WordMonger Cross Platform Test

[bucelic]

where can we download it for the ZuneHD?

[burgundyyears]

@bucelic You can't. MS decided not to compete with the App Store. Shame.

[ItsMataX]

not sure if it's already been stated, but you could always submit it to zhdapps.com, it would be for free though, but it's a good place to get started

[Johnny2691]

buddy when can i play wormmonger on my zune.

can u release a beta just for us?

[MttFrog13]

Wow, just 12 hours to port this? I was doing some research about zunes and ipod touches trying to decide which to get tomorrow. I think zune beats ipod in just about every category except that it doesn't have bluetooth or a good app store. If they don't open the app store to the public, then they're just asking to lose the battle with the ipod touch.

[RockGuitarist309]

I'm baffled...I never thought I would see the day someone would actually leave an intelligent comment on youtube. And yeah, I 100% agree that if they open a public app store the Zune HD has a good chance of out-doing the iPod Touch on all fronts.

[MttFrog13]

I GOT THE ZUNE HD!!! :-)

Traded it in after 4 days...

Screen has amazing colors and deep blacks, navigation is really good, not many apps as expected, they take long to launch, games aren't really that much fun. The nail in the coffin is that it doesn't work on my colleges wifi network so i can't connect on campus. I live off campus, but this lack of security logon takes away a lot from the zune. Ipod is amazing, 85000 apps. I was the guy who said i wouldn't play games, but i've gotten many

[MttFrog13]

also not having apps is bad because that means no youtube or other flash things. The only confirmed apps are facebook and twitter, but their mobile sites are just as good as an app anyway. I thought i wasn't going to buy games so i thought it wouldn't be a big deal with the zune but now i can't stop downloading them on my ipod. I've been a m$ fanboy forever...my mac friends laugh and my m$ friends are disappointed with me. At the end of the day, I am SO glad i have my ipod over the zune hd tho.

[Taintain101]

they already have the software available to the public, it's just not integrated to the zune yet. basically they provided you with the software to create, and download your own, or other peoples apps. it's just not built into the zune itself.

[1004209]

lol YES !

[jugosloven89]

how can i add this to my zune hd?

[carlosdajoke]

lol i can see your cat tripping out does this mean that gamboy advance emulator used for itouch can be use on the zune hd to play POKEMON!!!

[Michael0360]

The Game looked way better on the Zune HD

[fourzero40]

That's what I was noticed too, lol.

[CrazyAlkyGT]

can we word that to when it opens to the public i don't like "if". also a quick easy fix to sound would be a trip to computer junkyard. alot of old external pc speakers used nothing more the an aux plug.

[f42live]

@CrazyAlkyGT Right, it was 5.30am when we made the video and we were pretty tired and weren't thinking about it too much. Next time we'll hook it up to a 5.1 surround sound system to make up for it :D It's really up to Microsoft to change "if" to "when"!!

[4medd]

Does the ZuneHD/win7 versions include sound in the future?

[f42live]

@4medd The ZuneHD version does have sound - it's working fine. When we made the video we didn't have a good way to record the sound because it comes out of the headphones. We'll try and figure out a way to record the sound for our next video.

[darkmaster956]

it does just it has no speaker

[CrazyAlkyGT]

man yall making alot of headlines foundation42. I was just googling zune hd games and the first 3 were about how you were able to port this game in just 12 hours. this is great news for the zune hd. It looks like when ms opens up to third party there can be a flood of apps. I hope this happens soon This game would be a sweet addition to my zune.

[f42live]

@CrazyAlkyGT We are just as surprised as everyone! All we did was send a tweet to some friends of ours telling them to watch our video and things went crazy with all the retweets. We'll be queuing up to be first in line if the Zune app store goes public.

[AncientofAncients]

this should be great news for iphone developers. The short turn around for porting means that early movers can take advantage of a lack of competition in the zune marketplace.

[timotim27]

It looks and plays better on the Zune HD. Im loving mine so far and know it will only get better with the apps thanks to poeple like you and the XNA Tools.

[CrazyAlkyGT]

I can see this game being very addictive. most def gonna follow and scribe.

[f42live]

@CrazyAlkyGT Yes it is addictive which makes it really fun to develop. There's also quite a bit of strategy involved to minimize the number of moves before playing a word. And don't forget to watch out for the archer and the bird as well as bombs and frozen tiles, :)

[Rapol12]

It looks better on the zune hd...im still waiting for mine. Good job, I love the motivation of apps on the zune.

and meow

[f42live]

@Rapol12 The screen on the Zune is lovely - Hope you get yours quick!

[CdotXS]

This is only the beginning..Go Zune!

[St4rOcean]

I love your dog in the background =D

[baddmanaz]

the one that looks like a cat

[St4rOcean]

LOL, now that I watch it in high quality, yes. Haha.

[f42live]

It's easy to get confused, Skittle is as big as a dog!

[markdrsb]

Wow, the OLED screen on the Zune HD really pops. Come on MS and open this up for 3rd party developers.

Nice game btw, love me some word games.

[littleindia70]

yeah you can give the source code lol of the demo as a file. I'm guessing ud have to block us from being able to read it and then people with zune hd can download visual studio and xna and then put it on there.

[f42live]

@littleindia Haha yes you got it - nice distribution model you found :)

[littleindia70]

haha thanks i got that from the guy who made the first app the multi touch etch a sketch ish thing

[armoredcavalry]

Yeah the .ccgame only has the binaries (as far as I can tell), so the source would be safe.

[RicardoDawkins]

Why not use ads for the Zune version while you wait for Microsoft to enable 3rd party development and a Zune Apps store ?

Current Zune devices (not HD) have small LIPS (the game) ads while starting up that dont bother much.

Are you thinking in using this route ?

[f42live]

@RicardoDawkins The problem is really one of distribution. I don't think it is currently possible to distribute the game outside the Microsoft Zune App Store.

So even if we wanted to make a demo version with ads I'm not sure we can (yet).

Thanks for the info on the regular Zune games!

[Lbjkurono23]

great job guys. wish you guys success on any apps you work on.

[f42live]

#Lbjkurono23 Thanks, we'll post more videos as development progresses - keep watching!

[armoredcavalry]

Will you be putting up the source code, or a demo for the Zune hd on your site?

[f42live]

Hello @armoredcavalry Unfortunately we can't put up the source code as it's a commercial game. We might put up a demo version for the Zune when we get closer to shipping at the end of October. Really we'd like to publish it throguh the Zune app store if possible.

[armoredcavalry]

Oh yeah, I sort of figured out it was commercial after I posted. :P

Hey, if you need a beta tester or anything, pm me. :)

[sciences8]

Awesome job. Good to know that developing for the Zune is as easy as developing for the ipod touch. Hopefully Microsoft will open this up to you guys in the future, because everyone knows the Zune HD needs apps.

[f42live]

@sciences8 Thanks! We'd love to make a ton of apps for the Zune if Microsoft lets us

[jugosloven89]

what about shazam,is it possible to port for zune hd?

[hek7or]

even when we see the video on an LCD, the difference between the screen of the Zune and the iPhone is huge!... thanks for the video!

[f42live]

Yes the Zune screen is really gorgeous although it doesn't resist fingerprints quite as well as the iPhone screen. I just wish it was bigger but I guess they are really expensive to make at the moment :)

[ralexand56]

Yeah, the vibrancy of the colors are night and day.

[djguapo]

lol @ random kitteh

[f42live]

Heh yeah that was Skittle. It was 5.30am and the cats were waking up wondering what we were up to.

[Lbjkurono23]

pretty cool. thats good to see

[ZUNECARDSTV]

Nice game.

[f42live]

Thanks!!! - there's a ton of things we didn't show in the video but stay tuned and we'll release another video of the actual game in the next couple of weeks.

[RicardoDawkins]

Looks like Apple will ban your application sooner or later for betraying them.

Now, we will see how evil are those guys controlled by Satan himself: Steve Jobs.

[f42live]

I hope they don't ban us - how will we afford cat food? :)

[javogreen07]

can you tell me how to install it?

also you should port tap tap revenge

[f42live]

Porting other iPhone applications would be harder because they are mostly written in languages like Objective-C or C++. Would be nice though!

[jugosloven89]

what do you think,is it possible to port facebook for zune hd?

[seifip]

Official Facebook and Twitter apps by Microsoft are coming to Zune this fall...

[jugosloven89]

what do u think of any other application,i think that shazam is verry important to have on zune hd? thanks on answer

[dna506]

This is really cool. Hopefully a sign of things to come for the Zune HD. I believe I heard that it is possible to convert iPod Touch games to the Zune HD, but obviously you will need the original producers permission or whatever.

[TheCombatFetus]

If this is a possibility, that would be excellent. :D

[vietwisher]

Wow do you think you can port over other ipod touch games?

[f42live]

We could if we had the source to the game. We wrote WordMonger in C# and it made porting very easy. If we had to port other games it would take a lot longer!

[terrence1019]

would you be able to make shazam for the HD Radio? I mean like the ability for shazam to scan and analyze a song playing on the radio?

[f42live]

@terrence1019 I don't think the Zune has a microphone at the moment. Even if it did we don't know how to make Shazam - it probably needs some huge database of songs from the record companies or another provider.