Man rants about the App Store, complaining that iPhone versions of games likeStreet Fighter IVare just soulless brand-whoring like the old Tiger LCD games we played as kids.
Company takes offense at Man’s rant, removes his ridiculously expensive game (so priced to prove the inanity of the App Store and its users) from its application service.
Man retaliates by making a Tiger LCD version of the game he is currently working on, and releasing it on the same App Store that spurned him.
Irony collapses into irony. The snake eats its own tail.Super Meat Boybecomes one with the universe.
TheSuper Meat BoyTiger handheld app is pretty awful gameplay-wise, but that’s kind of the point; for only 99 cents, you, too, can own the most mechanically uninteresting, comically inspired game on the entire App Store. At the very minimum, buying the app will still supportSuper Meat Boy‘s production.
Hit the jump for Team Meat’s official press release.
Hey,
Remember way back in the day when you loved a game so much that youwould buy ANYTHING that had to do with it? Remember Easter, when youhad to go to your Great Aunts house to celebrate with the family, andyou knew you would be bored in the car and the only thing you couldbring was a crappy handheld version of some game you loved (for me itwas Megaman 2) and you had no choice but to play it in the car and ather house because she was born in like the 1890’s and didn’t even havea VCR? Those were great days…and now, we at Team Meat, are givingyou the ability to do that ALL OVER AGAIN ON YOUR IPHONE, IPOD ANDEXPENSIVE GIANT IPOD (IPAD).
Super Meat Boy Handheld is all the branding of Super Meat Boy, withoutthe actual gameplay or art from Super Meat Boy…and all for ONLY ADOLLAR. Enjoy two distinct game modes. In Game A, you have to race andwall jump past saws to save your lady love Bandage Girl!!! In Game B,you have to race past falling needles to save your lady love, BandageGirl!!! Super Meat Boy Handheld also features a mute button, and abutton that when pressed shows you a high score (not your high score,just the highest score you can get).
Super Meat Boy Handheld is available on the iTunes AppStore for only$0.99 (THAT’S NOT NINETY NINE DOLLARS YOU SILLY PEOPLE). Pick it uptoday, brag to your friends, and support Super Meat Boy!!
Official images here:www.supermeatboy.com
