Thoughts on mobile ports?

[Bonfyre]

Personally, I think that there are a few good ports.

Some ports control fairly well, but others are crap.

The Sonic Genesis ports, though, are good examples of ports having exploits put in by the developers for the curious people to find out about.

In Sonic 1 and 2 -- the mobile ports -- someone found out that you can cheat your way through levels using the built-in Debug Mode by using the No Save File option. Of course, this led to people using Super Sonic in Sonic 1, using the Insta-Shield, things like that.

And then, some ports have things COMPLETELY removed from the original. Take FNAF 2 and 3 for example.

FNAF 2 had a completely customizable night, like in the first game.

But, on iOS and Android...
No customization as far as the eye can see.

FNAF 3's Extras menus had Animatronics, Minigames, Jumpscares, and cheats!
Meanwhile on iOS and Android...
we only get Animatronics and Cheats.

Some developers are making things too easy for gamers or are taking good things away. What are your thoughts?

(please refer to the attached images to see what I'm talking about)

 

[CM30]

I... do not like a lot of mobile ports. I mean, the ones which remove features are kind of pointless to be honest, I'd rather play the original version with everything included.

And given how a lot of games translate poorly to phones simply due to their controls... yeah.

 

[benoit489]

I... do not like a lot of mobile ports. I mean, the ones which remove features are kind of pointless to be honest, I'd rather play the original version with everything included.

And given how a lot of games translate poorly to phones simply due to their controls... yeah.

Yeah, TC mentioned the Sonic ports, and while I do have the second one on my phone, I rarely touch it because of the controls. Kids love them and don't seem to care, but I'd rather play something that doesn't require precise input. I did play and enjoy the port of the first Final Fantasy. It is a shame Square Enix prices them so expensively, otherwise I would have bought more of them.