No they didn’t. I have a 1st gen iPad loaded with old versions of popular games (e.g. Jetpack Joyride, Angry Birds) and there are literally zero ads and in-app purchases.
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card797@champserver.net 4 months ago
They always sucked.
kd45@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Omniraptor@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I’m fairly sure those were paid tho
kd45@lemm.ee 4 months ago
True, but I would rather buy a dozen quality $0.99 games with high replay value (still fun 13+ years later) than several dozen “””free””” ad-filled games that constantly bug you for a $3.99/week subscription to get more BullshitCoins
Omniraptor@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I mean the high quality paid games are still around, and I’m reasonably sure new ones are still being made. They’re not a lost art, just not as popular as free games
kratoz29@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I don’t know man, I had my fair share of fun with a pair of Nyan Cat games, the original Plants Vs Zombies, Nimble Quest (I just got this again on Android and cracked the heck out of it with Lucky patcher, and still suck lol), Tiny Wings, Angry Birds and I could be missing some others.
Hathaway@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Infinity blade
Wahots@pawb.social 4 months ago
Galaxy On Fire 2 was great, but Elite Dangerous on PC later kicked the absolute crap out of it.
kratoz29@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Oh yeah, I fired up my old iPhone 6s to play the Infinity Blade II, no regrets!
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
These were originally the exception, but all eventually followed the rule.