Free to Play on iOS - The Amiga legend

TorbenLarsen · 14 February 2012, 17:34

Hi everyone

Anyone wanted to give the legendary Amiga shooter Battle Squadron a go on their iphone/ipod or ipad? Well, here is your chance... in a just released Lite version, featuring world's first 2-player split-screen shooter!
...grap a friend and give it a spin

http://itunes.apple.com/app/battle-s...te/id491944384

http://cope-com.com/2012/02/14/free-...dron-one-lite/

YOUTUBE Video: [ Show youtube player ]

fryguy · 14 February 2012, 18:20

Thats nice but what about the androidversion ?

Leffmann · 14 February 2012, 18:37

Thanks!

Amiga1992 · 14 February 2012, 19:18

I wish someone made a proper device to add controls to an iPhone or iPad. Putting your mitts on screen and covering the play area is ridiculous. Many games go for this option but conversions like this usually fail because at some point you cover vital screen area (specially on an iPhone)

darkwave · 14 February 2012, 19:47

Something like these?

http://www.icontrolpad.com/
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/13/ic...es-controller/
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Multi...ws.asp?c=36700

Amiga1992 · 14 February 2012, 21:05

Whoah! The third one looks great.
Does software need to support it? That's the main problem.

TorbenLarsen · 14 February 2012, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by fryguy

Thats nice but what about the androidversion ?

It is in the works and getting just about ready for beta testing

darkwave · 17 February 2012, 09:13

Yeah, software does have to support it which is a problem but there are is a growing list of supported titles here...

http://www.ionaudio.com/products/icade-games

So all of the iCade models should work with that list and there are some awesome games on there like Jeff Minter's iOS games, Edgar Vigdal's Warblade (an update of Amiga's Deluxe Galaga) and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Jamie Woodhouse would be adding support to his iOS port of Qwak and future releases (can't remember where I read that though, possibly twitter).

I'll definitely be getting one of these and supporting it for our future iOS titles.

Amiga1992 · 17 February 2012, 11:47

Is iCade mobile compatible with the other iCade which is quite silly?

darkwave · 17 February 2012, 12:06

Yeah, all the iCade models are compatible with each other, so iCade mobile will work with any iCade compatible game.

TorbenLarsen · 18 February 2012, 14:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkwave

Yeah, all the iCade models are compatible with each other, so iCade mobile will work with any iCade compatible game.

That's great to hear which should make iCade support, that much easier to implement

14 February 2012, 17:34	#1
TorbenLarsen Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 75	Free to Play on iOS - The Amiga legend Hi everyone Anyone wanted to give the legendary Amiga shooter Battle Squadron a go on their iphone/ipod or ipad? Well, here is your chance... in a just released Lite version, featuring world's first 2-player split-screen shooter! ...grap a friend and give it a spin http://itunes.apple.com/app/battle-s...te/id491944384 http://cope-com.com/2012/02/14/free-...dron-one-lite/ YOUTUBE Video: [ Show youtube player ]

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14 February 2012, 18:20	#2
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 1,021	Thats nice but what about the androidversion ?

14 February 2012, 18:37	#3
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Thanks!

14 February 2012, 19:18	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I wish someone made a proper device to add controls to an iPhone or iPad. Putting your mitts on screen and covering the play area is ridiculous. Many games go for this option but conversions like this usually fail because at some point you cover vital screen area (specially on an iPhone)

14 February 2012, 19:47	#5
darkwave Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 262	Something like these? http://www.icontrolpad.com/ http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/13/ic...es-controller/ http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Multi...ws.asp?c=36700

14 February 2012, 21:05	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Whoah! The third one looks great. Does software need to support it? That's the main problem.

17 February 2012, 09:13	#8
darkwave Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 262	Yeah, software does have to support it which is a problem but there are is a growing list of supported titles here... http://www.ionaudio.com/products/icade-games So all of the iCade models should work with that list and there are some awesome games on there like Jeff Minter's iOS games, Edgar Vigdal's Warblade (an update of Amiga's Deluxe Galaga) and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Jamie Woodhouse would be adding support to his iOS port of Qwak and future releases (can't remember where I read that though, possibly twitter). I'll definitely be getting one of these and supporting it for our future iOS titles.

17 February 2012, 11:47	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Is iCade mobile compatible with the other iCade which is quite silly?

17 February 2012, 12:06	#10
darkwave Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 262	Yeah, all the iCade models are compatible with each other, so iCade mobile will work with any iCade compatible game.

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