Game Dev Story is quite possibly the most addictive game for the iPhone. However, unlike most iPhone games which tend to be of the pick-up-and-play variety, this actually has a bit of a learning curve to it (albeit not a very steep one). So here is some advice for the people out there who are looking to take the pixellated, pocket-sized games industry by storm!
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Getting started<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n WARNING: <\/span>Most employees don’t like to work on the same area of a game for more than 2 projects in a row. If you keep using the same people for the same tasks, then the amount of points they add to the game will be much smaller. Since early on you don’t have enough staff to rotate them, it might be worth bringing in the occasional freelancer to work on the games.<\/p>\n Boosting the quality of your game in development<\/span><\/p>\n For the most part, the game development process is automated, but there are a couple of ways in which you can contribute:<\/p>\n This guy come to your office once a year and sells boosts (among other things) that you can then use Research Data on to improve your game. Fun\/Creativity\/Graphics\/Sound Boosts<\/span> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Once purchased, you can use these to boost specific aspects of your game at 30 Research points a pop. Use the following<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Fun \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Director, Coder<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Creativity \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Producer, Writer<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Graphics – Designer<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Sound \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sound Engineer<\/p>\n Bug Cleaner \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/span> The least useful boost. Massively speeds up the debugging process, but you miss out on development points as a result.<\/p>\n Career Change Manual \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/span> Can be used on to change an employee’s role<\/p>\n Throughout the game, new consoles get developed in a similar way to those in real-life. As such, it’s always worth developing games for the popular Intendro (Nintendo) consoles such as the Game Kid and Super IES. In the later game, the Sonny PlayStatus is worth investing in due to its popularity and longevity, as is the Intendro Gamebox.<\/p>\n You can make an official sequel to a game which receives ‘Hall of Fame’ status by getting a total score of 35 or more from the press. Sequels to a game keep the genre\/type combination of the original and (unless you really cock up) tend to be a success.<\/p>\n While some of the most effective game genre\/type combinations are fairly self-explanatory, others are a little less obvious. Here is a list of genre\/type combo’s that are guaranteed to be hits.<\/p>\n Animal – Life As your game is being developed, you can advertise it to boost its ‘Hype’ rating and increase the popularity of your company. The more you spend on sponsorship, the more popularity and hype you get.<\/p>\n The main thing to remember here is not to go over-budget with the advertising. Spend within your means otherwise you might find your games (particularly early on) raking in less cash than you spend on them.<\/p>\n The staff you pick up early on will suffice for your company’s first years, but before long you’ll have to think of the future of the business and replace them with a new generation of more talented employees.<\/p>\n Looking at their stats, hackers may look like the ultimate game company employees, but their work output on specific tasks tends to be pretty poor.<\/p>\n If you have enough staff to cover specific jobs, then it’s worth keeping a hacker to help with general game development. Alternatively, you can buy them Career Change Manuals and give them specific roles in your company, although they will lose some skill points as a result.<\/p>\n As with many things, Game Dev Story doesn’t really explain how to acquire a Hardware Engineer. To do this, you must reach Level 5 with a single member of staff in all possible staff roles.<\/p>\n Naturally, this takes a lot of research data and a lot of money spent on Career Change Manuals. But after your chosen one has reached Level 5 in all roles, use the Manual one last time and you’ll have the Hardware Engineer option available. Then you can create your own console, and the seal your grip on the games industry!<\/p>\n A guide is all well and good, but here are a few cheats for those people who can’t be bothered with playing by the rules<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 When all your staff vacancies are filled, use the ‘Word of Mouth’ hiring to\u00c2\u00a0 look for new staff. When it tells you that you have to fire someone to hire the new person, do it and you’ll get the new employee for free!<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 As the guide mentions, staff don’t like working on two projects in a row. There is a glitch that lets you overcome this. When you get to the ‘Genre’ and ‘Type’ part when developing a game, press ‘BACK’ and then ‘OK’ again on the game direction screen. You’ll now find that there’s no ‘PREV’ icon when you pick your staff, meaning that the fools have forgotten they worked on the previous project and don’t mind working again!<\/p>\n Game Center achievements were added in 1.1.0, a list of them are given below:<\/p>\n Author: Rob Zak <\/p>\n Make sure to also check out these titles:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nDeveloping a game<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nSALESMAN: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRemember, each time you buy something off him, the cheeky chap ups his prices. Here is a list of his goods:<\/p>\n
\nWhich consoles are worth releasing games for?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nSequels<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n‘Amazing’ Genre\/Type combinations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nArchitecture – Simulation, Online Sim
\nBasketball \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Action
\nBookstore – Simulation
\nCartoon – Simulation, Adventure
\nCheckers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Puzzle
\nChess \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Board
\nComedy – Trivia
\nComics – Simulation, Life
\nConv. Store \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Online Sim
\nCosplay \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Trivia
\nCowboy – Adventure,\u00c2\u00a0 Audio Novel
\nCutie – Simulation, Audio Novel
\nDance – Music, Motion
\nDating – Life, Audio Novel
\nDetective -Adventure, Audio Novel
\nDrums – Music, Motion
\nF1 Racing – Simulation, Life
\nFantasy – RPG
\nFitness \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Motion
\nGame Co. – Simulation, Online Sim, Life
\nHistorical – Action
\nHorror – Action, Audio Novel
\nHorseshoes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shooter
\nHunting – Action RPG
\nMahjong \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Table
\nMedieval – Online RPG
\nMini-skirt – Trivia
\nMotorsport – Simulation, Racing
\nMovies – Simulation, Audio Novel
\nMushroom – RPG, Online Sim, Simulation, Life
\nMystery \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shooter
\nNinja – Action
\nOgre – RPG, Action
\nPinball – Motion
\nPing Pong \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Life
\nPoncho – Table, Action RPG
\nPop Star \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Simulation,\u00c2\u00a0 Online Sim, Life, Motion
\nReversi \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Puzzle
\nRobot \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shooter
\nRomance – Simulation, Audio Novel
\nSkiing – Motion
\nSlots \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Motion
\nSnowboard – Racing, Motion
\nSwimming – Online Sim
\nSoccer \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Simulation, Life
\nStocks – Online Sim
\nSumo \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Action, Trivia
\nTown – Simulation, Life
\nTrain \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Simulation
\nVirtual Pet \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Action, Online Sim
\nVolleyball \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Motion
\nWord – Life
\nWrestling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Life<\/p>\n\n
\nUnlocking game genres\/types<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nSports———–Coder – Jogging
\nExploration—–Coder – Movie
\nMartial Arts—–Director – Movie
\nFantasy———-Writer – Reading
\nVirtual Pet——-Coder – Pinball
\nSamurai———Writer – Reading
\nDungeon——–Coder – Game
\nRomance——-Writer – Reading
\nPirate————Default
\nRPG————-Writer – Levelling
\nHorror———–Writer – Net Surf
\nWord————-Director – Lab Study
\nTrain————-Designer – Stroll
\nAnimal———–Default
\nRobot————Default
\nAirplane———Coder – Museum
\nConv, Store—-Coder – Stroll
\nHistorical——–Default
\nBook Store—–Sound Engineer – Stroll
\nArt—————-Designer – Movie
\nMovies———-Writer – Reading
\nGame Co.——Coder – Game
\nArchitecture—Director – Long Trip
\nLawyer———Director – Net Surf
\nMonster——–Designer – Meditate
\nHunting——–Designer – Game
\nHigh School\u00e2\u20ac\u201dCoder – Stroll
\nJunior High—Writer – College
\nWar————-Sound Engineer – Concert
\nNinja————Default
\nCutie———–Designer – Concert
\nOgre———–Writer – Meditate
\nFashion——-Director – College
\nDetective—–Writer – Reading
\nMystery——-Writer – Reading
\nHorseshoes\u00e2\u20ac\u201dDirector – Pinball
\nCartoon——-Writer – Anime
\nCosplay——-Writer – Anime
\nPopStar——-Director – Museum
\nMini-Skirt—–Hacker – short trip
\nMushroom—Hacker – short trip
\nPoncho——-Hacker – long trip
\nChess——–Coder – Stroll
\nCheckers—–Sound Engineer – Anime
\nMahjong——Coder – PinBall
\nReversi——-Default
\nDance——–Writer – Concet
\nFitness——-Sound Engineer – Meditate
\nWrestling—-Writer – Gaming
\nBasketBall–Writer – Jogging
\nSnowboard–Director – Jogging
\nGolf———–Default
\nSwimming—Sound Engineer – Meditate
\nVolleyBall —-Designer – Jogging
\nMotorsport—Writer – Net Surf
\nSoccer——–Designer – Jogging
\nPingPong—-Coder – Jogging
\nSumo———Director – Stroll
\nBaseball——Coder – Stroll
\nWrestling—–Sound Engineer – Stroll
\nMarathon—–Default
\nPinBall——-Writer – Pinball
\nSlots———-Writer – Pinball
\nDating——–Designer – Anime
\nSpy———–Director – Long Trip
\nCelebrity—-Coder – Concert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAdvertising your game<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nStaff management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nHackers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHardware Engineers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAlternatively, you can just CHEAT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nGame Center Achievements<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n \n\n
\n Sell 100K
\nMake a hit game that sells 100K units.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 500K
\nMake a hit game that sells 500K units.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 1 Million
\nMake a hit game that sells 1 million units.<\/td>\n20 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 5 Million
\nMake a hit game that sells 5 million units.<\/td>\n20 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 10 Million
\nMake a hit game that sells 10million units.<\/td>\n30 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 20 Million
\nMake a hit game that sells 20 million units.<\/td>\n30 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 50 Million
\nMake a hit game that sells 50 million units.<\/td>\n40 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sell 100 Million
\nSell a hit game that sells 100 million units.<\/td>\n50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Movin’ On Up
\nGrow your office and move into a bigger office.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hittin’ the Big Time
\nMove to an even bigger office.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n The Big Show
\nMake a name for yourself at Gamedex.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hall of Famer
\nGet a game into the Hall of Fame.<\/td>\n50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Fanboy Letter
\nGet a letter from a male fan.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Fangirl Letter
\nGet a letter from a female fan.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Generate Some…
\nGenerate some buzz by building up your fan base.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Idiot Box
\nHave a game introduced on TV<\/td>\n20 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Line Starts here
\nMake a game that everyone can’t wait to buy.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Game Expert
\nTrain your employees to unlock every type of game.<\/td>\n30 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Genre King
\nUnlock every game genre.<\/td>\n30 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Design God
\nWin the Best Design Award.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Music Man
\nWin the Best Music Award.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Worst of the Worst
\nWin the Worst Game Award.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Close But No Cigar
\nWin Runner Up.<\/td>\n30 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Grand Prize Winner
\nWin the Grand Prize.<\/td>\n40 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mystery Staffer X
\nHire a mysterious masked staff member.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mystery Staffer A
\nHire a king with a penchant for gaming.<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mystery Staffer B
\nA ferocious bear has been spotted around town…<\/td>\n10 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mystery Staffer C
\nFing a genius who’ll work for bananas.<\/td>\n20 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mystery Staffer K
\nFind a mysterious super robot.<\/td>\n100 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hardcore Hardware
\nMake your own game console.<\/td>\n40 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mystery Console
\nA game console so awesome, it’s like a spaceship or something.<\/td>\n40 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Holy Grail
\nCould the numbers be true? A toilet AND a game console?<\/td>\n60 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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