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Greetings, nookies!
Gone are the days of Angry Birds being the only playable game on our Nook Simple Touch devices. I have found that The Impossible Game by FlukeDude, one of the most fun, minimalistic and rage-inducing games I've ever played (which isn't saying much
), works remarkably well on my rooted Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight (see full specs in my sig), which means that you can play it, too!
Acquiring the game
The Impossible Game costs merely a dollar on the Play Store (you can get it here), so for those of you who have Gapps installed on your Nook Touch, installing the game will be a piece of cake. However, for you who do not have Gapps (like myself), getting the app is a little harder. The way I did it is like so: a) Buy the app using your Google account on your PC. b) Get on your rooted Android phone or tablet (in my case, a Nexus 7) and refresh it so the app is delivered and installed to the device. c) ADB pull the .apk from the /data/app directory in your rooted phone/tablet. d) ADB push that .apk to the /sdcard directory of your Nook. e) Lastly, open your file explorer and install the app.
Playing the game
A rooted device and the NoRefresh app are required to play this game. Gameplay is simple - you are a gray (red in the real game, but everything's gray on Nooks!) square moving along a flat plane to your right, attempting to jump on and over obstacles in the form of triangles, squares and pits in order to reach the end of the level. Triangles kill you if you run into them or jump on top of them, pits kill you if you fall on them, and squares only kill you if you run into them. The part that makes it so rage-inducing is that every time you hit an obstacle and die, you are reset to the very beginning of the track.
Controls are simple, too - tapping anywhere on the screen makes your square jump. A fair warning, though; there is a small lag, so make sure to tap the screen just before you want the square to jump. Also, if you want to jump multiple times in a row, press and hold your finger on the screen.
Another quick tip: I've found that the game displays best on NoRefresh's highest or "whitest" contrast setting.
One more hint, this game sucks up your battery very, very fast, so I only play it when my Nook's plugged in to charge.
Soundtrack
The game is synchronized to a fantastic soundtrack when audio works, but since most of our Nooks can't do sound, the soundtrack can't be used. Thankfully, I'm providing a download link for the soundtrack which can be played during gameplay using an MP3 Player or PC (if you can be bothered to do that). Just make sure to stop and restart the track each time you die.
In my opinion, the fun of this game is greatly improved when the soundtrack is playing along with it, so I'd highly recommend trying it out!
YouTube video
In this video, I play a small section of the game for you to use as an example.
Hope you all enjoy!
Regards,
Nookie
Gone are the days of Angry Birds being the only playable game on our Nook Simple Touch devices. I have found that The Impossible Game by FlukeDude, one of the most fun, minimalistic and rage-inducing games I've ever played (which isn't saying much
), works remarkably well on my rooted Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight (see full specs in my sig), which means that you can play it, too!Acquiring the game
The Impossible Game costs merely a dollar on the Play Store (you can get it here), so for those of you who have Gapps installed on your Nook Touch, installing the game will be a piece of cake. However, for you who do not have Gapps (like myself), getting the app is a little harder. The way I did it is like so: a) Buy the app using your Google account on your PC. b) Get on your rooted Android phone or tablet (in my case, a Nexus 7) and refresh it so the app is delivered and installed to the device. c) ADB pull the .apk from the /data/app directory in your rooted phone/tablet. d) ADB push that .apk to the /sdcard directory of your Nook. e) Lastly, open your file explorer and install the app.
Playing the game
A rooted device and the NoRefresh app are required to play this game. Gameplay is simple - you are a gray (red in the real game, but everything's gray on Nooks!) square moving along a flat plane to your right, attempting to jump on and over obstacles in the form of triangles, squares and pits in order to reach the end of the level. Triangles kill you if you run into them or jump on top of them, pits kill you if you fall on them, and squares only kill you if you run into them. The part that makes it so rage-inducing is that every time you hit an obstacle and die, you are reset to the very beginning of the track.
Controls are simple, too - tapping anywhere on the screen makes your square jump. A fair warning, though; there is a small lag, so make sure to tap the screen just before you want the square to jump. Also, if you want to jump multiple times in a row, press and hold your finger on the screen.
Another quick tip: I've found that the game displays best on NoRefresh's highest or "whitest" contrast setting.
One more hint, this game sucks up your battery very, very fast, so I only play it when my Nook's plugged in to charge.
Soundtrack
The game is synchronized to a fantastic soundtrack when audio works, but since most of our Nooks can't do sound, the soundtrack can't be used. Thankfully, I'm providing a download link for the soundtrack which can be played during gameplay using an MP3 Player or PC (if you can be bothered to do that). Just make sure to stop and restart the track each time you die.
In my opinion, the fun of this game is greatly improved when the soundtrack is playing along with it, so I'd highly recommend trying it out!
YouTube video
In this video, I play a small section of the game for you to use as an example.
Hope you all enjoy!
Regards,
Nookie
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