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Game Gripper

I bought the EVO Shift in part because I wanted to play emulated games. A company called Game Gripper makes these pretty cool attachments to use with physical keyboards. It is basically a button overlay that is shaped and functions like a console controller. I put a picture of one below. They have gotten pretty good reviews. If you are interested in the attachment you should head over to the Game Gripper website and put in a request. I don't know how many requests they need before they produce a Game Gripper but the more they get the better the chances they will produce one. The EVO Shift is actually listed on their request form so maybe they are developing or getting ready to develop one already. You don't even have to enter your email or anything.
http://www.game-gripper.com/Articles.asp?ID=245
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Check this out:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/game-gripper-going-bluetooth-just-needs-a-little-funding-video/
Looks like they won't need to make phone specific versions anymore.
^ Shift Faced

Wow, that's cool. The only turn off for me would be the normal one is $15 and that one is around $50. I would definitly be interested in it if I didn't have a keyboard though.

True. But you wouldn't have to buy a new one if you got a new phone. I like that.
^ Shift Faced

But I'd much rather have a cheaper piece that just snaps on to the keyboard, then it doesn't require an app/having the bluetooth radio on. Emulators burn enough battery as is.

I put in a request for this this morning before even seeing this post. Looks like great minds think alike. I came from the EVO just so I could have a keyboard for emulated games...

I sent a request for it a while ago and they told me to keep checking that it would become available at some point.

Anyone have an update at all on this? I am dying to get a game gripper on my phone.

I just got a shift, coming from a Samsung Moment, and was trying to remember what the company was called making these. I don't think it took long for when they had the Samsung Moment request form up and when they started to make them.

I was looking at these earlier this week (I fell in love with psx4droid) and there is probubly no chance they're going to make one of these for the shift. I mean common, this isn't the most popular phone, I wish it was though.
Btw the emulators gensoid, n64iod, gameboid, every ____oid have all been removed from the market, but they are FREE on the slideme appstore. Don't worry they were put on by the dev, not pirated.
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No I'm not using Tapatalk... I'm using the XDA Premium app, cause I got balls.

I have been using the Tiger emulators since they are free but allow you save states. They are still available.

I like the tiger ones better. And fpse is a far better ps emulator. Stuck with N64oid though.

Put in my request for one this would really be awesome.

saiyandide said:
Put in my request for one this would really be awesome.
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Nice, hopefully they eventually make one for us. The Epic had one at this point in it's life cycle so we'll see.

Don't Think...
To my knowledge, when I play emulated games, it will only register 2 keys at once, I can push a third, but it doesn't do anything, even if I have it registered. I don't think a physical one is possible cause of this, but a bluetooth one (assuming we can find one that sends the correct frequency for those still stuck on the gb update) would work just fine.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I may just have a faulty unit, or there is something we can do like the epic users did to stop them from dropping keys when they typed too fast, that might help us here is I'm not the only one with this problem.

Vendetta online

i saw the vendetta online on xoom trailer,and i want to play it badly,anyone got a release date or beta test date?

Says coming April 2011 on the Tegra Zone app.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App

The devs say it should be launching soon!!!!
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App

In the meantime you can play the PC/Mac/Linux version. I just signed up online and I'm trying it out tonight. Game looks like Freelancer (great PC game), but online...which is amazing.
Start your journey so you can make the jump when it comes in April! (Seen on Tegra Zone). XD

lol thats what i thought,i love freelancer,and play in one of the multiplayer mods, and i am starting to play it on my pc for now,but i want motion control1!!!!lol

It's available !
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guildsoftware.vendetta
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So I was kinda hyped about it,cause im a freelancer fanatic, and space fighters are my thing, and the thought of controlling a space fighter with my xoom is well, kinda hot? Anyways, so I was thinking, maybe I got my hopes up, and was expecting to much from this game? Or maybe It was my expectations that were to high...But as I sit and play this game on my Xoom, and 100% sure my thoughts were wrong, this game is amazing, everything I was looking for in a space fighter on the Xoom!

game is out as of today. Was gonna make a new thread. But desided to revive this one

I'm a fan of space flight and something on the Xoom could be pretty neat (but not sure about the controls.)
However, one of the reviews mentions a trial and subscription? Whats up with that? Buying the app plus paying a subscription to play? I haven't found the details yet but I'm lookin...
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Found a preview through a link on the vendetta website. $10 monthly subscription.

Sirchuk said:
I'm a fan of space flight and something on the Xoom could be pretty neat (but not sure about the controls.)
However, one of the reviews mentions a trial and subscription? Whats up with that? Buying the app plus paying a subscription to play? I haven't found the details yet but I'm lookin...
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Its an mmo. Most all mom's require a subscription

Legacystar said:
Its an mmo. Most all mom's require a subscription
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How many MMO's are available for mobile devices?
They should go the micro-transaction route like pocket legends. Pay for what you want to do. You spend a lot of time playing, you spend more money, a little time, a little money. The model has proved extremely profitable for them. 40-50% more profitable on Android than iOS too, as announced earlier today.
It looks neat and all, but I'm not going to buy an app that requires a subscription for a game that I would likely only play intermittently.
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Also, PC players are in the same world? I foresee a lot of Xoom users getting their asses beat down pretty hard.
I wonder if the subscription at least is transferable to the PC. ie, play on either device? I dunno..still hard to swallow for a game released in I think 2002?

The Android Version includes:
" Single-Player "Free Play" mode: after completing the tutorial, a free-play sandbox sector becomes available, letting you perfect your flying technique and enjoy minigames while offline. This feature will be expanded in future patches, and will permanently be available to anyone with the game installed, regardless of whether they ever choose to subscribe. Enjoy!"

If you want this game just google the apki have it running on my galaxy s it kind of boring and there only a 16 hour trail what that all about

[GAME] Banzai Birds - [R] - 2011/07/21 - [V] 1.0.0.0

My new game Banzai Birds has hit the Windows Phone Marketplace, and the best news is that I have decided to make it free!
The first episode consists of 20 challenging levels of dodging, diving and fleeing (from evil owls) each testing your timing and reflexes using the accelerometer .
Two additional episodes updates are to follow, each with 20 levels, gameplay updates and new graphics.
I'm taking suggestions for improvements for the next episodes so if you have any cracking ideas lets have them!
thanks all!
Zune:http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=4085396b-6397-47cf-99e2-4c694b943c9e
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1B2m3cI0uA

I couldn't find it in the marketplace, so I followed your link. Is it not available in the EU (Germany)? I can't download it ("Download" never appears on my phone).

Localhorst86 said:
I couldn't find it in the marketplace, so I followed your link. Is it not available in the EU (Germany)? I can't download it ("Download" never appears on my phone).
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Yes it's really annoying. Microsoft's new publishing system requests a Content Rating for submitted apps for each country you want to publish to. not all countries require a rating, unfortunately Germany is one.
if you can side load go here...
http://www.mobileleaderboards.com/sire-assemblies/BanzaiBirds.rar
If you like it please review.
thanks!

Why, thank you. That is some good information to have. I'll sideload your game later, probably.
By "requests content rating", what exactly do you mean? How do you get your content rating? Will this mean that games will come delayed to those markets? Does MS offer this "service" to its developers, or do you have to get it yourself?

I need to read up on it a little more to see what I need to do / get around it.
Here in the UK we have U rating for kids and 18 rating for adult content but its not a requirement for games hence I could sell my unrated app in the UK.
I guess Germany requires a rating of some sort for games?

Yes, in Germany you need to have a USK Rating on games you sell (0, 6, 12, 16, 18), but I never knew this was needed for "digital distribution" as well.
Anyways, afaiu, the USK rating board has to review your game and, at least that's how it seems to me, this takes several months... But I am not too familiar with the whole process, so I can't tell for sure. Surely, MS must provide you with information about this... I just hope this is not the end of games for my WP7 because they'd make it hard for developers to get the rating..?
EDIT: I now checked the USK Site. Currently, games can only obtain a USK rating if they are provided on physical media (DVD, CD etc.), not digitaly distributed games (allthough, they can get the rating as well, if they are additionally provided on physical media). They are *planning* to extend this to "non-physical" games, but haven't yet done so... So, not sure what I should make of that.

http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/t/87527.aspx
Looks like it could be a while. Ridiculous really Germany is a good source for downloads

Thanks all for your suggestions.
I have upgraded Banzai Birds now at V1.1, changing the initial level designs, new graphics and better parachute control.
Get your update now!
Zune : http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=4085396b-6397-47cf-99e2-4c694b943c9e
Twitter : @Sire_Assemblies
Facebook: Sire Assemblies
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UPDATED Version for sideloading
Hi all, for those that require side loading to play Banzai Birds here is the link for the upgrade>>
http://www.mobileleaderboards.com/sire-assemblies/banzaiBirds.rar
Version 1.1

After a WP7 marketplace bug fix, Banzai Birds is now available in Germany!
http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=4085396b-6397-47cf-99e2-4c694b943c9e

This is a realy nice Game. I love it.
Thank you, that is the game for free.

Have you reviewed it on the marketplace?
us developers need all the help we can get

yes, it's true.

very nice game!

[Android 2.1+][Game] Anti-Squish

Preface:
Owners of Galaxy S series devices will likely know me as the developer of the free open-source firmware flashing tool suite, Heimdall. What a lot of you probably wouldn't know is that until very recently I worked as a professional freelance game developer, typically being involved in medium-to-large-scale 3D FPS and action games. It's even less likely that you would know that late last year I tried my hand at creating my first 2D Android casual game, Anti-Squish.
About Anti-Squish:
Anti-Squish is an addictive touch controlled casual game. Your goal is to score points by helping flies starting on the left or right side of the screen safely make their way to the opposite side. Prevent them from colliding with each other and make sure they don’t get SQUISHED!
Use the in-built high score system to compete with friends on the one device, or upload your scores online to compete world-wide.
Anti-Squish comes with three main game modes plus one additional unlockable mode:
Classic (Easy, Medium and Hard):
You have 5 lives. See how high you can make your score before running out of lives. Different difficulties adjust how often flies spawn and how often swatters appear.
Rush (1 Minute, 2 Minutes and 3 Minutes):
You have a time limit and unlimited lives. See how high you can make your score before running out of time. The quicker you save flies the faster they will appear. Your score grows much faster if you save multiple flies in a row without letting any die.
Survival:
You have only one life. See how long you can survive without letting a single fly die. The game gets progressively harder over time as you save more flies. Your score grows faster the longer you survive.
Hidden/Unlockable Game Mode: (???)
A bit of detective work should get you the name of this game mode. However you’ll have to unlock it to find out what it is… or ask someone else, but that spoils the fun!
Lite vs. Full Version:
The Lite version only includes easy and medium difficulties for the Classic gameplay mode. The hard difficulty for Classic mode and the other gameplay modes are only available in the full version.
The Lite version still allows you to upload your scores online for the game modes in which you have access to.
Screenshots:
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The original version of Anti-Squish and Anti-Squish Lite was made available in November 2010. However it was only a week ago that the game received a complete graphical make-over. The make-over replaced all my terrible programmer art with the beautiful graphics you see above. Props go to Amora Leite for producing such wonderful artwork. The graphical update also included a few minor functional improvements and the game mode available in the Lite edition was changed from "Rush" to "Classic".
Anti-Squish is our first ever Android game. We're hoping for at least a small amount of success so that we'll be able to produce larger games and applications in future.
Links:
Market Links (Android Device):
Anti-Squish (~$2.00 AUD)
Anti-Squish Lite (Free)
Market Links (PC):
Anti-Squish (~$2.00 AUD)
Anti-Squish Lite (Free)
Anti-Squish Product Page @ Glass Echidna's Homepage

It looks very funny. I like this game~
Thanks for your sharing.

chiuzw said:
It looks very funny. I like this game~
Thanks for your sharing.
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I'm glad you like it

[FREE & AD-FREE][GAME]Soar -A Crazy Ship Shooter with intense battles![U]July 8, 2012

[FREE & AD-FREE][GAME]Soar -A Crazy Ship Shooter with intense battles![U]July 8, 2012
Byte Code Canada announces Soar, a new Windows Phone Game to the marketplace.
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Soar is a WP7 game built around flying space ships, dodging asteroids, and saving humans. It includes achievements, a local store, powerups, and much more. If you are a gamer who enjoys intense space battles, you will enjoy this title for sure.
Features
Missions(Mars and Earth)
Skins
Asteroid Dismemberment
Power-Ups
Local Store
Achievements
Day and Night
Dynamically Animated Menus
Leaderboards
Saves
Advanced Particle Engine
Fun!
Availability
Soar is available in 40 different countries, for free & ad-free.
Other Info
Byte Code Canada is really me, just a 16 year old from Toronto, Ontario. I will tell you what I learned to make this game.
Well, this is a list of the books I read:
C# 4.0 - The Complete Reference - 1000 pages 1st one, I have experiences in other languages, if you do go ahead and get this one.
O'Rielly XNA 4.0 - 500 pages I just read the 2D Sections and WP7 Section.
Professional Windows Phone 7 Game Development - 500 pages I read a little, learned how to structure everything. I decided to make my own Game Structure(The Foundation, would be another way to call it).
For Silverlight, I didn't really do much on it, but it's where I started from. I made a Black Jack game, while learning C#.
App Hub - silverlight for windows phone
That link is a great tutorial series on the basics of Silverlight. I am sure that there are books about it.
If you are starting to learn C# without any programming experience: Beginning Visual C# 2010, 1st Edition - Is a great beginner book.
Also, just learning the language is not even 10% of the programming. I recommend getting an Algorithm Book such as: How to Think About Algorithms - A great book, just starting it, has lots of nice math and such. But Algorithms are for after you know C#.
Also, never give up Programming is the future.
I recommend downloading the PDFs, and if you really like the book, just buy it. That's what I do when I finish a good programming book
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Wow man, good job if you really are 16.. I've been a life long fan of space shooter type games and this one looks really good, I'll try this out and let you know if I find anything weird.
On a related note, I've been trying to program games like this myself for ages and got very close to getting one going with Game Maker 7.0 but never had the vision to keep going... your game is made from the ground up and thus far superior to anything I could come up with.. keep at it, and you'll probably make something of yourself soon.

wow great if you're 16!!!!!!!!
I read you have read some great books, try to read something about functional and reactive programming implementation in c#, but not all in a day, get it easy

SamPaki said:
Wow man, good job if you really are 16.. I've been a life long fan of space shooter type games and this one looks really good, I'll try this out and let you know if I find anything weird.
On a related note, I've been trying to program games like this myself for ages and got very close to getting one going with Game Maker 7.0 but never had the vision to keep going... your game is made from the ground up and thus far superior to anything I could come up with.. keep at it, and you'll probably make something of yourself soon.
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Thank you, it was okay for a first game, I am starting to make 3D Games right now, way more exciting
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wow great if you're 16!!!!!!!!
I read you have read some great books, try to read something about functional and reactive programming implementation in c#, but not all in a day, get it easy
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I am trying to read up on it right now.
Soar is now free and ad free as a gift to the community. <3.