Comments on: GarageGames Brings the Torque Game Engine to iPhone http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:36:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marty Plumbo http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1348 Marty Plumbo Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:35:22 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1348 You're not going to be able to do an iPhone build until you "negotiate" with GarageGames. That's right, iPhone titles have to be blessed on a per-title basis by the GG Gods. Still interested? You're not going to be able to do an iPhone build until you "negotiate" with GarageGames. That's right, iPhone titles have to be blessed on a per-title basis by the GG Gods.

Still interested?

]]> By: BeyondtheTech http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1325 BeyondtheTech Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:04:33 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1325 That's all fine, I picked that up and I'm playing with it, but where's the export, settings, or customized input controls (Multi-Touch, accelerometer) for the iPhone? I think they only posted a generic version of TGB or TGE. That's all fine, I picked that up and I'm playing with it, but where's the export, settings, or customized input controls (Multi-Touch, accelerometer) for the iPhone? I think they only posted a generic version of TGB or TGE.

]]> By: mikeadams http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1318 mikeadams Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:12:36 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1318 @ BeyondtheTech top menubar of the site. downloads -> development demos -> then choose linux mac or pc. its a .exe file that shows the capabilities of the engine on the sdk @ BeyondtheTech

top menubar of the site. downloads -> development demos -> then choose linux mac or pc. its a .exe file that shows the capabilities of the engine on the sdk

]]> By: BeyondtheTech http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1317 BeyondtheTech Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:39:40 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1317 Ok, so I'm all over the GG website, where's the download for this thing if it's available? I've emailed them twice with no response yet. Ok, so I'm all over the GG website, where's the download for this thing if it's available? I've emailed them twice with no response yet.

]]> By: clark http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1307 clark Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:56:08 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1307 it looks a whole lot like super monkey ball it looks a whole lot like super monkey ball

]]> By: Crastic http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1304 Crastic Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:37:34 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1304 No doubt. That's not my issue. My issue is they resized nice smoothly lit and anti-aliased Marble Blast shots and fit them to the iPhone screen. That's dishonest! In reality, you'll be cutting geometry detail down a crap ton, texture detail, you name it. I know it's good business to look better than your competition, but I don't think it deserves praise until they can demo it. Not to mention, the mysterious licensing costs. A percentage? A whopping flat rate? This announcement is intent, nothing more. No doubt. That's not my issue. My issue is they resized nice smoothly lit and anti-aliased Marble Blast shots and fit them to the iPhone screen. That's dishonest! In reality, you'll be cutting geometry detail down a crap ton, texture detail, you name it. I know it's good business to look better than your competition, but I don't think it deserves praise until they can demo it.

Not to mention, the mysterious licensing costs. A percentage? A whopping flat rate? This announcement is intent, nothing more.

]]> By: mikeadams http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1301 mikeadams Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:58:39 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1301 @ Crastic that's fine with me. i think its amazing to have something thats ps1 or dc or even ds quality on a tiny thin little handheld thats with me all the time, that i can get new content anywhere and devs can fix bugs and update over the air 24/7 @ Crastic

that's fine with me. i think its amazing to have something thats ps1 or dc or even ds quality on a tiny thin little handheld thats with me all the time, that i can get new content anywhere and devs can fix bugs and update over the air 24/7

]]> By: Crastic http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1299 Crastic Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:52:15 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1299 That's great... but... uh... the iPhone hardware isn't *that* good. There's a reason the current crop of games look like high-poly PS1 games. That's great… but… uh… the iPhone hardware isn't *that* good. There's a reason the current crop of games look like high-poly PS1 games.

]]> By: mikeadams http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1298 mikeadams Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:51:37 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1298 on garagegames' site you can download a walkthrough of the capabilities of the engine on SDK. but if devs used all the abilities they show, i imagine battery life being several minutes. but i guess its just showing you what the engine is capable of. on garagegames' site you can download a walkthrough of the capabilities of the engine on SDK. but if devs used all the abilities they show, i imagine battery life being several minutes. but i guess its just showing you what the engine is capable of.

]]> By: Marty Plumbo http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/01/garagegames-brings-the-torque-game-engine-to-iphone/#comment-1289 Marty Plumbo Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:35:18 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=365#comment-1289 If their iPhone build feature is as "solid" as everything else Torque has pooped out over the past few years, this might just qualify as more of a warning than a post. My advice, and I know you all want it: save your money for the upcoming Unity iPhone build option (http//:unity3d.com). Based on Unity's track record, it'll have one key feature I'm not counting on from GarageGames: it'll work. If their iPhone build feature is as "solid" as everything else Torque has pooped out over the past few years, this might just qualify as more of a warning than a post.

My advice, and I know you all want it: save your money for the upcoming Unity iPhone build option (http//:unity3d.com). Based on Unity's track record, it'll have one key feature I'm not counting on from GarageGames: it'll work.

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