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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 22:06 
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you were succesful, and gort the biggest tower in my friendslist...

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hurrah, my wife did most of the work...


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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you were succesful, and gort the biggest tower in my friendslist...
Bigger than mine? :|


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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I played TinyTower and I thought it was hateful and horrible. Still can't understand the appeal of freemium games.

In better news Ticket to Ride for the iPad now has a pass and play mode for local multiplayer. So it's basically the full £35 boardgame + on line multiplayer for £3.99. It's awesome.

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Ooh, i shall have to add you
Oooh. That's a big one!

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Still can't understand the appeal of freemium games.
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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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it is hateful and horrible, but somehow strangely moreish....
i refuse to make any in-app purchases for it however.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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In better news Ticket to Ride for the iPad now has a pass and play mode for local multiplayer. So it's basically the full £35 boardgame + on line multiplayer for £3.99. It's awesome.



Ace! only I don't have an iPad.

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Dr Lave wrote:
I played TinyTower and I thought it was hateful and horrible. Still can't understand the appeal of freemium games.


Edit: double post.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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I played TinyTower and I thought it was hateful and horrible. Still can't understand the appeal of freemium games.


I just flat out don't give a shit about games that carry on in the background. Tamagotchis died in the 90s.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Oh man, Geodefence is so fucking hard.

Is probably my fave tower defence game though. It would be The Creeps but that's got the tilt super weapons which ruin it a bit for me.


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Oooh. That's a big one!

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Oooh. That's a big one!

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Half and hour Beex? For shame.


It is an epic erection though, you would have to agree..... :hat:


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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you were succesful, and gort the biggest tower in my friendslist...
Bigger than mine? :|


yup, he got 49 or so..

edit: 51,
by the way, you're not number two as well, revstu is in the 40s, which kinda funny considering his hate for warcraft.."it's doing a job you wouldn't want in normal life"

normally not into this sort of game as well, but this just is kinda captivating, week as we are for 8 bit graphics..
doing an in-app purchase would be defeating the point, wouldn't it? hope they will colour the iap-towers red after some time :)

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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From these descriptions, that Tower thing sounds a lot like Farmville...

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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From these descriptions, that Tower thing sounds a lot like Farmville...

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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It's as much a waste of time as any other form of game- no more, no less. My wife enjoys it and the graphics are nice, so it's earned its cost (zero)


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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markh wrote:
It's as much a waste of time as any other form of game- no more, no less. My wife enjoys it and the graphics are nice, so it's earned its cost (zero)


It's like a packet of Pringles, nice for the first few & then you know you must stop but can't.
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I downloaded this last night but haven't quite clicked with it yet. Shall see...

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Don't let it click, Mimi! Once the bastard thing has you in it's grasp, it's difficult to get back out of it again. Bastard, hateful thing. Although, like the others here, I so far haven't spent a penny playing it.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Tiny Tower is no more a pointless little timesink than many Xbox Live achievements are.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Tiny Tower is no more a pointless little timesink than many Xbox Live achievements are.

Exactly.

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Effing Plants vs Zombies effing Zen Garden cheevos... the worst of both worlds!!!!

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Effing Plants vs Zombies effing Zen Garden cheevos... the worst of both worlds!!!!

*grinds teeth and gives up*


Oh fucking totally this.

I don't even understand one of them as I had ten fully grown plants and it did fuck all. Getting all the plants seems to be about luck as well.

Plus the 'get three diamonds' one is an absolute cunt.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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I must have spun those reels a billion times with no luck.

I got the ten fully grown plants one easily enough. You have to have them at the same time, and I think they might also have to be 'happy'.

The 'all plants' one can fuck right off. I've not even seen most of 'em.

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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My girlfriend has been playing Tiny Tower. I want to throw her iPhone out the window. She's constantly checking it. Also, on the night she got it, it fucking woke us up at 2AM with a notification. Fuck off, Tiny Tower.


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My girlfriend has been playing with my Tiny Tower.

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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Why is Grand Prix Story not out on iOS yet?

I have an Android phone (on which platform the game is available), but I don't want to be playing bastard games on it. Dammit.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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AtrocityExhibition wrote:
Why is Grand Prix Story not out on iOS yet?


Yep I'm waiting on this also


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Why is Grand Prix Story not out on iOS yet?


Yep I'm waiting on this also


I'm checking every day, it's been on Android for a couple of weeks now.

There's technically nothing stopping me putting it on my phone, but sometimes I really need my phone for calls when I'm out on site, I can't afford to be running the battery down to 50% playing a game and then need to to talk on the thing for an hour as the battery goes flat, which is why I carry around my phone and iTouch with me - split the duties out.


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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Why is Grand Prix Story not out on iOS yet?


Yep I'm waiting on this also


I'm checking every day, it's been on Android for a couple of weeks now.

There's technically nothing stopping me putting it on my phone, but sometimes I really need my phone for calls when I'm out on site, I can't afford to be running the battery down to 50% playing a game and then need to to talk on the thing for an hour as the battery goes flat, which is why I carry around my phone and iTouch with me - split the duties out.


Yes and this is why I have the ipod touch - separate from my mobile phone


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 Post subject: Re: iOS gaming thread
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iOS prices just went up in the UK across the board. If you're in Aus, Japan or Switzerland, the opposite happened.


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iOS prices just went up in the UK across the board. If you're in Aus, Japan or Switzerland, the opposite happened.

1.19 to 1.49 and 3.99 to 4.99 is a steep rise


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gospvg wrote:
CraigGrannell wrote:
iOS prices just went up in the UK across the board. If you're in Aus, Japan or Switzerland, the opposite happened.

1.19 to 1.49 and 3.99 to 4.99 is a steep rise


Is anyone surprised?

Exactly the same thing happened in the early 90's when VAT rose from 15% to 17.5%. Remember how game pricing changed?

This time Apple absorbed the initial rise instead of producing the odd prices like £3.04 for a £2.99 game as per 1992, but what eventually happened was a £2.99 game became a £3.99 game etc. Same has happened again.


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Don't let it click, Mimi! Once the bastard thing has you in it's grasp, it's difficult to get back out of it again. Bastard, hateful thing. Although, like the others here, I so far haven't spent a penny playing it.

I blame Romanista for the fact it is 2am and I am waiting for my ice-cream to arrive before I restock it so I can get to sleep…

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Don't let it click, Mimi! Once the bastard thing has you in it's grasp, it's difficult to get back out of it again. Bastard, hateful thing. Although, like the others here, I so far haven't spent a penny playing it.

I blame Romanista for the fact it is 2am and I am waiting for my ice-cream to arrive before I restock it so I can get to sleep…


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Zio wrote:
Don't let it click, Mimi! Once the bastard thing has you in it's grasp, it's difficult to get back out of it again. Bastard, hateful thing. Although, like the others here, I so far haven't spent a penny playing it.

I blame Romanista for the fact it is 2am and I am waiting for my ice-cream to arrive before I restock it so I can get to sleep…


mm, i guess i should have warned you, but didn't animal crossing have that effect too :)

made a little blog post about it..http://ricklindeman.nl/files/97ef6534f3 ... 9-594.html

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I tried to download Tiny Tower and it got stuck on 'Installing' for ages. So I turned the phone off and on again, and it is now saying 'Waiting' all the time instead. Going back to the app store says it is already installed.

Screw you.

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syncing might help with that...

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syncing might help with that...


Hmm, not going to be near my computer until Friday. Thanks though.

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chinnyhill10 wrote:
Is anyone surprised? Exactly the same thing happened in the early 90's when VAT rose from 15% to 17.5%. Remember how game pricing changed? This time Apple absorbed the initial rise instead of producing the odd prices like £3.04 for a £2.99 game as per 1992, but what eventually happened was a £2.99 game became a £3.99 game etc. Same has happened again.

It's nothing to do with that—it's due to Apple deciding it's had enough of App Store content being priced at an exchange rate close to $2 to £1, which is what the rate was when the iOS store launched. Sterling tanked shortly afterwards, but Apple never changed the pricing. More here. The opposite's happened in Australia, where the currency has massively strengthened of late, putting its prices at almost double what the US ones were.


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Don't let it click, Mimi! Once the bastard thing has you in it's grasp, it's difficult to get back out of it again. Bastard, hateful thing. Although, like the others here, I so far haven't spent a penny playing it.

I blame Romanista for the fact it is 2am and I am waiting for my ice-cream to arrive before I restock it so I can get to sleep…


mm, i guess i should have warned you, but didn't animal crossing have that effect too :)

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I tried to download Tiny Tower and it got stuck on 'Installing' for ages. So I turned the phone off and on again, and it is now saying 'Waiting' all the time instead. Going back to the app store says it is already installed.

Screw you.


Delete it and re-download it, or tap the icon and see if it re-starts.

Or, alternatively, don't give in to it :P

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Mimi wrote:
Longines Symphonette wrote:
I tried to download Tiny Tower and it got stuck on 'Installing' for ages. So I turned the phone off and on again, and it is now saying 'Waiting' all the time instead. Going back to the app store says it is already installed.

Screw you.


Delete it and re-download it, or tap the icon and see if it re-starts.

Or, alternatively, don't give in to it :P


It cannot be deleted. I can get it to wiggle, but no little X appears. And tapping the icon just makes it go grey momentarily. I will try synching it when I'm back home, and then spend the entire weekend doing nothing but get addicted to this.

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I have that happen on my iPod Touch and I find that turning the thing off and on again seems to sort it.


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Jeff Minter's new game is on the AppStore now - Deflex.

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I have that happen on my iPod Touch and I find that turning the thing off and on again seems to sort it.


I have done this again, just in case.

Still no dice. :(

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