Pong-Style 'Hit the Island' Game Now Available for iPhone 14 Pro

[MacRumors]

Apple is allowing third-party developers to create apps and experiences that take advantage of the new Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, and developers are already coming up with unique ways to use it.

Kriss Smolka, the developer behind apps like WaterMinder and HabitMinder, today released a game designed for the Dynamic Island called "Hit the Island." In this Pong-style game, the goal is to bounce the ball from the bottom of the iPhone's display up to the Dynamic Island to score a hit.

The free app gives you a point each time you score a hit on the Dynamic Island, which reacts and animates when it's struck. As you send the ball careening into the Dynamic Island, the game speeds up and you can face multiple balls at one time, or a shrinking paddle.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1570805778042486788

The game can be downloaded on the iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max as of today, and it is also available on other iPhones, with a goal of hitting the notch instead of the Dynamic Island.

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[Ethosik]

These fun little games give me joy. I have grown tired of the gaming industry lately with empty promises and issues.

Made me laugh thanks!

 

[KaliYoni]

Now a really neat trick would be Dynamic Island games based on...

Breakout (especially given the Woz-Jobs connection)
Tank
Sea Wolf
Lunar Lander (the Atari version, duh)
Missile Command

;-)

 

[JGIGS]

Nice little game when you are waiting in line for something.

 

[Think|Different]

Fun idea, questionable execution.

 

[cygy2k]

Simple but ingenious concept.

 

[applefanboysince93]

Quake on Desert Island in 3, 2, 1...

 

[nelloismello]

I can see a new category of Dynamic Island games. I'm going to cash in on this and make a game too

 

[Wokis]

Soo iphone 13 with its smaller notch has a disadvantage in this game or do they inflate its size? 😉

 

[Saladin12]

These fun little games give me joy. I have grown tired of the gaming industry lately with empty promises and issues.

Made me laugh thanks!

Spot on. This is good little game to pass the time and just have a laugh at the novelty of it.

 

[Pixelspeeper]

Am here sitting in front of my house moving my head left and right looking for the UPS Truck waiting on my 14 PRO in deep purple and 14 Pro max Space Black 😕

 

[Chrjy]

I'm surprised Apple let this through but really glad they did because it would suggest there could be more little fun games in the future. Sometimes it's the simple games that are the most fun, the one's you can just pick up and play for a few minutes.

 

[Jarutais]

Trash game... Looks like it was developed in one day just to board the Dynamic Island hype train

 

[alpi123]

This is why the App Store and the iOS Developers are miles ahead of Android.

 

[cygy2k]

Trash game... Looks like it was developed in one day just to board the Dynamic Island hype train

It probably was, doesn't make it trash. Sometimes simple is better.

 

[t0rqx]

Super simple. Super joy!

 

[frogslapper]

I'm surprised Apple approved this. Seems like the kind of thing they'd shoot down, because they want to control the narrative.

 

[kellycherish]

Cool! High score of 11 so far!

 

[chhhrrriiisss]

Honestly this is cute and fun. Also dude a few posts ago must be really fun at parties!

 

[Thebrochure]

Does it have music? So many games over the last several years have decided to inexplicably omit music, and of me: no music, no download.

 

[FelixDerKater]

Clever enough. It's a start.

 

[sw1tcher]

Now a really neat trick would be Dynamic Island games based on...

Breakout (especially given the Woz-Jobs connection)
Tank
Sea Wolf
Lunar Lander (the Atari version, duh)
Missile Command

;-)

Joust

Though you'd have to play with the iPhone upside down. The dynamic island can serve as that bottom platform and display the score and number of lives left. 🤷‍♂️

 

[HowEver]

They tried to shoot it down, but that created another game..

I'm surprised Apple approved this. Seems like the kind of thing they'd shoot down, because they want to control the narrative.

 

[_Spinn_]

This is pretty clever!

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Does it have music? So many games over the last several years have decided to inexplicably omit music, and of me: no music, no download.

Just play some royalty-free music in the background of any games that don’t have it, problem solved