Kona's crate! - Thunderbolt Themes and Apps

today's free app on the amazon appstore, reg. 2.99
http://www.amazon.com/Indie-Pub-Kon...1?ie=UTF8&s=mobile-apps&qid=1308836700&sr=1-1
One of the professors at my college (RIT) made it, I've been beta testing it for a few months back when it was called blocks, and it's a really well made game. Get it today while it's free! Or wait, support a developer working on a professor's salary

Nice, I'm an RIT alum!

I have a bunch of games on my Tbolt even though I'm not much of a game player. You know, the ones you "have" to have like Angry Birds (why are those birds so angry anyway?).
So I took a flier on Kona's Crate today, seeing as how the price is right. And you know, it's pretty fun! The graphics are great and it's kind of addictive. I was playing on my lunch hour and before I knew it, time was up. Keeping that thing stable and upright while navigating the obstacles is kind of maddening. You keep saying, "Ok, one more time. Ok, one more time."

Thanks, I was thinking about downloading it. I will give it a shot now.

Good thing you posted this because when I saw it I initially dismissed it as it seemed "meh" from the icon on Amazon. I'm def. gonna download it now as after looking at the screenshots it seems fun!

It is fun but once you touch a wall and the crate it off center its a major pain, and like major said "just one more time"

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Flyer- first 3D game in marketplace

Hey all, I recently posted a game utilizing the 3D capabilities of the G1 to the Marketplace called Flyer.
It's a game where you fly around as a jet and try to destroy enemy jets.
It's currently in a very early build but is up so I can get feedback now, when it's easy to change things.
How to play:
Hold the phone sideways in front of you(in landscape mode)
Tilt left/right to roll
Tilt up/down to pull up or down
Press trackball to fire machinegun
Of Note:
Enemies are currently just green boxes but do behave somewhat intelligently
You can't die yet
Next Release:
Main Menu
Possibly a death sequence
Let me know what you think of it!
Don't listen to the market comment goons, this shows a lot of potential. Keep it up!
yea...the market goons are worthless...come here for the "real" comments.
keep up the good work.
i think more than half the comments i see in the market come from 16 yr old. i like this game
This game shows a lot of potential,the market people who comment are idiots who say first all the time
Is the game good? No, it's pretty much terrible.
Does it have potential? **** yeah.
Graphics for sure, enemy planes, I would make the view in 3rd person, and show a small jet instead of cockpit view. Keep up the good work, it'll get there.
Just got my G1 like 5 hours ago (After a curfuffle with a postman xD) This was one of the first Apps I downloaded to test the accellerometer and it's frickin awesome! Sure way to kill 10 minutes or so, and yeah it has potential. Maybe a Gyro to show your current heading could be added, that way I can tell if i'm upside down or not!
Could you integrate google satellite view into it?
i suspect that would slow it down, but would make it way fun.
either more targets, or more maze like capabilities.
right now it's very flight simulatorish.
God you wanna talk about a little curfluffle with the postman to get it? FedEx was supposed to deliver mine on New Years eve and the delivery man filed that the road was blocked. I called their headquarters, raised hell about it, they checked into it, he changed it to local holiday (meaning a business was closed for delivery) on a residential shipment. They finally made him come back (which was an extra 30 minutes both ways) and deliver it. He refused to even drive all the way down my driveway, he parked halfway down and stood next to the truck until I walked up to get it from him. The lesson of this story, if you're a delivery man and wanna go out and party on new years eve, do your freakin job first or else it'll just cost you more time.
You have done a great job man! Increadible potential. Atleast we can see that 3d is on its way! Keep up the good job. Afterall bding games takes hundreds of people some time so you've a great job!

Anyone played reckless racing

Reckless Racing for Android
Love this game
http://androidapproved.com/item/reckless-racing-for-android/
Looks good. I'ma check it out.
finally, an impressive looking racing game, I might pick this up
Yeah mulitplayer mode is the best...
By far one of the best examples of great graphics and physics, mostly physics. It is somewhat challenging to control but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easier.
Why can I not find this in the app store? Im dying for a good racing game.
sstrawsb said:
Why can I not find this in the app store? Im dying for a good racing game.
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It got pulled due to their servers being overloaded. It should be back up eventually.
This is the only game that I've seen that is truly impressive. The graphics are amazing for a mobile game (wouldn't look out of place as an xbox live arcade title). The default controls (auto accelerate with left, right and brake) are perfect. If this game came out on PC I'd play it.
I'd love to try it out, but it's not in the Market. When I found a QR code for it, I just got a "file not found" message. I even tried using Market Access. I'm willing to pay for it, but its lack of availability through mainstream channels may force me to look for it elsewhere.
Archpope said:
I'd love to try it out, but it's not in the Market. When I found a QR code for it, I just got a "file not found" message. I even tried using Market Access. I'm willing to pay for it, but its lack of availability through mainstream channels may force me to look for it elsewhere.
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If you do and you like it, please buy it when it comes back on the market. I want games like this to succeed so we get more quality games in future.
Awesome. Sucks it got pulled but I will definitely keep my eye out for it.
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Is anyone else having problems getting online with this game?
Yup. I wasn't able to get into a server all weekend.
Single players still fun though. Great game.
Reminds me of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noDi1IzuotM
Found an update on the server issue: http://www.polarbit.com/2010/10/update-reckless-racing/
I hope the gameplay makes up for what Polarbit as a company lacks in class and professionalism. They posted a picture of Johnny Cash giving the middle finger on their website because people are running pirated copies. Maybe if they didn't take it off the market... I'm sure people would pay for it if they actually could. On top of that, they're basically blaming their overloaded servers on the number of pirated copies floating around, which is a bull**** cop out.
It's back on the market. Just got it.
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And online playing is back.
Holy crap this is good... if your reading this thread, and your on the fence, buy it.
WickedStyx said:
If you do and you like it, please buy it when it comes back on the market. I want games like this to succeed so we get more quality games in future.
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Actually, I did find one through other means, but liked the game enough that I bought it today, since I was finally able to do so. Who's to say if other people are as reputable as I. I would bet that server outage cost them a lot of sales.
I just flat out bought it because of the 24hr return policy but this game is worth it.
Bought it... haven't had much opportunity to play it yet but the minute or so I tried it looks really good.
just bought this game and it's pretty awesome with nice graphics.

Majesty: Fantasy Kingdom Sim - check it out

Ran across this last night perusing the Market with 'AppBrain' - a market overlay app which suggests favourties.
It's a God game, fantasy setting. There are a series of scenarios and the premise is that each time you must build up a little town, hiring Rangers, Warriors, Wizards and Paladins to stave off a variety of monsters and achieve an objective.
This is a professional quality game and looks excellent. The U.I. is easy to pick up, gameplay (at least as far as I've got) is balanced and fun and it's pretty addictive.
If you like this sort of game or even if you are just curious, go download it now before they bump the price up - introductory price was just $1 last night! Go get it before it inevitably becomes HOT!!!
**Edit: Correction it was UK 99pence so about $1.60 or so. Still an absolute steal, this game is a real gem. I got through another couple of levels today and it still doesn't disappoint. Not sure how many levels there are but I will definitely go back and re-play several after I get through them. It does add challenge and strategy in appropriate amounts: I failed one particularly fiendish level two or three times before figuring out a strategy that works and I'm still learning as I play. There's also online play apparently - presumably head-to-head, I haven't tried it yet. Fun, fun, fun!
Oh and I have no affiliation with the game whatsoever - never even heard of the development company before - I'm just a long time (semi-lapsed) gamer finding a good fix and wanting to share.
This stupid thing has me gaming again as well for the first time in ages, hooked on dungeon defenders. I'll give this one a try when I get home tonight, thanks for the tip!
Just bought it, unfortunatly the price is already up to 3 something USD.
Edit: Pretty fun, I didn't pick it up too fast, but its well made, and looks like it should be fun so I'll keep it. Thanks for pointing this out.
Good game. I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Thanks for the recommend.
Just installed it, paid $3+ (charges in euro by the way) graphics looks good... will spend a day or two till I decide if it's worth it or not.
But for those who want to get a pretty exciting game, try dungeon defenders. installed it and so far that game is so great! nice well done graphics! got in on sale for 99cents..dont know how much will it cost now, but trust me, it's worth it!
Finally finished Majesty last night, eight scenarios in all though the map where you select scenarios looks like more were intended. Perhaps content that was unfinished at release, perhaps a paid expansion. I will be re-playing all of them with the knowledge I have gained and I am sure they will be rather easier the second time through.
Each scenario is different and each has an amusing little story to set it up. As you progress you get access to Elf and Dwarf allies, though not both at the same time of course. In some scenarios you do not have access to one or more of your troop types.
I would have liked a few (2-4) more scenarios but even at $3-ish I would still consider it a good purchase. The two enhancements I would really like to see are adjustable difficulty levels and a free play mode using a random map selection and perhaps allowing the enemies to re-build their generators (buildings) after you have destroyed them.
Still a fun little game with great production value! I would happily pay a couple more bucks for an expansion.
Dungeon Defenders is up to $4.99 now I'm afraid, wish I could have found that when it was 99 cents. Maybe if they have another sale... I wish Marketplace would let me set up a watch list for software I am interested in but not wanting to buy right now.
Happy gaming!
I don't know for sure but I think this is based on the old PC game majesty. It certainly reminds me of it.
There was a sequel to that, so maybe we'll get more.
999ping said:
Finally finished Majesty last night, eight scenarios in all though the map where you select scenarios looks like more were intended. Perhaps content that was unfinished at release, perhaps a paid expansion. I will be re-playing all of them with the knowledge I have gained and I am sure they will be rather easier the second time through.
Each scenario is different and each has an amusing little story to set it up. As you progress you get access to Elf and Dwarf allies, though not both at the same time of course. In some scenarios you do not have access to one or more of your troop types.
I would have liked a few (2-4) more scenarios but even at $3-ish I would still consider it a good purchase. The two enhancements I would really like to see are adjustable difficulty levels and a free play mode using a random map selection and perhaps allowing the enemies to re-build their generators (buildings) after you have destroyed them.
Still a fun little game with great production value! I would happily pay a couple more bucks for an expansion.
Dungeon Defenders is up to $4.99 now I'm afraid, wish I could have found that when it was 99 cents. Maybe if they have another sale... I wish Marketplace would let me set up a watch list for software I am interested in but not wanting to buy right now.
Happy gaming!
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What was your strategy to the last stage Dragon Hazard that can only be unlocked when beating all the other stages with GOLD status?
Actually, I only unlocked the Dragon level very recently.
I have not been able to beat it yet - haven't upgraded my g tab install of Majesty in a while so I'm still playing without the difficulty levels. (By choice)
The best approach I have found so far is strategically placed Dwarven towers - North, South, East and West - supplemented with Necros and Warriors, but I've only been able to get through the first couple of waves of Dragons. They just keep on coming and if you don't kill them quickly, they accumulate and take out your defenses. The waves of Undead and the Harpies just add to your woes.
- Necros are invaluable for the 'Wither' spell and their lifetaps
- Dwarven towers are necessary to hold the Dragons away from your other buildings: a Dwarven tower is about on par with one Dragon and is superior to a Wither'd Dragon; two Dragons however will make mincemeat of a tower pretty quickly
- The other trick seems to be getting your warriors leveled and upgraded to the point where they can actually take and dish some damage to augment the towers. Aggressive expansion early on helps.. I think getting more money to hero's early on (by setting easy cash objectives) might help also.
The problem is that once your initial crop of heroes starts getting killed or one of your towers gets taken out, you are pretty much screwed.
If you figure out more, please let me know.
good game 10 char

bang bang racing in Tegra market today for $7.99!

Hey Xoomers, Bang Bang racing is now in the Tegra zone market....enjoy!!! They originally told me it'll be out next week, better now than later!!
UPDATE: The developer has listened to our comments an will add new control options in a future update to the game, resembling the controls like Reckless Racing! The current controls are not bad once you get used to them...love the graphics though
Its in Tegra Appstore now but no link in market. Hopefully its up soon.
Mandelbrot.Benoit said:
Its in Tegra Appstore now but no link in market. Hopefully its up soon.
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I informed the developer of the issue already, let's give it a few minutes and try again
The developer confirmed that it'll be ready to download shortly
They specifically said it will be released at 1pm EDT.
emplox said:
They specifically said it will be released at 1pm EDT.
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Yeah they were as surprised as I was that it was out already...Tegra Zone released it early....I'm playing it now.
Doesn't have any multiplayer option. For 7.99 it should have multiplayer
Is it good?
This will probably be my first purchase from Market. Yesterday Google finally enabled paid apps for 99 more countries, including the country where I live.
I bought the game about an hour ago. I am not a fan of the control system. I was hoping it would grow on me but after an hour it still isn't great. I hope they incorporate something better in an update.
amelch05 said:
I bought the game about an hour ago. I am not a fan of the control system. I was hoping it would grow on me but after an hour it still isn't great. I hope they incorporate something better in an update.
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What are the controls like? Tilt/Sensor or touchscreen?
[edit] decided to give it a go, dissapointing for £4.90, refunded it The control system is odd, dragging my finger in front of the car to dictate where it should go, at the same time obscuring my own view, isn't fun :/
chiefmcbeef said:
What are the controls like? Tilt/Sensor or touchscreen?
[edit] decided to give it a go, dissapointing for £4.90, refunded it The control system is odd, dragging my finger in front of the car to dictate where it should go, at the same time obscuring my own view, isn't fun :/
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They should of made it like reckless racing which has many different methods of control.
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They should of made it like reckless racing which has many different methods of control.
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Agreed, I bought Reckless Racing on my Desire, didn't run too well until I traded it in for the Incredible S, yet to try it on my Xoom. Perhaps I should just stick with that
That's really disappointing I was really looking forward to this game. Is there anyway to use a controller wii or zmote?
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mug2k said:
They should of made it like reckless racing which has many different methods of control.
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See my update to my OP, the developer will release an update with a new control options similar to reckless racing soon!!
MRCANNADY said:
See my update to my OP, the developer will release an update with a new control options similar to reckless racing soon!!
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Cool, I'll wait till then
Got this... doesn't really disappoint. The control scheme as-is (luckily there's a more traditional one coming) isn't half bad, but takes a lot to get used to.
There's no practice mode though. I ended up using Time Trial as my practice. Not a bad start.
I bought it, played for 5 minutes and gave up in disgust at the controls. But, I figured that I'd let them keep the eight bucks rather than take the refund since I want to support people that make games for the Xoom.
Played it again later for about 20 minutes and started to get the hang of the controls. At this point I was having fun even though the controls were still frustrating, so I decided to run down to Best Buy and spend $20 on a stylus. The controls are WAY better with the stylus keeping my big hands out of the way and preventing my hands from getting sweaty so that they stick to the screen.
Love the game now. As an added benefit, the stylus is pretty cool in its own right and now I'm awesome at Fruit Ninja, too.
Dyyryath said:
I bought it, played for 5 minutes and gave up in disgust at the controls. But, I figured that I'd let them keep the eight bucks rather than take the refund since I want to support people that make games for the Xoom.
Played it again later for about 20 minutes and started to get the hang of the controls. At this point I was having fun even though the controls were still frustrating, so I decided to run down to Best Buy and spend $20 on a stylus. The controls are WAY better with the stylus keeping my big hands out of the way and preventing my hands from getting sweaty so that they stick to the screen.
Love the game now. As an added benefit, the stylus is pretty cool in its own right and now I'm awesome at Fruit Ninja, too.
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Perhaps I will get a stylus too then. Which one did you buy?
Dyyryath said:
I bought it, played for 5 minutes and gave up in disgust at the controls. But, I figured that I'd let them keep the eight bucks rather than take the refund since I want to support people that make games for the Xoom.
Played it again later for about 20 minutes and started to get the hang of the controls. At this point I was having fun even though the controls were still frustrating, so I decided to run down to Best Buy and spend $20 on a stylus. The controls are WAY better with the stylus keeping my big hands out of the way and preventing my hands from getting sweaty so that they stick to the screen.
Love the game now. As an added benefit, the stylus is pretty cool in its own right and now I'm awesome at Fruit Ninja, too.
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Agreed, need to support the people who develop software for Honeycomb. Bought it - played it - like it
Another game to show off to iPad lovers!!
It's a silver one carried by Best Buy under the Rocketfish name.

Plants vs. Zombies free on Amazon 3/31 only!

I'm sure it has been posted already on another phone forum, but figured I would share in case some of you are not aware of this.
Brilliant game. Been waiting ages for this to land on Android.
I am so glad I took the time to get the Amazon appstore working despite being UK based. I've scored some absolutely blinding free apps through it.
OMFG this game is DRUG!! Do not play! Do yourself and your family a favor and do not start playing this game, I stood yesterday night from 9:30 to almost 3 in the morning without noticing how time flew by, Jesus!
The most addicting game I have ever played, I could travel by train a week long and wouldn't get bored, all I need is my charger.
Got it on on android....
I cant get this to work on my Nexus S
I have MIUI right now. I'm about to install 1.6.3 to see if it makes any diff.

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