THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: EmCeeGrammar on December 29, 2009, 02:04:19 PM

Title: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 29, 2009, 02:04:19 PM: I'm wondering if there's anything on the ipod app store that's playable. I like my waggle box, but the super monkey ball game I got sucks because, as expected, you mess up your view of the action by tilting the screen. Goodbye eight dollars (or did I miss the demo option???) I guess I'm okay with finger prodding as long as its not too demanding with alot of shit happening at once.
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: Beezy on December 29, 2009, 02:17:44 PM: I thought you bought a 360/PS3/gaming PC, but at least you finally upgraded from the Wii.
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 29, 2009, 02:28:18 PM: I bought it for playing music. But if there are any time wasters that aren't completely stupid, that would be nice to know.
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Post by: demi on December 29, 2009, 02:28:38 PM: *cricket*
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 29, 2009, 02:36:36 PM: Except I bought the wii for the wagglewand, not just mario. :wag

And I knew exactly how demi was going to respond. Getting so predictable son.
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Post by: Kestastrophe on December 29, 2009, 02:40:02 PM: Geo Defense Swarm, Robocalypse, and the Dexter game are decent (though I haven't put much time into any of them). There was an iPhone/Touch gaming thread floating around
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Post by: Joe Molotov on December 29, 2009, 02:44:03 PM: Wolfenstein RPG
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Post by: demi on December 29, 2009, 02:49:12 PM: *cricket*
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 29, 2009, 03:02:20 PM: Quote from: Borys on December 29, 2009, 02:48:07 PM
Nice upgrade from the Wii's 1999 hardware.

So far everything just looks like high rez ds stuff.
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 29, 2009, 03:26:53 PM: try the real racing demo, then come back and say that

i'll make you a nice list of neat games/apps later on this evening
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Post by: huckleberry on December 29, 2009, 03:55:13 PM: get N.O.V.A.

just bought it a few hours ago (only perk for being on my deathbed sick) and it is pretty fun - mp anyway. Have not played single player yet.
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: pilonv1 on December 29, 2009, 05:21:53 PM: :bow CANABALT :bow2

Draw Race
Geo Defense/Geo Defense Swarm
I Dig It
Flight Control
Home Run Battle
Star Defense

all great games
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: drew on December 29, 2009, 06:12:50 PM: theres this one vertical platformer where you tilt the phone to land on platforms thast are scattered around and keep going up level by level that is pretty fucking awesome
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Post by: drew on December 30, 2009, 01:59:25 AM: yeah i have no idea, i played it on a friends phone, and i cant check because im on windows and dont have itunes
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Post by: Don Flamenco on December 30, 2009, 02:08:31 AM: you missed Drop7, the best puzzle game. also the only iphone game i still play
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 30, 2009, 10:29:05 AM: Quote from: a slime appears on December 30, 2009, 08:50:53 AM
Quote from: Kranz Fafka on December 30, 2009, 02:08:31 AM
you missed Drop7, the best puzzle game. also the only iphone game i still play

Funny you mention that. While I was searching for the best Sudoku app the other day I found this game. I haven't played it yet though.

Also, my list is missing a bunch of simulators and other wacky games which I had forgotten about. There are all sorts of wacky jappy including dating and pachinko sims, remakes of PC classics, to flying and social sims.

Therein lies the iTunes AppStore's biggest issue; a massive amount of content with no simple way to organize or parse it. There are so many great games that lie hidden under the mountain of garbage. Even within your own App catalogue there isn't a simple way to organize them yourself. It's just a massive window with all your apps in it.

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All that work and not even a thanks from EmCeeGrammar :'(
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THANKS

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Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 30, 2009, 10:38:36 AM: do you guys play your iphones a lot? I've bought a lot of stuff, mostly on sale/$.99, but I barely use it for games. Same for a lot of people I know with them.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2009, 11:06:51 AM: Slime covered (heh) most of the stuff I would've suggested, but I'll add a few.

Dungeon Hunter, which is basically Diablo in your pocket.
Mevo and the Grooveriders, a fun rhythm/platform game.
Alive4Ever, twin-stick Zombie shooter with RPG elements
Undead Attack! Pinball - remember Pinball of the Dead on the GBA? Pretty much.
Hi, How Are You? - weird, fun platform/puzzle game based on the art and music of Daniel Johnston
UniWar, awesome TBS game.

I'll also mention a couple of neat/useful apps you should check out:

Stanza - this is a ereader app, and it's free. Compatible with a ton of ereader formats. iPhone/Touch makes a surprisingly decent book reader once you tweak your brightness/font/background.

Comiczeal, a comic book reader.

Both of these use desktop programs to transfer/convert files to your iPod, but they're both extremely easy to use.
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 30, 2009, 11:12:54 AM: I'll probably check out some of the pinball stuff you guys recommended, first.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2009, 11:20:28 AM: Wild West and The Deep Pinball are both free for the holidays!
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Post by: demi on December 30, 2009, 11:36:26 AM: Casuals
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2009, 11:39:25 AM: i pretty much download anything that goes free for a "limited time"

if i hate it i can always delete it

also emcee you need to bookmark www.appshopper.com to track all the price changes
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2009, 11:55:57 AM: mevo and the grooveriders is also free for the holidays - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mevo-the-grooveriders/id318591840?mt=8
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 31, 2009, 12:34:32 AM: A few questions

-my ipod is set to the correct time, but it says I live in Cupertino, CA. When I try to set it to my city the time is 3 hours ahead. Any idea how to fix this?
-do only certain apps have demos? The only time I can find a demo is if I search under the free tab. If I just try to select an app I can see some screens, info, and the buy button but never see a demo button.
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Post by: cool breeze on December 31, 2009, 12:53:48 AM: do you still need to enter a credit card number when using the itune store?
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 31, 2009, 01:10:26 AM: I just use my itunes account. It just asks for my password.
Title: Re: I finally have a nice thing!
Post by: Moran on December 31, 2009, 01:10:39 AM: Quote from: Kranz Fafka on December 30, 2009, 10:38:36 AM
do you guys play your iphones a lot? I've bought a lot of stuff, mostly on sale/$.99, but I barely use it for games. Same for a lot of people I know with them.

I've had my phone for over a year now and still haven't downloaded a single game, mainly use it for browsing and as an ipod but after seeing these recommendations I might try a few freebies.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 04, 2010, 11:13:12 AM: Let's Golf (Gameloft's Hot Shots knockoff) is free for today:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lets-golf/id307901758?mt=8