MATCHING MATCH 3D!

Atlanten

Dear all,

I just finished my first game, Matching Match, and it's up on the store. Check it out!

http://itunes.apple.com/se/app/matching-match/id359891081?mt=8

It's a fast paced face imitation game, also with 3D MODE!!! For all of you with a pair of red/cyan glasses, prepare to get a face full of Awesome!

You can watch the animated intro film here:

Here's some codes (why only USA???), please be nice and leave me a review!

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RPWLHX7LRWF4

Thanks!

design219

Whoa, dude, that looks pretty cool. Can't wait to try it out... neat idea.

I took EWWYWX7YNRJ7

Will rate and review this evening (if I can find my 3d glasses!)

firemaplegames

That looks fantastic! Beautiful, original graphics! Really nice attention to detail. Great animation, sound fx, everything!

I took XFF6MRMH7XWR. I will leave a review when it appears in the store. I couldn't find it yet?

Good luck!

quantumsheep

I took 7FP3LFF4NPHE

I tip my hat to you sir. FANTASTIC little game. Simple, looks great, sounds great... colour me impressed.

I also like that you're a bit of a lurker, and you've just kept your head down and come up with something wonderful.

I wish you the very best of luck with this, and will definitely look out for your next project!

Cheers,

QS

P.S. - sorry to nit-pick, but may I humbly suggest putting the time bar at the bottom of the screen - it's where the player's eyes naturally rest - at the moment they have to look away from the faces to see how much time is left.

Like I said, a minor quible - awesome awesome stuff

Atlanten

Thanks guys, I'm happy to hear you like it!

Good point about the time bar QS. It will be considered for v1.1 !

design219

I'm sure you know this, but you've got a real winner on your hands. I stole a couple minutes from work to give it a go. LOVE the quirky style, illustrations, sound, everything. Are you a one-man show, or a studio, or what? The link to your youtube video was a very nice touch.

Can't wait to write a review this evening. ...and, I do want to find some 3d glasses.

rdcube

WOW!!!
I took:RPWLHX7LRWF4
this is definitely New and Networthy.
3D is Awesome!!!
Left a 5 star review....what a way to raise the bar.

Atlanten

Thanks! Sweet to finally have it finished, and to hear you guys like it.

I'm a one man studio... but this is what I do for a living, graphics and music. (not game programming!)

synthesis

VERY GOOD!!!!
You may have a winner here. Keep us posted on your app store performance!!!

Weswog

Used 7TWF46EW43W4

Awesome game can't wait to use the 3d mode:)

Cheers, Weswog

JackBQuick

Fantastic! Bought the game. Loved the graphics, the music, the concept.

Job well done!

Atlanten

Thank you!!

synthesis

I threw you a buck and wrote a stellar review (and I haven't even played it yet...nor do I have kids as I wrote in the review...LOL!). Good luck and I hope its a Golden Egg for you!

synthesis

I just gave it a whirl...

Atlanten...
You REALLY need to implement game modes. You need an "Easy, Normal, and Hard" mode. This app needs to work well for 3-5 year olds as well as adults.

I think if you do that...you will increase sales (and/or positive reception) a lot...right now...its way too quick for little ones. I recommend you push that out IMMEDIATELY. All you need to do is have mode switching on your reaction timer and add a mode selection module in your index scene.

Also, I recommend you do a number set to use that matches your amazing art. They GS font numbers don't help. There are tutorials on custom numbering and scoring.

Awesome app BTW. Good Luck with it!

UtopianGames

Love the video !!!

Brilliant !!!

Darren.

Atlanten

Thanks Utopiangames!

Synthesis - you're probably right about the difficulty levels. My thinking was that maybe it doesn't matter if a game session is short, if it's really quick and easy to restart and you're getting encouraged to do so. But of course if it's over too quick then maybe it's just off-putting, especially for small kids. I probably should try and get some difficulty modes in there.

About the fonts, I agree it looks a bit ridiculous! I have been hoping for font support to turn up... But God, to put in bitmap numbers with rules character by character, just seems too soul-crushing to go into. Argh!

So for the fonts, I'm accepting the compromise that comes with using a framework instead of writing code (which I will never be able to do).

The same way I accept linking to a Youtube video that opens upside down!

Thanks for the support and advice! I appreciate it a lot.

firemaplegames

@Atlanten, I found a bug in the game where the character on the right never stops and chooses a mouth...

To replicate the bug:

1. Start a new game.
2. When the 4 boxes pop up for the first time, tap and HOLD any box - do NOT lift your finger.
3. The chosen box will hop up twice, then it will break.

This happens every time (fortunately!)

I only found this because i was playing so much!

Atlanten

Dang! I had this similar thing, when you press a button a million times the same thing happens, the right guy goes into endless shuffle mode.

I put in this rule where you can only press once every round, so I don't know why this can happen?

I should probably put in, "if shuffle goes on for more than 3 seconds, reset round" or something.

Thanks for pointing it out.

design219

Okay, kicking game for sure. The only suggestion is I agree with synthesis about difficulty levels. I don't necessarily agree with the above suggestion about moving the timer bar, as that is not where you should be looking anyway, I think your layout is just fine.

I gave you a 5 star and review. Look forward to seeing this in hot new game or what we're playing or on an iPhone tv spot in the near future.

I'm still looking for 3d glasses.

By they way, if you get a chance, check out mine (it's free)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/food-fight/id352646643?mt=8

Atlanten

Great thanks! I checked out your game, it's hilarious. I love the brain broccoli and the banana who wears boxers! You got a 5 as well.

There are loads of places giving out 3d glasses for free, just google 'free anaglyph glasses'

ejsgame

hey Atlanten..any promos left?so interesting watching from youtube!

Atlanten

You got it. Enjoy!

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ejsgame

took MX7AF44KARPW
really amazing graphic!left you a 5 stars review!love it!
if you have chance,check out mine,thanks!
http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=4269

Atlanten

Nice one ejsgame! Really tricky. I gave it a 5!

Eastbound

Haha this game is awesome! Very fun. As everyone has said, the artwork is amazing, and I love the sounds the guy makes when he makes a face.

Will review later, but great job.

maniraptor

I took LKMR7E6XR3JY. Really looking forward to playing this one!

synthesis

"So for the fonts, I'm accepting the compromise that comes with using a framework instead of writing code (which I will never be able to do)."

It will only take less than half a day to prepare number fonts
FMG has a couple of great tutorials on it...they are fairly easy to implement. (I used his rolling score demo...thanks FMG!)

http://gamesalad.com/p/firemaplegames/games

as for the you tube vid...
publish a second one upside down and link to that...then it will be right side up in your game.
check out the score demos.

in short...
DONT COMPROMISE...MAKE IT RIGHT!!!

Eastbound

Unfortunately Synthesis, GS is all about compromise. Those extra fonts add extra actors to every scene, and every tiny actor seems to affect the game speed equally.

To avoid hijacking this thread, I'll make a rant!

To atlanten: Are those swaying heads an animation, or using a formula for movement? I'd love to hear about it!

synthesis

@ Eastbound...
Atlanten's app is simple/light enough to be able to afford font actors. I don't think incorporating them will hurt it in the least. Besides...for his game...it would only cost him about 4-5 actor constrains to do.

@ Atlanten.
I showed your app to a friend's daughter...she is 11 and is in love with my iPod and begs to play it every time we visit. She said your app was "really cool" and the whole family enjoyed all the animation elements. I asked her if she thought is was too hard....she said "no".

But once I showed her plants vs. zombies...you fell by the wayside into the distant past...sorry!

Eastbound

@Synthesis: Oh I know, it would be no problem for him to implement a custom font, I was speaking broadly. I should've been more specific.

Oh and I wish I had some 3-D glasses, I really would like to see how it looks!

quantumsheep

@design219

The reason I mentioned the positioning of the time bar was because I found that often, it'd be game over and I didn't know why.

When I realised there was a time bar, I found I kept looking up to see how long I had left.

What's the point in having a time bar if you're not going to look at it?

To this end, my recommendation still stands I believe!

Whether Atlanten thinks it's an issue worthy of addressing is up to him!

Cheers,

QS