New iPhone 3G Ad Shows Otis Icon
Thursday, October 16th, 2008At about 4 seconds into Apple’s new iPhone ad "Game Changer", you can clearly see the icon for Otis:
At about 4 seconds into Apple’s new iPhone ad "Game Changer", you can clearly see the icon for Otis:
Today I’m happy to announce that the iPhone and iPod Touch version of Otis is finally out. Now you don’t have to wait until you get back to your Mac to get your fix!
Take a look at the demo movie — this version has much-improved graphics and takes full advantage of Core Animation and the [...]
I decided to port Otis to the iPhone using the new SDK. It’s a little fancier than its Mac-based cousin, as I’ve been using CoreAnimation on it. Here’s a quick demo movie:
Download (.mov, 580KB)
Still needs a little work (nicer graphics, performance optimization, etc), but I think I’m off to a good start. I had the [...]
A quick bug update to Wonder Warp’s addicting freeware game Otis is out.
It fixes an obscure scoring bug, slightly cleans up the graphics, and adds an oft-requested “Fast New Game” feature to quickly start a game with the same settings as the last.
You can download the update through Otis’s auto-update feature, or right here.
One particularly obsessed Otis player made a desktop wallpaper based on the game. He sent me this screenshot.
If this were my desktop, I’d quickly go insane. Thanks, Austin!
There are two new updates today:
SimpleChord version 4.1 adds augmented 7th chords.
Otis version 1.0.1 fixes a bug with the high scores as well as some minor interface glitches.
Here’s what some are saying about Otis:
FreeMacWare.com says
This is just a great looking game and you can tell there was a lot of attention paid to detail.
One MacUpdate reviewer agrees:
I always love these little games. So when I saw Otis in my RSS feed I thought lets give it a try. My first reaction was [...]
BOSTON, MA – MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007 – Wonder Warp Software has released Otis, a freeware puzzle and strategy game for Mac OS X.
Otis is based on the classic game popularly known as Chain Shot. This version packs stunning visual effects, addicting gameplay, and multiple levels of difficulty.
It is available for download for [...]