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iCade, the almost-ultimate gaming accessory for your iPad (updated)

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 24th, 2011)

I've been playtesting the iCade for a few weeks now to see how it holds up under "real world" use. The iCade began as a joke product on ThinkGeek's website but was then produced by ION Audio as a real, working arcade cabinet for the iPad. Using Bluetooth to connect to your iPad, the iCade ...

TUAW's Daily App: Silverfish

by Mike Schramm (Nov 10th, 2010)

Silverfish is an arcade shooter with an interesting twist: you don't actually shoot at all. You control a little bug-like ship (kind of gross, actually, if you've ever been plagued by the real thing) that you can move around the screen by swiping up, down, left, or right. You're chased by enemies ...

TUAW's Daily App: Tap Disc

by Mike Schramm (Oct 19th, 2010)

I have to say, I'm a little more interested lately in longer and more developed experiences for the iOS devices, which is one reason why I loved Game Dev Story so much. But there is still some space in my app diet for quick, pick-up-and-play experiences, and Tap Disc is one of those. Actually, ...

Pinball Magic turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a tiny pinball machine

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2010)

I still haven't seen an actual iPad arcade cabinet for sale (all the ones we've seen so far have been made by hobbyists for themselves), but here's a pretty cool case/accessory for your iPhone or iPod touch. Pinball Magic is a little device that you can slide your handheld into, and with the help ...

TUAW's Daily App: Monster Dash

by Mike Schramm (Aug 20th, 2010)

Halfbrick Studios really made a splash with their iPhone debut, Fruit Ninja, and now they've followed it up with a little game called Monster Dash. It's a running game in the vein of Canabalt, but rather than dodging skyscraper jumps and bombs, you're fighting through pixelated monsters while ...

iCade-like "Freekade" iPad arcade cabinet up for auction

by Keith M (Aug 18th, 2010)

Last April -- as is their recent tradition -- ThinkGeek put on its show of April Fool's Day items. Most of these fake items are of the "OMG I need to have that!" variety, like the Tauntaun sleeping bag from a past year. This past April's list included the "iCade" iPad gaming cabinet, which would ...

Another working iPad arcade cabinet

by Dave Caolo (Jun 29th, 2010)

What started out as an April Fool's Day joke has spawned an actual product...sort of. Much like the infamous Tauntaun Sleeping Bag, people were inspired by Think Geek's gorgeous vintage arcade-style cabinet for the iPad. Who wouldn't be? This working unit -- albeit kind of rough -- was made ...

TUAW's Daily App: Silent Hunter Mobile

by Mike Schramm (May 13th, 2010)

The Silent Hunter series is largely accepted as the pinnacle of submarine simulation. The PC and console games are pretty much the best way to feel like you're in charge of a real old-school submarine. Ubisoft currently owns the license, and they've now released an iPhone version of the brand, ...

Review: Bankshot delivers a quick hit of fun

by Mike Schramm (Jan 29th, 2010)

The other week I said a lot of good things about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, but one of the great things about games on the iPhone is that they don't all have to be epic masterpieces. Such is the case with the free Bankshot [iTunes link], which is a simple and fun one-hit game that was ...

Das Cube for iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Dec 30th, 2009)

Das Cube [iTunes link, $1.99] is a simple little iPhone game that comes with a pretty impressive pedigree: it's made by one of the creators of Aquaria, Mark Johns of Space Barnacle, and features music by the composer of Canabalt's crazy addictive soundtrack. As you can see in the video above, it's ...

Simpsons Arcade (sort of) released on iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Dec 21st, 2009)

If you happened to be wandering around a St. Louis, Missouri arcade in the early nineties, you'd probably find a young me, playing the Simpsons Arcade game (either that or the Avengers game, I loved that one too). It was great: beat-em-up action, The Simpsons, and impressive animations and graphics ...

Dragon's Lair ships for iPhone and iPod touch

by Mike Schramm (Dec 8th, 2009)

Guys, if there was any doubt that the iPhone is a serious application platform, just go ahead and put it to rest right now -- Dragon's Lair has officially been ported over. The Don Bluth-animated laserdisc game was immensely popular upon release in 1983, and since then has been ported to almost ...

Eliss releases version 1.1

by Mike Schramm (May 7th, 2009)

Unfortunately, I missed Eliss the first time around, but I won't make the same mistake this time. It's a game designed by a French and Portugese graphic designer named Steph Thirion, and it's sort of an abstract multitouch puzzler -- you can pull and push together differently colored planets all ...

Finding paths with Chuck the Ball and Super Fruitfall

by Mike Schramm (Jan 15th, 2009)

I've tried out two different "path" games this past week from the App Store. Both Chuck the Ball and Super Fruitfall have you navigating paths on the iPhone, both using the touchscreen a little differently to send items you don't directly control around the screen. Super Fruitfall is made by a ...

GameTap releases Mac-compatible Player

by Mike Schramm (Dec 6th, 2007)

The GameTap lite client has been out on the Mac for a while, but GameTap just finally released a new version of their full player, and it is now fully compatible with the Mac. Unfortunately, things aren't quite hunky dory just yet-- the Mac player will only play Mac-supported games, which leaves a ...