In the crib from Zodal
Zodal released a new PSP Flash game: In the crib with Rob and Big, for MTV.
It has been developed entirely in Flash - using our experience of highly optimized Mobile Game programming - based on a combination of Flash Lite 1.1 and Flash Lite 2 techniques. The biggest hurdle in developing Flash content for the Sony PSP is that the Flash Player runs in the “Netfront” browser on the device - and unfortunately does not have full access to the CPU. However if you’re clever in your game design - and heavy on your graphic and programming optimizations - you CAN make a full platform style game in Flash - run beautifully on the PSP.
Game runs pretty well on device, considering how slow Flash player is on PSP. Zodal puts up a good performance, overcoming platform limitations with clever design and implementation. While pixel graphics look very cool, low FPS drops the game-play experience, which may be due to performance related concerns. Another issue is the lack of instructions on how to get the game running on device. There is no easy way to run standalone Flash content on PSP; only way is from browser. Without decent explanation, it’s quite hard for first timers to get the game up and running, which may cause them to give up quickly.
There are 3 different levels with a big boss at the end of each. I like the characters and big boss idea, they make the game definitely more fun. It’s not very easy to beat them up, so you have to be very quick with button combinations. Overall; nice graphics, good game-play and with little more attention in details, a good mobile Flash content penetration to the market.
February 10th, 2007 at 6:04
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February 10th, 2007 at 7:01
Thanks for the post !
We are glad you enjoyed the game - and got through all 3 levels.
The people getting onto the highscore table are now clocking the game over 3 times to get the top scores!!
Sorry for the lack of infomation about how to install the game on the official website - that decision was out of Zodal’s hands.
However, if anyone out there is still having trouble, you can find some clear instructions for getting the game onto the PSP here:
http://blog.zodal.co.nz/2007/02/10/how-to-install-rob-and-big/
February 11th, 2007 at 14:31
Hi Chris!
Thanks for the comment. You guys did a great job, and am happy to see dedicated quality Flash Lite products for PSP. And thanks for instructions, am sure that will help many gamers.
BTW, do you have PSP SDK? Wondering if there is any way to make this installing and running easier. Current way is definitely a show stopper.
cheers,
Uur.-
April 11th, 2007 at 18:37
I Am trying to install the game but there is only one file on the site, the .swf one. I did try to follow the intrusctions just using the one file but it didn’t work can someone help me?
April 16th, 2007 at 11:15
Hmm, interesting. It should be very straight forward if you follow instructions.
June 20th, 2007 at 23:13
i also am having the one file problem
June 22nd, 2007 at 6:54
HELP OVERVIEW FOR THE ROB AND BIG ADOBE FLASH GAME “IN THE CRIB” ON THE PSP
Step 1.
download the .swf game file from the official site :
http://dcrobandbig.com/
(use the menu at the top of the website to navigate to “THE GAME”)
Step 2.
download these 2 additional supporting files from the Zodal website :
http://www.zodal.co.nz/repository/free-mobile-flash-psp-game.zip
Step 3.
add the offical game .swf file you downloaded in step 1 called “InTheCrib_PSP.swf” to the directory with the 2 supporting files which you downloaded in Step 2
Step 4.
follow this pdf instructions document for installing all 3 files onto your PSP to run the free mobile psp flash game Rob and Big developed by Zodal.
June 25th, 2007 at 9:54
Thanks for the clear instructions Chris! Hope this helps to all you guys.
July 22nd, 2007 at 22:16
i cnat get the game on my psp u seed ”add the 2 other files but there is 4 what do i do
July 22nd, 2007 at 22:19
also the pdf instructions document for installing all 3 files onto thepsp wont open
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