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Tell us what you think, in our Squigs iPhone gaming survey!

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We’ve had great fun reading through all your responses to our recent survey to discover how, when and where you play what kind of iPhone games!

Thanks to those of you who have already swung by SurveyMonkey to complete the short list of questions, we already know that:

  • more than 70% of you like to use mobile games to while away the commute
  • very few will admit to playing games in the bathroom
  • perfect versions of Donkey Kong and Pac Man are your greatest retro wish
  • and if you were stuck on a desert island you’d most like to play Angry Birds, Words With Friends or… Squigs!

The reaction to our survey has been great so far, but the more responses we can pull together, the better the picture we’ll be able to create of the needs and desires of the mobile gaming community.

Please fill in the survey today. It’ll take two minutes at most and will give you the chance to confirm the opinions we’ve heard so far, or to turn the whole thing on its head.

Let us know exactly what you want to see and do on your iPhone as soon as we can make it happen.

Thanks again – we can’t wait to see what you and your iPhone get up to!

Extra life for retro game addicts

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“There’s always that place and time where it takes you back to when you were a kid. In a bigger sense, I would say that retro gaming in general has gotten a lot bigger.”

That’s the opinion of David Kaelin CEO and president of Game Over, a new and rapidly expanding chain of nostalgic video game stores opening up across Texas. I hadn’t heard of Game Over until I read this great retro-gaming feature in the Houston Chronicle last week. But there is an unmistakable swell of affection out there among 30 and 40-somethings for the video games of our youth. Disenfranchised techies like us who have seen our games consoles replaced by business machines are rediscovering an urge to meet like-minded souls and talk and trade affectionately over a mutual love of memories such as Donkey Kong, the Super NES, Megaman, Atari and the microcomputer titles of our youth.

The good news is that unlike many other nostalgia addictions, retro-gaming remains inexpensive and accessible for us all. You can track down your regional equivalent of Game On or scour eBay for titles you craved for as a youth but can now pick up for just a few pounds. Or even more conveniently, why not install a console emulator on your laptop, or better still just tap the mobile app market, notably Apple’s AppStore, for seamless ports of classic thumb-numbing fun?

As Bill Loguidice, managing director of the superb video game history site Armchair Arcade told the Houston Chronicle: “Every time there’s a new platform, you inevitably see versions of these games on it. There’s just something timeless about these games.”

We couldn’t agree more. And we’re keen to hear your own take on retro games, especially if you’re an iPhone or iPod Touch gamer. When do you play? What games do you long for? Please complete our survey here.

Mobile gaming habits: Squigs wants to know what’s on your iPhone

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Over the last few days we’ve been conducting a survey to find out more about iPhone / iOS users and their gaming habits. We’ve asked which games people are downloading, how often they play, where they play, plus a few questions that are close to our Squigs hearts – such as which retro games iPhone owners miss the most.

We’re already receiving some great responses both online and offline, so if you’d like to participate, then please spare just a few moments and fill out the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/squigs-survey

We will be sharing the full results over the next few weeks, so please have your say today.

Meanwhile, a big thank you to all of you who are downloading and playing Squigs! Please leave us AppStore reviews to let us know how much you’re enjoying the game, and if you haven’t played it yet, then be sure to check it out.