Wayne Whatford over at Revolutionary Concepts dropped us a line to let us know that ’80s arcade classic Karate Champ — both the iPhone [link] and iPad [link] versions — is on sale this weekend for $0.99, down from $1.99 and $2.99, respectively. This marks a great chance for iPad users who grabbed the iPhone version early on to checkout the version tailored for Apple’s tablet, featuring split-screen, head-to-head, two-player action.
In other news from the studio, forum readers may have noted the thread recently started by Revolutionary Concepts, challenging readers to guess what the initials of an upcoming game stand for. Those initials are “U. o. T." and some of the suggestions readers have been making are … well … amusing. The studio indicates the game is being created with just two criterion:
- It should have ZERO Buttons or onscreen controls of any kind, making it immediately accessible to anyone.
- Deliver it to you guys in just 2 weeks from start to finish!
Free copies of the game go to users with the closest (or funniest) guesses, at launch.
Whatford also indicated that his studio’s iPhone adaptation of the Data East laserdisc classic Road Blaster is progressing nicely. The only time this game has been seen outside of Japan is in the Sega CD port which not only suffered from the same horrid video compression of all Sega CD games, but also got renamed to Road Avenger. Revolutionary Concepts have completely remastered the game, and when it is finally released, it will play at 60FPS at full iPhone 4 or iPad resolutions. They’ve also completely redesigned the dashboard of the car, added in tilt controls, and made a whole list of other tweaks. The studio is hoping for an end-of-month release for Road Blaster, we’re told.
Whatford tells us that various, unspecified titles will follow shortly behind Road Blaster. Stay tuned.
This has got Sammy written all over it! =)
Brilliant game. Downloaded it earlier today on a whim and it definitely paid off.
I've played a few rounds of this game, and it's brilliant. The artwork is high quality, and the questions are nicely varied. It's definitely worth the download; and because the IAP question packs add a lot of content for a decent price, it's been worthwhile to get those as well. Can't wait for more of them to be released.
This is one of the best trivia apps on the iTunes store at the moment.
Couldn't agree more. I love it!
Why no ipad version? What is it with the developers only releasing iphone crap? DO BOTH FFS
iPad version is on its way! (Sorry, we're just a couple of guys who don't have much money, and we could only pay to develop the iPhone version first. Now that we've got some sales, we've got the developers working on the iPad version. Should be out in a month or so!)
Love this game! I've been playing it since it was released, by far one of the best movie trivia games in the app store
is there multiplayer? sounds like it'd make a great party game. i guess that's something that'll work better on the ipad.
We are indeed adding a multiplayer/party mode for the iPad. We'll look into adding it to future iPhone releases.
Purchased the game and the extra trivia questions. It's really good, but why cant I listen to music while playing the game? That seems like a HUGE oversight for a trivia game. Please update it and I'll continue to buy question packs.
What are the secret movie cat scenes I've guessed most of them but some are driving me mad like that cat in the cave with the turban on.