Hunter never dreamed that he would actually get a handheld console of his own.
Even the flagship NovaSwift, instead of the much cheaper NovaPocket!
This was the first time he had actually handled the machine.
Although he spends all his time in game stores, he has already tried out all kinds of game consoles by sneaking in demo units.
But at this moment, as he placed his hand on the handheld console, the wonderful emotion he felt was simply indescribable.
This belongs to him.
He considered refusing, but----
Hunter looked up at Mike, who was laughing so hard he was practically rolling on the floor, and John was walking away with a dark expression.
He really wanted a NovaSwift.
Is that alright?
Hunter sighed helplessly.
The handheld console exists, but two new problems have arisen.
First, what do you do with the cartridge?
He couldn't afford to buy one.
He could at least find a way to use other people's cards to play, but the other problem was the real headache.
Hunter looked at the handheld console in his hand with a complicated expression.
You can't take this thing home!
"Hey, look! Hunter actually bought a NovaSwift!"
In the corner relaxation area, one of the children huddled together looked up unintentionally.
They spotted Hunter walking towards them with a box in his hand at first glance.
At this time of year, it's not easy to get a Switch in stock.
Of all their children, only Vincent and his two other friends had them.
"As expected of you!"
Everyone praised it.
As expected of their leader, he's awesome!
Upon hearing this, Vincent, who was still engrossed in solving the puzzle, also looked up and gazed at the new device in Hunter's hand with delight.
"Yay! Great, Hunter, we can try out the 'level sharing' feature! Did you bring your communication cable?"
Vincent rummaged in his pockets but couldn't find the communication cable. "Damn it, I must have forgotten it in my rush today. It's all Mom's fault for being so impatient."
"Come on, I'm not going to play those silly games made for little babies."
Hunter maintained his indifferent attitude.
He watched Vincent, who was still excitedly solving the puzzle, and suddenly a brilliant idea popped into his head.
"Hey Vincent, wanna have a handheld Street Fighter? I'll show you my Zangief."
"Of course!"
Vincent's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected the other party to be so proactive today.
However, he then fell into despair.
"Ah, it seems that won't work— Street Fighter seems to require a wired connection."
"Okay, that's a pity. It's a shame my family is at work, otherwise you could just come to my house to play."
Hunter nodded and sat down next to him, feigning disappointment.
These words seemed to remind Vincent, who suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked at Hunter with surprise.
"Why didn't I think of that! Come over to my place! We can even play the NX version together; the graphics are better there."
"Is everything alright?"
"Oh, I'll go tell my mom. But be careful not to make a mess of the house."
After saying that, Vincent immediately scanned the store and ran off in a certain direction.
"Take this! Spinning Piledriver!"
Vincent watched as his Chun-Li was swept up in a giant, flying grass-like motion and slammed to the ground, her health bar visibly dropping significantly.
On the sofa to the side, Emma was casually playing with her handheld game console.
She glanced at the two of them, momentarily puzzled.
"Isn't today the launch day for Cut the Rope? I thought you two were here to play Cut the Rope and share your gameplay tips."
"Yes, Mom, but Hunter doesn't like this type of game."
"Hmm, I don't like it."
Hunter nodded, his tone somewhat unnatural, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at the handheld console in Emma's hand.
To be precise, I glanced at the Cut the Rope cartridge on the handheld console.
Don't want to play?
Hunter's trick might fool the simple-minded Vincent.
But when faced with a mature, composed, and intellectual adult like Emma, his true thoughts were instantly revealed.
The wisdom of an adult, kid!
Emma paused slightly, her gaze lingering on Vincent and Hunter for a moment.
Ah, so that's how it is.
"Cough cough, it's making my hands itch to play! Vincent, you play on your handheld for a bit and wait, let's see how Mommy deals with this brat."
Emma picked up Vincent's controller and plopped down in front of him. "How about we play a round-robin format?"
Hunter suddenly shuddered.
Two minutes later, Hunter was brutally beaten by Chun- Chun-Li, who was astonished by Emma, and was 2-0 shaved.
"Hmph, is that all you've got? Come on, Vincent, it's your turn to fight. If you win, I'll switch with Hunter. If you lose, keep challenging me until you win."
As for Hunter, he was scheduled to be rotated out according to the rules, and he took the handheld console from Vincent.
"Wow, clearing the level directly is easy, but getting the remaining two stars on the other side of the spikes... let me think..."
Regardless of how much his good friend Vincent was getting beaten up by his mother on the other side of the TV, Hunter was completely engrossed in the show he had been longing for, " Cut the Rope."
While he was thinking, the adorable 0mNom at the bottom of the box would occasionally open its mouth and point to its own mouth, clearly indicating that he should feed it quickly.
"Alright, alright, Mr. OmNom, I think cutting this one first is definitely the right thing to do."
To pass the level, all you need to do is cut the top three strings that are tied to the candies.
The bottom one will swing around and land precisely in 0mNom's mouth.
However, if you want to get Samsung, then you should think about it carefully.
He tried cutting the rope in the top left corner first.
The candy suddenly traced a precarious arc, managing to grab the star on the right side just within the constraints of the three ropes.
Hunter reacted quickly and cut off the second one.
The candy grazed the spikes again, precisely hitting the second star.
Then came the third one.
"Ha! Perfect! Just like me!"
Although he had already cleared this level, for Hunter, only by obtaining 3 stars now could he truly say that he had cleared it.
This game perfectly fulfilled all his fantasies about OmNom.
Although there are new dramas on TV every week, they are only a few minutes long, which is really not enough to satisfy me.
The only thing that could excite him was the weekly limited-time replays where he could find hidden stars.
But games are a different story.
He can play as much as he wants, until he's completely satisfied.
Because of the unique interactivity of video games, Hunter felt that playing them was even more immersive than watching animated short films that combined reality and fantasy.