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mistergoomba
Member
I submitted my first iPhone game thanks to the help of the cocos2d framework! Thanks a lot! Hope you guys enjoy it. Don't be fooled by the large file size, it's a pretty small scale game, I just left a large wav file in there which will be fixed when apple approves my 1.0.1 update. Like I said, my first game! :}
Tacos are good for you!
I just bought it and it's really fun. love the graphics. Good time waster.
I've just bought it. Funny game :)
@friken, Support the dev and buy the game (it's only a buck)
@mistergoomba, Any video?
It's too bad most people don't read descriptions because yours are very funny (both on the App Store and on Facebook). A Default.png would be welcome (and maybe you could get rid of the status bar at game launch).
I have issues with the facebook connect UI. Nothing happens on the iPhone when I press the publish button. I have to click on the top-right cross every time. It seems to work though because it appears on my facebook wall (but there's no text with my score). Is that normal ?
mistergoomba
Member
actually, looks like someone made a video for me!
| Get the Flash Video |
Codemattic
Moderator
man I play Wheelie often - its a great game.
I wish you didnt use Facebook login tho, why should I have to sign up on their site just to post scores to your global leaderboard? Not everybody wants a Facebook page.
I wish jumping over multiple pits gave you more points than 20 for two and 100 for three. Jumping over multiple pits is difficult and risky - by the time you get over them you are usually at the far right of the screen and a new pit could be coming right upon you. Its far harder to do than crushing a zombie (50 points) or eating a taco (100 points). The player should be encouraged to take the risk with extra points. Jumping two pits should get you 400 points, jumping three 1000 - IMO.
I hope sales are good - but without Apples recognition, its maybe not impossible, but its soooo hard.
Is there any way you can show how you keep your facebook login and post scores? I'm really curious about this. I think its because i see an application, rather than a web browser where i see data going back and forth. Do you just access the Facebook login page, make them log in, then just make calls to specific pages assuming that, like a web browser, the connection just "works"?
dropthat
Member
dragagon, check this - http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Facebook_Connect_for_iPhone
Codemattic
Moderator
I assume:
http://developers.facebook.com/connect_iphone.php
It looks awful - MS Windows interface on the iPhone - square buttons - the "X" on the wrong side. Jarring.
mistergoomba
Member
Codemattic, thanks for the input, i think i will change the scores as well as show the score on the bottom or something. i do have automatically uploaded global scores, maybe i should show a link to that from the game over screen? i definitely need to make it seem more important than the facebook login stuff.
sales are meh, i think once i fix some of the issues and update the game i'll try to figure out how to get it out there more. any suggestions?
thanks again for the input!
How bad is "meh", if you don't mind me asking?
I am curious, because I am about to launch my own cocos2d game here in a few weeks (I'll announce it when it's up I guess) and I'm trying to get a picture of how well it can do on average. I have been lurking for some time, haven't posted anything. But your game seems interesting.
mistergoomba
Member
@Codemattic you knocked off a friend of mine, she was very sad! :} i think i may show top 50 scores if the game picks up some momentum
@plasticpower ive maybe sold 100 or 150 units. i have so far done no promoting other than telling some friends, so that seems pretty good for just word of mouth i suppose. i plan on exploring some promotion/advertising options as well as implement some of the feedback i've received once i finish some other non-game related projects.
hey, I scored 18.540 :-) (Tito)
Codemattic
Moderator
nice Riq! Impressive bc at that level it seems like the ground is nothing but chasms and walls and the sky is filled with nothing but poop.
May I also say - its very satisfying when you jump off a wall and hit the bird. How many points is that?
Unfortunately we are both beat by someone named "Gay nigger" :( Mistergoomba, you may want to edit/delete that.
It reminds me of the latest Penny Arcade:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/8/17/
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/8/17/
That's good to know. I noticed that if I ever play a game for extended periods of time (tower defense games are my fav), especially on an airplane or in an environment like that I definitely like to listen to my own music. CocosDenshion has certain support for that, doesn't it? I noticed if I play my own music, the background music automatically stops.
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