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Whats iTouch?
I just recently got a iPod Touch (2nd Gen)..so..I should have the latest FW?

Originally Posted by lilboo I just recently got a iPod Touch (2nd Gen)..so..I should have the latest FW?

Yes boo...you already have it, and the latest FW too...

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Originally Posted by sickle iTouch - for all of these you need the update 2.0 - that costs $10. Is there a way to get around that (DL free) or you have to buy it though iTunes?

It's called an iPod touch. Not iTouch. Stop calling it that. (Sorry, pet peeve).

Just like most software, you could find a pirated copy online, but that's usually frowned upon here.

Well, you could buy an iPod Touch 2G and get it for "free". ;^)

The 2.x software transforms your iPod Touch into an entirely new, and superior, if dangerously addictive, thing. It's so ridiculously worth the asking price it's not even funny. There are lots of good free games and apps too, so think of that $10 as paying for 100's of applications at once, some of which are actually good.

By the way... the current firmware doesn't handle having more than 144 applications well. Yes, I'm addicted, and I'll be anxious for them to break that limit (9 screens of 16 apps each - the 10th screen is invisible, presumably not intentionally....)

From touch arcade:

One of the early App Store favorites Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D has been discounted from its original price of $9.99 down to $5.99.

The price drop for the Kart racer comes after its main rival, Cro-Mag Rally has made its way to the number one position in the App Store (paid apps) after dropping its price to $1.99. Though we preferred Nitro Kart in our head-to-head comparision, both were solid titles.

As a Kart-racer, Nitro Kart dispenses with any sort of realism and focuses on fun. A game play video is provided in our head-to-head comparison review. Nitro Kart features:
# 12 different racetracks
# 6 different vehicles
# 8 different weapons
# Play modes: Quick Race, Cup, Story, Time Trial

How long until they drop it to $1.99? It seems inevitable. I'll buy it when it reaches that price.

Smaller developers (like Pangea) can change price on a whim; large publishers (like Vivendi) are less likely to do anything drastic.

Most of the games deals you've enjoyed over the past years are because of the inefficiency in the distribution chain. Online distribution changes the game completely.

Unlike, say, Best Buy, Apple isn't going to discount a $10 game to $5 because they need to make shelf room for an upcoming release.

Hmm... now what do I do with this first gen ipod touch? it's practically new, still has the protective sticker, with firmware 2.0... these things get outdated so quickly.

So, I really like the way this thread is panning out, but is there a way to keep it updated? Like a thread for IPhone games? (unless I missed one that already exists!!). I am always trying to figure out what's on sale/what's good/what's not etc. So I think if a new thread (or even this one) kept it updated on the front with the latest IPhone game deals/sales/price reductions, that would be AWESOME!!

Originally Posted by eldad9 Hmm... now what do I do with this first gen ipod touch? it's practically new, still has the protective sticker, with firmware 2.0... these things get outdated so quickly.

Why are you running 2.0? 2.1 is a free upgrade from 2.0. Hell, 2.0 should never even have been released. It's a disaster. 2.1 is solid.

I bought Line Rider the other day for $2.99. It's certainly entertaining enough to justify the $3 price tag. You can easily download other users tracks.

"For a limited time" all Bootant.com games are on sale for 99 cents:

BeeCells
BiiBall 3D (also a free lite version available)
BlocksClassic (also a free lite version available)
BlocksTouch 3D
ColorRise 3D
CubeRise 3D

I don't actually know what the original prices were. The only ones I've tried, and only in Lite form, are BiiBall 3D which I haven't tried enough to comment on, and Blocks Classic. The latter seems OK, but nothing great.

Originally Posted by crunchewy Why are you running 2.0? 2.1 is a free upgrade from 2.0. Hell, 2.0 should never even have been released. It's a disaster. 2.1 is solid.

Well, since you asked...

My own iPod touch is running 2.1. However, I've got another one here - 8GB, ordered refurb from apple, boxed, new headphones - it was supposed to be a birthday present (it still has the thing on the screen you're supposed to peel off the first time you use it; I connected it to a computer just a couple of times, to update the firmware to 2.0 (the newest at the time, so the recipient wouldn't have to pay $10) and to charge it.

Circumstances changed; now I need to find somebody to take it off my hands. I just never bothered to upgrade it again, since I'm not using it myself.

To make things worse, new models have been introduced since then; that means instead of making it very easy to get rid of, it's now a pain.

...

Getting back on track, it seems the iPhone is going to get a new combat flight sim ( http://polarbit.com/asqinfo.html ) and a new boat racer ( http://polarbit.com/wbinfo.html ) some time this year.

Blocksclassic is ok.
I've just been playing the lite version, don't know what more the full version adds, seems pretty whole to me.
I bought Superball 2 though, has a two player mode, and better graphics.

One of the top 10 paid apps is now a solitaire game that is discounted to $1 for multiple (they say 30, it's probably more like 20 different ones) variants.

Jewel Quest on sale for $2.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...288934466&mt=8

The 2.0 software upgrade is free if you are an iPhone user.

I hope these haven't been posted before:

Poptiq is free until Oct 8th.

Earthscape is free for a limited time.

iCube, a virtual Rubik's cube, normally $3, is free for a limited time.

Sorry, our games aren't available on the iPhone... yet - but you can still play most of them on the web.

Sketches is $2 (instead of $6) until Oct 4th.

Chopper is $2 instead of $5 for a limited time.

Billy Frontier is only $1 (what was it before?) for a limited time.