iPhone games (also Ipod Tooch/iPad games too)

yeah but when it does, you win!

I'm on fungal spores now & it's hard!

Seriously guys qonqr, destroy your neighbors w/nanobots, I will kill you all.

Cafeteria Nipponica is worth it, but like most Kairosoft, you can wring the fun out of it with two long plane rides.

Still, four bucks for round-trip distraction is worth it.

I'm having more fun with CSR racing than I did with Puzzlecraft.

Damn, The World Ends With You just released outta nowhere.
I have this on DS but was unable to get into it. Tempted to see if iPad is a better play but it's twenty bucks.

damn, i guess square can still get away with those prices eh? well, it's a really great game, but it's one of the few DS games that really had you using both the stylus AND the buttons all at once in a crazy ass frenzy - not to mention actually having to pay attention to both screens! - i'm a little skeptical about how this port's gonna work

Cafe Nipponica is inessential compared to some of the other Kairosofts, but hey, it's another one.

Beat Puzzle Craft, need more.

I already have game dev story. What would you say are the "essential" kairosofts beyond that?

i liked that racing one

Actually Nipponica is probably as essential as the others. They're all the same game.

The racing one was a bit of an outlier in that you aren't interacting with customers. It has that in common with Game Dev.

having never played a game of Magic, I am now very much hooked on the iPad version

I couldn't get over the learning curb. I'm a dummy with those card games.

Curve.

generally me too
kinda fought through.

Kairosofts I liked:

Venture Towns
Epic RPG / Dungeonville (same game, pick your genre)
Pocket League

The only one that seemed really inessential was the Mega Mall Story. But then again, I fly several hours every week so I always grab the latest one as it will provide enough entertainment for the flight(s).

I liked Mega Mall Story, but it was too easy. It was just non-stop upgrading and success.

I started Epic Astro Story, and for about 8 game years I thought it might be my favorite Kairosoft game, but it becomes a real slog after awhile.

how do i shot upgraded hit in 10000000?

played 3 hours of solid 10000000 on flight home from croatia

nnnnnnngggggghhhhhhh

I played this game for a long ass time before I even realized there was a way to upgrade the rooms.. had like 100k wood and stone to spend.

Middle Manager of Justice is such a wasted opportunity. Double Fine could do much better.

apparently it wasn't supposed to go out! whoopsy

oh really? link?

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/05/middle-manager-of-justice-approved-for-free-ios-procuration/

got it. i still played it for an hour or two. it kind of sucks? hoping it can be fixed.

that's disappointing. guys, recommend more games plz. i beat 10000000 and puzzle craft. i need more games!

Little Things Forever
Hunters 2
One Tap Hero
SuperMagical
Spell Sword
Path Pix Pro
Kingdom Rush
Toon Shooters
King Cashing
Space Miner
Fairway
Amazing Breaker
Windosill
Squids and Squids Wild West
ASync Corp
Edge
Luxor Evolved
Gesundheit

i know i'm asking for a lot, but could you pick 3-4 of those for me to check out first?

if you don't know any of them, i would give top recommends to
Windosill
Spell Sword
Squids + sequel
Hunters 2
King Cashing
Amazing Breaker

and Kingdom Rush for sure.

Windosill - point and click with heavy emphasis on design
Spell Sword - Action game with easy to handle controls and RPG levelling elements
Squids - Adventure games
hunters 2 - RTS
King Cashing - Slots
Amazing Breaker - Physics Breakout
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

I just spent a short flight playing spell sword. Good recommendation! Lots of fun! Also, unlike some of the games, it's a small download and free. Def worth a download.

Spellsword was pretty cool, I can vouch

been playing lots of Plague Inc. & it's super fun & I highly recommend it. plus then I read headlines like this & think, oh shit, I know this one ends, in the complete extinction of the human species

little things forever is a low stress "find the hidden object" game.
at two bucks i have gotten my money's worth and then some.
TBRR i have been hooked on Magic Planeswalker the Nerdening. It's the first time I've spent ten bucks on an ipad game and it's sadly worth it.

any good word games out there?

Spelltower, Puzzlejuice

seconded

those look fun

they are good. note that both are probably better experiences on iPad, unless you have small fingertips

people also rep for WELDER, I'm lukewarm.
Scrabble is worth the investment, you can play speed games against the computer and it's fun.
oh and DEFINITELY try Quarrel; it's great right up to the point where it gets basically impossible on the harder settings.
Scribblenauts is, at heart, a word game too.

WELDER was great until they fucked it up by adding stupid new features.

skip WELDER, the design around the in-game app purchase stuff is garbage

Super Hexagon might be the ultimate bite sized game. It's the new one by Terry Cavanagh, the guy who made VVVVVV. So far my longest game was 15.05 seconds! It just came out this week and is on sale for 99 cents for a couple more days, I think. Recommended if you like super simple, but extremely tough arcade syle gaming with a retro soundtrack. There's a free version you can play online, but it seems much better on iOS.

Improved to 18.02

i remember playing the flash version and being reaaaally frustrated, but i could see how it might work better on a phone

It's definitely not a game to play if you have anger issues! I've improved my score to 29.39.

WELDER was great until they fucked it up by adding stupid new features.

Haven't played in awhile. I wish the look and feel wasn't so shitty but I like the core gameplay.

7 Little Words isn't very deep if you don't pay money, but I liked the free part of it:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/7-little-words/id431434152?mt=8