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2009-11-13 geek.com: Review: Chain reaction variant Abiosis for iPhone

Joel Evans over at geek.com writes up a great review of our latest game; abiosis : chains. It's great they mention the spray-paint art - it definitely adds a bit of uniqueness to the game, not to mention the 10% penalty for not completing a level.


2009-09-14 geek.com: Apple rejecting apps based on non-relevant keywords
Slash Gear: Apple rejected game over keyword disagreement?
Mac Plus (french): Rejeté pour un mot-clef

Developers voices are heard - with the continual lists of complaints about the application store and its review process; the unique situation experiences by Mobile 1UP is echoed to other developers. It seems that Mobile 1UP is not alone with this problem.


2009-07-29 geek.com: Developer Feature

Joel Evans over at geek.com ran a feature on Mobile 1UP - covering the whole Nintendo saga we went through and recovered from. He also asks a few questions about our development processes, our decision around the new release of GW Series and our future plans.


2009-07-20 The Free App Store Review: Effektz

Eric over at the Free App Store Review website provides us some coverage on Effektz - old school demo scene. Could this be the start of the demo scene on iPhone? only time will tell - Mobile 1UP has been involved in demo contests in the past.


2009-05-30 iPhone Bloggen: Excitera Mobile Cup (swedish)

Press coverage of our presentation at the Excitera Mobile Cup - providing a basic summary of the information presented. Three presenters; including Mobile 1UP complete with a photo.


2009-03-11 The Portable Gamer: iCasual GW Chef

Denis Poon (voiced by Jason) gives a iCasual review of gw chef giving praise to the amazing replication of the software which effectively:

"turns your iPhone into an 80's handheld".


2009-03-04 Retro Gamer Magazine: #61 - Mobile 1UP (review + interview)

Finally!

As an active subscriber to Retro Gamer magazine we were anxiously awaiting this edition to be delivered via the post. Darran Jones; an editor for Retro Gamer contacted us in late January and asked a bunch of questions around iPhone development and the retro gaming market - which we were happy to respond to.


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The GW games series were also reviewed - scoring an outstanding 92%, giving us pole position in the review area! It seems we hit the "retro sweet spot" - it is great to see such appreciation for our efforts. High quality scans are available below.

Drop by your local newsagent and pick up a copy or even consider a subscription.

RESOURCES: magazine interview (jpg) | magazine review (jpg)


2009-02-02 RyanCamp.com - Episode 24: GW Helmet

Ryan over at RyanCamp.com gives gw helmet the honor of being app of the week (feb 1-7); complete with a video showing how the game is played. He gives a little history intro - but to get the 100% facts on all the Game & Watch series - check out: www.gameandwatch.com.

RESOURCES: video review (mp4)


2009-01-26 Wired Magazine: 10 iPhone Games You Must Own

Editor Chris Kohler has run a piece for Wired Magazine (wired.com) highlighting the ten (10) iPhone games that you must own. We are delighted to have gw helmet as one games selected - our favourite quote:

    "... You'd swear somebody took an old Game & Watch and shoved it into your iPhone."

We'll be sure to pick up a copy of the next few editions of Wired to see if it is also in the printed magazine and we'll provide scans for our readers - placement is everything.


2009-01-09 Touch of Gaming: The Post-Holidays Daze

Lloyd Hannesson and Rob LeFebre discuss the GW series for the iPhone / iPod Touch in their regular "Touch of Gaming" podcast in collaboration with Nukoda.com. The podcast is 35:58 long, jump to 5:15 (until 7:30) for the GW series discussion. We have given Touch of Gaming a few promotion codes - be sure to check the next episode.

UPDATE on 2009-01-16
Touch of Gaming is running a contest for their podcast subscribers to win one of sixteen (16) copies of our games (US iTunes users only). The competition runs for a short period - so be sure to check it out in order to be in the running!


2009-01-06 Finger Gaming: Game & Watch on iPhone

David over at Finger Gaming posted a quick note about the GW series; in light of the news of GW Helmet being free. Like other reviews; he identifies "accurate adaptation" with graphics and sound effect - and the "attention to detail is impressive".


2009-01-03 Gizmodo: Mr. Game & Watch saunters his way over to the iPhone.
Kotaku: Get Game & Watch on your iPhone
GoNintendo: Unauthorized Game & Watch
1UP: IP Violation : GW Helmet
Pocket Gamer: GW Series
GameBlog.fr: Des Jeux Game & Watch Sur iPhone!
Computer and Video Games: Game & Watch on iPod Apps
loading.se: Game & Watch på iPhone.
... many more (many sites are reporting on the same story)

With the release of gw-helmet especially as a FREE giveaway the site has become popular; but with it has come a few posts/blogs around the games and intellectual property rights violations, copyrights, et al. While the topic is something due for debate - they provide quite positive reviews of the implementations we have provided.


2009-01-02 The Free App Store Review: GW Helmet

Eric over at the Free App Store Review website gives a good review of GW Helmet. He highlights the amazing attention to detail - even down to the sounds; mentioning that it is extremely faithful to the original.


2008-12-09 AppVee: Game and Watch

We sent a number of promotional codes for the gw- series to the reviewers at AppVee (www.appvee.com) and they have written up a very professional review on the games. It's hard to find flaws; but we always love feedback and they provide a few great ideas in their review. The final review rating given to the games is 3.8 (almost 4-star across control, graphics, audio, replayability and fun).

RESOURCES: video review (mp4)

NOTE:
GW Chef, GW Fire, GW Parachute and GW Octopus have since been updated since this review to user selectable controls and other features based on user feedback and of course this review.


2008-12-08 TouchZapp.com: GW Parachute

The guys over at TouchZapp give a quick pros/cons analysis of GW Parachute; focusing on the great things - authentic recreation and fantastic developer for paying attention to detail.


2008-12-03 Metro Teknik

Aron Andersson interviews the man behind the Game & Watch series that is now available on the iPhone/iPod touch. The article was printed in the weekly technology newspaper and features on their television segment - which aired at 1900 on TV8 in Sweden.

RESOURCES: newspaper (jpg) | article translation (txt) | video interview (mp4)


2008-11-06 iPhone - iPod Touch Lab: GW Octopus

Nakimo gives an in depth review of GW Octopus in Japanese; coverying the history of the original game and how the game is played. A video demonstration is also provided showing the game in action. He concludes the review giving it a 4-star rating - stating the touch reaction is not as responsive as he would like it to be.

RESOURCES: video review (mp4)

NOTE:
GW Octopus has since been updated since this review to include original sound effects, improve touch feedback/processing and the ability to post highscores to the website - based on user feedback.


2008-10-23 iPhone - iPod Touch Lab: GW Chef

Nakimo gives an in depth review of GW Chef in Japanese; coverying the history of the original game and how the game is played. A video demonstration is also provided showing the game in action. He concludes the review giving it a 5-star rating - however raises questions copyright/trademark issues.

RESOURCES: video review (mp4)

NOTE:
GW Chef has since been updated since this review to include original sound effects, improve touch feedback/processing and the ability to post highscores to the website - based on user feedback.

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