Mark Wolfe Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm late to the party, but I got an iPad2 for christmas and bought the full download of this as one of my first purchases... I guess I am not complaining because there is enough with the arcade games here to make it worth the $20 purchase but why oh why did they put all this 2600 garbage on here? There is barely anything worth playing on the 2600 end of things. Why couldn't they at least provide the same games list as the Flashback? I did have a chance to try the iCade, and man is that thing worth the money. wow! totally off topic here but I can't seem to figure out how I managed to install iMame on my un-jailbroken iPad2. I literally do not remember how I got it on there. I am able to load roms too, it's not jailbroken, I just use the app on my laptop called Disk Aid. On the night I unwrapped my ipad, I was in a feverish state getting all the apps I wanted, searching the app store and elsewhere and the next day I realized I had iMame... but I don't know how I got it on there. I did visit the google source code site that has the deb file. but how did I install it on a non-jailbroken ipad... I'd like to repeat the process on my father in-law's ipad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I did have a chance to try the iCade, and man is that thing worth the money. wow! Seen the newly announced iCade models? While I like the Jr., I'll most likely get the mobile version for my iPhone. totally off topic here but I can't seem to figure out how I managed to install iMame on my un-jailbroken iPad2. I literally do not remember how I got it on there. iMAME showed up in the App Store for a brief period of time back in December before Apple realized what it was and removed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Pffft. Left-handed joystick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolfe Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I did see the iCade mobile, great product for those with an iPhone. wish they'd make one for android os. [i do think they should offer right and left handed versions, perhaps they will since the product seems to be taking off nicely, and to think it was all due to the overwhelming positive response to someone's photo-shopped dream of the design before it was ever actually designed and sold] I guess I MUST have nabbed iMame the night they took it down, wow that was lucky. I really don't want to jailbreak this thing but I may do it if they get the new IOS version under total control, I just updated before I read that the latest version is not quite as exploitable, or as easily done I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I can't wait to try the Atari Collection on the iCade Jr for my iPod! One silly question: there's no reason it should not work on an iPod Touch 2nd Generation running only iOS 4.2.1 right? I ask because that's what I've got. I do have the Atari Collection that uses iCade and my iOS does have Blue Tooth capability so should I run into any problems using this device? I wouldn't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I can't wait to try the Atari Collection on the iCade Jr for my iPod! One silly question: there's no reason it should not work on an iPod Touch 2nd Generation running only iOS 4.2.1 right? I ask because that's what I've got. I do have the Atari Collection that uses iCade and my iOS does have Blue Tooth capability so should I run into any problems using this device? I wouldn't think so. I ask myself the same question. I have no good reason to upgrade my ipod touch at the moment. The form factor has changed a bit for 3rd and 4th gen. I think a likely reason that it might not work would be some software thingy that needs iOS 4.3 or greater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) Yesterday, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Pong, Atari made this collection completely free -- download it, go to in app purchase, and unlock everything for $0. The price will go back up very soon, so get this while you can. The URL for iTunes is http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ataris-greatest-hits/id422966028?mt=8 Edited June 28, 2012 by bcombee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 BTW, noticed something interesting in this the other day. In looking at the set of 2600 games included, they all use the Atari cartridge names when available except for one. Instead of "Video Olympics", they have "Pong Sports". The manual scan looks to be the Video Olympics manual with the name changed in a bitmap editor. I suspect that due to greater trademark enforcement, Atari didn't want anything new out there using the word "Olympics", since the IOC is going after anyone and everyone using that term without an expensive license from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Either that, or they're trying to play up their own product name. Pong is instantly recognizable for what it is, even to non-Atari enthusiasts, whereas Video Olympics is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Today they released an iphone update for this app, will it delete all the free games they gave away if I do the update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Dunno, Salem....but what I'm not sure about is this "token system" they're hyping. It's not clear from any Googling or reading on the reviews or anything what that means. Does that mean: 1) That all the games I bought I now have to pay again to play each time I want to play them?? (i.e. put a token in?) OR: 2) Token play is an ALTERNATIVE to buying them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoLoMoTo Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) Aren't there 2600 emulators for iPhone? Edited August 3, 2012 by PoLoMoTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Yeah I got the update and I can't find any tokens in it. What does it do? And is it just me or do you need to be online now for the App to work? I have an iPod Touch so when I'm on my commute I turn off Wifi. The App crashes now. But when I'm home and on Wifi the App runs fine. What the---?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Aren't there 2600 emulators for iPhone? Only for jailbroken iPhones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoLoMoTo Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Aren't there 2600 emulators for iPhone? Only for jailbroken iPhones. Oh I have an Android so I can get emulators for just about everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) Aren't there 2600 emulators for iPhone? Only for jailbroken iPhones. Oh I have an Android so I can get emulators for just about everything I was among the lucky few to get imame before it was pulled (just hours after it's release) from the Apple Store. It works great on the ipad using the icade Edited August 3, 2012 by SalemFrost7800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Okay, I couldn't find a straight answer, so I took a chance and "upgraded" Atari's Greatest Hits to v1.6. And I bought the entire package when it first came out, all 100+ games for $14.99 or whatever it was. My findings? The new token system does NOT make me use tokens. At all. What it does is if there's any game you actually purchased, the "Token" option is ghosted out or removed and the other button says "Unlimited Play." So....it appears the "Token" option is for games you haven't actually purchased -- I guess sort of a try-before-you-buy thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Okay, I couldn't find a straight answer, so I took a chance and "upgraded" Atari's Greatest Hits to v1.6. And I bought the entire package when it first came out, all 100+ games for $14.99 or whatever it was. My findings? The new token system does NOT make me use tokens. At all. What it does is if there's any game you actually purchased, the "Token" option is ghosted out or removed and the other button says "Unlimited Play." So....it appears the "Token" option is for games you haven't actually purchased -- I guess sort of a try-before-you-buy thing. I think XBLA's game room worked like that. Too bad that fell flat on it's butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Not working so great with the iPhone 5... I'm really hoping this gets updated. Besides fixing the overlay problem shown here, it'd be nice to have the option to resize/move the controls wherever you wanted them. The larger screen area is just crying for that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I just with they'd restore the ability for us iPod folks to be able to play the games when NOT on Wifi. I can't play the collection on my commute anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 That's weird. I can play the games on my iPhone in Airplane mode, which shuts off cellular and wi-fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Odd. With Wifi turned off my app boots me out. If I turn on Wifi I can play just fine. And yes I have updated to the most recent version of the app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Does it work with wi-fi on, but no signal? Or do you have to actually have a connection for it to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I just tried it. Wifi says "not connected" launched Atari app ... booted out and back to homescreen again. Oh and I did try rebooting my iPod as well, no difference. Am I the only one experiencing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Just got the 8-bitty iCade and have been using it with my iPhone 4S. It works great for most apps, but AGH does not recognize it when I'm running it on my iPhone. I tried pairing it with my iPad and the 8-bitty worked just fine there. Possibly the software's assuming the iPhone won't work with an iCade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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