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Why I’m Glad We’ll Be Able To Play Sportsfriends’ Wacky Sports Games
I’ve never forgotten Epyx Summer Games on the Commodore 64. A significant chunk of my teenage years were spent in a neighbour’s basement with crossed fingers, hoping that the collection of digital sports competitions would load and then that it wouldn’t crash.
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Indie Gem J.S. Joust Is Flagrantly Cloned
Die Gute Fabrik’s hugely enjoyable screenless indie game Johann Sebastian Joust is the latest victim of app-store cloning. An iOS game called Papa Quash released yesterday apes not only Joust‘s core mechanical idea, but shamelessly lifts its marketing, imagery and overall vibe.