Retro gaming 经典电子游戏重掀热潮
<p>随身英语<span word="Retro">Retro</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> 经典电子游戏重掀热潮 </p><p>你是不是曾经一度为了创下俄罗斯方块得分新高而点灯熬夜？一提到在80、90年代盛行的 <span word="Gameboy">Gameboy</span> 游戏机，是不是勾起了你许多童年的记忆？尽管电子科技在近年来发展飞速，但让我们感到意外的是曾经陪伴我们度过无数童年假期的那些经典游戏再度回归。本期《随身英语》讨论老技术和产品再度兴起的原因。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="gaming">gaming</span> 词汇: 电子游戏 <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unimaginable">unimaginable</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simplistic">simplistic</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revival">revival</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="why">why</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arcade">arcade</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mates">mates</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Invaders">Invaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pacman">Pacman</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 90<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="addicted">addicted</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beeping">beeping</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="emanating">emanating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bedrooms">bedrooms</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>! <span word="Names">Names</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tetris">Tetris</span>, <span word="Sonic">Sonic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Fighter">Fighter</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> – <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gamer">gamer</span>, <span word="Gemma">Gemma</span> <span word="Wood">Wood</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span>: "<span word="Newer">Newer</span> <span word="consoles">consoles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="justify">justify</span> £50 <span word="to">to</span> £60 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>?" </p>
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