{"id":1201,"date":"2014-08-21T08:15:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T08:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.knicket.com\/magazine\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2014-08-22T12:49:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T12:49:27","slug":"classic-games-ping-pong-resurfacing-smart-phone-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/en.knicket.com\/magazine\/classic-games-ping-pong-resurfacing-smart-phone-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Games such as Ping Pong are Resurfacing in Smartphone Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those who loved the old classic games like Pac-Man and Ping-Pong, get excited because they are coming back in a new and improved way \u2013 in smartphone apps. Games that were popular in the 1990s seemed to be dead, but <strong>new retro style gaming apps available<\/strong> in the App Store are being developed. Technology now makes it <strong>possible to relive the games and memories of 90s kids<\/strong> who grew up playing these beloved games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BZ_SWwuM7CY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Top Classic Games are back in a Retro Style App<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The 5 best games of the 1990s are back<\/strong> with a vengeance in the App Stores with hundreds of satisfied, nostalgic users.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 8 Bit Rally<br \/>\n\u2022 Pac-Man<br \/>\n\u2022 Ping Pong<br \/>\n\u2022 Snake \u201897<br \/>\n\u2022 Tetris<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 Bit Rally,<\/strong> <strong>an old racing game returned<\/strong> to the App Store for only $0.99. User reviews indicate happy players with comments including \u2018brings back old arcade memories,\u2019 and \u2018incredible game \u2013 should be called 16-bit instead of 8-bit because the graphics are way better.\u2019 The classic game sees a changed method of steering by tilting the phone, but features the same graphics and sounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retro Pac-Man<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BZ_SWwuM7CY\">available in the App Store for $2.99<\/a> and features the same yellow Pac-Man eating food while avoiding the coloured ghosts. A game over 30 years old, and yet still played by fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ping Pong<\/strong> was developed in the 1970s and has never been as tough to play as when challenging the undefeatable AI in the app version available in the App Store for free.<\/p>\n<p>Snake, the game iconic of Nokia and reminiscent of an old flip phone with actual buttons, has been brought back to life by the app that features the game itself along with an old flip phone screen with the same buttons used for the <strong>original Snake game<\/strong>. The classic game can be downloaded directly from the App Store at no charge.<\/p>\n<p>The original <strong>Game-Boy game from 1984, Tetris<\/strong>, has gained popularity among the app store. There are dozens of takes on this vintage game in various apps with new colours, graphics, and themes as well as an original version of the game available in the App Store.<\/p>\n<h2>Relive the Childhood Arcade Days<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, smartphones are allowing users to relieve the memories of their childhoods by playing games reminiscent of youth and retro arcades.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101063227675579127913?rel=author\">Thomas\u00a0Jung<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those who loved the old classic games like Pac-Man and Ping-Pong, get excited because they are coming back in a new and improved way \u2013 in smartphone apps. Games that were popular in the 1990s seemed to be dead, but new retro style gaming apps available in the App Store are being developed. 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