Apologies in advance for the sound quality of this episode and for its late release. Your intrepid podcast host was moving cross country this week and our equipment and schedule did not cooperate as planned.
2013-14 has been great for iOS gaming, and Apple has picked five great games to honor with Apple Design Awards at this year’s World Wide Developers Conference. We’ve played (nearly) all of them and share our impressions with you!
Threes
A tiny puzzle game that grows on you

Threes on the iOS App Store – $2.99
Threes on the Google Play Store – $2.99
Threes on the Amazon App Store – $2.99

*(Currently on sale for $1.99.) *
Monument Valley
An illusory adventure of impossible architecture and forgiveness

Monument Valley on the iOS App Store – $3.99
Monument Valley on the Google Play Store – $3.99
Monument Valley on the Amazon App Store – $3.99

Blek
Watching it move is like watching magic

Blek on the iOS App Store – $2.99
Blek on the Google Play Store Out Now! – $2.99
Blek on the Amazon App Store – $2.99

Device 6
A surreal thriller in which the written word is your map

Device 6 on the iOS App Store – $3.99

Leo’s Fortune
A beautiful platform adventure game.

Leo’s Fortune on the iOS App Store

Links for this episode:

The Apple Design Awards
Toribash
Wario Land 4 – Jeremy Parish reviews the game for 1Up in 2011
Nancy Morse’s review of Wario Land 4
Mario Maker
Threes by Asher Volmer, for iPhone, iPad, Android, and soon Xbox One
PuzzleJuice, also by Asher Volmer, for iOS
Why 2048 sucks and Threes is a Masterpiece
The “Threemails” – a publication of the complete process of the game including design documents and emails between the creators, with a note on rip-offs
Video – Asher Volmer (developer of Threes) meets Alexy Pajitnov (developer of Tetris) and Henk Rogers (founder of The Tetris Company)
Threes OST by Big Giant Circles
Whale Trail
Canabalt
Blek trailer
The Room and The Room Two
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors – an escape-the-room visual novel for the DS
Simogo’s Complete Guide to References & Inspirations in DEVICE 6
The Prisoner – TV show
Beat Sneak Bandit
Year Walk for iOS
Year Walk for PC & Mac
Transistor

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