One day when Smallball woke up he discovered that Nasties had stolen all of his friends happyspirits! Without the HPs all of Smallballs friends was as braindead as zombies! Gather all of the HPs before the Nasties gets you too! But beware, you are in changeland where natural laws change constantly!

Release notes:

Thanks for all the good ideas! I know this game isn’t very optimized, but the reason for that is mostly because it was made just for fun in between some bigger projects. Thus I never tried to optimize the code much at all.

Ruckage, your first method shouldn’t be too hard to implement. I might try that, I think I know how to make it only draw tiles at the correct positions. As for the second idea, I was thinking about doing something like that once, but I decided it would be a bit too complicated for such a small game.

It’s true there are some really cool tricks to make it all run fast. I have learned a bit more of them since I made this game, but it certainly could run better. Btw, I’m really impressed with the games you have made, Ruckage. I hadn’t thought about that they were made in Fenix. It would be interesting to hear how you made that waving background. Is the game copying each line of pixels and then pasting it again a few pixels away and repeating that all over the screen? Because I did something like that once, to create a “melting” effect.

Peter R, you mean I should put the processes to sleep until they are activated? That might work. It would be less to draw, but still as much to check collision against. But as you say, in combination with the other ideas it might work.

As for now, I have made a version which uses pre-drawn tiles instead of alpha.

If it is not running fast enough now though, I might try some of the other methods.

I have another game almost done for the GP2X/Wiz which I’d rather release first and Ill also want to try porting Epic Rocks to the Wiz. It should run better, since I already did some optimization on it.

http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=46420

Transform your iPhone into a mobile TV receiver with Live TV: With Live TV you can channel surf through all the channels that our TV software, The Tube receives on your Mac. And with the click of a button, you can even record current TV shows on your Mac. As soon as your iPhone is registered with The Tube, you’ll be able to select the available TV channels on your iPhone with a click. And it’s just that easy to change channels. There’s never been a faster or more intuitive mobile TV. And the best part: Live TV is free!

http://appshopper.com/entertainment/live-tv

Shiva Tandava Stotra is a hymn of praise in the Hindu tradition that describes Shiva’s power and beauty. It was sung by the demon-king Ravana.

This application have excellent feature of playing Aarti and its display is properly synchronized with it meaning and lyrics.The main feature of display is that it shows lyrics of aarti in different languages like hindi ,english and sanskrit also.

Both the fourth and fifth quatrains of this hymn conclude with lists of Shiva’s epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves of resounding beauty in this example of Hindu devotional poetry.

http://appshopper.com/utilities/shivtandav

Legends brings you WIZARD EYES by Robert E Vardeman

Darroh fancied himself to be a master thief, but he stole more than he bargained for when he pilfered a wizard’s most prized possessions. With eyes that that did more than see, Darroh looks into more than the souls of others. He is forced magically to use the stolen eyes to examine himself.

A chilling story of theft and redemption, WIZARD EYES is set in a chimerical world.

http://appshopper.com/books/legends-wizard-eyes

Helium Boy Wii is a simple 3d platform game inspired by the Nintendo classic Ballon Kid. You fly using helium balloons and collect stars while watching out for birds and flying ninjas, and try to reach the end of the level.

The Game uses Wiimote+Nunchuck and is only compatible with front SD slot. Extract the files into apps in the root of the SD card and launch from the Homebrew Channel.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Helium_boy

Scrobble is a game similar to the word game Scrabble. Scrobble runs best on VGA-resolution displays, but it should also work on QVGA and WVGA displays. Use your device’s d-pad to move the board around so you can see all of it.

Changes:

– Fixed bug where CPU always uses ‘Z’ for their blanks, and sometimes plays words that are invalid.
– Fixed bug where game would crash if you place one letter to your move, take it back, then try to submit it.
– You can now drag the board around freely on sub-VGA res devices.
– Changed the amount that the board moves when using the d-pad, so it moves shorter distances at a time.
– Changed both NORM and HARD CPU players (speeding up their turns and changing the way they look for moves).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474373

Tired of farts and burps? How about a bobble head sheep that says “BAAAA!” when shaken. Lots of fun, especially when you’re with a flock of friends. Just try to stop the baaaas from coming. Best of all it is free!

http://appshopper.com/entertainment/baaaa

Detroit Pistons Schedule for 2008-2009.

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Phoenix Suns Schedule for 2008-2009.

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Introducing Lets GoBlue, the first iPhone application for University of Michigan fans. Current version includes the ability to play The Victors, Let’s Go Blue, and the Michigan Alma Mater, The Yellow and Blue.

http://appshopper.com/sports/lets-goblue