No, you do have to allow it to modify your device (to place a tracking thing or something for their site) - but these sites have tens of thousands of users and I've never heard about any problems. If it was spyware, it'd be known I'm sure.
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The iOS Gaming Thread January 2013: We beat the apocalypse without buttons!
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No, you do have to allow it to modify your device (to place a tracking thing or something for their site) - but these sites have tens of thousands of users and I've never heard about any problems. If it was spyware, it'd be known I'm sure.
CrashPrime
Member
This is free, and will be pulled.
If you have any interest in getting MAME on your iOS 6 device, this is the time.
Do not delay.
Compatible with most (all?) of the 0.139u1 romset
bestpersonevar
Member
Very cool. I went to install Free My Apps and it said something about "installing a profile" and I've never seen that before.
DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
So glad I saw this post! I'm playing Irem's Under Cover Cops on my iPad mini/iPhone 5! This is the real deal folks! Hurry!
As much as I love Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes on XBLA , the iPhone version has so many issues. Probably fine on iPad though.
For one, this is the most useless menu in the history of menus:
For the two people who have tried to stat an online async game with them, it crashes when it tries to load the game.
Everything is tiny. Removing units is almost impossible since you can't see them behind your finger.
The text is super small. You can barely read it. I dare not think what it looks like on a 3GS.
Quickly mocked up, but I'd prefer a slightly zoomed in style to allow movement easier.
This is the current game:
But if it were either:
I'd enjoy it so much more.
For one, this is the most useless menu in the history of menus:
For the two people who have tried to stat an online async game with them, it crashes when it tries to load the game.
Everything is tiny. Removing units is almost impossible since you can't see them behind your finger.
The text is super small. You can barely read it. I dare not think what it looks like on a 3GS.
Quickly mocked up, but I'd prefer a slightly zoomed in style to allow movement easier.
This is the current game:
But if it were either:
I'd enjoy it so much more.
They all do that to verify that you are actually running the apps once you download them. There's nothing to worry about.
Hah, so you can. Had no idea. Certainly makes it easier now.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
How's Baldur's Gate iOS?
As someone new to the series, I found it pretty amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and planning to replay it at some point in the future.
Mike Works
Member
Downloaded Gridlee, now what? I have no idea what MAME is.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
I recently picked a mini, only had it a few days but I absolutely love it!
Any how, being a first time ios user I'm on the look out for some good 'cheap' games, preferably free, didn't there used to be an ios mega-thread a while back? I couldn't find it, I wouldn't mind skimming through it to see what I've missed out on.
Any how, being a first time ios user I'm on the look out for some good 'cheap' games, preferably free, didn't there used to be an ios mega-thread a while back? I couldn't find it, I wouldn't mind skimming through it to see what I've missed out on.
krypt0nian
Banned
Check wiki for basics, then read this to add files to the app. Compatible with most (all?) of the 0.139u1 romset.
Is this working with iCade? If so it's better than the earlier release of iMAME. If not, not so much.
This claims YES! - http://toucharcade.com/2013/01/26/mame-is-back-in-the-app-store-for-now-with-gridlee/
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Yes, thank you based valdeita loureiro! I actually tried to contact the other guy who did it last time to just ask him to do this same thing. Rename it, bundle it with a game to fool them, put it back up, and who cares, lots of people will get it before it's taken down, as long as there are no consequences for him. But his site's contact form thing seemed to be broken.
Don't need to wait for jailbreaks now. Gonna put it on my brother in law's iPad2 and the iCade I bought.
Edit: I tested some games to see the iPad 2 performance, I thought they'd be demanding but all were smooth!
Having never used iMAME before I'm genuinely impressed with the interface, performance, options, the whole package.
It's less fiddly than on PC, even, in my opinion at least. If iCade support is as good as the rest it's going to be sweeeeeeeet.
Don't need to wait for jailbreaks now. Gonna put it on my brother in law's iPad2 and the iCade I bought.
Edit: I tested some games to see the iPad 2 performance, I thought they'd be demanding but all were smooth!
Having never used iMAME before I'm genuinely impressed with the interface, performance, options, the whole package.
It's less fiddly than on PC, even, in my opinion at least. If iCade support is as good as the rest it's going to be sweeeeeeeet.
aight, thanks
I still wonder if I ever get to play pokemon on my ipad. (without jailbreaking it)
Btw this probably deserves a thread so more of GAF gets it before it's pulled.
Make it a Gridlee |OT| of MAME on your iOS or something
Dump the Gridlee description at first then the important things about it being iMAME with iCade support
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=510216
Did my best.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
This. Me and Pray are iOS GAF's two BG converts, we both played it start to end. It's incredible, and if you've not played before I 100% endorse it. As long as you like REALLY hard games
I have this in the OP, same method applies as the Roms are probably in the Documents folder of the app, or easy enough to find.
I gave Ghostbusters a try for about 40 minutes, it's what you'd normally find in a game with basic gameplay and pay + wait incentives. Combat feels a little clumsy, characters get stacked on top of each other too often and you drag a character to move and drag to attack instead of tapping. It was an interesting idea at least, like a lot of effort was put into a bad design.
One Foul Note
Member
Exactly same impression. I do like the fact that they have made at least a vague effort to make an active combat system rather then just 'wait 40 minutes while your Ghostbusters clear the stage.' But the outcome is certainly very janky and difficult to manage. The only saving grace was that it was so easy that I didn't need to really actively control my guys.
I know this probably isn't the best thread to ask, but... does anyone here recommend a website where I can buy US iTunes Gift Cards (with digital delivery) with a foreign international credit card (in my case, Brazil)? There's some great content I want to purchase which is only available on the US store...
edit: Can I trust this website? PC Game Supply
edit: Can I trust this website? PC Game Supply
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
One step at the time, I'm not promising any timeframe at all at this time but that's the idea
Also thanks for the offer via pm!
I do know you dante, you're also on my PSN friends list
10000000 is the Canabalt dude's new game, right? I hear is pretty cool
Apparently this one uses MAME 0.139u1 so it uses a newer romset with more games (Battle Garegga!) supported than that version of iMame for all that hit the appstore last year which used MAME 0.137b iirc?
Curious if it has iCade support and if it shows a proper MAME UI if you load up a different games from the romlist.
Can't download over cellular network now, app's > 50MB
Yup it's weird. Deleted it. Some games just don't work as freemiums.
Epicus.Furor
Member
I've been searching for a puzzle game and I found...
Slugterra: Slug it Out!
Sleek presentation and fast paced gameplay.
Those slugs are great
Its a story driven puzzle game, wish it had multiplayer.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slugterra-slug-it-out!/id561577469?mt=8
Slugterra: Slug it Out!
Sleek presentation and fast paced gameplay.
Those slugs are great
Its a story driven puzzle game, wish it had multiplayer.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slugterra-slug-it-out!/id561577469?mt=8
Rekwest
Member
$100 iTunes gift card for $85 at Best Buy http://t.co/R3PzaHGC
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Before I miss out on this I want to clarify all I need for the MAME situation is the download of something called Gridlee?
Deputy Dangle
Member
Looking at it right now on my phone, and it's free. Downloading now.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
Dungelot is pure bliss !!
Sye d'Burns
Member
That's the gist of it
Why the fuck aren't new apps utilizing iCloud? Most recently, Heroes and Castles needs to have that shit. I'm tired of non-universal apps (fuck you TWEWY) and apps that think people want to be restricted to one device only. Thank you LORD for Clash of Heroes having it, or I might lose my mind.
/AppStore
Ah, finally time to pick it, I really enjoyed the flash version and was waiting for more content.
This game is addictive!
Devs have gone on record stating it's incredibly cumbersome and involving to implement it, so many of them just don't bother. Don't blame the developers.
dream
Member
I could swear Heroes and Castles supports iCloud...
GeekyDad
Member
Just goes to show, heaven is different for everybody. I found it to be pure decent.
Holy crap it does. It wasn't working for me earlier.
Sye d'Burns
Member
The major reason I know of is the tiny file size limit that Apple imposes on cloud saves, which can make iCloud support out of the question for some games.
So after playing Clash of Heroes for a while, I would say it needs some work:
A lot of icons and assets are very low resolutions, like the loading screens showing the main characters and icons above characters heads.
The controls are pretty much the worst. Selecting a unit to delete sometimes is very unresponsive and needs several tries until I get the circle to fill up completely. Moving around the map is often extremely awkward as the characters has tendencies to move in completely opposite directions unless I am very, very specific with my tapping. Moving off the edge of the map is a pain as it requires you to tap absolutely right next to the spot they are standing, too far off and they just move in a opposite direction.
Also once in a while when saving my game, it has a tendency to add a couple of hours to my gametime, I am currently up at 327 hours total playtime while still being at just the first campaign.
I am really happy with having a portable version of Clash of Heroes, but this needs some fixing.
A lot of icons and assets are very low resolutions, like the loading screens showing the main characters and icons above characters heads.
The controls are pretty much the worst. Selecting a unit to delete sometimes is very unresponsive and needs several tries until I get the circle to fill up completely. Moving around the map is often extremely awkward as the characters has tendencies to move in completely opposite directions unless I am very, very specific with my tapping. Moving off the edge of the map is a pain as it requires you to tap absolutely right next to the spot they are standing, too far off and they just move in a opposite direction.
Also once in a while when saving my game, it has a tendency to add a couple of hours to my gametime, I am currently up at 327 hours total playtime while still being at just the first campaign.
I am really happy with having a portable version of Clash of Heroes, but this needs some fixing.
EleventhDoctor
Banned
That was my first impression but after about 15 minutes it "clicked" for me.
Gamecocks625
Member
Hey Halfbrick guys, any plans on an update to Monster Dash? Just curious.
On another note, I saw where Table Top Racing got approved and is coming this Thursday. It's by some of the guys involved with the Wipeout games on the PS1.
On another note, I saw where Table Top Racing got approved and is coming this Thursday. It's by some of the guys involved with the Wipeout games on the PS1.
toddhunter
Member
This. Me and Pray are iOS GAF's two BG converts, we both played it start to end. It's incredible, and if you've not played before I 100% endorse it. As long as you like REALLY hard games
The best part is BG is actually a relatively poor game compared to its sequel and other similar titles. Good times ahead.
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