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06-27-10 / 11:51 PM : Spectrum games from a browser (cjed)
The site zxspectrum.net allows to play Spectrum games from a browser. For year 1988 for example we can find Gauntlet II (choose the Keyboard option for characters control, and then use shift 1 to go up for the first character, Q to go down, S for left, D for right, and Z to fire).
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06-27-10 / 06:11 PM : ZX Nostalgia for iPhone (cjed)
A ZX Spectrum emulator, ZX Nostalgia, appeared at the AppStore (0,99$). It is bundled with 14 games (among those the famous Manic Miner) and allows 100% of original performance, on all iPhone models. Display can be set to portrait or landscape.

The developer stated that a future update will bring an Add buton for in-game purchase of new games. First users reviews report that the provided virtual joystick (that is displayed contextually) isn't well suited for some games, and that a fixed virtual D-pad option would be required, as well as a virtual keyboard if adventure games are added later.
Games license question (not easy as most companies do not exist anymore, and rights owners often prefer not giving written agreement) is explained further at worldofspectrum site.s
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06-27-10 / 06:00 PM : Dragon's Lair not working with iOS4 (cjed)
Dragon's Lair does not work anymore since iOS4 update (no controls displayed). We can find a related thread here at EA forums.
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06-26-10 / 01:04 AM : Lemmings porting to iPhone (cjed)
The site mobile1up opened a blog about porting Lemmings to iPhone and Palm Pre (from Palm OS). It only took 31 hours !
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06-23-10 / 12:43 AM : X-Plane 9.55 update (cjed)
A 9.55 update to X-Plane is available for iPhone. It brings a new option (storms) in wheather conditions settings.
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06-23-10 / 12:16 AM : Real Racing 1.22 : better textures/gyroscope (cjed)
A 1.22 update of Real Racing is available at the AppStore : it brings higher resolution textures, better performance and support for gyroscope on iPhone 4, anti-alisasing on iPhone 3GS (not 3G) when using iOS4, multitasking, and various fixes and enhancements.
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06-23-10 / 12:11 AM : EA discounts at AppStore (cjed)
EA provides discounts on some of its games at the AppStore during 48h (are available for 0,99$) : Need for Speed Shift, Need For Speed Undercover, Sim City, Dragon's Lair, etc.
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06-23-10 / 12:03 AM : OnLive review (cjed)
At Wolfwire blog we can read a review of OnLive gaming platform (provides FPS games whose images are computed on remote data centers, in the same way as Quake Live). The used bandwith is 5,5 mbits/s (700 kbyte/s), as required to transfer at least 30 (compressed) images per second. Recent famous game Mass Effects 2 is however missing, due to exclusive avaibility for Windows and Xbox.
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06-20-10 / 12:42 AM : Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (cjed)
Game Prince of Persia : Warrior Within is back at the AppStore (after having being pulled of for bug fix), priced 9,99$. It is a full port of original PS2 version (553 Mb to download, 700 Mb once installed), despite some missing effects (reported in comments on FR store). We can watch videos here and there.
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06-18-10 / 12:45 AM : Portal 2 : preview and teaser (cjed)
The site joystiq.com provides a preview of Portal 2. We can also watch a teaser (in 720p format).
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06-18-10 / 12:43 AM : Colladia Nostradamus (cjed)
Colladia presents Nostradamus: the Last Prophecy, also compatible with PPC (29,99$). A demo is available as download.
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06-13-10 / 10:57 PM : Galaxy on Fire 2 announced for iPad (cjed)
FishLabls announced Galaxy on Fire 2 pour iPad (due in september). We can watch a first video here.
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06-13-10 / 10:38 PM : Return to Mysterious Island for iPad (cjed)
Colladia submitted an HD (iPad) version of Return to Mysterious Island (should be available soon), that features the same/complete experience as the Mac/PC one (800 Mb - 320 Mb for the iPhone version). Other games will also be ported (see a video of Treasure Island running in the iPad simulator).
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