A Pandora game comes to iPhone/iPad

[wermy]

Hi everyone,


I've released my game Super Geometry Dust on the App Store, as a universal app for both iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad (as a universal app, so buy it once for access to both versions)! I released it under the name Vertex Blaster, so as not to step on any trademark/copyright issues with the original name.


For the iOS version, there are global leaderboards and achievements, along with some gameplay improvements and tweaks (which I plan to bring to the Pandora version when I get a chance). I also plan to add iControlPad support to it in the near future. It's available now for $0.99!


http://itunes.apple....d453873865?mt=8


UPDATE:


iCP support has been added, and is live on the app store! Full changes below:


What's New in Version 1.25.0


LOADS of new control options!





• Totally customizable controls (drag and drop the joysticks, bomb and pause buttons wherever you want!)


• Joypad app support


• iControlPad support


• Shake-to-bomb option (turned off by default)





Other new features:





• Auto-pause (off by default, pauses the game when you let go of both joysticks)


• Restart button in-game


• Repositioned restart/return to menu buttons (to avoid accidentally hitting them in stead of "resume")


• Confirmation dialogs for both of the above


• Updated icons and loading screen


• Various minor bug fixes

 

[EvilDragon]

Nice one


iCP Support is surely needed, how can you play such a game with a touchscreen?


Double-Nub-Power

 

[JerryBlade]

Nice one


iCP Support is surely needed, how can you play such a game with a touchscreen?


Double-Nub-Power

I bought it and have been playing it - real nice on the iPad's big screen and plays well with the fling sticky joysticks, but I agree with ED... needs iCP support for the iPhone!!!

 

[NoeleyC]

I've bought it for my iPod Toich, tricky enough with touch screen controls, but I'm happy to be able to support the game and give a bit of financial appreciation!! Looking forward to seeing the improved Pandora version

 

[Nintendo]

Congrats, I hope it sells really well.


Any Android love?

 

[ibisum]

I just bought it - well done mate!


(One thing: two versions, one for iPhone, one for iPad? Why not one version that auto-detects which hardware its running on?)

 

[moz]

Awesome stuff, Android port would surely be nice.

 

[craigix]

I shall tweet this, great game.

 

[milkshake]

ok craigix nows the time to announce the opposite... your iOS games for pandora

 

[wermy]

Craig, thanks for the Tweet! It's highly appreciated.


torpor: It is a universal app, so it works just as you described. I'll edit my original post to indicate that.


Thanks for all the encouragement, everyone!

 

[Kaepora Gaebora]

It's cool to see the translation of this on the iPhone. I'll have to try on the iPad!


On the iPhone I have one comment. I have issues with the controls placement because my fingers seem to be in the way of the action at times. This is a pretty big issue with some iPhone games, but I feel like you have some real estate towards the bottom corners of the screen to put the joystick controls. Maybe if you made the placement of these controls user-adjustable it wouldn't be an issue? (maybe I should just buy an iControlPad... hopefully they have another $50 promotion soon!... I was too late for the TA promo!)


Anyways, I really enjoy the game on both the Pandora and iPhone. Very sharp game, I hope you have some success on the app store!

 

[NoeleyC]

Having played a bit more I find I agree a little with the above post, the positioning of the virtual sticks seems to block the view on occasion, might they me moved a little or else implement that system where the joystick centre is based on where you first place your thumbs on the screen? I've seen that in a few apps, thought it worked well...

 

[PeeZapp]

Just dowloaded it now plays pretty damn good on both iphone and ipad. has it been made slightly easier by you cos i just beat my pandora high score on like my second try i think i made the global top ten

 

[ibisum]

It needs iCP support, Wermy!

 

[wermy]

torpor: That's on the way.


Also, I've made a trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3fnFJf0rvrM?feature=oembed
But you all know what the game is like anyway...

 

[ibisum]

So have you been making tons of cash with this release Wermy?

 

[skeezix]

Its all about..


- what time of day they put you into the new app list (though less people check that)


- if you can get onto the Apple recommendations list (huge win)


- if you can get onto the top 25 somewhere ... huge win


- if the first reviewers are kind; you sell 6months of life for $1, and the first 2 guys give you 1 star, you're done for


- and getting on TouchArcade etc


But wermy has done great stuff here, but the Apple audience is fickle, so I too am very curious.


wermy -- great show, its a great game so I hope you clean up a little; but you'll need to keep adding now, these buggers will demand it


jeff

 

[craigix]

I'll certainly put it in the next iCP newsletter if the iCP version is ready by then.

 

[wermy]

No giant bags of money to report yet. I've been getting good feedback, though, so that's good. The hardest thing is gaining any kind of visibility. I've sent promo codes/review request to about 25 app sites now, but I imagine they are flooded with such requests daily.


It's fun anyway, and I'm excited to put iCP support in there.

 

[craigix]

No giant bags of money to report yet. I've been getting good feedback, though, so that's good. The hardest thing is gaining any kind of visibility. I've sent promo codes/review request to about 25 app sites now, but I imagine they are flooded with such requests daily.


It's fun anyway, and I'm excited to put iCP support in there.

This is the problem these days, a couple of years ago you could genuinely make $100,000 in a few weeks from a good app, but now the market is flooded to a ridiculous extent.


Once you add in iCP support I'll see if I can get it featured along with a few more iCP supporting apps on some of the big sites.