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iCade for iPad released!
Sir Headless VII:
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on June 06, 2011, 03:15:37 am ---I just bought an iPad 2 and would definitely buy this. However, I can't seem to find where to buy it. It says it will be available in LATE Spring, so I'm guessing it's still not out. It will retail for $99.
If anyone has any links that I didn't find in my Google search, feel free to post them here.
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It is available i think exclusively from thinkgeek.
edit: i was wrong you can also get them at gamestop
Bender:
isn't asteroids a horizontal game?
alfonzotan:
--- Quote from: Bender on June 06, 2011, 09:23:28 am ---
isn't asteroids a horizontal game?
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Yes, but I think that pic is from the original April Fool's joke. Looks like the horizontal games are "letterboxed" (or whatever you call a huge black bar on the bottom) in the real thing.
extendedplayarcade:
for one who doesn't have an ipad it is a lot to invest but if you wanted something cool at work and somehow rig up a coin mech you could charge co-workers to play and maybe get some of your investment back.
I also wonder how the joystick is? The buttons look ok but not sure why they have so many unless they are going to have online street fighter on it or something?
I still can't believe no one has built something like this on a andriod phone or tablet. I have a few emulators on my original droid and they look and play well just a little hard with the d-pad on the droid and the p button to jump (sorry talking donkey kong)
but yet again what do i know. I am not a huge fan of apple stuff. I have to work on mac and work and still find it "not the 2nd coming of Christ" I don't want to start the apple vs microsoft debate. (i don't say apple vs pc seeing apple computers are personal computers)
ok i am starting to go off topic and end it.
The only good thing is it would actually give a use to the ipad other than apps and surfing the net. Other than that I never found much use for an ipad for me. IMO
pointdablame:
I think the bigger issue surrounding this is the Atari app itself and the viability of the arcade with other apps.
I have the Atari app on my iPad 2 with a few games and its ok. The selection is largely Atari 2600 games, and some of the arcade ports are ok, but not great. I wonder how much use the machine will get for me even though I already have the iPad. I'd still consider getting one though, but if the Atari app doesn't expand and/or other apps jump on board, it may lose its appeal pretty quickly.