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Trivia and news hub for Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride, Dan The Man, and everything else Halfbrick. Run by @MrLlort.bsky.social. Not affiliated with Halfbrick Studios.

GamesNosh on Twitter: "Arcades are so embarrassing now, I just walked past one, it was a bunch of crappy mobile games from like 2015 pretending to be arcade machines. Jetpack Joyride, Crossy Road & Candy Crush..BUT AS ARCADE MACHINES. Who the hell would pay £1 to play that junk for 30 seconds?!"
Selection of names for Battle Racing Stars. "Please order the following names from the one you like the most at the top to the one you like the less st the bottom" "Battle Joyrun, Joyrun Heroes, Battle Racing, Joyrun Stars, Fun Racing, Super Race Rivals"
AI Generated Content Disclosure The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: Some voices, prompted some cutscene backgrounds. Mature Content Description The developers describe the content like this: Some fights can end in lots of blood on the boxing mat. Boxing can be a violent sport, so depictions of that will be represented as such. Some choices allow the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs to improve performance of your training. Some choices allow the use of illegal tampering of equipment to enhance in fight performance. Some depictions of gambling, with betting/casino games.
Raging Ball in Guncrypt
"Upcoming PAC-MAN In-Game Promotions PAC-MAN promotions will also take place for gamers of all ages, serving up Ghost-Chomping action in a special collaboration with Fruit Ninja starting May 6 where players can participate in 4 PAC-MAN-themed in-game events to unlock blades, dojos, and special rewards. Bandai Namco Entertainment also has a gift for all PAC-MAN WORLD™ 2 Re-PAC players: a new free costume following on from the Holiday Costume. To celebrate PAC-MAN’s birthday, this free costume will be added to Nova’s Costume Shop. Put it on and set off on a grand adventure through Pac-Land!" Source: https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/PAC-MAN-CONNECTS-THE-DOTS-ACROSS-GENERATIONS-WITH-NEW-ANIMATED-SHORTS-
Teaser image of Guncrypt being played on Steam Deck.
MGJP - Mega Great Jetpack in Feed the Deep.
Big Blue map from F-Zero (SNES). Image credit: Rick N. Bruns and SNES Maps.
Preview map (only appears for your first track after joining a match)
"Truffle in other game style! Which one the best?" Top left - Fruit Ninja (original) Top right - Dan The Man Bottom left - Jetpack Joyride Bottom right - Age of Zombies
"Fruit Ninja FX 2 is the second arcade game by Adrenaline Amusements based on Fruit Ninja. This new version still uses the Touch FX touchscreen cabinet. It adds new blades, more fruits, new visuals and the Pomegranate bonus. The player can add his character to the game using small figures found at the redemption counter. Fruit Ninja FX 2 is available as a standalone machine and as an upgrade kit for any Touch FX cabinet. A redemption option is featured. This game is showcased at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2013." Source: https://www.arcadebelgium.net/t4770-fruit-ninja-fx-2
Mt. Rushmore parody, as seen in 2020 remaster of Monster Dash. Left to right: Barry Steakfries (Age of Zombies, Monster Dash, Jetpack Joyride), Dan (Dan The Man), Sensei (Fruit Ninja), Raskull King (Raskulls, Magic Brick Wars)
Game icon concept
All unused sprites of the Ghostbusters, ripped from Jetpack Joyride. Left to right: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore.
Offline leaderboard in Monster Dash (2023)
"Plot: What's the story about?" "A team of misfits are recruited to become Fruit Ninjas in order to save the world." Via Movie Insider: https://www.movieinsider.com/m14455/fruit-ninja
"‘Fruit Ninja’ Movie in the Works (Exclusive)", newsletter via The Hollywood Reporter. Link: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fruit-ninja-movie-works-896056/
Joho ending (1/2)
The only known mention of original title that still remains, and it's Fruit Ninja Wiki. The link actually redirects to what was the original upload under that name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2yb9Lw2wj8
Left: Monster Dash (original app, 2010 original, Halfbrick+) Right: Monster Dash Free (new app, 2020 remaster, Free with ads and microtransactions)
"1. We've worked on games for a wide range of IPs, from Star Wars to Avatar: The Last Airbender. You can check out the full list here!" ["here" links to a Wikipedia article] Quote from Halfbrick's blog post "Halfbrick 15: Five things you might not know about Halfbrick" - https://www.halfbrick.com/blog/halfbrick-15-five-things-you-might-not-know-about-hb
Chicken costume. Image courtesy of Dan The Man Wikia.
"This Bear Did Swear...", one of the painting that can be found in Bears vs. Art.
"Australia's Fruit Ninja Master" leaderboard. King Dragon Le is placed third with the score of 1377.
Top left: PSP version in-game (sunglasses icon absent) Top right: How PSP version intended this scene to look like (sunglasses icon restored) This mistake would be fixed in all later ports, which all have sunglasses icon as intended. (Bottom left: PSVita (pre-2014), bottom right: Mobile (current)
"I'M BLASTING OFF! Let's have a blast together!"
"Looking for vacation ideas? How about visiting aquarium with a JETPACK?"
Bone Dragon fire breath comparisons Above - Default orange, original Center - Purple, Halloween 2018 Bellow - Magneta, Halloween 2019 onwards.
"New update coming for ⁠Halfbrick Sports: Football! Here's what's new in version 1.0.3! Matches * Matchmaking is now based on your rank, so pros and beginners shouldn't end up in the same matches anymore! * We've also added a time cutoff to the matchmaking, at 1:30 minute mark. This means that you won't join matches that are more than halfway done. * There is a stricter AFK system in place, but I will say there are more improvements we can make towards anti-grieving. * We've added some subtle (and some not-so-subtle) cues and warnings when someone scores an own goal. While this won't abolish those who did so with bad intentions, it will surely help in all the cases where people simply are confused about which way to score."
Octopie's website - list of works they were involved in, including Dan The Man. https://www.octopie.com/work
5. COMING SOON: Death Squared For the dynamic duos Test your teamwork abilities with Death Squared, a co-op puzzle game that will put your timing, coordination, and communication skills to the ultimate test. Perfect for playing with your bestie or other half, this game challenges you to guide robots through levels filled with sneaky traps and deadly obstacles. It’s your job to work together to solve each puzzle (or die trying). In the game, each player controls a robot and your mission is to navigate to your color-coded goals – but one wrong move could send your partner tumbling. Only through sharp observation, seamless coordination, and a little bit of luck will you be able to keep each other alive! Stay tuned for the official release, right here in the Halfbrick+ app!