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The Official iPhone/iPod Touch Gaming Thread

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Are the controls not working for anyone else in that carjack game?

And it's not a game, but has anyone tried the mcsweeney's magazine app? It looks really great, just wondering how much of the magazine you get for the price.
 
mattiewheels said:
And it's not a game, but has anyone tried the mcsweeney's magazine app? It looks really great, just wondering how much of the magazine you get for the price.
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Whoa, looks pretty great! And it looks like it's all exclusive/new content for "Small Chair" which is the iPhone app's main...thing. It also updates daily with the mcsweenys.net stuff.
 
Masklinn said:
Is there any good card game (CCG, Guardians or Magic: TG style) on the phone? Apart from Orions? Orions is nice, but the "campaign" mode is downright terrible and duel only uses random decks.
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I, too, would like to know.

Urban Rivals is taking too fucking long.
 
I've been waiting for a TCG/CCG as well. Moonga seems like my only answer so far... look it up.

Also I really that galaxy tabletop dnd style game that the imp or oaf guys are doin... Takes me back to my dnd days.
 
parasight said:
So I've been absent from this topic since Space Invaders. Anyone wanna update me on some must-get apps, since then? Thanks! :D
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backbreaker football
soosiz
robocalypse
unify
hi, how are you
canabalt
dungeon hunter
iblast moki
cocoto kart racing
geodefense swarm
 
mattiewheels said:
And it's not a game, but has anyone tried the mcsweeney's magazine app? It looks really great, just wondering how much of the magazine you get for the price.
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BenjaminBirdie said:
Whoa, looks pretty great! And it looks like it's all exclusive/new content for "Small Chair" which is the iPhone app's main...thing. It also updates daily with the mcsweenys.net stuff.
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Yeah. It's been pretty awesome so far. Every weekday you get two or three selections from McSweeney's Internet Tendency. My favorite so far is Ethical Dilemmas Involving Klondike Bars.

The Small Chair content has been great as well:

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1. Pretty lengthy discussion with Jonathan Ames, spanning three separate interviews.
2. Jonathan Ames reading Bored to Death; just over an hour.
3. A ~three minute film from Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs, and Catherine Keener reenacting a young Maurice Sendak's "abandonment" at the 1939 World's Fair.
4. Raw Water, story by Wells Tower.

That's all of the Small Chair content as of launch. App is $5.99 (includes first six months), and six month subscriptions are $4.99.
 
Finally got canabalt. Right behind Space Invaders this has to be the sexiest game in terms of style on the platform. I say this even after playing the browser version. I pref it on this platform more though.

I now look forward to the flood of good indie flash game ports once CS5 releases.
 
wonderkins said:
Yeah. It's been pretty awesome so far. Every weekday you get two or three selections from McSweeney's Internet Tendency. My favorite so far is Ethical Dilemmas Involving Klondike Bars.

The Small Chair content has been great as well:

SmallChair-1.jpg


1. Pretty lengthy discussion with Jonathan Ames, spanning three separate interviews.
2. Jonathan Ames reading Bored to Death; just over an hour.
3. A ~three minute film from Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs, and Catherine Keener reenacting a young Maurice Sendak's "abandonment" at the 1939 World's Fair.
4. Raw Water, story by Wells Tower.

That's all of the Small Chair content as of launch. App is $5.99 (includes first six months), and six month subscriptions are $4.99.
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so my initial payment would be $5.99, does that run out six months later?
 
as far as what's essential, i'm in love with:

civrev
monkey island
real racing
flight control/harbor master
eliss
comiczeal
EUCALYPTUS!
 
mattiewheels said:
so my initial payment would be $5.99, does that run out six months later?
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Yes and yes. Initially, you pay $5.99 for the app and six months of subscription. After six months, you can in-app purchase another six month subscription for $4.99.

The actual app is basic in use, which is a compliment. Nothing gets in the way of content. That's not to imply it's ugly or spartan; the app has a nice style to it.

It's great for reading during a short commute or at night before bed. Every day you get something new to read. 'Course, I'm hoping for some Dr. & Mr. Doris
Haggis-On-Whey content in the Small Chair. I can dream.
 
biggyfries said:
I, too, would like to know.

Urban Rivals is taking too fucking long.
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RelentlessRolento said:
I've been waiting for a TCG/CCG as well.
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ZOMG I'm not alone *swoon*
RelentlessRolento said:
Moonga seems like my only answer so far... look it up.
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It's not out yet is it?
RelentlessRolento said:
Also I really that galaxy tabletop dnd style game that the imp or oaf guys are doin... Takes me back to my dnd days.
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Yeah but not out yet either :(
 
mrkgoo said:
Meteor Blitz is really fun, but I'm hating the music. Also, the controls are near perfect, but I find sliding my thumbs around the screen all the time to be a bit hard on the pads. Also is it possible to 'wear out' the screen? Doe sit have a special conductive coating or something?
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Original 3G has no coating, 3GS has an oleophobic coating...which I've heard of being worn out once, not sure if it's happened to others.

As for your thumbs, there's some ghetto ways around it. You could get a matte screen coating, or (my super ghetto method) stick some tape on screen where the thumb pads are or just directly onto your thumbs. No clue if this will affect the coating at all since I'm still on a 3G.

And Bust A Move updated the balls so they're easier to tell apart and stuff, more like the old games where there was stuff inside the balls (old/new):

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wonderkins said:
1. Pretty lengthy discussion with Jonathan Ames, spanning three separate interviews.
2. Jonathan Ames reading Bored to Death; just over an hour.
3. A ~three minute film from Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs, and Catherine Keener reenacting a young Maurice Sendak's "abandonment" at the 1939 World's Fair.
4. Raw Water, story by Wells Tower.

That's all of the Small Chair content as of launch. App is $5.99 (includes first six months), and six month subscriptions are $4.99.
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One drag though, it doesn't include (if you buy it today [I think]) the first two weeks' of content (or the bonus?). It's six months from this week.

ETA: Picked up McSweeney's. No other content except the Ames Believer interview (no Bonus) but still, exceedingly lovely app. I've been off the McSweeeney's train for a long while but this is really appealing. Might actually get me back into a subscription!
 
FUCK! it's midnight here in the UK and I just tried to download car jack streets as it's free this weekend but I can't because it's being modified :S

Been busy otherwise I would have thought about grabbing it earlier.
 
Ok so I just installed iTunes on my new PC and tried to sync my iPhone to it, but I can't find my apps anymore.

I tried to redownload purchased apps like Word Ace Pro and iTunes recognizes my account, so I don't have to pay anything.

But why the fuck isn't there a list with all my purchased applications?! Does Apple think I'm gonna manually look for all my apps? Too bad I can't remember all ~100 apps.

If there is such a list please enlighten me.
 
Des0lar said:
Ok so I just installed iTunes on my new PC and tried to sync my iPhone to it, but I can't find my apps anymore.

I tried to redownload purchased apps like Word Ace Pro and iTunes recognizes my account, so I don't have to pay anything.

But why the fuck isn't there a list with all my purchased applications?! Does Apple think I'm gonna manually look for all my apps? Too bad I can't remember all ~100 apps.

If there is such a list please enlighten me.
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Go into your account and hit Purchase History.
 
So, which games does everyone currently have installed? For me:

Backbreaker
Bookworm
Car Jack Streets
The Creeps
The Deep
Dr. Awesome Plus+
DrawRace
Flight Control
Fling
Hero of Sparta
HR Battle
iSR
Minigore
Music Trivia
MustEatBirds
Paper Toss
Peter Und Vlad
Price is Right
Radio Flare
Roadkill Cafe
Real Soccer 09
StoneLoops! of Jurassica
Space Ninja
Tap Star
Tap Tap Revenge
Texas Tea
Toki Tori
Topple
Topple 2 Plus+
Unify
WordFu
 
Gloomfire said:
So, which games does everyone currently have installed?
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Music Quiz
Word Ace
Backbreaker
Radio Flare
Vector Ball
iSR
Words With Friends Free
Topple 2 Plus+
DinoSmash
Textropolis
Light Riders
Tatomic
Tunnel
Solitaire Siege
Mr. Driller
 
BenjaminBirdie said:
One drag though, it doesn't include (if you buy it today [I think]) the first two weeks' of content (or the bonus?). It's six months from this week.

ETA: Picked up McSweeney's. No other content except the Ames Believer interview (no Bonus) but still, exceedingly lovely app. I've been off the McSweeeney's train for a long while but this is really appealing. Might actually get me back into a subscription!
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Sorry! You are right about the availability of content. Any previous content before the date you purchase is unavailable. :(

Hopefully they'll change that, but I guess I'll concede to McSweeney's that it acts as an incentive to purchase now (i.e when you learn of the app) rather than later.
 
Costanza said:
Best Buy has $50 iTunes cards for $40 this week. Might pick one up...
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Too bad you have to pay tax on those best buy cards, I might hold off.
 
Gloomfire said:
So, which games does everyone currently have installed?
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WordAce Pro
Unify
2 Across
Squareball
Drop7
Strategery
HR BATTLE
ORBITAL
FlightControl
Skee-Ball
GD Swarm
DrawRace
DDR S
Dungeon Hunter
Canabalt
iBlast Moki
Isotope
Luxor
Words With Friends
Peggle
Pinball Dreams
Pinball Fantasies
Edge
Real Racing
Space Ninja
Spider
Alive4ever
HYBRID
Zenonia
Zen Bound
TowerBloxx
blastination
 
Got Car Jack Streets since it was on sale, and I already deleted it. I just couldn't justify playing a shitty dumbed down GTA clone when I can easily just grab my DS for Chinatown Wars

Loving Alive 4 Ever, Spider, Soosiz, and Ninjas Live though
 
Gloomfire said:
So, which games does everyone currently have installed?
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Peggle
Azkend
Dragon Portals
Stone Loops of Jurassica
Flight Control
Tap Tap Revenge
Tap Tap Revenge 2
Home Run Battle
iFighter
Alien Invader
Scramble
Word Play
That Word
Textropolis
TanZen
Choc Choc Pop
Crayon Ball
Blowfish
Falling Gems
iKromatix
Star Shower
Puzzle Bobble
Word Search
Word Ace
Flower Power
Dr. Awesome +
Glossy Touch
Sudoku
Wild West Pinball
Peter und Vlad
Sky Burger
Music Neon
Mevo & the Grooveriders
 
Des0lar said:
That's a start, but I still have to search and redownload every app manually. :(
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Yea, you'd think they'd have some list where you can download all the apps you've purchased with one click, or at least be able to toggle.
 
Hey guys..I'm up in Canada and just opened up a US ITunes account to purchase games...would the Best Buy Itunes Gift Card be the cheaper ITunes gift card option or can I buy ITunes Store Gift Card somewhere else for cheap. Just wanna buy something in the US store. Tired of Apple shafting Canada with shoddy products, songs and applications compared to the US I-Tunes store.
 
Gloomfire said:
So, which games does everyone currently have installed? For me:
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2 pages of games
  1. Backbreaker
  2. Hi, How Are You
  3. Caster
  4. Unify
  5. Gangstar
  6. Brothers in Arms
  7. Terminator
  8. Pandemonium
  9. Space Invaers Extreme
  10. Castle of Magic
  11. Silent Swords
  12. Soosiz
  13. Need for Speed
  14. iMech

and

  1. Cocoto Kart
  2. DinoSmash Online
  3. Bomber Online
  4. 9000BC
  5. Doodle Jump
  6. Fingeric
  7. iSR
  8. Radio Flare
  9. Flight Control
  10. Draw Race
  11. Leaf Bound
  12. Minigore
  13. Tap Tap
  14. Marble Blast
  15. Runner
  16. iTunnel 3D
 
I'm two pages too:

From memory:

Edge
Eliss
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene
Unify
Flight Control
Lion's Pride
The Creeps!
Real Racing
Tetris
Scrabble
Yahtzee Adventures
Word Ace Pro
Deep Green (Chess)
Xianqi (Chinese Chess)
Solebon (Solitaire)
ACT Sudoku

CivRev
Duke Nukem 3D
FlashBack
Monkey Island
Archon
Meteor Blitz
Geo Defense
GD Swarm
DDR S
Mr. Driller
Peggle
Snood
Dungeon Scroll
Twisty Text
Electric Box
Geared
 
Gloomfire said:
So, which games does everyone currently have installed? For me:
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3D Coaster
Alive4ever
Alphabetic
Blackjack
Boxed In
BrainTeaser
Car Jack
Civ Rev
CrackCode
Cross Light
DoodleJump
Electric Box
Fandango
Fieldrunners
FlightControl
GD Swarm
GearedFree
Hero Of Sparta
Hi How Are You
I Dig It
InfinityGene
KIL.A.TON
Lose It!
Memovator
Meteor Blitz FREE
MinMe
PAC-MAN
Peter & Vlad
Picross Touch Lite
Pirate Bay
Pocket God
QuestKnight
Ragdoll Lite
Roadkill Cafe
Rolando
Rollercoaster
Spider
StarRideFree
The Creeps!
Topple
Topple2+
Unify
Waterslide
WildWest
WordFu
WordJong
geoDefenseLite
 
Just bought Zenonia and Doodle Jump. Haven't tried the former, but maaan Doodle Jump really is hella addictive.

Also I'm hearing good things about Hero of Sparta and Dungeon Hunter, I'll probably check into those soon

Question though, how is Super Monkey Ball? I've heard the controls are iffy, but if they are managable I'm sure I'd get a lot of play time out of it
 
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