NOIZ2SA and rRootage on the Iphone/Ipod

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:23 pm

rRootage
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wT8la6V2swY
Noiz
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=t5YuanvsdoA
That looks pretty awesome, anyone got a jailbroken Iphone or Ipod touch and tried them out?

I havn't jailbroken mine, I'm waiting to see what the 2.0 upgrade will be like (coming out in june). but this little gadget is great.

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Mon May 26, 2008 2:40 pm

It's kind of neat, but how can you play those effectively with your thumb all up in the way?

I think I'll stick to playing them on my PSP.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:22 pm

subcons wrote:It's kind of neat, but how can you play those effectively with your thumb all up in the way?

The lack of real buttons is what I really hate about the iPhone concept. That they ported these games is sweet but, as you already pointed out, pretty pointless.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:25 pm

Hmm, I dunno, I could see rRootage actually being pretty fun, though in general I agree about the iPhone being pretty useless for games. A well-done Breakout clone would rule, though.

StoofooEsq · Post by **StoofooEsq** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:24 pm

It's neat to see that games/apps such as these are running on the iPhone at all, not that I would go about making the effort to play them on it if I owned one.

Take Quake III Arena. The fact that someone actually got it to run on the thing is impressive, but it's not something that I would be dying to play on the iPhone when I could play it on the PC (or the Dreamcast, even).

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:31 am

well, noiz and rRootage are certainly not the best games for a 3.5 inch touchscreen.

but a shmup that would be more or less designed around those specifics could be great. maybe something old-school with a bigger hitbox and bigger sprites.

also many games on these are played using a fake dpad and buttons mapped to a certain part of the screen. Space invaders could be great with that configuration.