All-you-can-play retro games & save anywhere & video distribution Monetization is OK 'PicoPico'



'PicoPico ' is a sibling of the retro game distribution service '

Project EGG ' and allows you to play retro games on your smartphone as much as you want.

It is also equipped with a function that allows you to save anywhere during play, which was not possible with game consoles at the time, and a play recording function, providing a fulfilling play experience.

PicoPico
https://www.pico2.net/

When I play 'Snow Bros.' which is actually being distributed, it looks like this. By improving the performance on the display side, you can play with more beautiful images than when the game was released.

I played 'Snow Bros.' on picopico-YouTube


PicoPico is for iOS, iPadOS, and Android, and basic play is free.

'PicoPico-8bit Retro Games' on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id1478205265

PicoPico --8bit Retro Games --Google Play App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pico2

This time I installed it on my iPad.



At the first startup, a dialog about terms of use and notifications will be displayed. Tap 'Do not allow'.



Tap 'Agree' at the bottom.



The title screen is displayed. Tap the screen.



Tap 'Create a new PicoPico account'. Linkage with other services can be set later.



A dialog about Rakuten Rewards will be displayed, so tap 'I'm not interested'. This linkage can also be set later.



The game title is displayed. This is the home screen where you can pin your favorite games.



Tap 'ALL' in the bottom menu to move to the list of games. The default is 'Free games + All games + Display by model', and among the games displayed on the 'FREE' tab, the games with the 'FREE PLAY' tag are games that can be played immediately. 'BATTLE MARINE', 'COSMIC SHOOTER', and 'Zanac (NES version)' are always FREE PLAY, and one other work is FREE PLAY on a daily basis.



Games with the 'CM' tag are games that can be played after watching a video ad for 5 to 30 seconds.



The daily FREE PLAY game of the day is the action game 'Snow Bros.' developed by Toaplan. It was released for arcades in 1990, and the NES version was released in 1991.



If the 'BOOK' icon is displayed on the software screen, tap it ...



You can read the instruction manual. In the case of retro games, when you buy used software and play it on the actual machine, there are many cases where there is no box or instruction manual, but there are stories and settings that are only described in the instruction manual, so this is a pretty nice point. ..



Also, tap the 'HELP' icon to display a summary of operation methods.



The entire software lineup looks like this.




There are also four game gear software, 'Mado Monogatari A Pounding Bake-Shon', 'Mado Monogatari I Three Magic Balls', 'Mado Monogatari II ~ Arles 16 Years Old ~', and 'Mado Monogatari III Ultimate Queen'. Is recorded.



By tapping the second button from the left in the bottom menu again, you can switch to the display by genre or the display by year of release. The display by genre is classified into 11 genres of 'ACT', 'ADV', 'PZL', 'QIZ', 'RCG', 'RHY', 'RPG', 'SLG', 'SPT', 'STG', and 'TBL'.



The display by release year looks like this.



Tap 'EVENT' in the center of the bottom menu to see the schedule of daily free play games.



'MY PAGE' can be linked with various accounts.



Other settings can be made in 'MENU'.



Feeling like touching various games, the virtual pad can only tell the information 'Which button is being pressed' on the screen display, and there is no tactile feedback, so it is difficult to play any game. It went up. However, since it is compatible with Bluetooth-connected gamepads, you can play with the same feeling as a normal game console.

Also, retro games have unreasonable difficulty, so it was very helpful to be able to save anywhere.

In addition, using YouTube, Nico Nico Douga, and Twitch's monetization program should be a great help to live game distributors.

If you subscribe for a monthly fee, you can literally play all the games in the library. The price is 550 yen including tax for the iOS / iPad version and 300 yen including tax for the Android version.

It is OK to think that the price difference is the difference in other functional parts, and in the Android version, some of the functions that are possible in the iOS / iPad version, such as the saving of play videos and the distribution function in Nico Nico Live Broadcasting, cannot be used.

in Review,   Video,   Game, Posted by logc_nt