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#1: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:37 pm
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Have very little understanding how coding games for the Ipad works, all I know that if I could play my favorite game of all time on the Ipad my life would be complete. Seriously, if there's a way to recreate CC on the ipad it would actually have a solid chance to become a mainstream game again.

Does anyone know anything about developing for the Iphone OS? I'd be willing to chip in money toward development - let's make it happen!! I know a lot about websites and marketing/advertising online (my day job) and I'm willing to commit time to help with what I can to make this a reality & promote it when it does.

CC makes a ton of sense with a touch screen, the UI is all menu based and it's all pointing and dragging markers around and it's natural to play it top-down. If there was a way to get even the original CC on to the Ipad it would be considered a high quality game for the platform. I'm serious about this - I was going to contact some coders but I'd much rather have true fans of the series develop it so it keeps everything about it that made the series such a great game even to this day.

I played this game since the very first installment of the series and I've always dreamed of a way to breathe new life in to it without turning it in to a crazy 3d game and lose it's soul. The Ipad makes perfect sense for this. Please respond here or PM me if you have any knowledge about this or any ideas of how we can move this forward.

Thanks and I'm so glad to see the community is still alive and active!!

#2: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: mooxe,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:42 pm
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DiscoStu wrote (View Post):

Seriously, if there's a way to recreate CC on the ipad it would actually have a solid chance to become a mainstream game again.

I highly highly doubt people will want to play CC on an IPad.

Try installing the CC2 demo version for the MAC on it...

http://www.closecombatseries.net/CCS/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=1927

#3: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:00 pm
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I'd personally rather play it on my ipad than on a computer. I travel a lot and being able to kill time with CC on a plane/airport/waiting for a cab would be great. IMO it isn't a question if people would want to play CC on an ipad, rather if they would want to play CC at all. If they do, the Ipad makes sense.

#4: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: general_solomon,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:24 pm
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since i dont have an Ipad i cant try to dl it. if you have iP then please try to see it can work.

I would pay to play it on the IP.

#5: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:41 pm
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http://closecombat.matrixgames.com/WaR/touch/touch.html

#6: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:45 pm
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The Ipad uses a whole different operating system (The Iphone OS) - so you can't simply install a mac game onto it, it needs to be developed for the OS from scratch (I believe it uses a language similar to csharp?). Usually developers make either puzzle games for the Iphone OS, or lighter versions of console games and then sell them from anywhere from $0.99 to $9.99 a piece via the app store.

Are there any Iphone users (or maybe even devs...?) on here?

#7: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:56 pm
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market would be pretty small... how about an XBOX version?

#8: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:13 pm
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The Ipad has shattered the initial records of the now ubiquitous iphone that made touch screen phones the standard for the entire mobile phone market, so I think the market for touch tablet gaming will be massive (I think lsomething like 70 touch tablets are expected to be released this year). Question is if the market is there for slow paced WWII strategy games, but I'm sure it is

#9: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:22 pm
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Close Combat can be played on windows based touch screen machines... see video.

What percentage of the mobile phone market does iphone have?

If CC has a chance to take off on a tablet... it will, as the windows OS market share should be large enough.

#10: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: general_solomon,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:48 pm
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schrecken wrote (View Post):

Close Combat can be played on windows based touch screen machines... see video.

What percentage of the mobile phone market does iphone have?

If CC has a chance to take off on a tablet... it will, as the windows OS market share should be large enough.

please provide a link to the video. i'd rather have a windows os anytime.

#11: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:54 pm
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schrecken wrote (View Post):

What percentage of the mobile phone market does iphone have?

Not sure, but enough for people to spend millions of dev dollar to create specific apps for it and be profitable

#12: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:20 pm
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How many are profitable?

With what type of app?

vid link http://closecombat.matrixgames.com/WaR/touch/touch.html

#13: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: general_solomon,

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:03 am
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schrecken wrote (View Post):

How many are profitable?

With what type of app?

vid link http://closecombat.matrixgames.com/WaR/touch/touch.html

thanks for the link. this reminds me of the HP Slate coming out soon. i am going to pass on the IP and go with the slate. it runs on windows 7.

you can most likely run all the cc games. i cant wait.

#14: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: platoon_michael, Location: Right behind you

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:45 am
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An Xbox version?
Are you serious?

#15: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:38 pm
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schrecken wrote (View Post):

How many are profitable?

With what type of app?

vid link http://closecombat.matrixgames.com/WaR/touch/touch.html

There's been over a billion apps downloaded so far, and every major website/online serivce has developed one...many are free because they make their profit on the backend. I don't know the exact number, that's like asking how many and what type of videogames have been profitable. The answer is "a lot" and "all kinds".

#16: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: DiscoStu,

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:17 pm
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DiscoStu wrote (View Post):

There's been over a billion apps downloaded so far

Actually that was an old statistic. It's now up to 3 billion

#17: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: ipadtodd,

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:52 pm
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I would invest in this effort. Cc on the ipad would make a lot of money. Contact me if anyone gets this going.

#18: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:21 pm
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just buy a windows tablet....

Send me an investment seed of $5000 and I will ship you a working model.

#19: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: papa_whisky,

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:40 pm
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If Ipad supports virtual drive technology, install win xp on it.

#20: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:22 am
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Matrixgames has recently merged with slitherine, so you never know

http://www.slitherine.com/games/iPhone

#21: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:38 am
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Had a play with one of these today... a bit pricey but should run CC while slouched on the lounge or in bed.

http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2010/03/hanvon-touchpad-bc10c-tablet-review.html

Available at officeworks
http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Ebooks-and-Digital-Pens/Ebooks/HATOUCH

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#22: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: squadleader_id, Location: Soerabaja

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:34 pm
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On the go...I can play CC on a Netbook with a 10" LCD...but it's a bit hard to adjust to the small screen when on my main rig I'm used playing on a 24" LCD Cool

#23: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: trg5,

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:13 am
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I would also be interested in investing towards developing this on the iPad. I have no idea legal issues, would assume the original developers have only say on this etc.

If anyone can get something started, PM me.

#24: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:31 am
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http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/10/hanvon-windows-7-tablet-goes-head-to-head-with-the-apple-ipad/

#25: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: squadleader_id, Location: Soerabaja

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:52 am
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Nah...that touchscreen is gonna be really messy for playing CC...all the touching and poking of your troops while snacking on greasy food Wink

#26: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: US_Brake, Location: USA

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:14 am
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Here you go. Sorry it took so long... Laughing

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#27: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:39 am
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woohoo!

#28: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: US_Brake, Location: USA

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:56 am
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schrecken wrote (View Post):

market would be pretty small... how about an XBOX version?

Close Combat will be on Xbox Live. Breach will be as successful as Operation Flashpoint if not more this January on 360. Following that success Atomic will put out a modern Close Combat III clone with a Schrecken style strat layer. All of this has been confirmed with Nostrodomus. Now we just have to wait until next year.

#29: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:17 am
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Microsoft are re-releasing Age of empires so anything is possble - I guess.

#30: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: Andreus,

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:52 am
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Then, maybe a Crimson Skies rerelease? Would be nice...

#31: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: general_solomon,

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:40 pm
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what's the status on this. would cc work on a table that runs windows 7?

#32: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: schrecken, Location: Sydney, Australia

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:05 am
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yes, provided resolution was at least 1024 x 768

#33: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: falzone,

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:27 pm
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Not convinced about playing it on the iPad, just not the right format really.

i'm currently running all the re-designed games on my Mac Book Pro on Snow Leopard operating system using a cunning program called Crossover.... Unless there is software like that which allows conversion/running of windows software on a Mac, it's going to be v unlikely that a) a Mac version came out, and B) a Mac portable version came out! The biggest games devs out there can't justify spending money developing/converting/porting games for a mac, so I doubt Matrix Games will do this with such a niche community.....

#34: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: general_solomon,

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:52 pm
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I am thinking of buying this tablet. it has a keyboard attachment which will help with cc and seems to be designed for games.

http://gizmo-king.blogspot.com/2011/01/windows-7-tablet-pc-gamers-dream.html

it plays games on a 1024x768 resolution.

#35: Re: PLEASE someone help get CC to the Ipad somehow!! Author: arkturas, Location: United Kingdom

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 8:13 pm
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Not sure if this was mentioned, why dont you just enable RDP on your desktop and download one of the RDP apps from the app store.
I have used iTap RDP to connect my desktop and play movies - its usable... `try one of the free apps first to see what you think.

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