Portable games were designed to be played anywhere. Over the years, they've rapidly developed into their modern day counterparts.

Playing in the school grounds, on the local bus or train to even overseas on a holiday these games are easy access and open to anyone wanting to play. Through these means we can strike up conversations with other gamers, or simply play together to have more fun.

Are video games slowly becoming a standard way of developing a more tight knit community?

Do you remember that kid who always used to bring his Game Boy to school? All he had to do was take it out of his book bag during recess, and he was instantly surrounded by a flock of onlookers, all of them besieging him with requests like, "Can I try?"

-- but portable gaming can still have that magnetic effect on the right people.

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