The initial version includes 36 levels of brain-busting puzzles with more levels and a new game mode in the works. Inspiration comes in the form of 8 paper cubes that the developer's son formed from construction paper. Now hard at work designing and sketching new ideas.
Sorta Precision CEO, Matt Greene says the most common question regarding FLUP is "Where did the idea come from?". "I have to give all the credit to my 11 year old son. One afternoon on the way out of the dentist office he was given a little plastic slider puzzle.. you know, the kind you used to get in a Cracker Jack box. Later that night he came into my office with 8 paper cubes that he formed from construction paper. He had drawn these little stick figures on each of the faces and said "dad, can you solve my puzzle?" Immediately I thought, holy cow! this would make a great iphone game."
Greene then created some simple cube models and textures and tested the concept with Cheetah3D. After a bit of tweaking he worked out a simple template and sent the assets to his partner and lead programmer, Leo "the nerd" Chang. "My son was so excited when we got our first few puzzles implemented. He insisted on not only getting his name in the credits but wanted a piece of the action."
Greene did not disclose the share his son was given but said it was fairly significant. "I doubt it will pay for his college or anything, but he's as happy as he can be. (Since it's release, FLUP customers have downloaded about 25,000 copies). Greene says his son has been hard at work designing and sketching new ideas. "I hope he continues to have an interest in Game Development, it's much safer than his current career goal, professional skateboarder."
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later (iOS 4.0 Tested)
* 28.4 MB
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/us/
FLUP 1.15 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other.