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Outer Level is pleased to introduce our first iPhone and iPod Touch game, Bullfrog Touch. Classic arcade action comes to your iPhone or iPod Touch, but with a twist.
Tilt, flick, and touch your way through 50 challenging levels to earn your spot atop the online global rankings. Race against the clock to eat six [...]

Just thought I would update anyone who is still subscribed to this feed here at MakeMacGames.com.
I’ve moved my active blogging about game development to my company’s blog to keep everything together. It’s become easier over time to maintain only one blog.
On that note, I just posted a small Bullfrog 2 development update and [...]

Posted on my company blog: Bullfrog 2

Bullfrog exceeded all my expectations. Even though it was only supposed to be a learning project and was developed with a tiny budget, downloads have been non-stop since it made its way on to the big Mac download websites.
Watching as the high scores have gotten higher and higher [...]

One of the more interesting things about releasing software is tracking how people find your software and how many people download and use the product.
Since I first released the Alpha version of Bullfrog back in October 2005, I’ve been tracking approximate download and referral statistics. I finally got around to actually putting all these [...]

Bullfrog 1.2.0 is out.
I’m pretty excited about this release. There are bunch of cool new things in this version:

Automatic Software Updates using Andy Matuschak’s awesome Sparkle Framework
Online High Scores
Pause Button
Screen Shot Button
Several bug fixes

Download Bullfrog 1.2.0 for Free

Kristie Masuda from Spymac published a nice little review of Bullfrog last Friday.
More Info on Outer Level Blog

Apple has just listed my game, Bullfrog, as a Hot Pick and Featured Download.
More Details over on the company blog: Apple Hot Pick: Bullfrog

Finally, I’ve gotten around to actually submitting Bullfrog to some of the download sites.
The first site I’ve submitted to is MacGameFiles.com.
I’ve decided to spread the submissions out a bit to both make sure my server can handle the additional load and to get a feel as to which sites bring the most traffic.
I’ll [...]

The new version of Bullfrog featuring Intel Mac support has been released.
Changes in this update:

New: Universal binary support for both PowerPC (ppc) and Intel (i386)
New: graphics scoreboard
New: Bullfrog Theme Song
New: Improved Horsefly AI
New: Improved Bee AI
New: “Check for Updates” menu item
New: Title Splash Screen
New: Player can now enter their name for high scores
New: Player [...]

All coding for the next Bullfrog release is done. I’ve been testing it on my two PPC machines. My primary development box, a Dual 2.0GHz G5 PowerMac and an 800MHz G4 Titanium PowerBook.
What I need is someone with an Intel Mac to help make sure the Universal Binary build works on their [...]