Video: Spore on the iPhone

by Christopher Grant { Mar 7th 2008 at 2:30PM }

News about Spore coming to the iPhone is pretty exciting, sure, but seeing video of the accelerometer and touchscreen-controlled sim really has us sold. Apple finally released streaming video of their iPhone SDK presentation yesterday and, thanks to the magic of YouTube, we have an edited segment of just the Spore component tucked away after the break. iPhone as a gaming console? Like we couldn't see that one coming.

Tags: Apple, EA, iPhone, Spore

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

NATO_Duke @ Mar 7th 2008 2:48PM

I think thats pretty damn cool.

tG @ Mar 7th 2008 2:51PM

wish I could get excited over spore, or any game on the iPhone. So far any web app I've used has had poor response with the accelerometer. Then again, I have a lemon which is going back this weekend. Blah

Ieatbrains @ Mar 7th 2008 3:18PM

There is a huge difference between web apps and real apps. If you have tried any of the "games" that you can get with a jailbroken iPhone/iPod you have less doubt.

I could easily see casual games such as puzzle quest or nintendogs on the platform if (and this is a huge IF) Apple start to support game developers better.

NATO_Duke @ Mar 7th 2008 3:32PM

I don't like the webapp games either, hence me looking forward to something like this.

wootman @ Mar 7th 2008 2:52PM

looks like spore 2 years ago.
im guessing its going to be the same thing level after level with upgrades?
and will right is not involved?
major meh.

rTwelve @ Mar 7th 2008 3:10PM

Don't forget, these guys only had 2 weeks to work on this thing so it could be shown yesterday. It wasn't so much of "Hey look! Spore on the iPhone!" as it was "Hey look, this SDK is so easy to use, look what we managed to do in 2 weeks!"

wootman @ Mar 7th 2008 4:23PM

but then why did they decide to do a dumbed down version of spore rather than i new game more suited to the iphone?

rTwelve @ Mar 7th 2008 5:51PM

Probably as a reference point.

wootman @ Mar 7th 2008 6:31PM

to what, the iphones capabilities?
that doesn't work because they only had 2 weeks to make it.

Delgado @ Mar 7th 2008 2:55PM

Stupid ass EA is going to make me have to drop $$ on the iPhone.

Co @ Mar 7th 2008 2:55PM

Motion sensing and touch screen functions are definitly where it's at in today's video gaming. Just check the sales figures.

danny. @ Mar 7th 2008 2:57PM

This is the first time I've been excited for a game for my phone. It's a weird, uneasy feeling...

Marty @ Mar 7th 2008 3:01PM

Sometimes I get the feeling like I am the only person in the US who doesn't have an instant orgasm every time an iPhone is mentioned.

It's the same old phone everybody else has with a touch screen and an accelerometer. It ain't worth the money, and certainly ain't worth being tied to AT&T for two years. Not very exciting, in my opinion.

rTwelve @ Mar 7th 2008 3:07PM

Nor is any other phone then, when you think about it...

Co @ Mar 7th 2008 3:15PM

I'm loving my Voyager alot better. The 3G internet kills iPhone's WiFi. And the rumble feeback is pretty neat too.

Ieatbrains @ Mar 7th 2008 3:22PM

It is also available on the iPod touch. Without AT&T.

Zoesch @ Mar 7th 2008 3:38PM

No you are not, but you're probably the only person I've seen that hates absolutely everything.

coast19 @ Mar 7th 2008 3:45PM

Yea I'm loving my Voyager too. The games are pretty decent as well, just got Guitar Hero and Assassins Creed both very good. Keeps me entertained while at boring meetings or the DMV, especially the Mobile Tv :)

djhindsight @ Mar 7th 2008 6:15PM

I think the iphone hype is puzzling for people that don't have one. I've owned and used just about every type of phone UI/OS and none compare. It's less about the phone hardware and more about how good the software is.

Fanboy @ Mar 7th 2008 8:09PM

@ djhindsight

Exactly

ronald.raygun @ Mar 8th 2008 1:51PM

im pretty happy with my iphone on t-mobile. so far i have the nes emulator, haven't put the gba emulator on it yet.

The Fuzz 53 @ Mar 7th 2008 3:05PM

And now the two most overly-hyped things on the planet finaly become one.

Zoesch @ Mar 7th 2008 3:43PM

Did Paris Hilton merge with Michael Moore?

Unholy!

kevinski @ Mar 7th 2008 3:46PM

Well said. I'll never understand how people can still be excited about Spore.

deaftly @ Mar 7th 2008 4:19PM

You speak the truth sir. The iSheep will buy anything with that little fruit on it. Case in point.. Macbook Air.

Justin Nolan @ Mar 7th 2008 3:56PM

Super Monkey Ball actually looks much more technically impressive: http://www.modiphone.net/super-monkey-ball-on-the-iphone-video/

danny. @ Mar 7th 2008 4:57PM

love it - thanks for the link

wootman @ Mar 7th 2008 6:36PM

love what the developer says.
"as a hardcore gamer, it was hard for me to imagine playing a game on anything else than a analog stick"
think it would be hard for a hardcore gamer to imagine playing on anything else then text.

Zoesch @ Mar 7th 2008 9:47PM

True hardcore gamers play with punch cards, oscilloscopes and dot matrix printouts.

Devin @ Mar 7th 2008 4:00PM

soz, hate to ask it, but why is this news always a day late?

WhiteNoi$e @ Mar 7th 2008 4:05PM

stuff falls through the cracks. I think Jostiq does a pretty stellar job covering the spread. Maybe they were busy working on their new Q and A sectoin just for you.

www.8bitreview.com

Mills and Boom @ Mar 7th 2008 4:14PM

Will buy.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 7th 2008 5:58PM

Those must had been 2 extremely hectic weeks.

Drago Dracini @ Mar 7th 2008 6:15PM

i may have to buy an iphone...

Ian Murray @ Mar 7th 2008 6:28PM

Is it just me, or did they totally rip off flOw with that first section?

Aberu @ Mar 8th 2008 10:24AM

He forgot to mention the other reasons we might remember Electronic Arts.

Not supporting the online play of all their games that are 2 or more years old.

Rehashing the same exact game and changing the year number at the end to pass it off as "new".

Swallowing smaller companies that make great games whole, then taking their licenses and making CRAPPY games with a castrated form of the original development staff (*cough*Westwood*cough*).