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 LYN Discussion On Games and Apps, STRICTLY DISCUSSION / REVIEW REQUESTS

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post Dec 24 2008, 12:58 PM

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QUOTE(feizaiII @ Dec 24 2008, 12:55 PM)
Oww.. Just visited Rolando website and watch the demo.. Fantastic! a really true games for iPhone ...
http://rolando.ngmoco.com/
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Yup..awesome game. Having lot's of fun with the game. thumbup.gif thumbup.gif
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post Dec 24 2008, 01:30 PM

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wow this game looks cool visited the Rolando link too eheh
if im not mistaken, PSP also have it biggrin.gif
let me check is it free app or i have to pay smile.gif

Any more nice apps to reckon? i try to search back all the past post..but it seems different already...

wanted to find the app like msn application that can invite all yahoo messanger/msn/etc into 1 app....
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QUOTE(terencetoo @ Dec 24 2008, 01:30 PM)
wow this game looks cool visited the Rolando link too eheh
if im not mistaken, PSP also have it biggrin.gif
let me check is it free app or i have to pay smile.gif

Any more nice apps to reckon? i try to search back all the past post..but it seems different already...

wanted to find the app like msn application that can invite all yahoo messanger/msn/etc into 1 app....
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Rolando cost USD 9.99.

Try Nimbuzz for IM. It's free..
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...=297574648&mt=8
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post Dec 24 2008, 01:45 PM

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cool tripleH ~

haha dont tell me u 24/7 hocking up lowyat.net hehe reply so fast! biggrin.gif

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Nolah..holiday ma..i get to post i post la. Later i go enjoy..
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post Dec 24 2008, 04:23 PM

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Poll: Simcity or Rolando tongue.gif tongue.gif

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SimCity For iPhone Falls Short, Rolando Rocks (AAPL)
Dan Frommer | December 18, 2008 12:00 PM

simcity-screen.jpgAs Apple (AAPL) positions its iPhone and iPod touch as a powerful portable gaming console, having a pipeline of high quality games is important for business. And the games keep rolling out. Two new, highly anticipated games are now available via iTunes: SimCity, an iPhone edition of the classic computer game, and Rolando, an iPhone-exclusive game written from scratch.

They're both $10, but right now, only one of them is worth it: Rolando, which is super fun and does an excellent job showing off the iPhone's unique gaming features. SimCity, meanwhile, reminds us of some of the phone's limitations -- we probably wouldn't buy it a second time.

SimCity - Electronic Arts - $10

We spent several hours playing SimCity last night, and found it a pretty faithful mobile edition of SimCity 2000, which we spent much of our free time playing in the 1990s. The graphics are decent, if a bit dull, and it's cool to be able to "pinch" the game to zoom in and out, like you can with the iPhone's Google (GOOG) maps app.

But it's obvious that Electronic Arts didn't have its A-team working on SimCity. Some of the menus are laggy and uninspired, the typography is not optimized for the iPhone's screen, the gameplay is awkward, the music is cheesy, and it doesn't do a very good job at teaching you how to play the (fairly complex) game.

The biggest problem: Because the iPhone app platform doesn't support background processing, you can't just leave SimCity running in the background and pop in and play with it from time to time, which is how we -- and, we assume, most people -- play it on a computer. (And even if it did, SimCity would probably make the rest of the phone slow as molasses.) Not EA's fault, but still their problem.

In short: Not yet worth the $10 we spent on it.

rolando-screens.jpgRolando - Ngmoco and HandCircus - $10

Meanwhile, Rolando -- which we've been eager to play since this past summer -- is exciting and refreshing. HandCircus and Ngmoco -- founded by former EA exec Neil Young -- built the game for the iPhone from scratch, and it shows.

Rolando could be the 'Mario' for the iPhone. The point: Move little round creatures around the screen, jump from one level to another, and stay away from enemies.

It's simple, fun, slick, and memorable, and makes fantastic use of the iPhone's touchscreen and motion sensor. It's easy to learn, thanks to on-screen instructions. You can listen to iPod music in the background if you want, or listen to Rolando's fun music and sound effects. And the graphics are gorgeous. (See the video, embedded below, from TouchArcade.)

In short: We can't wait for our train ride home tonight to play more.
Anyway, different people different opinion. Good if i own both but insufficient credit tongue.gif

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heys guys...since they are soo many apps around...
i would like to get myself the Apple Gift Card. Do u think USD50 will be a good start? will it be enough for perchasing some "must" apps for iPhone smile.gif

Mind to list a few apps that is "must" to have? so i can see how much $$ i should go for ")

Thanks guys!
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Get both. Sim City and Rolando are two different types of games, comparing them are like apples and oranges. I have my light-hearted fun moments in Rolando, and when I'm in the mood for some serious mind-bending management good-stress time, I load up Sim City. I cannot recommend one over the other.

Also, Monopoly Here and Now: World Edition is seriously racking up my available play time. My advise, dont play on the default difficulty, and add in all the available CPU AI. Watch the property negotiation fly! laugh.gif

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hi bro hows your MBA biggrin.gif

okei so a "Must" App will be:

1)Sim City
2)Rolando
3)Monopoly Here and Now

okie great what about App for daily use? hehe any good recommendations biggrin.gif still have balance for gift card if i purchase the USD50.

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MBA's doing fine, typing this on that MBA. biggrin.gif

Daily App? I cant answer that, that depends on what you do and use on daily basis. I use Foreflight, Weatherbug, TV Forecast, Units, Remote, VelaClock, time:calc and lately, Amazon as well, seeing how I am heavily keeping tab on what's the latest new Blu-rays coming out this year end. But my needs may not be the same as yours, especially when it comes to apps like Foreflight, you wont need this unless you're in the same field as I am. The price reflects that too, since it is geared towards professional-level use. Ask the guys who rely on their medical-based apps, they pay for that level of sophistication for their iPhone apps as well.
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Check out my blog. I'm lazy to re-type it here again.


Added on December 24, 2008, 8:20 pmBTW, for those who planned to buy Guitar Rock Hero and UNO, grab it now while the price last, it's $5.99 each compared to the original price $7.99.

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@stringfellow

Thats good to hear that your machine is working perfectly for u biggrin.gif btw r u a doctor biggrin.gif u r flying up n down as i concern smile.gif Anyway..i will try to google what is the Apps u referring to. Thanks for enlighting me all the way.

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Hi there, ya sure need that desperately to see what i can boost/max utilization for my iPhone...smile.gif wonder what new gadget will come in for yr 2009 (Gphone?) Thanks btw.

Merry Christmas to all of u!

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You guys must must must must try this game!!! its actually a windows mobile game. but it's now available for Iphone!!!! if u love card games like Magic the Gathering, u MUST have this


http://www.clickgamer.com/moreinfo.htm?pid...§ion=IPHONE
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hi baronic,

emm RPG game? The game play looks nice should be good game..but how do the accelerometer work for iPhone?

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no bro. its not an RPG. its a strategy game. trading card game biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

i bought the game for windows mobile long ago. now its on iphone biggrin.gif
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I've spent $250 on the app alone, mainly in Games. LOL. Didn't have future plan to jailbreak my iPod Touch 2nd gen though.
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u'r right no crack apps...when i visited your blog...i was shock....u really spend all the money in buying games? Did u manage to play all and tested all the compatibility? how many pages u have in your iphone? biggrin.gif it will be fantastic to see all the apps filling in your phone smile.gif

Btw any issue of hang while having so many apps? or slowness when smsing or calling?

wow, i would say wow,,,i dono where to start from your blog brother...probably i will get a few games where i listed previously..then slowly I’ll follow your reviews at your blog biggrin.gif

Keep it up man smile.gif
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kudos mate. now, this is the type of person whom i respect a lot.


not some dude who tries to justify it the other way round *cough cough*
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QUOTE(terencetoo @ Dec 25 2008, 07:17 PM)
@D.Sync

u'r right no crack apps...when i visited your blog...i was shock....u really spend all the money in buying games? Did u manage to play all and tested all the compatibility? how many pages u have in your iphone? biggrin.gif it will be fantastic to see all the apps filling in your phone smile.gif

Btw any issue of hang while having so many apps? or slowness when smsing or calling?

wow, i would say wow,,,i dono where to start from your blog brother...probably i will get a few games where i listed previously..then slowly I’ll follow your reviews at your blog biggrin.gif

Keep it up man smile.gif
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I'm really pushing my iPod Touch to the limit actually. So far I'm using ~9 pages, no lag at all. I've heard other user from having often app crashing issue for jailbroken device though. Somehow they did mention something about background app, don't know what they meant by that though.

BTW Apple App Store will only online starting 28th, which is tomorrow. So that explain why we can't see any new App during these few days. cool2.gif
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As for me, i'm stucked with Fieldrunners to the point that my consoles are sitting idle all weekend... smile.gif

Does playing games has other detrimental effect on my iPhone other than sucking up the battery ??

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