Dec14
C64 1.2 has been submitted for review
posted by Stuart * 53 comments
It's been packaged up and shipped off to Apple for review. According to the App Store Review Status on Apple's developer portal, 93% of applications are being approved within 14 days, so assuming everything goes smoothly we could see a release around Dec-24th.
What made it into 1.2?
So glad you asked! Here is a summary of the most interesting changes:
- Left / Right handed control options. Default is now joystick on left and fire on right.
- Joystick as icon in landscape mode.
- Displays the joystick as an icon, showing it's position in a fixed location at the top left / right of the screen.
- DPad style mode in portrait. You only have to touch the general direction to register movement.
- Reduced sensitivity when tracking directional movements of the stick
- Significantly improved performance of the Game Shelf scrolling
- Reduced sensitivity when tracking directional movements of the stick
- Apple in-app purchases. Appears under the Shop tab, showing both Paid and Free titles.
- Titles available as a free 'purchase' at the time or release or shortly after
- Bruce Lee, Laser Squad and Samurai Warrior
- Paid titles will be available as approved by Apple
Thanks again for the continued support and we look forward to bringing you some classic games in the coming weeks / months. We have an amazing lineup of AAA C64 titles to be announced shortly, so stay tuned!
Why was the joystick on the right in the first place?
Traditionally these old computer systems used joysticks like the following
The vast majority of right-handed players held the joystick in their left hand and controlled movement with their right hand, and so we were looking to retain that retro feel. Most of the early joysticks didn't even have a fire button on the right, so left-handed players were forced to play with their right hand too.
A note about C64 In App purchases
Our in-app purchases are supplied as non-consumable. This means that when you buy a game you will be able to download it for free on other devices, just like regular App Store purchases. Under settings, there is a button to download all your previous purchases should you get a new device or reset your device to factory settings.
