I got the first round from a few months ago, Valentines Day Sales I still haven't got, but the 45 day holding period is up in a few days.
Fuck you Apple, you and your overpriced tiger electronics wannabes :D
COULN'T care less. You COULDN'T care less if they pulled your app. If you could care less, then you still care.
I have been telling everyone I know that Apple is full of shit and they don't listen. Hopefully, reading this will help them understand. Thank you!
I have been telling everyone I know that Apple is full of shit and they don't listen. Hopefully, reading this will help them understand. Thank you!
Love my Droid - I have literally every SNES game on the SD card and I can play it with real controls via the keyboard.
The people who said you scammed others are so unbelievably stupid.
really? 'slow clap' was all you have to say?
also its not a 'bandwagon' this is actual fact
Anyone can build a PC with better specs than any apple pc for less. Much less
What a whiny little bitch. If you don't like a platform, then don't develop for it.
I find it much more likely that you developed a game to *gasp* make money. But it was a crappy game, and you didn't. So instead of taking your lumps like a man you decided to pretend you were an "artist" and tried to scam the stupid.
What is most interesting though is that you seem to have the power of telling people what they should consider a game. Not only is that much more controlling than Apple, it shows both a disdain for consumers and a massive ego. I guess the 30 million plus users are wrong. All of the 160,000 apps must be crap. But atleast your shifty, scamming ass can't even compete at making "Tiger Games".
^ LOL
Kyyyyyle, your comments don't support less than threes!
Trying to say "heart you Tommy, and agree 100%"
Awesome! I am so sick of Apple's overpriced stuff. I wish they had some real competition and stopped litigating against anyone who wants to compete against them.
Chrissy: Oh, right. That's because the less than sign counts as a html tag. I can fix that at some point. '_'
@JoshF Hey...take a look at the site you're on. Do you see me developing for the App Store? You see the platforms for Super Meat Boy are WiiWare, XBLA, and PC. I have taken your advise before you even gave it. Also, Zits n' Giggles was a JOKE. We expected it to make nothing and I'm more than thrilled it made me money...and when it started selling for $299.99 I laughed my ass off. So you know, I got EXACTLY what I wanted out of all this. Enjoy SMB when it comes out:)
I like whiny, angsty virgin internet keyboard kommandos who have bigger titties than their grandma and nothing better to do than complain (and masturbate).
You were being a DOUCHEBAG and you got kicked off THEIR STORE for it.
Go QQ a fucking river of tears to people who give a shit... oh wait, the only people who give a shit are no-life losers like yourself who want a free ride.
Fuck off asshole.
@fuckyou You're right. I'm going to beg Apple to put my shitty joke game back on their broken store.
"Express an opinion, get an app pulled."
Really?
"I talked about an experiment I did where I had a game, Zits n' Giggles, up on the appstore that I would raise one price tier each time someone bought it. The end of the rant I revealed that Zits n' Giggles was up to $349.99."
Sounds like your app was pulled because you were being an idiot. If an accidental purchase of your game put a customer's credit card over its limit, who do you think would end up paying the overlimit fees? And if it was purchased with a check card, put their account balance below $0, and resulted in hundreds of dollars of overdraft fees, who do you think would pay the fees?
Not you. It'd be Apple's mess to clean up, and they pulled your app to avoid having to deal with the inevitable mess.
Claiming that your app was pulled because you "express[ed] an opinion" is speculation at best.
@Josh I'm having trouble with your point. You are basically siding with someone that mistook $349.99 for a price other than $349.99. I find it hard to believe you think someone would mistake this, and if they did you would sympathize for them not understanding the concept of 10's and 100's. I believe you are arguing for the sake of arguing. Go to walmart, pick up a PS3, go to the register, look at the price of $339.00 plus tax and then pay for it thinking it was only $3.39 then ask walmart to pay your overdraft fees because your stupidity caused you to be overdrawn by a couple hundred dollars plus the resulting overdraft fees. They would laugh at you and then you would go home and deal with your problem that you caused by not paying attention to the CLEARLY MARKED PRICE. Apple would do the exact same thing...they have the prices marked clearly on the appstore for a reason.
Sick PR Stunt BRO!
I won't be buying your game - your last one ran like a piece of shit on my Apple Mac. Was completely unplayable. (That was a fucken rip off.)
@Rodger What game are you talking about? This is mine and Ed's first game...and I've never made anything on Mac.
You don't really give a reason for hating the app store - your reason seem to be that developers place dumb downed games on the store? Hate on the developers?
You guys do that yourself and somehow that proves a point? That developers are douches?
You say that you don't care that Apple removed it - You just want your money. If you guys didn't want your money I would say sure... Nice experiment. But you actually want the money?
I thought you wanted to prove a point and didn't want to scam people...
John: You don't really give a reason for hating Tommy - your reason seem to be that developers place dumb downed games on the store? Hate on the developers?
You do that yourself and somehow that provs a point? That developers are douches?
You say that you don't care that he doesn't care that Apple removed it - he just wanted his money. But if you didn't want him to not want his money I would say sure... Nice comment. But you actually want him to not want the money?
I thought you wanted to prove a point and didn't want to scam people...
Bob: You don't really give a reason for hating me - your reason seem to be that readers place dumb downed comments on the blog? Hate on the readers?
You do that yourself and somehow that proves a point? That readers are douches?
You say that you don't care that I don't care that Tommy doesn't care that Apple removed it - I just wanted to comment. But if you didn't want me to comment I would say sure... Nice comment. But you actually want me to not comment?
I thought you wanted to prove a point and didn't want to scam people...
@John, @Bob: if you're judging pumpkins for largest size, judging them by brightest orange, while it doesn't affect the size at all, is still not judging them by largest size. in other words, although it's possible to have both a large and a bright orange pumpkin, and although the color of a pumpkin has no effect on its size, there's still a distinction between giving the prize to the pumkpin that's the brightest orange rather than the largest.
John: You don't really give a reason for hating Bob - your reason seem to be that readers place dumb downed comments on the blog? Hate on the readers?
Bob does that himsef and somehow that proves a point? That readers are douchettes?
Bob says he doesn't care that you don't care that Bob Barker doesn't care that Tommy doesn't care that Apple removed it - You just wanted to comment. But if you didn't want Bob to comment you would say sure... Nice comment. But you actually want Bob to not comment?
I thought we wanted to prove a point and didn't want to scam people...
@Josh You are god damn right I want the money. I didn't hold a gun to anyones head, I didn't set the price myself to deceive anyone. I selected a pre-determined price tier set forth by Apple via their Application manager as a JOKE. When people started buying it, I increased it. When you price an app you don't type in "$399.99" into a text field, you select from a dropdown of price tiers, I started at price tier 1 and ended up at tier 78. Appstore displays prices as they are, not rounded. So you'll see $0.99, $1.99, $11.99, $349.99, etc. The people that bought it, for whatever reason, have every right to return it within 90 days, if they don't, then it is MY MONEY. How did I scam anyone? I put an app up called ZITS N GIGGLES, then priced it at $399.99 and people bought it. How by any stretch of the imagination is that a scam? I'm going to attempt to scam you right now ok? Get ready. Send me $399.99 (THREE HUNDRED NINETY NINE DOLLARS AND NINETY NINE CENTS). Checks are fine. On that note, I doubt I'll see the money.
" How much is an iPad...and how much is a netbook that does more?"
Think this show just what a fucking idiot you are, just because something has more bullet points doesn't mean its better. Also by netbook I'm guessing you mean those cheap plasticy pieces of shit that under perform and fall apart if you look at them the wrong way.
@DGDSFSD
You're a fucking moron. Apple is shit, iPad doesn't even have fucking flash. Get the fuck off the Internet you disgusting piece of shit, I hope you the FUCK die.
I understand you perceived it is not a scam because people brought it for that price. Many people out there does not know you can get refunded in 90 days if you don't like it. You are still scamming, testing people like lab rats. Most people out there know apps are .99 - to 14.99. Supposed people were on another website and they saw a game that looked interested, and on that website it said .99 for your app. Then lead it to the apple store and purchased it without thinking of price because they saw that price on that previous website saying .99. I really think as a developer, I'm quite disappointed on what you make us look like. There are "ethics" which you are making yourself look like a disrespectful person. I will say there are lot of people who are not smart people in world, some may have some vision problem, who can't tell difference with prices. Again think of your consumers, or you will lose them permanently. I know for sure I'm not buying any of your games due to the disrespect you provided.
How am I a pathetic person for wanting a this game on the iPhone? Did honestly call me a pathetic person over a fucking GAME? It seems to me that your dumb ass is the pathetic one.
You're claiming the moral high ground here because "games on the store are dumbed down and therefore the store sucks."
What you don't seem to realise is that it's gaming companies/ developers that are placing these games on the store.
Just like you did with Zits and Giggles. You're the fucking problem man ... Not Apple!
AND YOU WANT THE MONEY!??!? Where the fuck do you come from? It's people like you that make the App Store worse off. Maybe you can learn a thing or two from guys like Carmack and the GTA guys.
First, I think that it is hi-fucking-larious that people are bitching to Tommy about "scamming" people into buying a game called ZITS AND GIGGLES for $399! In the fucking first place, this game is call ZITS AND FUCKING GIGGLES! How good can you expect it to be?!?! and have you seen the screen shots? Who ever bought that game is retarded and and Tommy deserves every sent of there money because they certainly don't.
I've seldom met a programmer that wasn't an obnoxious, superior prick.
I am having trouble seeing how this is a scam. Tommy did nothing wrong. He simply created a game, submitted it to the App Store, and when it was accepted, he created a description, uploaded screenshots, and set a price. For this game, the price was obviously unreasonable, but the good thing about free enterprise is that no one had to buy it! Not a single one of Tommy's customers was required in any way, shape, or form to purchase the game. They were not even required to look at the page. They saw all of the information clear as day, and made a choice. If someone slammed Apple or Tommy with a lawsuit over this, they would most likely lose because of these facts.
Good job using your marketing and business senses to prove a point, Tommy, and good job at getting out there and sharing your opinion. I hope you receive all of the profit that Apple owes you.
On a different note: I can not wait for SMB to be released! I loved the PC "prototype" and am sure this will be even better!
If every one of any type of person you meet is a prick, the likelihood is that you are the prick to them.
If it's a scam to charge people 399.99 for a game then Apple should remove that price tier from their store so nobody can use it. Fuck, why not just remove all pricing from the store and make it free only so nobody gets hurt.
I love the Apple fanboys. Too ridiculously stupid. Tommy = awesome. Super Meat Boy = awesome. Apple fanboys = fuck asses.
Offerings like that on the app store are about as much of a statement as a fart in an elevator. Such developers would contribute more to society as biofuel. Apple is acting appropriately in removing such noise from the store.
Guys, guys...I think you're missing the REAL point here-Zits and Giggles is no longer available for purchase. I have been saving EVERYTHING I HAVE to buy it and now it's gone FOREVER. I sold my grandmothers ring for that shit! I mean...what the fuck, right? Discuss...
The obnoxious and obviously vacant minded people here amuse me.
Continue your fantastic work Tommy
See, you even got the majesty, King Henry III's approval. Long live the king! - but more importantly long live Tommy, Edmund, and Super Meat Boy!! Poor Apple, I pitty thee.
This guy got up and said "I fucking hate it" and "It's shit" amongst other jeering and smartassery. He basically got up there and BEGGED them to pull his app. What did he expect?
First, I think its awesome that you tried this experiment and that it turned out to be profitable for you, especially since profit was not your original goal. Its true that anyone who bought that game by mistake can get a refund, so I'd say there's no harm done. However, what I don't quite get is how you can claim to hate the App Store because of this. I mean, how can you hate a commerce mechanism that allows you to sell a joke game for an insane price and have people actually buy it? Assuming those people bought it willingly, then all you've likely done is give someone with an obscene amount of disposable income something to brag about to their friends. So based on this, its no surprise at all that every game company in the world is vomiting out dumbed-down versions of their back catalog purely to cash in. But that doesn't mean that the iPhone is a bad platform for games, or that every game on the App Store is crap. It just means that its a potent marketplace for games- good or bad. Its up to the consumer to decide what's worth buying and what's not.
@Jay
It might be a little late, but i need to say this. You are a piece of shit. 3 things:
1. Most netbooks do suck
2.This is your opinion, not the truth. Get over it.
3.Flas his useless on a touchscreen device. It's all ads and flash games, which not only are not made for touch screens, but also run on a software that adobe can't even be bothered to make work on a normal mac, let alone on new devices.
Congratulations on letting the internet into your life. This whole comments thread... xD
Personally, I don't have much against apple, but I loved the talk.
I think that there are certainly games which work on the iPhone, but it comes down to developing that idea with the iPhone in mind, rather than porting things which don't suit the interface. So, for the most part, platformery/actiony games just don't suit it. A lot of companies are certainly jumping on the band-wagon, throwing out whatever they can to capitalize on people's spontenuity, and the ease of purchasing on the platform. But I don't think this means there aren't legit, good games on the iphone, which are trying to explore its rather unique interface.
It's sturgeon's law: 90% of everything is crud.
It is a scam but I don't care...
I believe in evolution and if you are stupid enough to but that you deserve to die
Wow! All those pissed off people must had eaten your bate :D
Keep it down mates! God they have foul mouths!!
The AppStore is full of crap, adding more crap to it doesn't solve the problem. At the end of the day, you're just as worse as those people. Not only that, you also scammed the retards that don't check prices in the AppStore. Scamming the mentally deficient is deplorable.
Good job Sigmund Fraud.
Being a tard is deplorable.
good job tards (also the app store for letting you set the price that high)
And I'm proud to be an AMERICAN, where at least I know I'm FREEEE, and I wont forget the zits who died who gave that right to MEEEE, and I gladly STAND UP!!! NEXT TO YOU, AnD DEFEnD HER STILL TODAAAYYY CUZ THERE AINT NO DOUBT I LOVE THIS LAAAAAAAAND GOD BLESS THE US AAAAAAAAY
I'm interested in seeing if this is actually unique to Apple's AppStore, or perhaps a common phenomenon for digital purchases or even game sales in general. In other words, if it were possible to replicate this experiment on the Steam store (which it almost certainly isn't), would you get similar results? Perhaps this isn't a statement about Apple's customers but rather one about how people interact with quick purchases and non-physical products. Or perhaps not - either way seems pretty fascinating to me.
Plants versus Zombies was pretty alright on the iphone, and so was Canabalt; both these games are probably better than their pc based counterparts. I got megaman 2 too, which plays really awful and have since deleted it, so i kinda agree with your point.
Developers are cashing in with shite ports, agreed, but i have at least 3 games i enjoy on there and a few jokey things i enjoy too, so don't write the thing off. It'd be like closing this blog down because of john and the other retards who're posting in the comments.
I'm still looking forward to super meat boy; I remember playing it (it might have been a flash based version) at some point and look forward to dropping a few sheckles on XBLA when it comes out, even if it's 1200 points, so stop whining back at these losers XD
Plants versus Zombies was pretty alright on the iphone, and so was Canabalt; both these games are probably better than their pc based counterparts. I got megaman 2 too, which plays really awful and have since deleted it, so i kinda agree with your point.
Developers are cashing in with shite ports, agreed, but i have at least 3 games i enjoy on there and a few jokey things i enjoy too, so don't write the thing off. It'd be like closing this blog down because of john and the other retards who're posting in the comments.
I'm still looking forward to super meat boy; I remember playing it (it might have been a flash based version) at some point and look forward to dropping a few sheckles on XBLA when it comes out, even if it's 1200 points, so stop whining back at these losers XD
Wow,best artical ever. I'm glad I read this. I hate apple,their stuff is Shit. I have an iTouch and have been dissapointed with almost every app I've ever gotten,and am a little dissapointed with my iTouch at the moment. And with how buggy the iPad is,they shouldn't even charge 100$ for that piece of crap.
Can't wait for SMB.
Wow,best artical ever. I'm glad I read this. I hate apple,their stuff is Shit. I have an iTouch and have been dissapointed with almost every app I've ever gotten,and am a little dissapointed with my iTouch at the moment. And with how buggy the iPad is,they shouldn't even charge 100$ for that piece of crap.
Can't wait for SMB.
"A hardcore superstar is born. the weirdest game to hit these pages in Xbox 360's history." -Official Xbox Magazine
Edmund draws stuff and designs things.. whatever
Tommy programs and macs on the ladies.
