Going to have to give this a try and kudos for being able to finally launch. The screenshots inteigue me with their on-screen analogs to physical d-pads and buttons. Wondering how the games play without external controllers connected.
When we designed #OlliesArcade we decided such controls were too frustrating cause your fingers drifted and went with pure gestures instead. Super curious to see how this problem was (or if it was) overcome. https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112287558511134794
:ollies_arcade_app: There are ancient and mysterious relics hidden all throughout the solar system!
Grab the 1.0.1 update of our retro game collection Ollie’s Arcade on the App Store today to play Tranquility Touchdown and then let everyone know which artifacts you’ve seen! https://apps.apple.com/app/ollies-arcade/id6446127619
Holy cow! My Snake score of 30 points has now pushed me down to 108th position. Clearly need to up my Snake game. Almost 700 players on the leaderboard now, that’s amazing. So very glad you all seem to like #OlliesArcade 🥰
Having trouble sleeping tonight and so I’m here awake at almost 3am. Thought I would take this time to say thank you to everyone who has purchased Snake or Tranquility in #OlliesArcade and also to those who have left positive ratings or reviews.
These small things mean a great deal to us and make the difference between making more great apps & not. So lest you may think we don’t notice, trust me, we DO. Losing Twitterrific this year was hard but your support has always meant the world. Thx 💕
:ollies_arcade_app: A hungry snake faces many dangers, but the edge of the screen isn't one of them. In a tight spot? Just slither off the edge and wrap around to the other side - but make sure it’s clear before you do! 🐍
Just downloaded #OlliesArcade from @Iconfactory and have to say it’s adorable! I also love that you simply buy the games you want and keep them. All from an app that isn’t collecting and selling your data! I don’t normally do #iphone#gaming but I’d recommend everyone at least check it out
A VERY early test of the parallax background seen in Ollie Soars. @bigzaphod did a great job sorting all the math out so @piraino and I could focus on the visuals.
Was extremely satisfying watching the various biomes in the game come together. @talosman and Dave Brasgalla also chipped in with their biomes as well.
Dave did all the music in ALL of the games and he did his usual bang up job. How he achieved the electronic bloop bloop music in Snake is black magic to me. 🤓#OlliesArcade
Today we launch our latest app - Ollie's Arcade. Featuring 3 retro-styled mini games inspired by the kinds of games we used to love to play as kids & it's totally FREE to download.
It also has NO ads. NO coins to buy and is not subscription based.
Need to kill some time at the doctor's office? Fire up Snake and see how many apples you can eat. In line at the DMV? Take to the sky and fly Ollie around the world and back in Ollie Soars.
When I claimed the top spot in Ollie Soars the other day there were only 16 players. Now there’s close to 500. I expect to be dethroned very very quickly.
MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR!! 😎 #OlliesArcade
I love the fact that I’m now in 70th place in Snake on #OlliesArcade. The game gets exponentially harder with every apple you eat beyond a certain point so I have deep respect for these top players. Just bravo! 🐍👏😎