The New iPad Retina Display Game Thread!

Discussion in 'General Game Discussion and Questions' started by Borgqueenx, Mar 12, 2012.

  1. ssahnan

    ssahnan Well-Known Member

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    I sure thought the retina ready apps would get upgraded quicker then this. I sure have made a stupid purchase or two on some 'retina ready' apps in my haste of not being patient enuf to wait for what I really wanted in retina quality.

    I wish I could craigslist my uber racing 3d purchase away.
     
  2. Habakuk

    Habakuk Well-Known Member

    #223 Habakuk, Apr 2, 2012
    Last edited: Apr 2, 2012
    Death Rally

    According to dev about the latest (Apr 02 '12) update:

    And yes. It's crisp sharp. Sauscharf. Will post original size (4.7 MB PNGs) iPad 3 screenshots "before/after update" later. Edit: Done.

    Before app software update (orig. size iPad 3):

    http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/5244/drbeforeupdate.png

    After update (orig. size iPad 3):

    http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6435/drafterupdate1.png

    http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3773/drafterupdate2.png

    Resized 50 % to fit into forum (well—to some degree, sorry for the slightly oversize):

    Before:

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    After:

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    Original image (after update) resolution, cropped:

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  3. killercow

    killercow Well-Known Member

    #224 killercow, Apr 2, 2012
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    TowerMadness HD is now ENHANCED for the new iPad!

    The game now displays at full "Retina" resolution and uses higher resolution artwork (icon, loading screen) on the new iPad.

    Monsters ate my condo too!

    Both still have a really high framerate.
     
  4. TheQuadsphere

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  5. PrayForDeath

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    Thank you for mentioning this game. It's fantastic!
     
  6. Habakuk

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  7. soldat7

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    A lot of devs don't seem to care. It's either laziness, lack of financial incentive, or fear of large file sizes. That last one just gets my goat...
     
  8. RCranium666

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    Icarus-X has been updated to retina HD. Look at level 3 boss.:cool:
     
  9. Habakuk

    Habakuk Well-Known Member

    #230 Habakuk, Apr 3, 2012
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  10. ggabriele3

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    I don't think that's fair to assume.

    If I were a developer, though, I think I would rush to update my games..especially games that were originally made for the older iPhone models. Maybe relaunch the game and get some more mileage out of it.
     
  11. Borgqueenx

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    tommorow il update the list again. little time today.
     
  12. killercow

    killercow Well-Known Member

    Muffin Knight has been updated with retina support!
     
  13. soldat7

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    Developers on these very forums have given each of those examples as excuses as to why they're not updating the game to iPad Retina. We will see far fewer older games updated to Retina than we all hope and fewer new releases than we anticipate going Retina. File size is probably the biggest issue...folks around here irrationally abhor large apps. :mad:
     
  14. Habakuk

    Habakuk Well-Known Member

    Blot. Recommended Jetpack-Joyride-like endless flyer. There are IAPs but you don't need 'em and grinding is fun for pretty a while.

    Original resolution and size, iPad 3rd gen.:
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    Resized:

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    Was mentioned before: Tower Madness. Very good classic and pure tower defense game without any distractions like tap tap collecting coins or shooting down items of the surroundings. There are IAPs but a lot of free content anyway. Free right now.

    Original resolution and size, iPad 3rd gen.:
    http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/2387/towermadnessretinaipad3.png

    Original resolution, cropped:

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  15. Habakuk

    Habakuk Well-Known Member

    Sorry for the previous posting. I made a mistake with the huge image. And now I can't reach the "Edit" button in Safari. Please delete. Here is the correct posting:

    Blot. Recommended Jetpack-Joyride-like endless flyer. There are IAPs but you don't need 'em and grinding is fun for pretty a while.

    Original resolution and size, iPad 3rd gen.:
    http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/6876/blotretinaipad3.png

    Resized:

    [​IMG]

    Was mentioned before: Tower Madness. Very good classic and pure tower defense game without any distractions like tap tap collecting coins or shooting down items of the surroundings. There are IAPs but a lot of free content anyway. Free right now.

    Original resolution and size, iPad 3rd gen.:
    http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/2387/towermadnessretinaipad3.png

    Original resolution, cropped:

    [​IMG]
     
  16. Habakuk

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  19. PugLover

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    I just got my iPad 3 yesterday so, I appreciate this thread! Would be nice if the first post was updated though. Before I got my iPad 3, I wasn't sure there would be that much of a discernable difference in graphics but there really is!! Real Racing 2 HD looks insane on my new iPad!! I am very glad I upgraded to the new iPad and the new 1 gig of Ram definitely helps too!
     

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