The great thing about homebrew is it gives everyone the freedom to develop their own software, and one excellent consequence of this is the huge array of different and interesting games being produced. People seem particularly fond of porting classics, like the Game&Watch Parachute title. It is based on a Nintendo game from 1984, named parachute, and now a clever developer has brought it back to life for the PSP. The gaming concept is very simple: save the paratroopers from drowning. Game and Watch might say nothing to you, but it is in fact the predecessor to Nintendo’s Game Boy and, dare we say, one of the founders in handheld gaming. Now of course games from this mythical console can be enjoyed on the PSP, thanks to homebrew.
However, there are many other interesting new games, including another throwback called Beaverzpsp. As the name already signifies, the game has to do with beavers and the game play is similar to games like Arkanoid. The beaver hops around on your screen and you have to make sure it doesn’t fall below the screen and die. The sound remains somewhat poor, but the developer, Kenny.psp, has promised to fix that in an update. A readme is also missing, but it is installed in the same manner as all other homebrews.
The old school games just keep on coming, and Tank Attack 2 V1 provides some excellent PSP entertainment for two players. In fact, two players can even play on the same PSP, which is very practical when there is only one PSP around for two people. You simply turn the PSP sideways and one person uses the key pad to control their tank, while the other person uses the arrows. The goal is of course to destroy your opponent’s tank first. It’s a nice game to play with friends during downtime at school and work.
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