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Caprichoso Arcade: Inferno+

Posted on August 5, 2012 by admin

It’s happened again. It’s a scene which has played out so many times, in the offices and homes of game developers across the world. It’s happened many times before and doubtless it’ll happen many times again. One dev turns to … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday C64!

Posted on August 1, 2012 by admin

So they are saying that today is the 30th birthday of the c64. Well that’s true for certain values of “birthday” I guess. When was the C64 born? Was it back in 1981 when the designers first began work on … Continue reading →

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Why you should ignore the Top 10

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin

When you go to the Apple iOS App Store and browse through the various apps pretty much all most users will see is Top 10 lists. And really as a user you should deliberately ignore Top 10 lists, precisely *because* … Continue reading →

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When Llamasoft abused the Olympic copyright

Posted on July 29, 2012 by admin

Yes, there was actually a time when Llamasoft illicitly used the Olympic rings symbol in its advertising. Take a look at this 1984 ad: “Hottest Games in town” my arse. Basically we relied on the firm who did our printing … Continue reading →

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Caprichoso Arcade: So Long, Oregon

Posted on July 15, 2012 by admin

In which the black ox with the blue star out of Super Ox Wars recommends some of the games we actually play when we’re not busy developing. This week I thought it’d be nice to mention one of my favourite … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Caprichoso Arcade!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

It’s difficult enough finding the good games out there given that there are so many things being released. It’s hard to know what to even look at. But I figure if you’re reading a Llamasoft blog page then you might … Continue reading →

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Super Ox Wars is released!

Posted on June 24, 2012 by admin

It’s that time again! Another game finished. Super Ox Wars is now available at the App Store! Click this link to go to Super Ox Wars. As you probably know sometimes during the Minotaur Project series I like to visit … Continue reading →

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More reviews, and another peevish whinge about IAP abuse

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

5 A Day is out now and receiving some nice reviews – it’s quite unusual in style and quite different to Gridrunner, so I’ve been interested to see how it’d be received. I’m happy to see that the answer to … Continue reading →

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Five A Day finished, sent to Apple

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

OK even I am finding it a bit weird that I am turning out new games so fast. Gridrunner is still pretty recently out (and still garnering excellent reviews; Tap! magazine called it “Out and out the best arcade shooter … Continue reading →

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Gridrunner called out as “the best shooter on iOS”

Posted on March 4, 2012 by admin

Gridrunner’s out and has been getting some very nice reviews all round. Eurogamer concluded “This isn’t just a great shooter, it’s a thrilling one… Gridrunner’s a blast, and the best shooter on iOS.”. Read the whole review here. TouchArcade readers … Continue reading →

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