Comments for Fix My Bugs http://www.fixmybugs.com Ramblings of a Programmer Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:04:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Games I’ve Coded – Triple Pop by Steve http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=164&cpage=1#comment-29 Steve Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:04:05 +0000 http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=164#comment-29 From a purely technically standpoint, creating an iPhone version of Triple Pop would be really quite easy. Any games programmer could probably code it on the iPhone without much trouble, and it'd be even easier for me personally since I have my original code as a starting point. Unfortunately, I'm unlikely to do it for a couple of reasons. The first is I simply don't have any inclination to code in my spare time. I can barely keep any sort of regular posting schedule together for this blog as it is, let alone actually take on a development project outside of my day job. The second is that I don't have any rights to the game or the code, it's completely owned by Nokia. It may be the case that they no longer care about Triple Pop, and copycat games appearing on other platforms wouldn't bother them. I doubt that though, and anything infringing on Nokia's property would surely be met with lawyers and worse, especially since Apple and the iPhone are their direct competitors. <a href="http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/clones.htm" rel="nofollow">Ripping off ideas</a> is a thorny issue in video games, just look at Puzz Loop, Zuma, Luxor, Stoneloops! of Jurassica, etc. However, a freely available, honourable remake with proper credit, and done in flash so it wouldn't work on an iPhone might just avoid any problems... Sorry for the bad news, but thanks for the comment and I'm really glad you enjoyed Triple Pop. From a purely technically standpoint, creating an iPhone version of Triple Pop would be really quite easy. Any games programmer could probably code it on the iPhone without much trouble, and it’d be even easier for me personally since I have my original code as a starting point.

Unfortunately, I’m unlikely to do it for a couple of reasons. The first is I simply don’t have any inclination to code in my spare time. I can barely keep any sort of regular posting schedule together for this blog as it is, let alone actually take on a development project outside of my day job.

The second is that I don’t have any rights to the game or the code, it’s completely owned by Nokia. It may be the case that they no longer care about Triple Pop, and copycat games appearing on other platforms wouldn’t bother them. I doubt that though, and anything infringing on Nokia’s property would surely be met with lawyers and worse, especially since Apple and the iPhone are their direct competitors. Ripping off ideas is a thorny issue in video games, just look at Puzz Loop, Zuma, Luxor, Stoneloops! of Jurassica, etc. However, a freely available, honourable remake with proper credit, and done in flash so it wouldn’t work on an iPhone might just avoid any problems…

Sorry for the bad news, but thanks for the comment and I’m really glad you enjoyed Triple Pop.

]]> Comment on Games I’ve Coded – Triple Pop by limezest http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=164&cpage=1#comment-28 limezest Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:46:27 +0000 http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=164#comment-28 Hey, Is there any chance you could make this game for Iphone? This was my favorite game ever..Very addictive and fun. I'm sure lots of people would want it. Thanks! Hey,

Is there any chance you could make this game for Iphone? This was my favorite game ever..Very addictive and fun. I’m sure lots of people would want it.

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Games I’ve Coded – Sky Diver by Glenn Broadway http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=183&cpage=1#comment-23 Glenn Broadway Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:50:00 +0000 http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=183#comment-23 My job was less 'game design' and more 'write a document that will convince person A at Random-Big-Company to entrust us their money'. As time went on it wasn't hard to do, given that our ever increasing reputation almost always preceded us - and that was thanks to you, Nick, Cam and several other incredibly talented people! Good times. My job was less ‘game design’ and more ‘write a document that will convince person A at Random-Big-Company to entrust us their money’. As time went on it wasn’t hard to do, given that our ever increasing reputation almost always preceded us – and that was thanks to you, Nick, Cam and several other incredibly talented people! Good times.

]]> Comment on Software worth paying for – XYplorer by Steve http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=117&cpage=1#comment-21 Steve Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:17 +0000 http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=117#comment-21 Wow, my first ever comment! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on the post, I really appreciate it. I must admit, I hadn't spent much time on the XYplorer forums, but I'll have a look now. I've never had much call to ask about stuff or report things. I did have a bug once where a popup menu appeared on the wrong monitor of my multi monitor setup, and I emailed Donald Lessau about it. He fixed the problem in no time at all, and in return I submitted a review to <a href="http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/TrackerV3/TrackerV3.html" rel="nofollow">snapfiles.com</a>. Makes you wish all product support was as friendly and easy :-) Wow, my first ever comment! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on the post, I really appreciate it. I must admit, I hadn’t spent much time on the XYplorer forums, but I’ll have a look now. I’ve never had much call to ask about stuff or report things. I did have a bug once where a popup menu appeared on the wrong monitor of my multi monitor setup, and I emailed Donald Lessau about it. He fixed the problem in no time at all, and in return I submitted a review to snapfiles.com. Makes you wish all product support was as friendly and easy :-)

]]> Comment on Software worth paying for – XYplorer by J Hallgren http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=117&cpage=1#comment-20 J Hallgren Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:28:40 +0000 http://www.fixmybugs.com/?p=117#comment-20 Thanks for the kind comments re my favorite app/author! Nice to see somebody taking the time to write up a positive review of the product. I presume you participate in the XY beta forums? If not, you should! Thanks for the kind comments re my favorite app/author! Nice to see somebody taking the time to write up a positive review of the product. I presume you participate in the XY beta forums? If not, you should!

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