Android for autism...? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My brother got autism, but he really likes to play Fruit Ninja, Zuma (game from PopCap), and GTA (unfortunately, this make he likes to destroy something, and is considered unsafe).
I'm planning to buy him an OUYA or GameStick. Is this a good idea? And what app should I install?

4 years later, still looking for an answer.
Or maybe get him a cheap tablet or something?

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[GAME] Whats the Best Baseball Game?

Title says it all. I don't want to train or have to do stupid stuff. I just want to pitch and hit and have decent gameplay.
Thanks
I've played Homerun Battle 3D on both the Galaxy S2 and my Prime. What I like most about this game is being able to battle others from around the world online and acquiring better gear as you get better.
Was playing the free version for awhile, but bought it when it was on sale:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.com2us.HB3DLITE&feature=search_result
EDIT: Oh btw, it's only batting so no pitching.
rndmnss said:
I've played Homerun Battle 3D on both the Galaxy S2 and my Prime. What I like most about this game is being able to battle others from around the world online and acquiring better gear as you get better.
Was playing the free version for awhile, but bought it when it was on sale:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.com2us.HB3DLITE&feature=search_result
EDIT: Oh btw, it's only batting so no pitching.
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I've been wanting to get into this ever since I bought it during the sale too but never have. Does it cram opportunities to buy stuff down my throat? I loathe freemium games.
rndmnss said:
I've played Homerun Battle 3D on both the Galaxy S2 and my Prime. What I like most about this game is being able to battle others from around the world online and acquiring better gear as you get better.
Was playing the free version for awhile, but bought it when it was on sale:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.com2us.HB3DLITE&feature=search_result
EDIT: Oh btw, it's only batting so no pitching.
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Homuhomu
And, OP, I've heard of a really popular one. Its called real life(jk). But, afaik, there aren't any good ones.
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If you don't mind a baseball game that looks a little cartoony, Baseball Superstars 2011 (Paid version) is your best bet (I would say 2012, but the "freemium" nature is a bit annoying, though I would say I played an entire season and didn't need to buy anything).
The game is surprisingly deep (lots of options and strategy), and really fun to play. You can play the quick games if you want to avoid training, etc
I'm going to add my opinion on this. For a true, manager, pitching/batting team experience, baseball superstars 2011 or 2012. For an arcade, with buying uniforms, DeMarini (Vexxum, CF4/CF5, M2M, Vendetta), Voodoo etc. go for Homerun Battle 3D .... you can play users all over the world. I've played that for the last 1.5 years, recently i moved to Homerun Battle 2, which adds more batting options, characters (you can be a woman), stadiums to play at (outer space, hell, island) and different levels of attaining gold balls (you can play Duel, Survival where your health drops down and you pick which type of ball to throw to your opponent and try to get your health to the top, and Mission mode where you can play 4 other players at the same time and you have to win a certain "mission", say, hit 6 homeruns without a strike). You can also play single player in HB2 and there is a new option as well called "Burning" which will give your thumb pads a workout after playing 5 minutes (mine went numb).
Homerun Battle 3d was my favorite for years now. Both HB3D and HB2 have trial modes so you can play them before you buy
The best one is the one missing the Yankees.
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Baseball Superstars 2012, it's not a sim experience, but it's fun to play and has enough depth to keep you interested
oh yes, i forgot:
9 innings: pro baseball 2011 by com2us
pitching, batting, infielding. search for com2us
Thanks all I check out Baseball Superstars 2011. Didn't like BS2012.
theandies said:
Title says it all. I don't want to train or have to do stupid stuff. I just want to pitch and hit and have decent gameplay.
Thanks
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Do you prefer a simulation type game or one that is more simplified into a scenario type game? We are close to launching a multi-level scenario game. If you want to keep posted on release date you can follow @kidkgame on twitter
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Do you prefer a simulation type game or one that is more simplified into a scenario type game? We are close to launching a multi-level scenario game. If you want to keep posted on release date you can follow @kidkgame on twitter
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Simulation is more of what I am looking for but I'll give your's a try when it comes out.
Thanks
irishtexmex said:
I've been wanting to get into this ever since I bought it during the sale too but never have. Does it cram opportunities to buy stuff down my throat? I loathe freemium games.
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I've played this game for months now and haven't bought a single thing, although you do have the opportunity to buy some unique outfits. Unlike some other games you're not required to buy anything to progress in the game...
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Certain App Store games still not on Google Play

So I kinda have always noticed this since I switched from the Iphone to an android but I really noticed today that alot of big game companys like Taito,Capcom, Square Enix, etc. have been looming around on the Apple App Store for years now and yet they havent really made the leap over to the Android platform, it kinda pisses me off cause games I love like MegaMan X and Bust-A-Move (Im sure alot of you cant relate with those in particular but you get the point) and their company's have made good mobile versions for the App Store, and yet after years of them being on there they never seem to get ported to android. What really blows my mind about all of this is that these said companies actually sell SOME of their games on Google Play. Like i dont get that at all, for example Megaman 2 was released by Capcom on the Apple App Store 5 YEARS AGO and still hasn't shown up on android. Like why sell only a few of your good mobile games to Android users and give the Apple users the whole lot?? I get it that Apple came first as the world's first very popular smartphone and they had the first successful mobile application market, but its been 5 years, android is just as popular as Apple and their store deserves these classics. I say its time to expand your games to other platform users. Besides, dont you want more money???
Search for alternatives
Yeah, it's true that a lot of games are missing in the Play Store, but there is nothing you can do about it...
The best solution for you could be more waiting (yeah, it sucks!) or just playing an alternative!
For Megaman I think that you could play a GameBoy game of it (there are a lot!). Just download an emulator in the Play Store and get the ROM!
For the other games, there aren't a lot possibilities... You could maybe look if there is a PC-Version available!
Have a nice day
The_Mighty_Muffin
The_Mighty_Muffin said:
Yeah, it's true that a lot of games are missing in the Play Store, but there is nothing you can do about it...
The best solution for you could be more waiting (yeah, it sucks!) or just playing an alternative!
For Megaman I think that you could play a GameBoy game of it (there are a lot!). Just download an emulator in the Play Store and get the ROM!
For the other games, there aren't a lot possibilities... You could maybe look if there is a PC-Version available!
Have a nice day
The_Mighty_Muffin
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I mean I have improvised, for example, there's no bust a move for Google play, but I got a ps1 emulator and got roms of my favs bust a move 2,3, and 4 and I can play all those and they run very well. So yea it does suck, but since GP isn't locked down, I can use that to improvise. So yea, it is stupid to keep good games exclusive to the App Store when these company's can get more money and stop pointlessly alienating other mobile demographics, but yea I know there is always a silver lining.
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I'm pretty sure its something to do with devs of the games not wanting to make apps for android because of piracy
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Eight year old game suggestions?

Hey guys,
I bought my little sister this tablet for Christmas and want to find some games for her.
Any suggestions for games I should download or but for her? I want to set her up with a good amount of fun games and apps but don't really know any thing that kids would like.
Any parents here who can give me some suggestions? She's eight and pretty smart. Likes all the normal games. I also would like to find a video app for kid shows, Disney shows especially.
Thanks any help,
Alex
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get the amazon appstore
it has 1 pay app for free everyday
usually it's a kids game
Hey, for the games, I would recommend Angry Birds, Bag Piggies, Cut the Rope, Temple Run, Agent Dash, Where's My Water?, World of Goo, Fruit Ninja, etc.
For kids shows, get netflix, its only $7 a month, it has a kids only section so she can watch cartoons and kids shows, and you can also use it yourself to watch Tv Series and Movies.
Hope I helped, if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.
ReduxTV has a Disney Channel, free in the play store. Game wise, check out kid mode. It has some flash games for kids to play and books. My 4 year old uses it, so I'm sure his setup would be different than hers. Also Where's My Perry.
My daughter is 9, and I bought her a Nexus 7, so pretty much the same thing?
I preloaded it with the following:
Art:
Zebra Paint, Doodle Joy, Paint Easy, My Paints
Games: Angry Gran Run, Angry Gran 2, Beach Buggy Blast, Cut The Rope, Extreme Skater, Flip Riders, Fruit Ninja THD, Granny Smith, iStunt2, Jelly Defense, Jet Set Radio, Jetpack Joyride, Kinectimals, Land-a Panda, Let's Golf 3, Littlest Pet Shop, Magic Piano, MX Moto, PMonsters, Puffle Launch, Rayman Jungle, Replica Island, Riptide GP, Rocka Bowling, Skater Boy, Sleepwalker's Journey, Slice It, Sprinkle, SummitX, Teeter, Temple Run, Trial X, Where's my Water, World of Goo, and Zen Pinball THD.
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And if you want to lock it down hardcore, oh man, do I have the setup...
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Great thanks a lot for the suggestions. I think I will loud up the most popular stuff for her, and then just get her a gift card so she can buy anything she finds interesting.
Thanks everyone!
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fred99u said:
get the amazon appstore
it has 1 pay app for free everyday
usually it's a kids game
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+1 on the free app of the day on Amazon.
You get lucky every now and then. I've got quite a few good apps over the past year and a half. :good:
ThumbKeyboard was one of my scores. Don't use it on the tab but love it on the phone.
-1 on the Amazon app store.
Correct me if I'm wrong (haven't used it in over a year) but the free apps will only work as long as you have the Amazon app store installed (and tracking your usage). Removing the app store kills the apps.
Is that still the case?
bsaman said:
-1 on the Amazon app store.
Correct me if I'm wrong (haven't used it in over a year) but the free apps will only work as long as you have the Amazon app store installed (and tracking your usage). Removing the app store kills the apps.
Is that still the case?
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Certain apps do not need the Amazon app to be running. Thumb Keyboard is one of those apps thankfully. Once it is installed and activated, it works perfectly when Amazon is "FROZEN" with Titanium.
For the ones that do need Amazon running in the background, I've got a work around. I've got the paid version of Titanium Backup. It has a "FREEZE" option that lets you do just that to an app. When I need to use the Amazon app or one of the apps I've gotten from the site, I just got into Titanium and "DEFROST" the Amazon app. When I'm done shopping or playing one of the games, I just freeze the app again. Really simple.
Data gathering is one of those things that is really hard to get around these days. Google and Facebook are the worst IMO.
Android Tuner has freeze/defrost options as well. (used to be System Tuner) Must have app for all Android devices. That and ROM Toolbox Pro. In my opinion anyways.
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Multiplayer Games on different OSs (Android/iOS)

Hi guys,
A friend is away for some days and she has no laptop with her,
but only her iPhone. I am using Android (Galaxy S4).
Now we are looking for games, that we can play together or
against each other, because the one game we know (Quizduell)
is getting boring.
But no MMOPRG, quizes or Poker games. She does not like
that. Maybe she is more interested in simple straight-on games.
Can you give me some hints?
Thank you very much.
Best Multiplayer Games For Android
Here is the list of 20 best multiplayer games for android. check it out http://thetecnica.com/2014/03/best-multiplayer-android-games
Thanks, but I meant rather simple games ... like board games, Monopoly, Game of Life, ... etc.
Here's 10... One of which is Uno, I used to play it on Xbox Live back in the day, good laid back fun
(Better late than never, download some for next time )

Which game genres are still profitable to create?

Hello,
I've recently created different flappy bird clones and tried to jump on the flappy bird train, but it didn't work out, as there simply is too much competition.
I wonder if creating apps for android is profitable for small developers anyway. Are there any suggestions on which kind of games to focus? Which genres are you targeting on?
What are your experiences with casual games?
Everyone likes high end graphics games.... but so far the only game i havent seen on the play store... its a soccer game...fifa 15 & 16 just sucks... cant play international games ect... maybe a worl cup game with narrators? Since its just around the corner!!.. & maybe charge $5 bucks for it..
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The thing is, as a single developer, I can't afford high end graphics. So I'm looking for market gaps.
Never thought of a football game... I might give it a try, thanks.
Simple games sometimes do very well. Look at flappy bird. I would go for a simple game with simple easy to understand input.
Phone games are meant to kill time. Make a game that requires no skill at all.
Side scrolling 2d games....that have a storyline!
There is no silver bullet. You could never know which one will be hyped.
If you have a lot of money to spend on marketing you can sell any game, otherwise it doesn't matter if your game has high- or low-end graphics. If some people start to play with it and start to share it you'll win
Just make games you would like to play with
jglm4u,
Its too hard to develop soccer games on android and need expensive licenses for stars like messi or ronaldo.

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