Bethesda has designed iPhone versions of Fallout 3

by Justin McElroy { Jun 5th 2009 at 3:15PM }

So, there's good news and bad news for those of you who'd like to carry the apocalpyse in your pocket. Bethesda wants to bring the Fallout series to smaller screens ... they just haven't figured out how to pull it off yet.

"I think that the world of Fallout is unique enough that it could work on any platform. I think some of the things we do like VATS, I think that could translate to any platform, particularly the iPhone," Todd Howard told us yesterday. "We've looked into those things, we just haven't found the thing that supports the brand well. I wouldn't be surprised if it does happen one day. The iPhone versions that we've designed and said 'Ehh, we don't think we're going to do that right now,' there are ... there are a lot of them."

Could we maybe just have one?

Tags: bethesda, e3-2009, fallout-3, iphone, todd-howard

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

LaughingTarget @ Jun 5th 2009 3:19PM

Fallout and Fallout 2 are already set up perfectly to function on the iPhone. Just make Fallout 3 a 3/4 2D game like the first two.

NaeemTHM @ Jun 5th 2009 3:28PM

Or at the very least port the first two games. I mean the iPhone is perfect for point and click adventures. If they try to turn it into some kind of FPS it will fail HARD.

Saria the Cat @ Jun 5th 2009 7:28PM

Or a Baldur's Gate I or II for that matter! The very prospect of that makes me TOO happy.

Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 5th 2009 3:22PM

so the iphone gets fallout 3 but the wii doesn't? haha wow, bethesda.

NaeemTHM @ Jun 5th 2009 3:24PM

Well to be fair the iPhone is like 4 Gamecubes duct taped together.

Chad Vanderbilt (Moptimus in Disguise) @ Jun 5th 2009 3:27PM

Dude....you gotta stop looking at the install base, brah. This generation is all about creative freedom

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 5th 2009 4:18PM

Funny I thought the Iphone was a Blackberry and an Ipod touch duck taped together.

smcn @ Jun 5th 2009 5:26PM

Funny, I don't see anything in that quote that indicates that Fallout is coming to iPhone. The closest thing would be this: "I wouldn't be surprised if it does happen one day." It's vague and lends itself more to the probability that it will never happen.

Saria the Cat @ Jun 5th 2009 7:29PM

@Naeem: That's TWO whole Wiis!

...Oh man, I'm going to regret partaking in this.

LegendaryRedass @ Jun 5th 2009 8:44PM

I vote you up Naeem.

Danthok @ Jun 5th 2009 3:23PM

I don't understand how all these iPhone ports are even plausible, or are people just willing to buy anything with a specific title.

I mean the iPhone is perfect for say Peggle, or even Plants vs. Zombies but Fallout 3 come on have a little dignity Bethesda.

baby sea tuna @ Jun 5th 2009 3:36PM

Read reply #1. Point and click adventures would work perfectly. I'm mainly worried about the amount of space a game like this would take up. I'm already constantly scaling back my music collection just to make room for all the apps I download.

Storm Eagle @ Jun 5th 2009 3:27PM

Can't they just make a Pipboy program and call it a day? I'd accept that.

baby sea tuna @ Jun 5th 2009 3:34PM

That was the first thing I thought of as well. And maybe release some sort of arm gauntlet that it snaps into for ubernerds.

Mu93n @ Jun 5th 2009 3:35PM

word

Ezio Auditore de Firenze [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 5th 2009 4:08PM

i would accept that happily.

Avada Kadavra 9 @ Jun 5th 2009 4:12PM

Hate apple.

Duke @ Jun 5th 2009 4:18PM

Thank you for that insightful commentary on this game. May we all subscribe to the newsletter.

This has nothing to do with Apple. I for one would like to see a game released.

NaeemTHM @ Jun 5th 2009 4:27PM

Harry Potter is for babies.

See how baseless that comment was?

Avada Kadavra 9 @ Jun 5th 2009 5:01PM

I still hate apple. SAD

Avada Kadavra 9 @ Jun 5th 2009 5:03PM

Hate is strong, I dislike them and their products.

Jeffrey Abt @ Jun 5th 2009 4:24PM

They're actually going to make the iPhone Fallout an on-rails shooter. It's going to be exciting.

Optimaximal @ Jun 7th 2009 6:17PM

Lets hope they accurately capture the walking between locations gameplay...

fallout3isthebestgameever @ Jun 5th 2009 5:04PM

They need to combine elements of fallout 3 and metal slug for this to work. I should be able to either download my fallout 3 character from my pc, or have a large amount of character customization, and embark on an epic action side scroller, with RPG like character progression. In fact this should have had already happened a few weeks ago.