What happens when you take a current generation game, strip it down to it's very core, design it for portable play and throw it back 20-some years in time? Squibs Arcade is a game compilation that asks that and plays a parody on some of the most popular games of today. You'll easily identify games like Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, and more. Don't expect deep gameplay. Most of it involves pressing a directional button to retrieve, or avoid, something. There's also two modes of difficulty in some of the games and a highscore counter. That's how it was back in the day.

Game developer Alten8 Limited previously announced that Squibs Arcade was headed to WiiWare. Today, Squibs Arcade is available for the iPhone and iPod touch. You can get it at the introductory price of 0.99 cents. The download is 9.2 MB.

Get Squibs Arcade here (iTunes link), or via the App Store on your iPhone or iPod touch.

More on Squibs Arcade, from Alten8 Limited:
"SQUIBS ARCADE is a collection of games which were initially based on the old-style LCD hand-helds. This germ of an idea then grew into a much bigger concept, with SQUIBS ARCADE taking inspiration from the current generation of AAA titles - distilling the game play to its most fundamental form, and re-imagining them with the style and passion of the classic LCD games. The titles within SQUIBS ARCADE for iPhone and iTouch are – Gun Cogs, Crowd Wader, Fantasy Turn Base, Call of Honour, Lots of Levelling, Cardboard Axel Mush, We're Fat, and Regret the Fist. These game titles are both homages and parodies of the games which inspired them! SQUIBS ARCADE appeals to casual game players and also hardcore game fans, who will recognise the tributes Alten8 is paying to their favourite games. Players will also enjoy the genuinely addictive game play to be found in SQUIBS ARCADE."

See a trailer for Squibs Arcade below (they didn't have those back in the day). Visit the official website at www.squibsarcade.com.

iPhone SQUIBage from Squibs Arcade on Vimeo.

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