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iPod Game Creator, New Games Released

Posted by simoniker on from the basic-but-fun dept.

XGamerX writes "The iStory Creator is a freeware application used to allow anyone to create their very own custom interactive games for Apple's iPod. There are also a number of freely downloadable games to get you started. The text-based games play similarly to 'choose your own adventure' games." Amusingly, there's a game called 'XOPlay Rampage', referencing the commercially-sold iPod adventures that were previously featured on Slashdot, and in the game: "XOPlay has stolen your ideas and used them for their own greedy purposes. Show them who is boss!"

24 comments

  1. Spiffy by starfighter_org · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Arrrrrrrrrr. Just got my ipod the other day. I hadn't seen that stuff yet. Looks handy.

  2. DopeWars? by the+Man+in+Black · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But can I get DopeWars for it? I have yet to meet the platform that DopeWars hasn't been implemented for...has it for the iPod?

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    1. Re:DopeWars? by andfarm · · Score: 4, Informative

      No, and it can't be either. The "iPod Game Creator" just creates a network of cross-linked text files, which means you can't store any state. See my previous comment on this subject (and its children) for more information

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    2. Re:DopeWars? by Fammy2000 · · Score: 1

      Even more impressive (to me) is MAME for some digital cameras. That one took my by surprise. Still is pretty technically amazing to a peon like me.

      Typical /. user:
      "Let's see what platform I can port [Dope Wars|Linux|MAME] to..."

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      If I had something intelligent to say, I would have said it.
    3. Re:DopeWars? by presearch · · Score: 2, Funny

      ... just creates a network of cross-linked text files..
      I played a game using cross-linked files on Windows once.
      It wasn't very fun.

    4. Re:DopeWars? by Maserati · · Score: 1

      The Mac version sucks too.

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  3. Software for the iPod? by MonkeyCookie · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I didn't even know it was possible for people to write software for the iPod.

    How on earth is that done? It there some sort of development kit for it?

    1. Re:Software for the iPod? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

      This is done via the iPod's notes interface. Basically the program just creates a higherarchy of notes representing your choose-your-own-adventure story, and uploads the notes to the iPod.

      For anything much more complex than this, you'd probably have to install iPod linux and use that.

    2. Re:Software for the iPod? by cei · · Score: 1

      Four letters for you: HTML

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    3. Re:Software for the iPod? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It there some sort of development kit for it?
      Well, it would appear this article is talking about a development kit.

  4. Slashdotted by Tablespork · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your moderate-traffic website has just been posted on slashdot without notice. You are being bombarded with eager viewers, just hoping for another kill. Your bandwidth usage has skyrocketed, slowing the speeds to pre-dialup rates. What do you wish to do now?
    a) Shutdown server/Hide content
    b) Counter-slashdot slashdot!
    c) Go buy a super server
    d) My webserver running off an iPod can take it! Bring it on!

  5. For a second I thought by TechniMyoko · · Score: 0
    They were talking about me

    The games Im working on are much better than text adventures. As of last night I have solitaire working.

    Then again, I have access to the whole pseudo-OS of my iPod, they can only work with what apple gives them

    1. Re:For a second I thought by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why on earth would anyone be talking about you? A sourceforge site with VBScript? Who at slashdot would even be able to see what the hell you're talking about?

    2. Re:For a second I thought by TechniMyoko · · Score: 0

      Im converting to javascript later, but VBScript is so much easier/programmer friendly

    3. Re:For a second I thought by TechniMyoko · · Score: 0

      Aside from your blatant rudeness, it's converted to javascript. You'd think by now non-IE users would be used to sites not working with their browsers, and would have IE anyway for said sites.

  6. Bleh, who needs Ipod games . . . by Nomihn0 · · Score: 2

    When you've got an Archos Jukebox Recorder? As beautiful as the Ipod is, I much prefer playing my Sokoban on a handy little 1 X 0.5 in. screen. Who needs the best when you can hack the worst to be damn close? That's my philosophy and that's why I got my Archos and the Rockbox firmware (since the included firmware is elegently idiotic).

    1. Re:Bleh, who needs Ipod games . . . by 2nd+Post! · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Who needs the best when you can hack the worst to be damn close?


      Is that why people use Windows?

      Or even Linux?
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  7. d) My webserver running off an iPod can take it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmm... I bet you could actually do that...

    Get iPod Linux, set up TCP/IP over Firewire, install apache, and hook it up!

    I wonder how many hits/sec an iPod could handle?

  8. The new TI-84 by Xaymot · · Score: 0

    So are they basically just porting those old Texas Intruments games that I use to play during Algebra class? Anybody remember that weird Tetris game with Letters instead of blocks? Damn that was low budget.

  9. So... by superpulpsicle · · Score: 1

    You got PDAs trying to play MP3s.

    You got iPod trying to play games.

    In the end it comes down to who reaches the other side first. Why doesn't iPod just skip to the end and at windows CE.

  10. .net framework by madygoosey · · Score: 1

    I might be posting this without really looking into the problem, but I was wondering if anyone else trying to install the thing had to get some version( like 6.6.6.ms or something) of the .net framework. It's wierd.

  11. .NET Framework? That's just wrong. by Kris_J · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I tried to install the sofware (I'm thinking of converting the original Choose Your Own Adventure) but I have to install the .Net Framework (*shudder*) first -- for a Windows program to load a text game onto an Apple music player. How many levels of wrong are in this?

  12. Re:.NET Framework? That's just wrong. by Ath · · Score: 2, Informative

    Huh? On Windows, it is as easy as:

    Step 1: Plug iPod into FireWire or USB port.

    Step 2: Copy folders onto iPod into the Notes folder.

    Done.