In luscious “HD”, Angry Birds looks great and all, but doesn’t 8-bit just suit it effortlessly more? Great renderings by Penney Design.
We’re in love with Eastbound & Down, everyone should be, it’s the anti-hero comedy TV has needed for quite some time. Back for a second season, HBO have put out this iPhone game too, and though it’s not available outside the States, which is more than a little irritating, it is 8-bit brilliance, and free to boot. There’s insults galore as you strive to get Kenny Powers’ career back on track, and while you might complete it in 30 minutes, it’s still more than worth the space on your iPhone. Get it from the iTunes App Store.
Don’t you just hate it when random stuff starts falling from the sky? Yeah, us too. Handily, Big Bucket Software captured this every day problem in a game. And it’s amazing.
Watching handsfree films on your iPhone has always been a problem. But not any more. More
You can download the template to make your own here.
Fresh off the back of the felt PlayStation One iPhone case, Etsy has thrown up another homemade gem. Unfortunately the Gameboy iPhone case is already sold out, but here’s hoping Toastkawaii will make a few more.
After a bit of delay, our iPhone app is here at last. Available for free download from the iTunes app store, the app allows you to download our issues with the tap of a single button to read whenever you want, on the go or in the comfort of your own home, all on your iPhone or iPod touch.
You can find the Fan the Fire Magazine app in the app store here.
The iPhone might be some way off replicating the gaming experience of the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP, never mind home consoles, but in terms of creativity for five minute on-the-go sessions, at the moment, there’s nothing better. After the LocoRoco clone Rolando, imaginative titles like Sway and Zen Bound and the hugely addictive Flight Control, bedroom coders are making a fortune off a great idea, and a few sleepless nights of coding. And credit to Apple for giving them the chance. More
