Because of the proliferation of smartphones today, it was only a matter of time before retrogaming apps found their way to the iPhone. Before you go and sell your iPhone 4S to make way for the iPhone 5, here are fifteen classic games that could extend the lifespan of your current smartphone for just a little while longer.

1. Top Fifteen Retrogame Apps for Your iPhone (Part 1)
More and more graphically beautiful and/or technically
impressive video games are being developed month after
month, and the video game business has never seen a
reception quite like what it is seeing right now. There was a
time when video games were considered kid stuff.
Nowadays, they have become major players in the
entertainment industry, with some games having production
costs higher than most films; and narrative content as
compelling as the next summer movie blockbuster (no
Citizen Kane yet for the gaming world, though, but we’re
getting there). Indeed, video games have grown up, and gamers have grown up along with
them.
Because of the proliferation of smartphones today, it was only a matter of time before
retrogaming apps found their way to the iPhone. Before you go and sell your iPhone 4S to make
way for the iPhone 5, here are fifteen classic games that could extend the lifespan of your
current smartphone for just a little while longer.
1. Final Fantasy (NES, 1987)
Before becoming the face of JRPGs (at least, here on American shores) with Final Fantasy
VII on the first PlayStation, the Final Fantasy franchise saw its humble beginnings on the
Famicom (known to us as the NES) way back in 1987. The first FF was supposed to be the last
game to be produced by a then-flailing Square; hence the word “Final.” Little did the company
know that this supposed final game would eventually become its flagship franchise.
The version of Final Fantasy available for the iPhone is a port of the 20th Anniversary
Edition that first came out on the PSP back in 2007. This version features redrawn high-res 2D
graphics, FMV cutscenes, a revamped soundtrack, and new dungeons.
2. Street Fighter II Collection (arcade, 1991)
Hadouken! Seriously, if you don‟t know what Street Fighter II is, then you shouldn‟t even be
reading this article. While not the first one-on-one fighting game ever, it is the template upon
which every subsequent 2D fighter has been based. Back in the 90s when arcades were still
arcades (i.e. none of those rhythm games so ubiquitous nowadays), you couldn‟t walk into one
without seeing at least two SF II machines, usually surrounded by eager teens all awaiting their
turn at the game.

2. The iPhone release of SF II is a collection of three iterations of the game: The original Street
Fighter II: The World Warrior, the Champion Edition which allowed you to take control of the four
boss characters, and Hyper Fighting which increased the speed and added more special
moves. Certain character balancing and gameplay tweaks also differentiate each version,
although these will only be apparent to the most ardent fan.
3. R-Type (arcade, 1987)
To some people, any one shmup (short for “shoot „em up”) is no different from another. More
often than not – and barring the occasional weird Japanese softporn mishmash variety
(*cough*Cho Aniki*cough*) – this game genre features futuristic space ships flying through side-
scrolling and/or vertical-scrolling environments, with the ships‟ weapons becoming more
powerful the more power ups players collect. While I won‟t dispute this notion, I will say that, as
with everything, there always is a beginning. In this case, the weapon power ups concept
originated with the first R-Type. Since then, weapon power ups have become a mainstay of not
just the franchise, but the genre as a whole.
This original R-Type is available for the iPhone in all its arcade-prefect glory. Hang on your
horses, kids! We‟re posting more in the next article!
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