Zombie Stomp - a retro 8bit style arcade game (by Simple Arcade)

[Simple Arcade]

Originally Posted by Janni

yup, just add 3 little platformer (mikey, SCB-)style buttons (at least as an option), and we have a nice & simple retro-arcade-gamey... GC integration/leaderboards would also be nice in the future

When I started work on the game, I always saw more complaints about on screen controls than positive comments. Personally, I hate having my thumbs on the screen. If you fall to the ground on either the left or right side of the screen, you got your thumbs in the way and so it would be a bit frustrating to get back up. Still, no reason that the player can't choose control style for themselves. I'll consider this. It certainly works well for SCB.

Originally Posted by Sanuku

That Intro really should get added to the Game itself too since it`s always nice to see a crazy Story Intro in a Retro Jump'n'Run Game that does actually have something to do with the Game too.

Besides that:

Thanks for YE93JRP9XHNR.

Originally Posted by Qwertz555

Grabbed the first code KNJ...

It really is a Simple Arcade game where this beautiful trailer
is sometimes longer then the gameplay itself.
Cute timewaister while waiting for the bus or so.
Tilt controls work well and here is def no need for buttons
or a d-pad, imho.
No pause button, no tilt-screen, no gamecenter...
And yes, please, the trailer needs to be in the game.

Thank you for the code and good luck dear Devs.

I'll think about putting the trailer in the game. It's a good idea. I did have a pixelated intro in the game originally, but it actually would have had to take up to 2 minutes just for the player to read enough text to get the gist of what was going on. So it was annoying just to watch the original intro. This trailer that Brainforce made for us was more kick ass than we expected. I'd say it definitely deserves to be in the game.

Also, Sanuku, did you make that gameplay trailer? That's awesome.

Originally Posted by slamraman

Actually bought this. It's okay just needs a bit pf work. I got a hundred and odd kills but didn't sense any progression. Lives are lost too quickly when you bounce off the screen. It's a highscore game but the only highscores are local. Both Bitless and Mikey Shorts to name 2 recent games have great high score tables. Tilt is okay which is odd for me. It put me in mind of an old 80's classic called 'Dropzone' which if you can make this more like willl get my approval. Good luck though. I like the style, the story and the humour. See McPixel and Quiet, Please for 2 old style very funny games recently this week too. Bitless, Mikey Shorts and Quiet Please are all 69p and these all have a bit more game to them in my view.

We'll take a look at your suggestions for sure. I'm glad you like the humour and story. The intention of course was campy ridiculousness, but of course, not overboard. Also, thank you for the critique and for buying our game.


Thank you everyone for trying it out and your feedback. It's very greatly appreciated.

I'd say we did good for our very first game and getting our feet wet. We're still learning of course.

--Arno.

[Janni]

Originally Posted by Simple Arcade

When I started work on the game, I always saw more complaints about on screen controls than positive comments. Personally, I hate having my thumbs on the screen. If you fall to the ground on either the left or right side of the screen, you got your thumbs in the way and so it would be a bit frustrating to get back up. Still, no reason that the player can't choose control style for themselves. I'll consider this. It certainly works well for SCB.

thx for considering. tilting works really good on the iphone, but tilting the pad is, well, a pain in the... belly ;)

again, unique and funny pixel-arcade (you can't have enough of that) and well worth a buck... goes and stays in my arcade folder

ps: this game also cries for icade support :)

[homieson]

Hope to get a code :-)

[slamraman]

Also would love the screen to flip to whatever way I'm holding my phone. Just always annoys when this doesn't happen.

[Simple Arcade]

Originally Posted by Janni

thx for considering. tilting works really good on the iphone, but tilting the pad is, well, a pain in the... belly

again, unique and funny pixel-arcade (you can't have enough of that) and well worth a buck... goes and stays in my arcade folder

ps: this game also cries for icade support

Well, I considered it. This will be added in in the next update. Which should be within the next few weeks. I'll take a look at the icade api. Again, something I hadn't thought about. :P

Originally Posted by slamraman

Also would love the screen to flip to whatever way I'm holding my phone. Just always annoys when this doesn't happen.

This too will be added in the update.

Since, this reply is bringing the topic back to the first page:

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393TWF667HLJ
XAYT39AEP7LT
XHKTXYRFNP47
NKRRK9J6AY7Y
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Y7K4MJ4N9MR4
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(To the forum moderators, I hope this is acceptable. I'm not trying to purposely bump the topic back to the first page, but I wanted reply to the above comments, and since it's back at the front, may as well give out a few more codes. If this is unacceptable practice, then I apologize and it won't happen again.)

To those who purchased our game. Thank you.

--Arno.

[Underwater]

I used the a6kr6 code. Thank you very much! I love the retro graphics.

[sink_or_swim]

Y7K4MJ4N9MR4 Thank you

[Capricornman]

I used JXRL33EYEK46
Thanks so much!!!

[Primoz]

I finaly grabbed a code! (NKRRK9J6AY7Y). I must say that i love zombie games and i love retro style graphics even more. So this will def. be a game for me. Loved the trailer btw

Thanks again for the code

[Exact-Psience]

grabbed XHKTXYRFNP47. Imps later.