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Minimalist iOS game Hundreds sells 100,000 copies

Jessica Conditt — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:30:00 EST

Hundreds, the minimalist mobile game from Canabalt's Adam Saltsman and Gasketball's Greg Wohlwend, sold its 100,000th copy on Sunday, sending Saltsman into fits of sentimental, blog-based joy.

"I don't want to downplay, for us, the financial importance of this success; we basically went broke making Hundreds so it's a pretty big deal that it didn't flop," Saltsman writes. "That said, even if it was the kind of money where we could go buy sports cars or whatever (and it's not!), there is this other, at least for me, way more important thing going on, which is less about finances and more about, 'Holy crap, 100,000 people have played Hundreds.'"

Hundreds has a simple premise and interface: Players tap various circles, turning them red and increasing their size and numerical value, in an attempt to accrue 100 points on-screen. If a red circle hits another object, it's game over. Hundreds is $5 on the iTunes App Store, optimized for iPhone 5, and for iPad and iPod Touch in iOS 5.0 or later.

"Folks who haven't played a game since Tetris are trying out Hundreds and liking it," Saltsman writes. "And we're getting this response for a minimalist game that we made utterly without compromise. Every value we had going into this project we carried all the way through to the end, and in spite of that, or, I am tempted to think, because of that, Hundreds is resonating with more people than we ever allowed ourselves to imagine.

"So that feels really good. Thank you, everybody, for trying out our game and diving into our puzzles and giving us your time. Thank you so much!"

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Canabalt, Gasketball creators launch minimalistic mobile game, Hundreds

Jessica Conditt — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:30:00 EST

Adam Saltsman, also known as Adam Atomic, also known as "the dude who made Canabalt," launched Hundreds, an iOS game co-created by Gasketball's Greg Wohlwend, on the App Store today. It's 40 percent off through January 10, currently running $3.

The goal of Hundreds is simple: build up at least 100 points between the shifting circles on-screen, though if a red, growing circle hits another object, you lose. If you're intrigued, play Wohlwend's original Flash version for free on Newgrounds. The iOS version of Hundreds is universal and adds new modes and mechanics.

Canabalt, Gasketball creators launch minimalistic mobile game, Hundreds originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Count down the days until Hundreds hits on Jan. 3

JC Fletcher — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:30:00 EST

Hundreds, the minimal action-puzzle game of inflating circles until the numbers within add up to 100, will be released for iOS on January 3. The release date is revealed in a new trailer, which also reveals some really nice background music.

Hundreds is the work of Adam Saltsman (Canabalt), Greg Wohlwend (Solipskier) and composer Scott Morgan. While you wait for the new year (and the new game), we recommend a trip through Hundreds' beautifully designed website.

Count down the days until Hundreds hits on Jan. 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Canabalt's Semi Secret Software brings 'Hundreds' to iOS

JC Fletcher — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST

Semi Secret Software, the studio behind Canabalt (the game that defined iOS games forever) has teamed up with Greg Wohlwend (Solipskier, Puzzlejuice) and musician loscil for Hundreds, an iOS game about, well, adding up to 100.

"It's simple," the website explains. "To win: tap & grow floating bubbles until they equal 100." The catch is that bubbles turn red when you tap them, and making two red bubbles touch (by, say, growing them) ends the game. Hundreds will be on display at Indiecade this weekend. There's no official release date, but it's "nearly done." Expect development to reach 100% very soon.

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