‘Aqua Hoops’ Brings Back Memories
posted October 5th, 2008 1:58 AM EDT by arn in $0.99, Retro, iPhone games, iPod touch games
After seeing the strong response to LED Football, it’s clear that there are a lot of long-time gamers out there.
In a recent retro game discussion in our forums, I remembed another old physical-toy turned iPhone-game called Aqua Hoops [App Store].
This game revives the old water tank toys in which you mashed buttons to propel the balls to their baskets. The game is rather simple and is likely to only appeal to those who played the original. Features include:
There are no sound effects, unfortunately. This gameplay video shows it in action (music not included):
October 5th, 2008 at 2:54 am
I bought this and I love it.
October 5th, 2008 at 3:04 am
I had a water game like this where you were launching little rings that had to land on pegs. Imagine THAT frustration!
October 5th, 2008 at 6:04 am
Am I really that old? I can remember playing this kind of game
October 5th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Dude! This makes me smile.
October 5th, 2008 at 7:23 am
OMG. I even remember the game with the rings. Loved those :D.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Game is fun… however… after you play it like 3-4 times it gets old/boring and there is nothing else to do…. its too simple, boring and repetitive and will get old in less than a week
October 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am
I remember having a lot of fun with these types of games when I was a kid, so it’s fun for nostalgic reasons. And 99 cents is not a bad price, as the game is polished, and the water effect is cool. Maybe the developer could add a timer so that the user can try to get the best score within a period of time. The developer could also add one or two more game options, as there used to be many different versions of these games. But I still enjoy playing this and alternating with other apps.
October 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
this has brought tears to my eyes (and memories of sibling fights over this)
October 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
In response to Chebuder: yah i have to agree.. this game is a waste of time and only costs .99c beacuase its only fun the first couple times…. i pretty much am sick of it and unlikely to touch it for the next month.
October 5th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I thing that it is worth it. I love it and i have played with it for a while now. I am in NO way tired of it and it always is one of the first apps i will open when im bored and i pull out my iPhone to entertain myself during class.
October 5th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Really impressed with this, excellent production value. Just gets everything right.
Now how about a package of a bunch of classic water games? I remember one that had you trying to get the colored beads into different half-circle targets…
October 12th, 2008 at 2:42 am
What was everyone’s high score on the one minute drill.
I played it like 10 times in a row and managed to get 204
October 16th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Kurtis Blow would have had a fit if that music was included.
October 17th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Oh lawdy the updates out….no one can beat my online scorez…I’m clee918
October 17th, 2008 at 2:41 am
The update is out and added sound effects. But they did not include the “pfffffffft”-sound of the original games, but a bubbles sound :(.