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Chris Scott Barr

Quickie Review: PegJump

by Chris Scott Barr on July 30, 2008

Remember that old game where you had a triangular piece of wood with 15 holes and 14 golf tees? You had to jump each peg in such a way that only one was left. I think you can still find those on the tables of your local Cracker Barrel restaurant. Well now you can frustrate yourself with this puzzle on your iPhone. continued »

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App Store hacked! Free apps for jailbroken iPhones

by Chris Scott Barr on July 30, 2008

So those of you with a jailbroken iPhone may have been looking longingly towards the App Store, wishing you could get in on some of that action. Sure, you've had some pretty cool applications for a while, but you want more. Well thanks to some crafty hackers, you can start getting games from the App Store for free. continued »

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NES emulator gets accelerometer controls

by Chris Scott Barr on July 29, 2008

Remember that NES emulator for the iPhone that came out a while back? I personally haven't installed it on my phone (I'm still sorting through all of the free games on the App Store), but I do admit that the thought of playing old-school games on my iPhone would be a ton of fun. Now the team that originally brought us the emulator have taken it one step further. Now ... continued »

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John Carmack talks about bringing a “graphical tour de force” to the iPhone

by Chris Scott Barr on July 29, 2008

We've known for a little while that id Software has made it well known that they are developing for the iPhone. Unfortunately we haven't really heard anything from them since sometime around March. John Carmack (co-founder of id) admits that he's kicking himself for not having anything ready at launch. But don't worry, he's planning on bringing one of id's existing franchises to the platform in what he calls a ... continued »

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Dexter Game coming exclusively to the iPhone

by Chris Scott Barr on July 28, 2008

I'll be honest, I don't watch a ton of TV these days. I've heard bits about a show called Dexter that my friends seem to like (for a minute I thought they were suddenly excited about Dexter's Lab again). Well, it's a show about a serial killer, which seems like it could be interesting. Well there has been talk of a game based on the show, and it was recently ... continued »

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Quickie Review: Korebasi Lite

by Chris Scott Barr on July 28, 2008

In my continuing quest for awesome iPhone games, I came across Korebasi Lite. This is another maze-like game where you use the accelerometer to navigate. You need to move your ball to the crystal while rolling over bonus items like bananas, cherries, clocks and more. You'll also encounter puzzles and enemy balls which will hinder your progress. continued »

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Quickie Review: Break from Jirbo, Inc.

by Chris Scott Barr on July 25, 2008

Today I decided to download Break, which is a simple brick-breaking game. Think Breakout, only the blocks have little bears, dogs and other “cute” animals on them. You also get power-ups like a wider paddle and extra lives. continued »

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