1src Forums - hi res/hi res+ games

05-12-2003, 05:25 PM	#1
eric2002 NZ90 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 953	hi res/hi res+ games I am amazed at how many games are still being developed for low-res Palm devices. In fact it seems that very few games are being developed for hi-res and hi-res+ devices. Just go to PDArcade.com for example... 90% of the games being made seem to be for low res, no sound devices! I am a Palm user and will never go to PPC, but I must say PPC games blow nearly all Palm games out of the water! I am not a game developer, but wouldn't it make sense to make "Flash" games, this way they could be played on both PPC and Palm OS... seems like you'd get more of the market share and have less programming if you only had to make one version of your game? Anyway... guess I am just feeling a little dissapointed with the majority of Palm games..., don't get me wrong there are a few companys out there pushing the envelope and creating hi res and hi res+ games... Astraware, Iombic, and Megasoft to name a few... just my 2cents, what's your opinion??

05-12-2003, 05:37 PM	#2
eric2002 NZ90 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 953	-one more thing... how about a game utilizing our nice 480 horizontal screen??? or any program for that matter??? I want side scrolling!!!! -really Iam in a good mood today, maybe a little tired because it's Monday-

05-12-2003, 06:56 PM	#3
volcanopele The Man Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pelopennesos, Titan Posts: 1,241	Try Aggression. It is a risk clone that has wonderful graphics and uses the hi-res+ screen in landscape mode. __________________ Cassini Huygens Home - Images from Cassini - Titan Today Now I know you're a feminist and I think that's adorable. But this is grownup time and I'm the man...OWWWWW!!! What was that for?

05-12-2003, 07:11 PM	#4
eric2002 NZ90 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 953	I installed version 1 on my NZ, only to get an error that it didn't run on OS5!!!!!! I just checked back to the co's site and see that they released v.1.7 which has support for OS5, --cool beans!

05-12-2003, 07:26 PM	#5
yorrick Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 855	If you look at PalmGear, HandanGo or PDAArcade - many games are still low-res for the simple reason that hi-res (and hi-res+) has been out for less than 18 months. This is a short period of time compared to the fact that Palm OS devices has been around for 5+ years. There are a lot more hi-res games coming out these days, but they take a lot longer since the complexity of the games are growing. Don't expect a lot of programs to handle hi-res+ since this is not a common format (only to Sony Clies). If you want a list of hi-res and OS5 ready games, have a look at CliePlanet http://www.clieuk.co.uk/cphires.shtml Hope this helps! __________________ The answer is 42! If you know the answer and the question at the same time, the universe will then be swallowed up and be replaced by something even more inexplicable!

05-12-2003, 08:03 PM	#6
rhart00 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: us of a Posts: 1,317	good hires+ games: kickoo's breakout bump attack pinball aggression (risk clone) table tennis 3d free blocks (freeware tetris clone) billiards thats all i can think of off the top of my head

05-12-2003, 09:23 PM	#7
archangel Next Sunday A.D. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Antonio Posts: 840	highres+ games are pretty rare, but I like: Acid Solitaire Acid Freecell Highres 320X320 is much easier to find I like: Shanghai (OS 5 version is amazing) CrossLogic Atom Smash Monopoly Scrabble Ludo Bejewelled Crazy 8's I personally don't think either the PPC or Palm OS is very good for action oriented games. For those I stick with my Game Boy Advance SP. __________________ My Current Gadgets: 16GB iPod Touch, PSP 2000, Nintendo DS Lite Last edited by archangel : 05-12-2003 at 09:26 PM.

05-13-2003, 12:26 AM	#8
eric2002 Guest Posts: n/a	so i took your advice and reloaded "Aggression"... this game rocks! hi res+ and horizontal format!! the game is really really cool!

05-13-2003, 12:56 AM	#9
vw_bugg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hanford, California, USA Posts: 446	Here is one of the most comprehensive lists i know of on the internet. http://www.clieuk.co.uk/cphires.shtml __________________ Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions. Cullen Hightower GOOGLE IT !!!! Please click here to view the legal disclaimer for this post

05-13-2003, 01:17 AM	#10
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	asteroids should be the hands down winner

05-13-2003, 12:07 PM	#11
eric2002 NZ90 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 953	that list on CliePlanet is very informative, thanks!!! by the way, I am becoming addicted to "Aggression"!!!

05-13-2003, 09:02 PM	#12
vw_bugg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hanford, California, USA Posts: 446	Your welcome. To your avatar eric2002: "Beam me up Scotty" __________________ Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions. Cullen Hightower GOOGLE IT !!!! Please click here to view the legal disclaimer for this post

05-14-2003, 12:05 PM	#13
eric2002 NZ90 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 953	guess i spoke too soon, seems E3 has shown lots of cool hires+ games coming down the pipe!! -live long and prosper VW_Bugg!

05-15-2003, 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by Unregistered
asteroids should be the hands down winner

Is there a hi-res+ version of asteroids?  I know Astraware had a color but non-high-res version, but they took it down because of copyright issues...