The Game Show Forum
The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: clemon79 on July 09, 2011, 02:16:16 PM
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Some of you know that many years ago I wrote a version of the Jeopardy! Challenger as a Windows app (http://"http://fredsmythe.com/?page_id=313"), mostly as a method to teach myself rudimentary app development for Windows. I was proud of the accomplishment, but it never got quite where I wanted it to go - specifically, something like that really wants to be on a handheld device, because for most people it's a little inconvenient to have a full-blown PC available while they are on their couch watching the show.
Well, no more! My first Windows Phone 7 app passed certification last night and went live on Zune Marketplace this morning. A&Q Challenger is rewritten from the ground up for the small screen, will remember where you are in a game if you have to back out or get a phone call or some such, and keeps track of your top 10 scores if you're the sort of person who likes keeping track of that sort of thing.
I invite everyone to check it out here (http://"http://www.windowsphoneapplist.com/a_q_challenger-a26197.html"), and for my Windows Phone 7 bretheren, here's the direct link to download it from Zune Marketplace. (http://"http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=68aa28b8-54a8-e011-a53c-78e7d1fa76f8")
Thanks for listening!
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Some of you know that many years ago I wrote a version of the Jeopardy! Challenger as a Windows app (http://"http://fredsmythe.com/?page_id=313"), mostly as a method to teach myself rudimentary app development for Windows. I was proud of the accomplishment, but it never got quite where I wanted it to go - specifically, something like that really wants to be on a handheld device, because for most people it's a little inconvenient to have a full-blown PC available while they are on their couch watching the show.
Congratulations, but wouldn't you be even prouder if it were an iPhone app? :-)
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Congratulations, but wouldn't you be even prouder if it were an iPhone app? :-)
Well, certainly I'd probably be wealthier. :) But, no, Visual Studio is what I (barely) know, so. In the exceptionally unlikely event that the app takes off enough to merit the expense both in money and sweat equity to rewrite the thing for iOS and/or Android, I'll revisit it then, but I suspect that's awfully unlikely.
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It's really good- at least, as good as a Challenger can be.
Yes, I prefer Windows Phone over iOS.
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You know, I've been thinking of releasing an iPhone app. I wonder if we could work together to port it somehow to iOS. All I need to learn is either Cocoa or AS3…