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Four New Electronic Arts iPod Games Coming, Ms. Pac-Man Demo

aLoC said:
It is *so* cool that Apple are spending their time writing "Ms. Pac Man" while all the Macs are out of date and OS X is running late.
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:rolleyes: Out of date depends on your point of view. The pro line is up to date. The iMac is still pretty dang spiffy. The laptop line is getting long in the tooth however its still pretty up to date with the C2D's. My guess is they are trying to get the LED displays to ship with the SR based Macbook Pros.
Leopard. Don't give a crap since it will be done when its done, and I'm in no hurry to upgrade to an OS that has had this many issues. Finally since this is an EA game how do you know its Apple who is writing it?
 
SiliconAddict said:
Again don't care. The iPod's wheel really is sub optimal for playing games. It like gaming on a phone. You can do it but gah... Last time I tried it I got hand cramps. What I would like to see is a wide screen iPod that flip on it long end and there is an add-on sleeve. Yes that defeats the ability of having a spir of the moment gaming session which is what having games on small devices is all about but it saves people's hands.
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This is particularly true of Pac-Man, but I was surprised how well the clickwheel fared with Tetris. I actually like the feel of the clickwheel for Tetris more than the original gameboy I first got addicted to it on.
 
johnmcboston said:
Do they really work that well? I've contemplated Mahjong but worried that the click wheel is so sensitive I would keep missing tiles - and that's if my eyes didn't sear holes in my head trying to identify the tiles on the tiny screen. :)
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I bought Mahjong when it first came out and I too had the same thought but it works pretty well IMHO. It does take a little while to get used to though.
 
Car integration

What about an interface for playing these games with your steering wheel :eek: ?
 
Zzzoom said:
Am I the only one who hates the addition of the { digg } button to the articles? :mad:
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Probably the only one, at least to make a deal about it.


I think EA is making the games so nobody should probably fuss over Pac-Man being the result of OS X being late.

Also, even if it were a result... More people have iPods than have Macs, correct? So wouldn't they be better off trying to pump up funds from that market if they could?

But I don't even think this is the case, so nobody should lose sleep over it.
 
Darkroom said:
i wish we could download these and play them as widgits optionally...
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That would require Apple to develop an iPod emulator for OS X and Windows. Which isn't going to happen.

aLoC said:
It is *so* cool that Apple are spending their time writing "Ms. Pac Man" while all the Macs are out of date and OS X is running late.
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You realize that the existance or lack thereof of Ms. Pac Man (or any other games) for the iPod has no bearing whatsoever on Macs or OS X, and doesn't affect the timeframe for a new hardware refresh or OS release by so much as a single second, yes? I demand a refund for the 10,582 brain cells you just killed by making me read that comment.

--Eric
 
iPhone games?

And how about iPhone games? Even the iPod is rumored to be getting a touch screen. What sort of game would work well with a multi-touch interface? Certainly not PacMan.

Me wonders if some clever people will figure out how to use the touch screen for an entertaining game. I don't think anyone really thinks of the iPod/iPhone as a gaming platform, but if they can come up with some good games that use it's specialized input they might be on to something.
 
Does anyone actually play iPod games? Every one I've tried the scroll wheel is to sensitive. Even with included games like brick I always miss the ball when I scroll too far left or right.

They should put out more thinking games like Sodoku. The iPod would be great for crossword puzzle game or something like that.
 
The demo is pretty fun, it's free so I can't complain. There is a little tutorial on how to use the click-wheel to play before you play the game which I thought was a nice touch. You are allowed to play the first level of the game and you can choose your difficulty, after which it will bring you back to the menu screen after telling you to visit the iTunes store for the new version.

I bought the original Pac-Man game on iTunes, this one is fun but, I don't think I'll be buying this anytime soon unless I get a gift card or something. ;) :D
 
Perhaps the 6G iPod would be like a PSP. It would be nice if Apple turned the iPod into a portable gaming machine.
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I compeletely disagree.

If you look through the "Inside Apple Industrial Design" article /thread, you will see that Apple's success has come from keeping things simple and keeping features out.
 
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