Category Archives: News

Trains & Dinosaurs

May 21, 2016Blog, NewsAndroid, Dino Sim, Dinosaur Game, Dinosaur Sim, iOS, iPhone, Train Sim, Train Simulator, UpdateAdam Berent

Its been a busy few weeks. First I updated Train Sim with 2 (yes 2) new Trains; Class 91 & Bombardier Talent. If that was not enough I also added a new Train Selector and fixed a bunch of bugs.

I am proud to say that Train Sim now features 44 Trains. Thats 44 high quality realistic trains with full 3D cabins and custom sounds. This update is now available on Android, Amazon & iOS.

I have to say Train Sim came a long way in just over 2 years, I can only imagine where it will be in 2 more.

If that was not enough I also posted an Update to Dinosaur Sim. Although Dinosaur Sim is a fairly recent addition to my game lineup, it has proven to be very popular. So this week I added 2 new Dinosaurs (Styracosaurs & Kentrosaurus) to Dinosaur Sim. I am happy to say that this update is also already available on Android & iOS with Amazon coming soon.

I am also working on a Windows 10 version of Dinosaur Sim, I may be able to submit it next week.

To keep up to date on what is going on at 3583 Bytes please follow me on Twitter. I try to post every day so you should always know what I am working on.

Updates on Windows 10

April 29, 2016Blog, NewsAdmob, Ads, Ant Sim, Car Crashers, Kids Trains, Vungle, Windows Phone, Windows StoreAdam Berent

Just thought I would post an update on what I have been up to lately.

Over the last few weeks I have been updating several of my games for Windows 10 to catch up to their Android/iOS versions. This is as always a painful process.

The good news is I have also adapted a new monetization strategy and made these games free with ads. Traditionally all my games on the Windows Store have been monetized with purchases $1-2 each. This is because that Google Admob does not serve Ads on Windows Store platforms.

However, recently I saw that Microsoft has partnered with Vungle to provide Video Ads on the Windows Store. I investigated further and found that they have a fairly easy Unity3D SDK. So my quest began.

So far I have managed to update Car Crashers & Ant Sim & both are now free on the Windows Store & I am working on Updating Kids Trains.

Over the next few months I will monitor closely if these games will become more more popular as free games. If it works out, I will continue integrating the Vungle SDK in to my Windows Store games and changing their price to free. Who knows maybe there is a free version of Train Sim in the future for Windows Store!

Car Crashers 1 Million Downloads

April 11, 2016Blog, News1 Million, Android, Car Crashers, MilestoneAdam Berent

Today I am celebrating the 1,000,000 download of Car Crashers. Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed playing this game over the last 15 months. I am happy that a game I made to stop my son from crashing toy cars in real life, turned into so much virtual crashing fun for him and so many other players. Stay tuned for future updates to Car Crashers, starting with an update to the Windows 10 version.

Train Sim Update

April 3, 2016Blog, NewsAmazon, Android, Train Sim, Train Simulator, UpdateAdam Berent

Last week I posted a new version of Train Sim for Android, and Amazon. This update features Double Engines which is one of the features most requested by Train Sim users I also took the opportunity to add Game Controller Support. This is not a popular request but it does open Train Sim to devices that support Game Controllers such as Amazon TV or Xbox One. Please let me know how the controller works on Android game controllers. Lastly I fixed the direction of steam when trains go backwards.

As always the iOS and Windows 10 update will come slightly after the Android releases.

Car Crashers “Car Bowling” Update

March 18, 2016Blog, NewsAndroid, Car Crashers, UpdateAdam Berent

Car Crashers Update is now live on Google Play Store. This new update features an new “Car Bowling” scene as well as an improved user interface.

Publishing to multiple platforms

March 11, 2016Blog, NewsDinosaur Sim, Flight Sim, iOS, iPhone, Paint The World, Train Sim, Update, Windows Phone, Windows StoreAdam Berent

Ok so I have spent the last week porting the new versions of my games to various platforms. Here is my list of accomplishments:

The newest version of Train Sim got ported to iOS & Amazon Stores
The newest version of Flight Sim got published to iOS & Amazon Stores
Paint the World has been submitted to Amazon and is awaiting release.
Dinosaur Sim also got submitted to iOS and is awaiting release.

I still have to build the new version of Train Sim for Windows Store & Windows Phone.

Need More Coffee!

Train Sim WAP-7 Update Released

March 4, 2016Blog, NewsIndian Railways, Train Sim, Update, WAP-7Adam Berent

Train Sim update for Android is now Live, this update includes:

New WAP-7 Locomotive with new Cars
New Steam/Smoke Affect for Steam Engines
Fixed Incorrect Speed showing compared to Real top Speed.

iOS, Amazon & Windows Update Coming Soon.

Flight Sim Update 2 New Airplanes

February 25, 2016Blog, NewsAndroid, Beriew A40, DC-7, Flight Sim, Game Updates, Simulator, UpdateAdam Berent

Flight Sim for Android has been updated with 2 new airplanes and many improvements and bug fixes. This update brings the total number of airplanes to 16. My goal for this year is to bring the number of airplanes to 20 so I think I am right on track. As always these new airplanes are available for free and there are no in-app purchases in Flight Sim.

Flight Sim DC-7
WHAT’S NEW

-Added DC-7 & Beriew A40 Airplanes

-Improved Horizon and Cloud Cover

-Improved Cessna 182 Model

-Added Options for Graphics Quality & System of Measurement (Metric/Imperial)

WAP-7 Preview

February 11, 2016Blog, NewsIndian Railways, Train Sim, Train Simulator, Update, WAP-7Adam Berent

WEP-7 Indian Railways My graphic artist send me an in progress preview of the WAP-7 Indian Railways Engine for an upcoming release of Train Sim. There is still allot of work he has to do on the interior of the Train, but as you can see its looking great already.

Indian trains are frequently requested by Train Sim users, often with a daily reminder. I am happy o be able to add this train to Train Sim in the near future WEP-7 Indian Railways

At this point I am guessing I am about 4 weeks a
way from having this train published as I
am also working on a new game (more information coming soon) so please don’t email me every day asking when its ready 🙂

Train Sim Updated iOS, Amazon, Windows Store

February 2, 2016Blog, NewsAmazon, Android, iOS, Train Simulator, Update, Windows StoreAdam Berent

CTA 5000 The reason that I always publish to Google Play/Android first, is that the updates are almost instant and always available the same day. All the other platforms take longer, between 1-7 days. Even longer if the update gets rejected for something silly.

This last update to Train Sim was especially important because of the major improvement to sound effects, so I wanted to publish these changes ASAP. I am happy to announce that this new version of Train Sim with improved sounds is now available for iOS, Amazon Store & Windows Store. The only remaining platform I still have to update is Windows Phone. However Windows Phone affects a very small % of the player base so at this point over 99% of Train Sim fans have access to the newest version.