game is Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Sure there were wipeouts and tekkens that allowed Player Vs Player kind of matches but co-operative games stole the show. Handheld multiplayer explored co-operative multiplayer games. Even if it is in a team based shooter the goal is generally to defeat the players in the opposing camp. Multiplayer gaming on home consoles and PC has been competitive. Two very different multiplayer experiences. Handheld multiplayer gaming was about playing games with friends in your real life. While on consoles the big selling point was the ability to play with gamers on the other side of the world. Multiplayer gaming on handhelds took a different path than multiplayer gaming on the consoles. As long as two people had the same game on their machines and it supported multiplayer in some way they could play together without an internet connection. Both psp and ds supported adhoc wifi multiplayer games that could work offline. With new handhelds wireless multiplayer got adopted rather quickly. While in those early days the implementation was crude, game link cables were only a few feet long and could pop out quite easily if either one of the player got excited while playing the game, this was the first time that the world saw mobility and multiplyaer combined. Zelda could be played either with a game link cable or with the help of a special wireless adapter. Although by the time the Zelda came out wireless technologies were becoming quite popular. This technology was most well utilized by legend of zelda adventure of the 4 swords. ![]() Further enhancement to the game linking technology allowed you play with upto 4 people together. The link cable let you connect two gameboy devices together to support multiplayer games. When Nintendo released the original gameboy it came with a game link cable. ![]() Handhelds were also one of the first console devices that did machine to machine multiplayer right. A handheld RPG was like a fairytale you could play before going to bed. Playing on handhelds was like reading a book. Earliest form of digital multimedia devices. With an inbuilt screen, a couple of buttons on the gamepad, and a slot for batteries, handhelds were a technological marvel. No longer you need to sit down in front of the monitor to play a game. No longer you needed to hook your machine to a TV. These experiences were made possible because of handheld consoles.Īs far as video game consoles go handhelds themselves were a novelty. One that works on individual machines yet it does not require an active internet connection. We are here to talk about a very different kind of multiplayer experience. While shooters and real time strategy have dominated the muliplayer scene alternatives have existed for people who have wanted to try something new. From the humongous 256 simultaneous players online multiplayer of MAG, to the incredibly popular mobile multiplayer shooter PUBG people love their multiplayer games in all of its forms. From the two player cooperative side scrolling gameplay of Contra to one on one matches of streefighter. LAN parties became popular towards the end of 90’s and continue to draw crowds even today. Local networks were still in their formative years. Good for sending a couple of emails maybe but not good for playing games. Computer networks were not as robust in the 90’s as they are now. Technology has been a limiting factor sometimes. Every gaming platform ever made, whether its the arcades/PC home consoles has tried to incorporate some form of multiplayer gaming. Multiplayer gaming has always been popular. ![]()
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