So long as they don’t mind talking to their creature with through the iPhone’s microphone, players could easily carry their half man/half fish pet along with them like a 21st century Tamagotchi. It’s a simple idea, and it could be a great fit for the iPhone.
The objective was to evolve your seaman into a frogman, and you’d have to figure out how to go about this through trial and error.
They’d talk to their “seaman” using an included microphone, and it would learn some basic things about its owner, which it would later bring up in conversation. In it, players would interact with and raise a fish with a human face. Seaman – Equal parts pet simulation and creepy aquatic roommate, Seaman was the brainchild of famed developer Yoot Saito.
Let’s hope better minds than mine can figure this one out, because I think we’re long overdue for a portable visit from everybody’s favourite musical monkey. Seeing what’s on screen to know which direction to shake might be a bit of a challenge, but hey – I’m not developing them game here – I’m just brainstorming. Thanks to the accelerometer, shaking the iPhone in time to music could be a breeze. Using two maracas, players would shake in time to the music, reaching up high and down low depending on the on screen instructions. Samba De Amigo – Back before gamers fancied themselves heroes of the guitar or bands of rockers, SEGA introduced us to the world of peripheral-based music games with Samba de Amigo. Did we miss anything you’d like to see on the iPhone? Be sure to tell us what SEGA gems you’d love to see come to the iPhone in the comments!
Some of them would be a great fit for the hardware, some of them may benefit from a Sonic 4 quality re-imagining, and some of them are simply good games that we can’t wait to play again. We’ve selected 10 SEGA classics from a variety of generations that we’d love to see on the iPhone. And with such a massive back catalogue of hits, it’s only a matter of time until some of their past accomplishments see new life breathed into them with an iPhone adaptation. With today’s much anticipated launch of Sonic the Hedgehog 4, and their recent success porting Genesis-era classics like Shining Forceand Phantasy Star II, SEGA has finally begun to cement its position as a leading producer of quality iPhone content.