Aww, you know what's cute? Doing your first review! Blimp: The Flying Adventures was the first game I reviewed way, way, WAY back in the day. All the way on June 10th...2009. Hell, might as well be 1999! Am I right or what? Anyhow, I reviewed Blimp and I gave it a very positive score, an 'A' to be exact. I said such things like:

One of the biggest treats on top of the fantastic gameplay is how beautifully executed and polished the presentation is. The artwork appears to be all hand rendered and gives the title a unique aesthetic chock full of detail. Everything from load screens, the HUD and in game art are worthy of a rousing golfers clap for a job well done. With an introductory price tag of 99 cents you'll be hard pressed finding a better looking game for only a buck.

Even though it's only 99¢ I'm sure there are plenty of you out there who still haven't played it and were holding out until you actually got your filthy paws on the thing, yeah? Well here's your chance, the lads at Craneballs Studios have made a demo version of the airship platformer for all to enjoy. Have fun!

Ever since we saw the first screenshots of Minigore (99¢) we were pretty intrigued. Between the art direction, gameplay and 99¢ price point Minigore looked to hit the proverbial sweet spot on all fronts. Weeks of anticipation, a few teaser videos, several blog posts later and it's finally here. Minigore, the little shooter with the heart of gold has hit the App Store. I picked it up last night and have had a great time with it. The presentation, from the visuals to the music are fantastic and the gameplay is expectedly fun. I thought the game was a little on the easy side and didn't offer up much of a challenge, it took a quick second to switch it over to expert mode and after that I was a happy camper. For 99¢ it's absolutely worth the purchase. 

I've got to admit, I'm not a GTA fan. Not in the slightest. I played a few in my day and without fail within an hour or two my enthusiasm fizzles out and I end up never playing them again. I absolutely understand the appeal but it's just not really my thing. What's funny is no matter how many times I come to this conclusion I always give them a shot, if anything, just so I can be a part of the conversation.

So when Car Jack Streets released a GTA clone late last April I wanted to give it a shot but ultimately decided against it. Thanks to a lite version that was released today I'll be able to get my mittens on it while continuing to live my fancy free lifestyle. If you decide you want to stay the night with Car Jack Streets after an evening of cuddling with the lite version the full thing will cost you $1.99. 

Strange. Last night just before I crashed for the night I saw Vending Machine Champ ($1.99) by Adult Swim hit the app store. From the first screen I knew I wanted to play the thing. Any title whose main gameplay element is pummeling a finicky vending machine will immediately grab my attention. I took one look at my freshly laid out pajama's and the cup of warm milk sitting on my night stand and ultimately decided to wait until the morning to give it a try. Wrong move, Garza.

I wake up this morning to find the game no where in sight. App Shopper still has it up in their database but if you try to buy the actual thing you'll see this:

Not cool. There's no word yet on why it's not showing up or when it will come back for download. While doing some very, very light detective work I found out that there's actual a flash version of the game already in existence. Not sure how long it's been around but it's news to me! Head on over to the Adult Swim site to give it a try. Adult Swim describes the game as follows:

You've been unwittingly training for this your whole life, simply by being who you are: a lover of snacks and an unremitting cheapskate. Vending Machine Champ pits man against machine as you tip, punch, and kick the greedy metal beast as it clings stubbornly to the snack that is rightfully yours. If you succeed, you are granted sweet and / or salty nourishment. If you fail, you are granted humiliation and / or injury and / or death. You're going to grab a snack. Or die trying.

• Use quickness, precision, and aggression to beat the hell out of a machine
• Unlimited snack challenges with escalating difficulty
• Addictive gameplay compliments addictive crap in machine
• Snacks taste better when you risk your life for them 

Dear 99¢ Sales and Lite Versions, I love you guys! You allow me to try games I otherwise would pass up or get full versions for next to nothing and for that I am eternally grateful. You knew I was curious about Space Ace even though I've never played the original, didn't you? Thanks pal!

You can now pick up Space Ace Lite, a demo version of the recently released port of the 1984 classic, on the app store. Go on, scamper off now!