The Retina Update to Mega Jump: A Glimpse into Get Set Games' Success Formula

We are here with Simon Sage from imore, and he is joined by Andy from Get Set games. The conversation begins with an update on the latest changes to Mega Jump, a game that has been around for three years. The developers have finally brought it up to speed with many other popular games, adding retina support, iPhone 5 screen sizes, and iPad support.

The gameplay remains largely the same as before, but it looks significantly better due to the improved graphics. Simon Sage is excited about the update, saying "it just looks so much better." The conversation then shifts to discuss the conference where Mega Jump was a major focus. Andy explains that the key takeaway from this experience has been learning how to listen to what players want and updating their apps regularly. This lesson has been applied to another successful game, Mega Run, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.

Mega Run has been incredibly popular, and Get Set Games attributes its success to making sure they listen to their audience's needs. They have also learned that the space of premium gaming is constantly changing, and if you don't adapt quickly, you risk falling behind. Andy notes that this is a key lesson they've learned from Mega Jump's experience.

The brand has managed to maintain its staying power over time by producing high-quality art and focusing on attention-grabbing elements, such as the lovable Goofy round eyeball character that appears in the game. This focus on design has undoubtedly contributed to the success of Mega Jump and Mega Run. Simon Sage expresses his gratitude for Andy's insights into what makes a premium gaming experience tick.

The new update is not just limited to iPhone devices; it will also be available on iPads, making it possible to play across multiple platforms seamlessly. Users can download and play the game on any device, including iPods, iPhones, or iPads. The developers are aiming for an end-of-July release date, pending some final bug fixes and a significant marketing push.

Andy concludes by thanking Simon Sage for having him on the show and expressing his enthusiasm for the upcoming update. He looks forward to sharing more about their game development process and experiences with premium gaming in the future.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everybody this is Simon Sage from imore we are checking out the retina update to uh Mega Jump we're with uh Andy here from Get Set games how's it going Andy delightful awesome awesome so well we we've got a new update here to Mega Jump what's uh what's new here well we've uh we finally brought it up to speed with a lot of the other games that are out now we've added retina support we've added support for iPhone 5 screen sizes and we've added iPad support right on so the the gameplay is still more more or less the same thing it's it's what you know and love it just looks so much better cool let let's take a look that looks great so I forgot that's great so let's let's talk a little bit about the conference here I mean you you talked a lot about uh freemium and uh you know Mega Jump and Mega Run they they've been around for a long time right I mean Mega jum's 3 years old which was the focus of the talk uh basically just you know premium gaming Through the Ages uh we've learned a ton with Mega Jump that we've been able to apply to Mega Run which is great uh Mega Run just hit its one year anniversary and it's still going strong it's been uh it's been super popular and you know we hear nothing but good things right on so uh what what would you say is like one one of the key lessons you you you've learned in the in the premium space so far it's it's all about just making sure that you listen to what people want and you update your apps I mean the space moves so so quickly that if you don't if you don't react properly uh you can Left Behind which is something we're trying to rectify with this latest Mega Jump update all right an uh and I mean the the brand has is obviously showing a lot of staying power lasting this long what do you what do you attribute that to I mean you take a look at say half Breck you know they they they coasted for a while on Jetpack Joy Ride and on Fruit Ninja but they they still got to crank out new IPS but you guys have managed to to stick with this little guy and he seems to be doing well for you right yeah it's uh it's all the eyeballs I think that's it's it's a simp is that people love just the big Goofy round eyeball um it you know it's focused on our icon he's always looking at you it uh it's what people notice and of course you know when you've got art as gorgeous as uh as we've been able to do here um it just really stands out right on so this update's going to be coming to the iPad too as well right yeah yeah we're going to be full Universal so you know you've already you only got one app you just grab it it'll download it on everything we've got full iCloud Support so you be able to take your game anywhere you're going play on your iPod 5 and then on your iPhone when you're on the bus and then your iPad when you're lying in bed all right on so uh when's that coming out uh we're we're aiming for uh end of July actually we've got some some final bugs to take care of and then we're going to just kind of work on our big uh Big Marketing push to try and get as many new eyeballs on this as possible awesome looking forward to thanks a lot Andy thank youhey everybody this is Simon Sage from imore we are checking out the retina update to uh Mega Jump we're with uh Andy here from Get Set games how's it going Andy delightful awesome awesome so well we we've got a new update here to Mega Jump what's uh what's new here well we've uh we finally brought it up to speed with a lot of the other games that are out now we've added retina support we've added support for iPhone 5 screen sizes and we've added iPad support right on so the the gameplay is still more more or less the same thing it's it's what you know and love it just looks so much better cool let let's take a look that looks great so I forgot that's great so let's let's talk a little bit about the conference here I mean you you talked a lot about uh freemium and uh you know Mega Jump and Mega Run they they've been around for a long time right I mean Mega jum's 3 years old which was the focus of the talk uh basically just you know premium gaming Through the Ages uh we've learned a ton with Mega Jump that we've been able to apply to Mega Run which is great uh Mega Run just hit its one year anniversary and it's still going strong it's been uh it's been super popular and you know we hear nothing but good things right on so uh what what would you say is like one one of the key lessons you you you've learned in the in the premium space so far it's it's all about just making sure that you listen to what people want and you update your apps I mean the space moves so so quickly that if you don't if you don't react properly uh you can Left Behind which is something we're trying to rectify with this latest Mega Jump update all right an uh and I mean the the brand has is obviously showing a lot of staying power lasting this long what do you what do you attribute that to I mean you take a look at say half Breck you know they they they coasted for a while on Jetpack Joy Ride and on Fruit Ninja but they they still got to crank out new IPS but you guys have managed to to stick with this little guy and he seems to be doing well for you right yeah it's uh it's all the eyeballs I think that's it's it's a simp is that people love just the big Goofy round eyeball um it you know it's focused on our icon he's always looking at you it uh it's what people notice and of course you know when you've got art as gorgeous as uh as we've been able to do here um it just really stands out right on so this update's going to be coming to the iPad too as well right yeah yeah we're going to be full Universal so you know you've already you only got one app you just grab it it'll download it on everything we've got full iCloud Support so you be able to take your game anywhere you're going play on your iPod 5 and then on your iPhone when you're on the bus and then your iPad when you're lying in bed all right on so uh when's that coming out uh we're we're aiming for uh end of July actually we've got some some final bugs to take care of and then we're going to just kind of work on our big uh Big Marketing push to try and get as many new eyeballs on this as possible awesome looking forward to thanks a lot Andy thank you\n"