So this is what I’ve been working on for the past month.

5 Fingers Games Bundle  - http://5fingersbundle.com

I teamed up with five other developers to create a bundle of our best five games. We faced some interesting challenges along the way, mostly technical and legal. But despite living in 4 different timezones, communicating via email, and having 5 different conflicting code bases, we managed to pull it off.

Initial feedback has been very positive, hopefully there is something in the bundle for everyone.

Chopper for iPhone is now on sale at 40% off for a limited time.

iTunes link

This is partly in preparation for something new that is coming. It’s not a sequel, but stay tuned.

Many people have had difficulty getting past the ‘Beyond The Caves’ level in Chopper.

The first few emails I got complaining about this level caused me to wonder if I had done the right thing, and think about what I might do better in a sequel. Maybe make the change in skills required not so jarring, perhaps offer a completely separate sequence of cave levels.

Then it started to get a little disconcerting. Probably more than a dozen emails, many of whom I assume came from people who are actually losing out on the later levels, just because they cannot get past this one that is so different.

So finally I have resigned to the fact that I made a mistake. I still think it’s a great level, that teaches you some careful maneuvering tactics at the right place in the game, but for too many people the change in the skill required just sticks out like a sore thumb.

So 1.2.4 adds a new preference to skip the caves level. It’s not the best solution, and I hope I don’t have to do anything like this again. But hopefully those of you who have been stuck on this level can now enjoy more of the game.

Chopper for Mac OS X 1.2.4

It’s long overdue, but finally the Majic Jungle Software website has had a complete overhaul.

Mac and iPhone applications are now listed all together on one page and the blog has been pulled over from fluidmac, which will shortly be closing down. There’s also a brand new news section and this is the first news item! This will be kept up to date with new products and updates, and the blog will be a commentary on development.

The new site will take over the old one in the next few days after I finish off a few things like adding legacy links and the eSellerate purchase pages.

Please let me know if  you find any problems or have suggestions, and hopefully it’s an improvement!