"touchgrind" provides a set of Trackpad multi-touch for OS X

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Way back in January 2010, development firm Illusion Labs demoed a Mac version of its popular iPhone game Touchgrind, showing off how the sophisticated multi-touch trackpad included on Apple's notebook computers could be used in a novel way for controlling the skateboarding gameplay.

As noted by our sister site Touch Arcade, Illusion Labs has finally followed through and released Touchgrind for OS X [Mac App Store].


Currently available for free from the Mac App Store, Touchgrind can obviously also take advantage of Apple's Magic Trackpad that was released last year, several months after the Touchgrind demo was first created.It may have taken a while, but Touchgrind has indeed launched in the Mac App Store, and it’s currently completely free. The game controls well with the multi-touch trackpad, though it definitely feels different than the iOS touch screen and does take some getting used to. The view is nice and zoomed out, similar to the iPad version Touchgrind HD [$7.99], which makes it a whole lot easier to tell where you are going while cruising around the skatepark.

Illusion Labs has been aggressive in demoing ideas for moving its iOS games to other devices and platforms, having also shown off Touchgrind and another title, Sway, on a large multi-touch table several years ago.[ 29 comments ]Tweet Top Rated Comments(View all)

macus3r16 hours ago at 04:03 pmobnoxious music. ugh.Rating: 8 Positives / 1 NegativesKevin Paquet14 hours ago at 05:40 pmThis game sucked so much that I had to login and let you all know that.Rating: 4 Positives / 1 Negativesmotulist16 hours ago at 04:25 pmI played around with the game and I wasn't impressed at all.Rating: 3 Positives / 0 NegativesNameUndecided16 hours ago at 04:13 pm? Just make sure your dad, he understaaaaands! ?

Yeah!!! Rock!


:confused:Rating: 3 Positives / 0 NegativesEND3R16 hours ago at 04:08 pmobnoxious music. ugh.

sadly enough, that's all i took away of this video demo.Rating: 3 Positives / 0 NegativesReach915 hours ago at 04:53 pmIt's fun when you completely understand how to play.. but i have yet to get to that point.Rating: 2 Positives / 0 Negativesciociosan11 hours ago at 08:45 pmi dunno, this is nice and all, but i still feel people shouldn't encourage apple in their mouse bashing. i will not be a part in your muricide, stevie!Rating: 1 Positives / 0 Negativesreden16 hours ago at 04:26 pmThese guys... Always the same game. Almost like Angry Birds. Just releasing it on different platforms slowly to try to squeeze as much publicity as they can out of the game.Rating: 2 Positives / 1 NegativesJimmyDreams14 hours ago at 05:47 pmDumbest.
Game.
Ever.
(which means it'll probably be a hit)

sighRating: 1 Positives / 1 Negativesres123316 hours ago at 04:03 pmHaving trouble figuring out how to steer the thing, but it's still pretty neat.Rating: 1 Positives / 1 Negatives
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