Epyx games for cell phone

Kodoichi · 04 April 2005, 19:29

In case you haven't heard of it yet, some Epyx titles are now being remade for cell phones.

That's all.

Mr Kipling · 04 April 2005, 20:15

Talking of cell phone games, Does anyone know if cannon fodder and sensi soccer ever get ported to mobile phones?

I read an article last summer that Jon Hare and a few of the guys from the Bitmap Brothers had formed a company to port/create games for mobile phones, but i've not read/heard anything about it since.

Zeewolf · 04 April 2005, 20:39

Ive got sensible soccer on my phone and it's total sh*t!! Definitely wouldn't recommend it. Nothing like the classic Amiga version. (Though did I really expect it too, just hoped I think!)

darkwave · 04 April 2005, 21:11

I had the lucky privelege of playing Sensi Mobile before it was released on Jon Hare's phone!
The downside was I wasn't overly impressed.

To me, the guy is a legend.
He asked my honest opinion so I had to tell him it wasn't as good as I expected. I still feel rotten to this day.

The frame rate is poor and the controls are spoilt by the peculiar diagonals system. I see it as the fault of the hardware more than the game itself, which Mr. Hare wanted to stress. But I feel that with the next generation it will be too late for Sensi again as people will be expecting 3D with the next gen of phones.

But by that point we should be able to emulate on our handsets.

Amiga1992 · 05 April 2005, 16:20

Gaming in a cellphone really sucks. Besides the novelty of seing games run in your cellphone, it's nothing else. They're really unplayable.

I got a T68i which can't have games downloaded to, but the simple games it comes with are hard to play, even with its little joystick interface (no diagonals. wtf?).

I still love my little phone, it's very handy. If i want to game, I take my NeoGeo Pocket Color on the road, fuck the cellphone ;P

fiath · 05 April 2005, 17:55

Gaming on cell phones is not that bad! I love it.

However, it is (currently) only suited to certain types of game, and you need to recognise that before you waste loads of money trying duff ones like I have. Yes, the no diagonal thing is a bit pants (though some games get round it by using the '1' and '3' keys). I think the biggest flaw with current phones (well, at least on my Motorola E398) is actually not being able to press one button at a time. AHH!!

Rainbow Six 3 is a great demonstration of what you can do on a phone, and do it right. Almost a perfect mobile phone game. Another great game is Ancient Empires, perfectly suited to mobiles. Might and Magic is also a good example, shame the difficulty curve is completely stupid on that one though.

A really nice game, but let down by not being able to press one button at a time is Colin McRae 04 (Super Cars II plan view, NOT the crappy 05 version). I can just about make the second level, but not being able to brake while turning makes it impossible on that dirt... (at least for me).

Other good games suited to mobiles are:

Puzzle Bobble
Caveman

I have played some more, but I will have to remember what they are. I'll add them here when I think of them.

BippyM · 05 April 2005, 18:03

Puzzle & simple games can be reaslly good on a mobile

bloom · 05 April 2005, 21:01

There are many old amiga ports

Giana Sisters, which is quite nice !
http://www.gianasisters.de/ for video try
http://www.vodafone-info-fun.de/game..._sisters_0.wmv

Speedball 1 -
http://ginzagames.com/gamedisplay.php?recordID=6713

A Super Turrican Ripoff named Apocalypse3000
http://www.jamba.de/dew/java/info.do...contentType=12

A official Turrican port named Turrican 2004
http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/ot...ican/index.php

Cannon Fooder and Sensible Soccer
http://www.kujuwireless.com/

and many more

fiath · 06 April 2005, 15:38

Cannon Fodder is not out yet unfortunately. It was announced ages ago, but still no real sign

Some of those other games look nice

However, I would generally put platform games into the "not yet ready for mobiles" heap...

bloom · 07 April 2005, 02:56

Giana Sisters, is VERY playable ! I love it ! and with the right device .. e.g. siemens cx65 its just great and nice controlable via the thumbstick

fiath · 07 April 2005, 09:31

Can you press more than one button at a time? (perhaps it is just my phone that sucks) Or is the game designed so you don't need to?

bloom · 07 April 2005, 20:21

you dont need it, but yes it is possible and even recomended on some games.

fiath · 08 April 2005, 14:10

In that case NOBODY BUY A MOROTOLA E398

Stupid thing. Fancy not allowing pressing more than one button at one time in games. Sheesh.

Otherwise a nice phone.

dwood · 08 April 2005, 20:25

any good on mobile?

bloom · 09 April 2005, 04:27

havent seen it till now

Critter · 30 April 2005, 08:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

Puzzle & simple games can be reaslly good on a mobile

in that case "benefactor" would be good, but the battery of the cell will die before you get to level 3. haha

and whats good gaming when you need to use a power adapter

fiath · 03 May 2005, 06:32

Depends on your phone I guess, because I can get a good 4-5 hours on my playing games...

That doesn't surprise me much though, I think the current generation of phones are designed for people who "play the odd game".

Amiga1992 · 03 May 2005, 06:56

Why not just get a GBA, I ask?

I like to have my calendar and phonebook in the cellphone (have them sync' ed with my notebook) but thats a far as i go. from time to time i compose a ringtone in it, or play a game. I would have bought a much newer cellphone if I was into gaming with them.

IFW · 03 May 2005, 18:33

Games emulated with mame can be good on cellphones as well - at least the old ones work just fine.
And they are all better than the usual cellphone trash made by elementary school dropouts according to their quality and competence.

04 April 2005, 19:29	#1
Kodoichi Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: I'm the smiling face on your TV, I exploit you still you love me Posts: 515	Epyx games for cell phone In case you haven't heard of it yet, some Epyx titles are now being remade for cell phones. That's all.

08 April 2005, 20:25	#14
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04 April 2005, 20:15	#2
Mr Kipling Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 40	Talking of cell phone games, Does anyone know if cannon fodder and sensi soccer ever get ported to mobile phones? I read an article last summer that Jon Hare and a few of the guys from the Bitmap Brothers had formed a company to port/create games for mobile phones, but i've not read/heard anything about it since.

04 April 2005, 20:39	#3
Zeewolf I am an Amiga man. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wales Age: 46 Posts: 113	Ive got sensible soccer on my phone and it's total sh*t!! Definitely wouldn't recommend it. Nothing like the classic Amiga version. (Though did I really expect it too, just hoped I think!)

04 April 2005, 21:11	#4
darkwave Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 262	I had the lucky privelege of playing Sensi Mobile before it was released on Jon Hare's phone! The downside was I wasn't overly impressed. To me, the guy is a legend. He asked my honest opinion so I had to tell him it wasn't as good as I expected. I still feel rotten to this day. The frame rate is poor and the controls are spoilt by the peculiar diagonals system. I see it as the fault of the hardware more than the game itself, which Mr. Hare wanted to stress. But I feel that with the next generation it will be too late for Sensi again as people will be expecting 3D with the next gen of phones. But by that point we should be able to emulate on our handsets.

05 April 2005, 16:20	#5
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Gaming in a cellphone really sucks. Besides the novelty of seing games run in your cellphone, it's nothing else. They're really unplayable. I got a T68i which can't have games downloaded to, but the simple games it comes with are hard to play, even with its little joystick interface (no diagonals. wtf?). I still love my little phone, it's very handy. If i want to game, I take my NeoGeo Pocket Color on the road, fuck the cellphone ;P

05 April 2005, 17:55	#6
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Gaming on cell phones is not that bad! I love it. However, it is (currently) only suited to certain types of game, and you need to recognise that before you waste loads of money trying duff ones like I have. Yes, the no diagonal thing is a bit pants (though some games get round it by using the '1' and '3' keys). I think the biggest flaw with current phones (well, at least on my Motorola E398) is actually not being able to press one button at a time. AHH!! Rainbow Six 3 is a great demonstration of what you can do on a phone, and do it right. Almost a perfect mobile phone game. Another great game is Ancient Empires, perfectly suited to mobiles. Might and Magic is also a good example, shame the difficulty curve is completely stupid on that one though. A really nice game, but let down by not being able to press one button at a time is Colin McRae 04 (Super Cars II plan view, NOT the crappy 05 version). I can just about make the second level, but not being able to brake while turning makes it impossible on that dirt... (at least for me). Other good games suited to mobiles are: Puzzle Bobble Caveman I have played some more, but I will have to remember what they are. I'll add them here when I think of them.

05 April 2005, 18:03	#7
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Puzzle & simple games can be reaslly good on a mobile

05 April 2005, 21:01	#8
bloom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LONDON Age: 46 Posts: 34	There are many old amiga ports Giana Sisters, which is quite nice ! http://www.gianasisters.de/ for video try http://www.vodafone-info-fun.de/game..._sisters_0.wmv Speedball 1 - http://ginzagames.com/gamedisplay.php?recordID=6713 A Super Turrican Ripoff named Apocalypse3000 http://www.jamba.de/dew/java/info.do...contentType=12 A official Turrican port named Turrican 2004 http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/ot...ican/index.php Cannon Fooder and Sensible Soccer http://www.kujuwireless.com/ and many more

06 April 2005, 15:38	#9
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Cannon Fodder is not out yet unfortunately. It was announced ages ago, but still no real sign Some of those other games look nice However, I would generally put platform games into the "not yet ready for mobiles" heap...

07 April 2005, 02:56	#10
bloom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LONDON Age: 46 Posts: 34	Giana Sisters, is VERY playable ! I love it ! and with the right device .. e.g. siemens cx65 its just great and nice controlable via the thumbstick

07 April 2005, 09:31	#11
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Can you press more than one button at a time? (perhaps it is just my phone that sucks) Or is the game designed so you don't need to?

07 April 2005, 20:21	#12
bloom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LONDON Age: 46 Posts: 34	you dont need it, but yes it is possible and even recomended on some games.

08 April 2005, 14:10	#13
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	In that case NOBODY BUY A MOROTOLA E398 Stupid thing. Fancy not allowing pressing more than one button at one time in games. Sheesh. Otherwise a nice phone.

09 April 2005, 04:27	#15
bloom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LONDON Age: 46 Posts: 34	havent seen it till now

03 May 2005, 06:32	#17
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Depends on your phone I guess, because I can get a good 4-5 hours on my playing games... That doesn't surprise me much though, I think the current generation of phones are designed for people who "play the odd game".

03 May 2005, 06:56	#18
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Why not just get a GBA, I ask? I like to have my calendar and phonebook in the cellphone (have them sync' ed with my notebook) but thats a far as i go. from time to time i compose a ringtone in it, or play a game. I would have bought a much newer cellphone if I was into gaming with them.

03 May 2005, 18:33	#19
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	Games emulated with mame can be good on cellphones as well - at least the old ones work just fine. And they are all better than the usual cellphone trash made by elementary school dropouts according to their quality and competence.

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