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iOS Gaming September 2013: Game Center looks like a bag of Skittles now
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Jedeye Sniv
Banned
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That's some crazy effort right there. I've just got a bunch of wooden shacks and a workshop. It's all about the digging for me, and upgrading my toys. I saw there's a GPS. I want a GPS dammit.
That's some crazy effort right there. I've just got a bunch of wooden shacks and a workshop. It's all about the digging for me, and upgrading my toys. I saw there's a GPS. I want a GPS dammit.
Haha. Maybe I'm being a little too ambitious here...
I haven't tried JJX because I thought the first one was lacking and now iOS has 'proper' Terraria. I'll probably give it a go at some point, but I just can't imagine it being anywhere near as good.
I honestly can't believe how quickly I've fallen back into a Terraria hole. I'm almost grateful for the lack of cloud saving because having my iPad world available on my phone would probably consume my every waking moment.
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That's some crazy effort right there. I've just got a bunch of wooden shacks and a workshop. It's all about the digging for me, and upgrading my toys. I saw there's a GPS. I want a GPS dammit.
I looked up the GPS in the Terraria Wiki and it says that it's a hardmode item only and that's not in the iOS version yet.
don't take it from me, I usually end up with a shack half buried in the mud and a mine shaft running to the gates of hades. I don't have the vision to build anything close to that.
I played a few hours of both JJX and Terraria last night on the Mini...
I still feel JJx has the better controls, you can rest the ipad on your lap and use one hand essentially, Terraria wants you to grip both sides but then constantly forces you to lift your hand off to select gear or build things.
They did well with what they had, but I think it still needs work.
I still feel JJx has the better controls, you can rest the ipad on your lap and use one hand essentially, Terraria wants you to grip both sides but then constantly forces you to lift your hand off to select gear or build things.
They did well with what they had, but I think it still needs work.
Didn't even know there was some kind of editor.
Still looks impressive though, I will never ever be able to build something like that!
chickdigger802
Banned
It works way better on iPhone. But then you lose screen :s
Yeah I didn't buy Terraria because I'd say it controls like an ass on iPhone (JJX on the other hand is perfect) - I really had a dilemma whether or not should I get it because I liked how "Castelvania-ey" the game felt (maybe because of the graphical style).
I wouldn't look at JJX as a Terraria's inferior clone - they have a lot in common but I think ultimately are quite different. I felt that Terraria has more focus on fighting mobs (hence Bosses) while JJX is more about crafting and extra activities like farming. Building is different and so is exploration.
The craft has been optionally simplified since the original JJ which streamlines that a lot - and now is more dependent on finding recipes which I really dig personally (but you can turn it off and experiment) You can still build awesome things, the difference lies in fidelity. I do wish the worlds were bigger, no oceans, no mountains is bit of a shame.
The best of it all is that JJX will be updated A LOT - as far as I know the difference between the JJ 1.0 and the recently updated one is quite huge, so the game will get even bigger with more features. Finally, multiplayer (though beware of griefers! apparently some w*nkers like to build big holes under your spawn point so don't bring too many items with you).
dream
Member
While complaining about my 100% reproducible (and possibly game-breaking) Terraria bug on TouchArcade, I noticed a thread about a clandestine SNES emulator hidden in this "file manager" app: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/remote-file-manager/id570412117?mt=8
I just bought it, but haven't tried it yet. Apparently, you just dump your roms onto Dropbox and open them with this app to play them. Someone said there's iCade support too...
edit: just tried it. Seems to work...
I just bought it, but haven't tried it yet. Apparently, you just dump your roms onto Dropbox and open them with this app to play them. Someone said there's iCade support too...
edit: just tried it. Seems to work...
More_Badass
Member
Has anyone played Ninjin?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id632085948?mt=8
It's free, with a 0.99 IAP to unlock the full game, and pretty fun. It's a mix of auto runner and dual stick with ninjas. You run automatically, move with left stick and attack/throw ninja stars with the right. Bosses, levels, endless mode. It's really fun and unfotunately the devs are getting really crappy sales.
Give it a try
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id632085948?mt=8
It's free, with a 0.99 IAP to unlock the full game, and pretty fun. It's a mix of auto runner and dual stick with ninjas. You run automatically, move with left stick and attack/throw ninja stars with the right. Bosses, levels, endless mode. It's really fun and unfotunately the devs are getting really crappy sales.
Give it a try
dakeedskee
Banned
Is it good? Do tell more.
We were a few, me included.
I agree it's incredibly addictive, say what you will about it's semi-upselling IAP nature, as a base game the gameplay formula just works. There's no "how long have you been playing" statistic, but I've played ~18,000 cards total so far at rank 20 (sounds like a lot to me!).
dream
Member
Well, it runs very well, and supports save states.
dakeedskee
Banned
Cool. Purchased. Saves me from buying the Supaboy. Thnx.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I'm really having a hard time giving an app like this access to my dropbox account :\
dakeedskee
Banned
Any way they could abuse it? I keep some personal pics on my dropbox..
So setup a second dropbox account with only snes roms in it?
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
why would you keep dickpix on you dropbox? Pervert.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I guess I'll do that. I just wish there was a way to copy the SMC files into this app's folder, instead of having to access them over the internet.
Get ready for Race Face with 2K Drive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2_uQJauBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2_uQJauBY
holy shit...That's the thing, I've never had a problem building anything in iOS Terraria so all I see are negatives (less granular control and just not looking as good) to the giant blocks of Junk Jack.
Had fun making my gray brick chest basement today. After my next exploration I wanna do some serious renovations to my home. Something like this but on a smaller scale:
biggyfries
Member
Doh! Missed out!
You can get Fairway Solitaire codes here:
iPad: http://slickgiveaway.fairwaysolitaire.com/859
iPhone: http://slickgiveaway.fairwaysolitaire.com/859
iPad: http://slickgiveaway.fairwaysolitaire.com/859
iPhone: http://slickgiveaway.fairwaysolitaire.com/859
Buttonbasher
Member
While complaining about my 100% reproducible (and possibly game-breaking) Terraria bug on TouchArcade, I noticed a thread about a clandestine SNES emulator hidden in this "file manager" app: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/remote-file-manager/id570412117?mt=8
I just bought it, but haven't tried it yet. Apparently, you just dump your roms onto Dropbox and open them with this app to play them. Someone said there's iCade support too...
edit: just tried it. Seems to work...
Looks like SiOS. I've been using that since the weird non-jailbreak loophole in July, and it's a really top notch SNES emulator. I replayed Earthbound using it, and had no issues. On iPhone it seems like RPGs work better than action games, just due to screen real estate, but it's a good one.
There's still a way to get it over the air without a jailbreak, if you set your date back (in the event this app goes away). I know emulator talk is allowed here, but I'd rather not risk going into it. It's not super difficult to find though.
Good SNES emulator though!
Universal? Or iPad only?
iPad only last I heard. Too much junk to cram into a phone-sized screen.
Hey guys, I really like survival games like Punch Quest, Ziggurat, TNNS and Slayin where the longer you survive, the more you'll come across new enemies, items and obstacles etc. Are there any other games like that out there? I would prefer if they weren't unlock focused but I'm not too fussed.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
It's not SiOS (it's SNES9X 1.57, siOS is different and based off 1.53) nor a very good emulator on anything lower than iPad 4/iPhone 5 (I guess it should be fine on those iDevices but I haven't tried it yet, so impressions are welcome from fellow gaffers).
Good enough for RPGs (playing Earthbound there at the moment, and it's decent although the jerkiness puts me off when out of battles and kinda pisses me off since the art is sooo beautiful) but inconsistent framerate makes for a disappointing experience even turning off auto frame skipping = 0 on any kind of platformer/shooter/most action games on, for example, iPad Mini.
dakeedskee
Banned
Wise man. Done.
Kinda OT but seeing as my 4s is kind of a big fat paperweight atm and i can't game at all it's kind of on topic xD.
So basically i did a trade where i gave my 4 + 100$ for only a lightly used 4s. As it turns out, the phone is locked (not even sure which carrier, i check with my tmobile and att sims and no go) and has been for the past week. The guy who i traded it with is dodging all attempts at me contacting him so i assume he purposefully scammed me. I know, i shouldn't have gone first, screw me for being trustworthy [It was done over the web/shipment].
Anyway does anyone have any connections whereas they could help me unlock or something? I guess i would be willing to pay if necessary. Sorry if off topic, kinda desperate here.
So basically i did a trade where i gave my 4 + 100$ for only a lightly used 4s. As it turns out, the phone is locked (not even sure which carrier, i check with my tmobile and att sims and no go) and has been for the past week. The guy who i traded it with is dodging all attempts at me contacting him so i assume he purposefully scammed me. I know, i shouldn't have gone first, screw me for being trustworthy [It was done over the web/shipment].
Anyway does anyone have any connections whereas they could help me unlock or something? I guess i would be willing to pay if necessary. Sorry if off topic, kinda desperate here.
Rekwest
Member
Well if you search on ebay there are unlocking services for barred phones - just ask the premium sellers around, they want your money so they should help you out. I saw offers like that on polish auction websites as well. This, or jailbreak. I am currently unlocking my phone cause I am absolutely sick of my carrier (seriously Vodafone in Ireland is beyond bad) and I hope I will have my phone unlocked no problem. It's like 30 euro but maybe cheaper/pricier depending on the carrier (I'd say try to find out to what carrier the phone is locked to).
chickdigger802
Banned
new touch arcade layout is shit.
and wow mecho wars hd? That brings back memories... one of the first original meaty ios games i recall.
and wow mecho wars hd? That brings back memories... one of the first original meaty ios games i recall.
Like the hat?
Banned
I don't get how there is no port of Rampart to ipad.
BenjaminBirdie
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