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Published: 2013-06-13 07:00:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 3077; Favourites: 188; Downloads: 3
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I'm a big fan of handheld gaming, but lately I've been thinking about the word handheld, which seems too similar to handhold.A lot of games practice handholding nowadays. Handholding in gaming is where the player is told what to do by the game (like a mother dragging her child by the arm). It can become really obnoxious when for the umpteenth time you get told by the game how to defeat the level boss. I think it's bad design if you have to tell that in the first place. There's more creative ways to drop hints, from big red buttons to dropping specific items on your path just before you need them.
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lol ure funny ill watch u ^^ i hope see more of your works ^^
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Thanks for the watch, it's really appreciated!
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As a gamer I really approve of this! ^^ I had some handheld consoles in the past, but my favourite one has to be the classic bulky GameBoy - it brings back so many memories of playing Donkey Kong
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The old Game Boy was really cool.
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This is adorable and now when ever I get on my 3ds or see someone else playing a handheld game I'll think of this pic
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This is actually a really cool concept and one I think would go really well on a t-shirt. 
I agree with what you said re: handheld vs. handhold in games these days. If you have to explain something that outright to the player, the design is lacking. Though, personally, I tend think the prevalence of explanations in handheld gaming devices and their respective games comes down to the fact the demographic for handheld devices is a very young one. So many games for the handheld devices are meant for an incredibly young audience with little to not game experience, so I tend to think it's that by and large.
But again, this is a cool design and well done.
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I believe a lot of the nintendo games do that. Not that I don't love nintendo, I do. They just seem to put out more children games that pull those stunts rather than evening it out. This piece I thought originally was like ''End the console war.'' in the most adorable way possible.
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If you play enough Mario games, you know the drill. xD Their instructions told you nothing anyhow. 8D; I can see the hand holding being needed for the younger crowd, but I don't understand why they do it when the game is clearly for older players.
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That PSVita is playing her
But really, this is super adorable. ^_^
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I only have a normal fat DS (not the 3D one) but this vector is awesome. cuz i like gaming.
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Indeed. If you have alot of freetime on your hands.
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i love the the illustration idea!!
i also like how 3DS is a girl and vita is a guy
nice
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Adorable. If this was on a T-shirt, it'd be mine instantly! <3
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I've considered selling t-shirts. I'm horrible with finances though, and I wouldn't know how to submit my taxes then. Maybe I will in the future.
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let me know if ya ever do. ^^
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Share it with your friends!
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aww they are cute! I never got any handhold game consoles :/ But i enjoyed playing with friend's ds xD
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lolz i already got a 3ds and now i just need to get a ps3 so i could start making them make out
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Very nice work, and I agree with you on the whole "handholding" thing. It's a real pain when you have to deal with that in games. I feel like games in general are shifting to more of a passive experience, like you're watching a tv show. Anyways, nice work.
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Lol I don't play games but this work is nice to look at. Good job
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