Project Shield

Sådan lyder kodenavnet for Nvidias seneste projekt, som i bund og grund er en håndholdt spillemaskine, hvor spillere altså kan spille computerspil importeret fra både Google Play samt Steam. Android-baserede spillemaskiner er intet nyt under solen, men Nvidia har imidlertid et es i ærmet: Tegra 4-processoren.

Denne processor siges at være hele seks gange hurtigere end Tegra 3, og Nvidia siger ydermere, at den kan levere op til 14 timers HD-gameplay. Med den slags saft i processoren har Shield allerede her en klar fordel, men enheden er endnu ikke helt færdig med at vise sine styrker. Enheden har et multi-touch display med mulighed for at vise i 720p, og den indeholder ligeledes Grid Cloud Gaming Platform, som i følge Nvidia er på mange måder mere overlegen end tidligere forsøg på cloud-baseret gaming. Spørgsmålet er nu: Hvornår bliver bæstet udgivet, og vil det blive en succes? Det vil tiden vise!


English version:

That's the name for the latest Nvidia project, which basically is a handheld console where you'll be able to play games imported from both Google Play and Steam. Consoles running on Android is definitely nothing new but Nvidia does have something up their sleeve: the Tegra 4 processor.

This processor is said to be six times more powerful than the Tegra 3 processor, and Nvidia furthermore claims that it will be able to deliver 14 hours of HD gameplay on full battery. With that kind of juice in the processor Shield already has an advantage but the unit isn't quite done showing off its powers. Shield has a multi touch display capable of running games in pure 720p and it also contains the Grid Cloud Gaming Platform, which Nvidia says is superior than previous attempts at cloud based gaming. The question now is: when will this beast be unleashed, and will it be successful? Only time will tell!

Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (gen)udgivet

I 1997 blev et "point and click"-eventyr udgivet til både PC og Playstation under navnet, Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror. Spillet handlede om profetier, kidnapning og skattejagt. De rette ingredienser i ethvert eventyr. På det tidspunkt var denne type spil ganske almindelige: Sega CD og andre konsoller havde bragt "point and click"-eventyr hjem til stuerne, og jeg husker især det nu legendariske spil fra LucasArts, Maniac Mansion, som jeg havde fornøjelsen af at stifte bekendtskab med på min gamle, trofaste NES.

Men Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror efterlod et dybt indtryk hos mig. Det var et af de første spil, hvor jeg faktisk følte mig indlevet i både spillets historie og verden. Og nu har jeg den fornøjelse at skrive, at spillet atter har set dagens lys: Spillet er nemlig blevet (gen)udgivet på både iOS og Android-enheder, og det koster den lette sum af 30 kr. Det er en billig pris at betale for en rejse i nostalgiens verden. Spillet er tilgængeligt nu.


English version

A point-and-click adventure game saw the light of day on both PC and the original Playstation back in 1997 and it was called Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror. The game was about some prophecy, kidnapping and treasures. All the right ingredients in any adventure game. Back then point-and-click game was rather ordinary, where the Sega CD and other consoles did theirs to bring these games into our homes and hearts. I especially remember fondly the now legendary LucasArts developed game, Maniac Mansion, which I spent many hours playing on my old NES.

But Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror was something different. It left a profound impression on me because it was actually the first game where I got the feeling of being rather fully immersed in the mythos and the game's setting. And this is why I am happy to be able to write that the game has been (re)released on both iOS and Android units and will only cost about 30 dkr., which is roughly $5. It's a small price to pay for a trip down Nostalgia Lane. The game is available today.