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All the cool kids are trying out Wolfram Alpha these days, but while they try and figure out the meaning of life, I’m working on an iPhone app based off of the Wolfram Alpha API.
There’s a good chance somebody will be beat me to the punch, and I’m still not 100% sure I’ll release the app, but I’m toying around with it right now.
Watch this space for more info.
Decipher will be FREE for the next 24 hours. Grab it while you can!
Decipher Extreme is also on sale for $0.99 until tomorrow.
Version 1.0.1 of Notecard Defense is now in review and should be out by early April. It includes a high score function, improved memory management, and minor fixes for improved stability.
Please note that scores are only added to the high scores list if you beat the game. Currently I haven’t heard from anyone who has beat the game, so please leave a comment if you’ve managed to beat the game!
I promised those of you who follow me on Twitter a sneak peek at our next game, and here it is!
Game should be out by the end of the month, so keep a lookout!
Happy day! Late last night Apple approved Decipher and it is now available for download from the App Store.
Decipher is based off the classic puzzle game Mastermind, and the objective of the game is to guess the color pattern hidden at the top of the screen. There’s already an update with GUI improvements pending, naturally it’s a free update for everyone who buys version 1.0.
Feedback is welcome. You can either comment here or send an email to aaron [at] hijinksinc [dot] com
Apple finally approved Fall Down Forever, and it’s now on sale for the outrageously high price of $0.99. Crazy big money, I know.
Well here’s your chance to save those precious pennies! Just follow me on Twitter, then send me a Tweet with what you’ll be spending that $0.99 you just saved on. Easy enough, right?
Winner will be chosen randomly. Contest is open until Friday, the 27th (12:01AM CST).
Our first iPhone game will be hitting the app store in the next two weeks, it’s super basic, but for starting with no prior knowledge of Cocoa, I think it’s alright.
Stay tuned for further details, and of course, a chance to win a free copy of our game!
p.s. This whole process is hinged on Apple actually approving our app. Minor detail.
If you were waiting for the next big name publisher to make a game for the iPhone, wait no longer. Kojima Productions, developers of the much acclaimed Metal Gear series are bringing their stealth action shooter to the iPhone and iPod Touch. 1UP is reporting that the game will be based on characters from MGS4, that it will ship with 8 initial levels, and that there is precious little information available besides that.
And if doesn’t do it for you, Konami is also bringing Dance Dance Revolution, Silent Hill, and Frogger to the iPhone.
DDR? Really?At least the Tap Tap Revolution people were honest with their name.
This isn’t what I’d call a definitive list, but if you want to try to defend your choice to buy a iPhone instead of buying your significant other bling here’s a couple games to buy.
Wurdle
Word games are good for relationships. They develop your vocabulary, which in turns allows you to communicate more easily with your significant other. Let’s face it, you need all the help you can get.
Wurdle mixes smart touch screen controls with engaging gameplay, providing hours of challenging word creating excitement. You’re given a small, medium, or large field of letter tiles to play with, and your choice of time limits in which to create as many words as possible.
Lexitron
Lexitron is another word game, only this one turns up the heat a little bit. No more 6×6 or 8×8 letter tile boards, instead you get 6 letters in a line, and two minutes to make at least one 6 letter word and as many other words as you can.
You can think of this game as that rocky phase in your relationship when you and your girlfriend realize you are two very different people with very different interests and priorities. Communicate or die (relationally speaking).
Hangman
Speaking of death, there’s nothing quite like a friendly game of Hangman to liven up an evening. The Hangman app on the iPhone/iPod Touch is actually pretty slick, despite the annoying ad bar on top. Along with classic two player gameplay, it offers the classic dictionaries to pit yourself against on your own.
Sudoku
I threw this in on the foundation of watching my roommate and his girlfriend curled up on the couch staring at a Sudoku book for hours on end. My girlfriend downloaded MMGG’s (Mighty Mighty Good Games) Sudoku from the app store just last week and we had a lot of fun with it, so that’s the version I’ll recommend out of the many different Sudoku apps available.
Remember guys, you’re not just cooperatively solving puzzles to exercise your brain; you’re learning to work together toward a common goal. That’s what good relationships are built on.
Yes, this is blatantly illegal, proceed at your own risk.
The App Store is missing one feature which I deem key, and that is the ability to try applications before you buy. While some apps offer “Lite” versions which accomplish the same thing, I’d like something a little more consistent.
Enter the jailbroken iPhone solution.
Requirements: A jailbroken iPhone / iPod touch running 2.0.2 or 2.1
Stage 1:
Open Cydia.
Install Open SSH.
Restart.
Stage 2:
SSH into your device. Default username is root, default password is alpine
Then navigate to the following directory: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework
Make a backup of the MobileInstallation file from the directory above.
Download the patched version of the file here for 2.0.2 or here for 2.1 (the 2.0.2 file might come up as a .dylib, if it does make sure and remove the .dylib extension after you copy it to your device)
Copy the patched MobileInstallation file into the /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework
Set the permissions for MobileInstallation to 775
Navigate to /private/var/mobile/
Set permissions for the Applications directory to 777. Make sure reclusive is checked.
Navigate into the /private/var/mobile/applications/ directory.
Create a new folder named Documents in the /private/var/mobile/applications/ directory.
Set permissions to 777.
Navigate to the root level.
Open the Applications folder.
Create a Documents folder here as well. Set permission to 777.
Restart the iPhone/iPod.
Download an application from the app store (one of the free ones will work just fine)
Now you’re free to download and install cracked IPA’s! Obviously for legal reasons I can’t link straight to a source for cracked IPA files, but they’re pretty easy to find, just do some searching.