Articles Tagged ‘port’
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A Russian Hacker Has Ported iOS 6's 3-D Maps To An iPhone 4 Handset
BY Joe White on Sat June 16th, 2012
Apple's new Maps app in iOS 6 is great, but one downside of the application is that its best features require A5-enabled iDevices, meaning iPhone 4 and original iPad owners can't enjoy 3-D maps or turn-by-turn navigation. However, less than one week after iOS 6 beta 1 was released for iOS developers, one Russian hacker has successfully managed to both features to an iPhone 4 handset.
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5 DotEmu Retro Games Drop In Price Temporarily
BY Mike Lata on Wed April 27th, 2011
Five retro games that were ported from various 90s platforms have dropped in price to $.99. These DotEmu titles offer quick pick-up-and play gameplay well suited for iOS.
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Review: Virtua Fighter 2 - Virtual Butt Kicking
BY Allan Curtis on Mon February 07th, 2011
VF2 is another classic game from the annals of Sega's history. Does this port deliver a KO punch, or is it stomped into the dust?
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Review: Gunstar Heroes - Live By The Gun
BY Allan Curtis on Wed November 24th, 2010
Gunstar Heroes is a port of the hit game from the early 90s. Back in the day this game won many accolades, but can this port live up to its legacy? Click though to find out.
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Review: Chu Chu Rocket - Have A Rocket In Your Pocket!
BY Allan Curtis on Sun October 31st, 2010
Chu Chu Rocket is a port of a port of the Dreamcast cult classic. Does its retro gameplay stack up to today's games? Click though for the verdict!
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Chromium OS For iPad Now On Video
BY Alexander Vaughn on Thu September 30th, 2010
After teasing us with just a picture yesterday, Hexxeh (the very savvy hacker who claims he managed to bring Google's Chrome OS to the iPad), has released a demo video.
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Unconfirmed: Chrome OS Caught Running On An iPad
BY Alexander Vaughn on Wed September 29th, 2010
It seems that yet another system is joining the plethora of OS's that have been hacked to work on the iPad. Posted by Hexxeh, a popular web developer, hacker, and maintainer of Chrome OS builds, the picture above is reportedly the proof that Google's Open-Source Web-only OS Chromium can be run on the iPad.
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Review: Catan - The First Island is The Best Island
BY Michael Jeans on Thu June 17th, 2010
Catan is one of the most awarded board games to come out of Europe. The iPhone version is a completely faithful port of the original, but only the original. What about the expansions?
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Jailbreak Only: SNES HD for iPad On Its Way To Cydia
BY Mitchell James on Wed June 02nd, 2010
SNES games are soon to be ported to the iPad with the uprising SNES HD, with up to four iPhones and iPod Touches as controllers.
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Hit PSP Minis Title 'Blast Off' Rockets Into The App Store
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon March 08th, 2010
Halfbrick Studios has decided to try their luck at developing for a new platform by porting their hit PSP minis game, Blast Off, to the iPhone. I know what you are thinking, usually this is
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Help Rayman Make His Great Escape Today
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon March 01st, 2010
Gameloft's port of Rayman 2: The Great Escape for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available in the App Store. Rayman 2: The Great Escape was originally released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64,
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Riven And Myst Online: Uru Live Coming Soon To The App Store? (Updated)
BY Tyler Tschida on Tue February 09th, 2010
Update: We have word from Cyan Worlds that Riven is indeed making its way to the iPhone this summer, but Myst Online: Uru Live won't be an iPhone title. As it turns out, the information
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Doom II RPG Brings Turn-Based Gameplay Straight To Hell
BY Tyler Tschida on Tue February 09th, 2010
id Software has brought yet another Doom title to the iPhone, only this time it is in turn-based RPG form. Doom II RPG pits you against the forces of hell as they once again attempt
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Mirror's Edge Will Be Leaping Into The App Store In January 2010
BY Tyler Tschida on Wed December 02nd, 2009
EA's Mirror's Edge burst onto the console scene late last year, offering a first-person perspective and control system that had never really been utilized before; and whether or not you played and enjoyed the game,
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An Official Remake Of The Settlers Of Catan Hits The App Store
BY Tyler Tschida on Wed October 28th, 2009
I have never claimed to be a strategic board game aficionado, although I have played my fair share of Carcassonne, so I guess it comes as no surprise that I somehow missed the release of
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Want To Learn How To Port iPhone Apps To Windows Mobile? Microsoft Will Show You How
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon August 03rd, 2009
Microsoft has decided to reach out a helping hand and publish a case study that details how to port an iPhone app to its Windows Mobile platform. Now Windows Mobile users may finally have access
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GLaDOS Is Still Alive On iPhone, Portal Clone Is Real
BY Tyler Tschida on Wed July 22nd, 2009
About a week ago, a video of the popular first-person puzzle game Portal running on an iPhone 3G spread across the web. The video and the game port, however, wasn't created by Valve, the original developers
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