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Every week for the next couple of months, No D-pad will spotlight key games from the last 40 years of gaming. Not only will this retrospective give readers a brief history of the industry, we will also point out notable classics and clones from that bygone era that are now available in the app store. [...]
Nostalgic gamers can now get their Earthworm Jim fix for $4.99. He makes his reappearance on the iPhone and iPod Touch as a full remake of the original game. Those who played this classic game will immediately feel comfortable playing through the game.
Gameloft lists several features for the game: four levels of difficulty, a remastered [...]
The name Arkanoid will stir up fond memories for many. You have a paddle, a ball, and it’s your job to clear all the bricks above you. With many brick breaker clones on the iPod and iPhones, it’s about time we saw one of the originals step up to the plate.
In this version, Taito promises [...]
Two similar bubble blaster games have launched in the last couple of days: EA Mobile’s Snood, and Taito’s Bust-A-Move. Both of these games are new entries in established series’, with Bust-A-Move having an edge on name recognition.
If you’re not familiar, these games have balls stuck to the top of screen. Your job is to shoot [...]
The popular action-puzzle from MumboJumbo is on its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it will also be fully compatible with ngmoco’s Plus+ Network. There are several different Luxor-style games on the App Store already, but Luxor is one of the originals.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Luxor series, its gameplay is very similar [...]
LucasArts, the creators of The Secret of Monkey Island, released their beautiful game for the iPhone around a week ago after many hints were given for the game being released. I’ve played extensively with this game, and I believe I can lay down a final verdict on this game. Reading this SEGA? This is a [...]
Mobila Interactive has released a somewhat anticipated shoot-em-up (shmup) called Tyrian. It’s a port of an old 1995 arcade/PC classic from the DOS era and is remade for your iPhone/iPod Touch. Seeing as there are a lot of shmups in the App Store, will this game stand out from the rest?
First off, the graphics for [...]
Boulder Dash Vol. 1 is a classic game that was developed by First Star Software and published by Chillingo. Unlike many other classic games, Boulder Dash provides both updated and retro graphics. It also brings a good level of polish that matches the best developers in the app store. Even though all of you have [...]
SEGA have put out their original classic, Sonic the Hedgehog for a decent $5.99. The game is a straight port of the original released on the SEGA Genesis. Here are some details from SEGA:
• Blast through Seven Zones including classics as Green Hill Zone and Labyrinth Zone, as well as the Special Stages in an [...]
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