Comments on: 'Gold Miner Joe' - An Upcoming Platformer with Swipe Controls http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Stuart Carnie http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35721 Stuart Carnie Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:37:16 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35721 The game looks fantastic - congrats! We've found this type of control works well - take a look at Flashback:Quest for Identity on iPhone / Touch, which we released back in May and more recently C64, which also uses these controls. In the C64 video, I demonstrated that these types of controls are perfect for platformers like Bruce Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQH24c63g8, given you can move your thumb around the screen to keep the player visible. The one think I noticed about this video is the fire is a tap using the same thumb - can you fire and move at the same time? Cheers The game looks fantastic - congrats!

We've found this type of control works well - take a look at Flashback:Quest for Identity on iPhone / Touch, which we released back in May and more recently C64, which also uses these controls. In the C64 video, I demonstrated that these types of controls are perfect for platformers like Bruce Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQH24c63g8, given you can move your thumb around the screen to keep the player visible.

The one think I noticed about this video is the fire is a tap using the same thumb - can you fire and move at the same time?

Cheers

]]> By: Stuart Carnie http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316767 Stuart Carnie Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:37:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316767 The game looks fantastic - congrats! We've found this type of control works well - take a look at Flashback:Quest for Identity on iPhone / Touch, which we released back in May and more recently C64, which also uses these controls. In the C64 video, I demonstrated that these types of controls are perfect for platformers like Bruce Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQH24c63g8, given you can move your thumb around the screen to keep the player visible. The one think I noticed about this video is the fire is a tap using the same thumb - can you fire and move at the same time? Cheers The game looks fantastic - congrats!

We've found this type of control works well - take a look at Flashback:Quest for Identity on iPhone / Touch, which we released back in May and more recently C64, which also uses these controls. In the C64 video, I demonstrated that these types of controls are perfect for platformers like Bruce Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQH24c63g8, given you can move your thumb around the screen to keep the player visible.

The one think I noticed about this video is the fire is a tap using the same thumb - can you fire and move at the same time?

Cheers

]]> By: cookiemonster http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35719 cookiemonster Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:30:51 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35719 this looks classic. this is how i prefer my gaming to go...love it! this looks classic. this is how i prefer my gaming to go...love it!

]]> By: cookiemonster http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316766 cookiemonster Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:30:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316766 this looks classic. this is how i prefer my gaming to go...love it! this looks classic. this is how i prefer my gaming to go...love it!

]]> By: Eric http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35431 Eric Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:17:19 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35431 Donut Games is quickly becoming one of my favorite iPhone game developers. I remember playing this game back on the Pocket PC and thinking it was a cute little platformer. It will be interesting to see how the iPhone version fares in regards to the control scheme. Cows in space looks like a lot of fun as well. Donut Games is quickly becoming one of my favorite iPhone game developers. I remember playing this game back on the Pocket PC and thinking it was a cute little platformer. It will be interesting to see how the iPhone version fares in regards to the control scheme. Cows in space looks like a lot of fun as well.

]]> By: Eric http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316765 Eric Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:17:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316765 Donut Games is quickly becoming one of my favorite iPhone game developers. I remember playing this game back on the Pocket PC and thinking it was a cute little platformer. It will be interesting to see how the iPhone version fares in regards to the control scheme. Cows in space looks like a lot of fun as well. Donut Games is quickly becoming one of my favorite iPhone game developers. I remember playing this game back on the Pocket PC and thinking it was a cute little platformer. It will be interesting to see how the iPhone version fares in regards to the control scheme. Cows in space looks like a lot of fun as well.

]]> By: Ballpeen http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35422 Ballpeen Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:32:45 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35422 Looks good. Hey Donutgames, I would LOVE to see y'all port Jumpman! =:P Looks good.

Hey Donutgames, I would LOVE to see y'all port Jumpman! =:P

]]> By: Ballpeen http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316764 Ballpeen Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:32:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316764 Looks good. Hey Donutgames, I would LOVE to see y'all port Jumpman! =:P Looks good.

Hey Donutgames, I would LOVE to see y'all port Jumpman! =:P

]]> By: LOLCATZ http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35413 LOLCATZ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:43:55 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35413 The voice acting makes me want to kill myself. The voice acting makes me want to kill myself.

]]> By: LOLCATZ http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316763 LOLCATZ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:43:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316763 The voice acting makes me want to kill myself. The voice acting makes me want to kill myself.

]]> By: Dan Dare http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35393 Dan Dare Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:51:52 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35393 Reminds me of Spelunker on my old Atari 800. Loved that and this looks pretty good. Also similar to Montezuma's Revenge also on my Atari 800. Reminds me of Spelunker on my old Atari 800. Loved that and this looks pretty good. Also similar to Montezuma's Revenge also on my Atari 800.

]]> By: Dan Dare http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316762 Dan Dare Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:51:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316762 Reminds me of Spelunker on my old Atari 800. Loved that and this looks pretty good. Also similar to Montezuma's Revenge also on my Atari 800. Reminds me of Spelunker on my old Atari 800. Loved that and this looks pretty good. Also similar to Montezuma's Revenge also on my Atari 800.

]]> By: fun games for kids http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35375 fun games for kids Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:52:43 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35375 I like swipe control as well, and it fits the game very well. Good game :) I like swipe control as well, and it fits the game very well. Good game :)

]]> By: fun games for kids http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-316761 fun games for kids Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:52:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-316761 I like swipe control as well, and it fits the game very well. Good game :) I like swipe control as well, and it fits the game very well. Good game :)

]]> By: Brian http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/08/gold-miner-joe-to-use-swipe-controls-for-platformer/#comment-35362 Brian Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:40:55 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=18717#comment-35362 Sure, swipe controls are great, but this game looks like trash. We have enough crappy platformers on the iPhone OS. Sure, swipe controls are great, but this game looks like trash. We have enough crappy platformers on the iPhone OS.

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