A Long Way Home - jonmulcahy's newest game

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  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    A long way home is out on the U.S appstore now

    Good luck with sales jon!

    buying it now
  • JPickardJPickard Member Posts: 477
    bought. downloading. Will sync/play it in the morning. Congrats!
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    WOW....... Awesome job Jon and well deserved!!!
  • BrynjeBamsenBrynjeBamsen Member Posts: 188
    Maybe its not totally live on the app store. I could not find it by your title. So downloaded Z for zombie and got to it that way

    I gotta say. This is one the most polished GS ive stumble across.

    Gameplay is very intuitive and fresh
    Easy controls and great ambiance.

    Best of luck with this little gem.

    Hope you Will Update us with some sales figures
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Well, my 9 week old daughter decided it was morning, so here I am. Today is the day i see if all that hard work paid off, or if it's better to work on smaller apps :)

    Here are some direct links for those interested.

    iPad Version: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-long-way-home/id416467783?mt=8&ls=1

    Mac Version: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-long-way-home/id442689434?mt=12&ls=1
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    it looks like me playing chicken with the release date worked. when i submitted last week i put a release date of 6/16. The iPad version was approved on the 13th, and the iPad version the 14th or 15th. Both times I let the release date of 6/16 stay.

    Well, both apps are at the top of the new release list, showing 6/16 as the release date. This worked out perfectly. It allowed me to send out press releases, prerelease review requests and generate some buzz before it hit the app store.

    6 mths ago this wasn't possible as the release date system was all sorts of messed up.
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    5 stars and a good review in the Dutch store ;)
    Great game!
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    Just saw the game on the front page of TA....thats awesome... seriously good luck with this one... very exciting times...
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Thanks everyone. I'm really hopefully this will do well. I finished the game back in march and spend 2.5 mths polishing it up.

    At 10am EST my press releases should be going out via prmac, I ended up sending out two of them, one for the iPad and one for the Mac, so it cost $40, the only money I have spent on marketing so far.

    Well see how today goes!
  • WeswogWeswog Member Posts: 1,171
    @John who did your artwork?

    Cheers, Weswog
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    Bought the iPad version last night and having so much fun with it! It's a very addictive game Jon! Also love the polish, music, and overall feel of the game... incredible work!

    Update: Just submitted my review for the iPad!
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    uptimistik said:
    Hey buddy! Sent you an important PM. Check it out!

    uptimistik said:
    Hey buddy! Sent you an important PM. Check it out!

    Got it, good idea, emails sent.

    I wish this forum had some sort of message notification system
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Weswog said:
    @John who did your artwork?

    Cheers, Weswog

    Ian did the planets, original asteroids ( as seen in the video. I scruffed them up with a texture)), space ships, computer, portals, stage select portal and the guy on the icon. I made the space backgrounds, and the black holes. I had to hire someone from elance to remake the main character after the gameplay changed and Ian was busy with his new addition.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    butterbean said:
    Bought the iPad version last night and having so much fun with it! It's a very addictive game Jon! Also love the polish, music, and overall feel of the game... incredible work!

    Update: Just submitted my review for the iPad!

    Thanks!
    I can't say how invaluable using testflight to beta test was. Those guys caught so many problems and suggest a ton of improvements. I feel like I can finally take a breath and see what I've missed over the past few mths in the gaming world.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    jonmulcahy said:
    I feel like I can finally take a breath and see what I've missed over the past few mths in the gaming world.

    And then there's Ocarina of Time tomorrow! \o/

    QS :D
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    You got New and Noteworthy in games!! Congratulations!! :)

    The strange thing is, I see you're N&N under iPhone games, but it's for the iPad right? either way, it will boost sales, but I thought I was losing it for a minute.... anyone correct me if I'm wrong....
  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    wow they must really love his game if its ipad and mac only and its in the main new and noteworthy. Congrats jon all your work paid off!
  • clikeclike Member, PRO Posts: 139
    Great job!
    Congrats & Good luck ;)

    www.stadiumpinball.com
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    butterbean said:
    You got New and Noteworthy in games!! Congratulations!! :)

    The strange thing is, I see you're N&N under iPhone games, but it's for the iPad right? either way, it will boost sales, but I thought I was losing it for a minute.... anyone correct me if I'm wrong....

    Awesome, thanks for letting me know, Ive been away from home all day and it's not showing up on the iPad yet.

    And yes, it is iPad only, so who knows what they did :)
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Got a great review from thesmartphoneappreview.com. They were one of the sites I contacted with a prerelease email.

    http://thesmartphoneappreview.com/2011/06/17/a-long-way-home-ipad-review/
  • iTouchGameriTouchGamer Member Posts: 681
    I'm lovin' it on the Mac man...great job!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    jonmulcahy said:
    Got a great review from thesmartphoneappreview.com. They were one of the sites I contacted with a prerelease email.

    http://thesmartphoneappreview.com/2011/06/17/a-long-way-home-ipad-review/

    That's an awesome review! :D

    "While play ing, this game brought to mind many memor ies of movies and games, such as the lonely 2001: A Space Odyssey, the subtle sense of humour of old Spectrum titles, as well as the addict ive nature of clas sic plat­form games."

    Who knew you were a Speccy fan, Jon? ;)

    QS :D
  • JPickardJPickard Member Posts: 477
    This is the money quote you should add to the game description on itunes:

    "Not many mobile or tablet games actually evoke an emotional response, but this game does."
  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    Been playing this game all day! What frustrates me is right before I hit that vortex I hit those asteroid fields. haha. This really is a relaxing and fun game to play. Hopefully you might make an iphone version too! I have been playing on the ipad.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    JPickard said:
    This is the money quote you should add to the game description on itunes:

    "Not many mobile or tablet games actually evoke an emotional response, but this game does."

    good call! Just added it
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    quantumsheep said:
    That's an awesome review! :D

    "While play ing, this game brought to mind many memor ies of movies and games, such as the lonely 2001: A Space Odyssey, the subtle sense of humour of old Spectrum titles, as well as the addict ive nature of clas sic plat­form games."

    Who knew you were a Speccy fan, Jon? ;)

    QS :D

    I can honestly say I've never used a spectrum console :) but I have played similar titles on the pc. It was a very nice and in depth review, didn't expect something like that so it was a nice surprise.

    Today I get to find out how well (or bad!) the game did :)
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    DreamLab said:
    Been playing this game all day! What frustrates me is right before I hit that vortex I hit those asteroid fields. haha. This really is a relaxing and fun game to play. Hopefully you might make an iphone version too! I have been playing on the ipad.

    Thanks! I'm trying to think of how to do an iPhone Game. I had originally designed it for the iPad with a lot of zooming, but that didn't work too well. I'm going to revisit that idea now :)
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    No sales report yet, but according to Appannie, it's currently at 83 in adventure and 101 in arcade

    But in Sweden it's sitting at number 7 in adventure!
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Well, deal news picked up both of my iPad games to be featured in their daily free apps post:
    http://dealnews.com/iPad-App-Freebies-Army-of-Darkness-HD-Obliteration-HD-more/472317.html

    Both of these games have an in app button that brings the to the iPad version, so hopefully that drives traffic!
  • thegabbathegabba Member Posts: 152
    Congrats Jon, your game is awesome!
    You really deserve success!

    BTW Tapplayer.com, an Italian website, did you a review!
    http://www.tapplayer.com/a-long-way-home-ipad/

    Good luck with the sales ;)
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