The over 100mb Club...

gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
in Miscellaneous
Well i've officially gone over the 100mb mark in my game. The game is gigantic and has an entire, full album, soundtrack. I was curious who else out ther has games over 100mb. Figure you could join me in the over 100mb club ;)
Thankfully the game is running at a nice and smooth 60fps and seems to run flawlessly on any device above an iphone 3gs.

I feel alone. So please share with me your emotions once you past the 100mb mark. Are you like me and wondering if you have bloated code? Scared that people will run screaming when they see the hefty download size? Do you find yourself trying to make yourself feel better and say, size DOES matter?

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  • contrasthallcontrasthall Member Posts: 131
    should mean a lot of hard work in there then so congrats. if i ever pass 100 megs it will be my current project as well tons of art and music for once since I'm extremely passionate about this one and I'm not afraid to download a 100 megabyte game always on wifi and like to get my moneys worth.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    First of all, size does matter and don't let anyone else fool ya ;)
    I'm also in the 100mb club I've recently crossed it, here is my progress :
    http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/34137/p-o-ms-new-project-code-name-tlw-sneak-peaks-d#latest

    Am I afraid because of the size..? I can honestly say it brings a little chill in my back but I've seen bigger games make success before so I don't think this is a success barrier..

    Good luck with your project :)

    Roy.
  • gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
    @contrasthall thank you! And good luck! Yeah this was a passion project of mine literally a YEAR in the making. You gotta really love your game to spend that much time with it. Sounds like you're gonna be pretty ambitious! Good luck!
    @p-o-m looks like we're in the size matters club! Your game looks incredible! When do you plan on releasing it?
    I'm hoping to get mine out early february.
    Can't wait to see what ya'll do!
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    I will do my best this year to get in this exclusive club. Does it include free peanuts?

    Lump Apps and My Assets

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited January 2013
    I passed 100 MB long ago, most of the really good games I have on my iPad (or really my 4 year old son has) are all way over 100 MB.

    Geshuntite! - 530 MB
    Spiderman - 1,510 MB (1.5GB)
    GarageBand - 990 MB

    . . . etc etc

    File size doesn't put people off as far as I know, in fact if you were faced with an option of a Spiderman game at 1.5GB or a Spiderman game at 12 MB I suspect most people would head for the 1.5GB version.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    I will do my best this year to get in this exclusive club. Does it include free peanuts?
    You get the free peanuts around 80MB if I remember correctly, at 100MB it's a choice of either a novelty hat (with built in beer holder) or a calculator.

  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    I will do my best this year to get in this exclusive club. Does it include free peanuts?
    You get the free peanuts around 80MB if I remember correctly, at 100MB it's a choice of either a novelty hat (with built in beer holder) or a calculator.

    Yep, got mine and i love it :)
    photo calc_zps6860e92f.png

    Roy.
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    I think I would go for the novelty hat.

    Lump Apps and My Assets

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    Yep, got mine and i love it :)

    Roy.
    That's when the were giving out the good stuff, they look like this now:

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  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    I think I would go for the novelty hat.

    Good move, I went the novelty hat route too, all the serious independent games developers do.

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  • gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
    @socks im afraid we're going to have to cancel the 80mb peanuts. Turns out most game designers were only in it for the prize. Guys, a game that rapidly spawns 20mb hi res photos of the junk inside your pants does not count as a game!!!!!
  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    I'm the part of above 300 MB club :)
  • gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
    Apparently @themoonwalls has taken out his measuring stick and made a mockery of us all. Sure his 300mb club offers dental and a free donkey with membership- but can he offer you beer hats?! Calculators?! A potato with toothpick legs (120mb and over)?! No! I didnt think so.
  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    Apparently @themoonwalls has taken out his measuring stick and made a mockery of us all. Sure his 300mb club offers dental and a free donkey with membership- but can he offer you beer hats?! Calculators?! A potato with toothpick legs (120mb and over)?! No! I didnt think so.

    The day I hit 120mb was a happy day in my house, we excitedly waited the knock on the door and the parcel delivery.


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  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    edited January 2013

    @Socks: boy, do you have a weird looking postman...

    I won't mention that my interactive multimedia app I've been working on for a long time is above 400mb.... anything above 350, and the prize is a whack on the head...

    ""You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike." - Zork        temp domain http://spidergriffin.wix.com/alphaghostapps

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @Socks: boy, do you have a weird looking postman...
    Yep, it's the low pay, £12 a day is only every going to attract vegetables.
  • gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
    @socks how did you get a potato with a lip ring? This is outrageous! Mine only came with a kazoo sticking out the poor potatoe's butt.
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