16 July 2010

SQRXZ Requires Fast Reflexes And Is A
Simply Mindblasting Jump 'n' Run Puzzle Game

SQRXZ is a nice platformer with puzzle elements. Hop around, collect stars, stomp on enemies, avoid traps and reach the exit in each level. The game offers 15 levels of oldschool platform fun reminiscent of the classic Amiga era.

SQRXZ (2010) is a remake of a game with the same name and has been created by Rodolphe Boixel (Thor), Shahzad Sahaib (Kojote), Simon Butler and Brendan Ratliff (Syphus). Minor support came from Marcus Vesterlund himself who also gave permission to redo his game.

A remake should be usually bearing improvements, so does Sqrxz 2010. Beside the “classic” graphic mode, there is a new mode with “deluxe” graphics. The main gameplay has modified in a way that you need to collect all items to open the doo... .. .

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19 October 2009

Retro Gaming In Your Pocket:
Frodo Is Now Compatible With 5th Ed Devices!

FrodoS60 is Commodore C64 emulator that allows you to run your favorite old school games right on your phone at full speed with smooth graphics and sound support.

Hannu Viitala, developer responsible for this C64 emulator is now back with its latest and greatest update that adds support for the 5th edition devices and finger friendly full screen controls.

The Frodo v1.6 offers numerous improvements and operates in both, landscape and portrait orientations, brings a full-screen mode, support for the new sensor framework (accelerometer based controls), two different touch layouts as well as supp... .. .

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24 Augusty 2009

New Augmented Reality App
For S60 3rd and 5th Edition Devices

Mobile Augmented Reality, is a combination of Augmented Reality and mobile computing technology on mobile phones.

Augmented Reality applications can use both, fiduciary marker and markerless video tracking for image registration and insertion of 3d or 2d virtual objects into camera frame.

Typical augmented reality application uses the main camera to capture the real world and to put user in the middle of the action with an unlimited and intuitive freedom of movement.

The core technology is based on the image processing and algorithms that utilize the phone camera together with user movements and translate them to commands that control the User Interface. Although it is not the first of its kind, Sequence Point Software's project aim... .. .

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23 August 2009

BoomShine For S60 5th Ed Devices
Test Both Your Patience And Desire To Win!

Just a quick note to say I was playing a great online flash game developed by Danner Miller the other day and decided it would make a great Nokia N97 game, so I contacted Danny and asked his permission to do it.

I wrote the entire thing from scratch but kept the look and feel exactly the same as the original Boomshine version.

I've also added a Leaderboard function so if you wish to submit your score once (or IF) you complete the game you will receive worldwide recognition of having too much time on your hands. The basic idea of the game is rather simple, game... .. .

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16 August 2009

Sweet Memories Gets An Update
And Support For 3rd Party Pictures

Sweet Memories is Python base port of the classic memory known as Memorize, Concentration, Pelmanism, Shinkei suijaku or simply Pairs, in which all of the cards are laid face down on a surface and you need to win as many cards as you can by turning the cards face up in pairs of the same value.

The Sweet Memories contains 12 pairs of hidden pictures, all mixed up and your task is to find all the pairs and although it is easy to play, you have to have a good memory to become an expert.

Game is originally designed for touch screen devices but it also works on 3rd ed phones with a bit different layout and only 10 pairs of hidden pictures. There are three different pre-defined image collections, Default mix of 17 photos, Flowers from Rova... .. .

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.:[ Python version of the classic memory puzzle - full story ]:.

20 July 2008

Test Your Reflexes And Hand-Eye
Coordination With This Colourful Challenge

Some of you may remember this simple but addictive game back when it was only available for Symbian UIQ devices but the good folks at Binary Core have recently ported it to the S60 5th Ed platform which means that game is now playable on the latest Nokia touch devices such as Nokia 5800, Nokia N97 or Nokia 5530.

Actually, not a whole lot has changed over the last few years, but not much needed to change at all and I am still happy with its simple but addictive gameplay. Fans of the original game will feel right at home here as it stil requires a good portion of dexterity and speed and the best of all it is still FREE!

For those of you that have no clue o what I am talking to, let me enlighten you. QuickBlock is a simple but yet very fun game that allows you to train your reflex by mov... .. .

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09 July 2008

Match'em Game For S60 5th Edition
A Little Something To Make You Scratch Your Head!

SameGame is a classic puzzle game featuring tile removal originally released under the name Chain Shot! in 1985 by Kuniaki Moribe (Morisuke).

It has since been ported to numerous computer platforms and thanks to the Moubail’s Markus Meriluoto the game has come to S60 5th Edition devices!

Classic Same Game is played on a rectangular field initially filled with typically 4 or 5 kinds of blocks placed at random. By selecting one of a group of adjoining blocks of the same color, a player may remove them from the screen by clicking the... .. .

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20 May 2009

'Kolor Lines For 5th Edition
First Qt Based Game For S60 Devices

Kolor Lines is the first playable game for S60 5th edition that runs under the Qt for S60 "Garden" release that I found (so far) and is just one of many examples demonstrating the benefit of one common application framework: Qt. Smart, creative code can more easily conquer new platforms.

According to the Kolor Lines author, it was not too hard to put a few #ifdefs into the KDE version of the code in order to have a pure Qt version running on his Nokia 5800 XM.

Kolor Lines is a Qt version of popular classic DOS game "Color Lines" created by Olga Demina, where you have to put 5 or more balls in a row to make them disappear. In each tu... .. .

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13 April 2009

Space Dancer [alpha]
First Multi-Touch Like Game For S60

The first multi-touch like interface was introduced way back in 2006, when the NYU professor Jeff Han wowed the crowd at the March TED conference with a demo of his multitouch research but due to various technology limitations it was nearly impossible to get the real multitouch interface on devoices equipped with capacitive touchscreens.

However at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Stantum has demoed an improved multitouch interface on resistive screens that combines the multi touch interface with the accuracy of a resistive touchscreen with an amazing result and the only problem with this technology is that it requires specialized hardware so there won’t be an upgrade for existing touch devices like the Nokia 5800 or upcoming Nokia’s flagship touch device.

Fortunately, my friend Jamie Fuller, developer of the cool Rotary Dialer application and an addictive Sensitive game, goes beyond all hardware limitations with the release of his new pr... .. .

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11 April 2009

Discover An Addictive And Colourful
Version Of The Classic Arcade Pong Game

Shock Shuffle is a remake of the classic Pong Arcade Game with amazing graphics, semi transparent menus but without sound effects unfortunately. Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games, and is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics.

The aim is to defeat an opponent phone controlled by earning a higher score. The game was originally manufactured by Atari Incorporated (Atari), who released it in 1972. Pong was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

Bushnell based the idea on an electronic ping-pong game included in the Magnavox Odyssey, which later resulted in a lawsuit against Atari. Surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work, Ata... .. .

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28 March 2009

'MooLan' For S60 3rd and 5th Ed
Classic Arcade Moon Landing Simulation

'MooLan' is a space shuttle pilot maneouvering game which utilizes handset accelerometer and proximity sensors as well as the camera.

The game concept is adapted from the classic 'Moon Lander' game but takes it in a new direction through the innovative use of platform functionalities.

Thanks to the sensor-based control it continues to be just as much fun now as it was when it was first played on those big old arcade video machines of the late 70s and early 80s. It is a phenomenal result of the idea to combine as many featu... .. .

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.:[ Control space shuttle by the proximity and camera sensor - full story ]:.

17 March 2009

ChipmunkS60 For Nokia 5800
Fast and Free Physics At Your Fingertips

Chipmunk is an open source 2D physics engine designed for 2D video games. It includes circle, convex polygon, and line segment collision primitives and multiple collision primitives can be attached to the same rigid body. Recently, physics-based games have gained trendemous popularity. Physics-based games are easy to understand, yet hard to master and very appealing to the general public.

Many games even use physics as their main gameplay element. One of the first popular examples was The Incredible Machine, followed many years later by Bridge Builder.

Chipmunk engine has been ported to almost every platform including the PSP and iPhone and thanks to the David Berger, one of the most popular open source 2D physics engines is now ported to the S60 devices as well (5th ed). The Chipmunk port used the Symbian S60 5th edition application "MobilePaint" as ba... .. .

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19 February 2009

Sensitive For S60 5th Ed Devices
Train Your Brain And Test Your Reflexes!

Sensitive 5800 is a highly addictive freeware gamer for 5th edition devices that mixes hot action with tricky puzzles.

If you like addictive puzzle games that need skill and logic to complete. If you are looking for a real challenge? If your brain is missing the fresh and good training or you need a new way to measure level of your intellect then Sensitive is the game for you!

It may look easy at first sight but it is not simple at all, besides a good portion of dexterity and speed, you’ll also need to do a lot of brain work to solve the logical puzzles. You'll always need to think about at least one step ahead of yourself throug... .. .

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05 February 2008

Checkers for Nokia 5800
An Abstract Strategy Board Games

I’m happy to inform that Markus Meriluoto has released the 'Checkers', his first game for Nokia 5800 and upcoming Nokia devices based on the 5th Edition of the S60 platform.Checkers (also known as Draughts) is a board game that you play against the phone. The game of Checkers is played on a board of sixty-four squares of alternate colors, usually referred as black and white although not necessarily of those colors.

Twenty-four pieces (fat round counters), called men (twelve on each side) also of opposite colors are located on the game board. The object of the game is to capture all of the opponent's men, or block them so they cannot be moved, the person whose side is brought to this state loses the game. An opponent's piece is ca... .. .

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21 January 2009

C2DOOM for 5th Edition
Let's Go Back To Good Ol' Days!!

No, no, this is not just another nostalgic article about crappy games from the late '80s and early '90s before the Microsoft came and bought our souls.

This is the article about the S60 port of the DOOM, a game which set new standards for graphic quality and graphic violence in computer gaming when it hit PCs in 1993!

Doom is a landmark title in the first-person shooter video game genre, and in first person gaming in general. I loved this game and have played every Doom version since the early days and I can’t tell you how happy I am because I’m able to run in on the lat... .. .

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16 January 2008

Marble Maze for Nokia 5800 XM
Explore A New Way To Play Classic Marble Game

Marble Maze is one of my favorite accelerometer based games and I can’t tell you how happy I am to see that game is now optimized to utilizes the orientation sensor built inside the Nokia 5800 and now supports the new, 5th edition sensor framework. Even better, thanks to Nokia India, the game is free for the 5th edition users, while the 3rd ed version is available as trial only!

Marble Maze is a game in which you need to control a ball in a labyrinth by tilting the device in your hands and lead the ball into a goal.

Game is actually based on the classic game that many of us have played when we were little children where tiny ball have to make its way around the obstacles, through the wo... .. .

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16 January 2009

Click 'N Slide For 5th Edition
Improve Your Logic And Problems Solving Skills!

Here's another classic style game for Nokia 5800 that is familiar to most everyone - a slider puzzle developed developed using Macromedia Flash and work just fine with its lite version on Nokia 5800.

Click 'N Slide is a challenging but fun picture puzzle game which has been popular among kids and adults for hundreds of years.

You start off with a jumbled up picture that consists of a grid of squares with one square missing and you need to try to put it together again. So, the object of the game is seemingly simple, all you need to do is to slide the pieces of a jumbled picture around the screen by click on the piece that you want to move to put th... .. .

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05 January 2009

SudokuMaster For 5th Ed
Easy To Learn But A Challenge To Master!

A deceptively simple game of logic, Sudoku is puzzling players all over world. Whether you're new to this fun and addictive game or you're already hooked, SudokuMaster for 5th Edition devices has everything you need to get started playing today! Sudoku is easy to learn but a challenge to master.

If you're new to Sudoku, it is a brain-bending game of numbers and logic. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each.

The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid. Spend a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the rules of Sudoku and you'll be ready for hours of fun. According to Will Shortz, the modern Sudoku was most likely designed anonym... .. .

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.:[ Flash lite based Sudoku game for Nokia 5800 - full story ]:.

25 December 2008

Meteor Arkanoid For 5th Ed
Game Developer Looking for BETA Testers!

Meteor is an action brick-breaking game (arkanoid, breakout, block-breaker) with 90 levels, beautiful space scenery and, rich sound effects and most importantly, Symbian S60 5th Ed version of the game is currently under heavy development and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic version is around the corner.

In this brick-busting game your goal is to destroy moving blocks and static destructible bricks. Hostile robots will fight against you. Enemy ships and non-destructible blocks will prevent you from breaking bricks.

Many power-ups will help you to cope with the task. Some blocks contain useful bonuses - rocket enhancer, plasma ball, fire ball and various types of weapons and defence. Other blocks contain not so useful power-downs - for example, a rocket dec... .. .

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.:[ Meteor Arkanoid developer looking for beta testers - full story ]:.

17 December 2008

Touch Card Match for S60 5th Edition
Test Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration

Here is another touch optimized game from the ‘Touch Maneuver’ developers that is offered for free over at Nokia Hong Kong site.

Touch Card is the touchscreen port of the old classic memory game which is also known as Memory, Pelmanism, or simply Pairs, in which all of the cards are laid face down on a surface and two cards are flipped face up over each turn.

Activate has managed to come up with an entirely new version of this classic card memory game and make it visual and audio treat with nice graphics, sound effects and touch co... .. .

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.:[ Test your memory and concentration - full story ]:.

12 December 2008

Touch Maneuver for 5th Ed
Don't Let The Ring Touch The Track!

There are many forms of games wherein there is provided a maze-like path and some kind of object that needs to be transferred to the end through the various labyrinths and maze-like paths of travel.

Games of this type are popular in that they are easily understood and relatively easily manipulated.

There is a continuing desire to provide improved tilting of such games, and this invention is directed toward meeting that need and desire. Touch Maneuver is a rather cool version of those classic 'don't touch the wire games' that you played w... .. .

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