Rodrigo Rodriguez, sophomore, recently started playing a game titled “I Want Watermelon.”
“I saw lots of friends and other students playing it and it looked interesting, so I downloaded it,” Rodriguez said.
“I Want Watermelon” is a mobile game developed by Lazycell Inc. The game has found its way to MHS’ daily culture with many students playing.
The object of the game is to drop and merge various fruits. The bigger the fruit, the higher the score earned. If the stack of fruit reaches the top of the screen, the round is over.
Rodriguez said the popularity of the game is its time-killing nature.
“It’s a good game that can waste time if you don’t have anything to do,” Rodriguez said. “I play whenever I get free time during class.”
I saw lots of friends and other students playing it and it looked interesting, so I downloaded it,
— Rodrigo Rodriguez
The largest fruit achievable in the game is the watermelon, which is created by merging two coconuts. After the watermelon is created, it disappears and is added to a counter at the top of the screen.
Riley Bossi, junior, takes pride in her in-game accomplishments.
“I have gotten 10-20 watermelons,” Bossi said. “Watermelon is what you’re always aiming for, and I usually get one at least once a round.”
She said the game has gained popularity because earning the watermelon is an elusive goal.
“Almost all my friends have the game and have played it,” Bossi said. “I think it is so popular because you really want to get the watermelon since it’s so rare.”
Almost all my friends have the game and have played it.
— Riley Bossi
Henry Chen, junior, downloaded the game for the sake of competition with his friends.
“A lot of my friends and my girlfriend started playing it, so I had to get on too, to beat their score,” Chen said.
Chen said the game is played by so many because of its accessibility.
“It’s not hard to learn, and it’s fun to compare scores with other people,” Chen said.
