Pocket Mini Golf vs Pocket Mini Golf eXtra?

Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra use the same miniture golf engine, however they differ in vast ways. They are two seperate products, each available seperately, so the exact distinction will be explained.

Pocket Mini Golf is designed as the introductory mini golf and physics engine, starting with very basic/simple challenges which progress to fairly difficult. It is recommended at all users as the starting; it contains fifty four (54) holes with three different play modes - completing the hard level isn't easy!

Pocket Mini Golf eXtra is an extension to Pocket Mini Golf, containing much more difficult challenges - introducing secret holes and specific player strengths and weaknesses. If you think you have mastered Pocket Mini Golf, this is for you; we warn you tho, be prepared to start pulling your hair out - it does get fairly difficult. In total, seventy two (72) holes are available (normal and secret combined).

It is natural that Pocket Mini Golf is purchased first, then Pocket Mini Golf eXtra once the original has been completed.

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How to purchase Pocket Mini Golf?

Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra are available at $14.95 USD (excluding any sales tax/VAT) on our online store or our distribution partners. Payments are accepted over the Internet using your Credit Card. If you wish to seek alternative payment methods, contact us.

To register, you first need to install the trial version which is available from the Pocket Mini Golf website. Each time the application starts, a screen showing a five (5) digit device id is presented; this is required for registration. Upon purchase, a five (5) digit unlock code will be provided in addition to the full binary that will allow the entry of this code.

 
The trial and full versions are seperate binaries; this is because additional information (hole data et al) is required. It is not possible to start the full version until the unlock code has been entered successfully.

If you have purchased Pocket Mini Golf or Pocket Mini Golf eXtra and provided the wrong device id or information - contact us for and we will provide you with a new unlock code. Provide all relevant information, such as the invoice number and the location where it was purchased. Please note emails may take at least twenty four (24) hours to be responded to.

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ESD (PalmGear/Handango) vs developer store?

The mobile economy has been growing steadily over the past few years, and one of the biggest movers in the market are the electronic sales distributors (ESD) sites that provide a sale point for many software titles over the Internet. You may be interested to know that:

• ESD sites take between 40-60% commission on every sale.
• ESD sites cannot promote developers effectively, too many of us!
• finding software on ESD sites is like a needle in a haystack

Its a common myth that purchasing from an ESD site is the best way to get software from a developer; this is in fact a myth. Purchasing software from the developers own webstore or e-commerce system will always provide the developer with maximum revenue for their products.

MobileWizardry encourages people to shop at the develoeprs webstores, custom built or pure e-commerce systems are just as reliable and only a maximum of 15% in commission for every sale.

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Step-by-Step HOWTO

The central navigational point within Pocket Mini Golf - it allows you to start a game, (or resume if possible), see high scores and set various options specific to your game play. Althought it is possible to exit using the hard key associated on your handheld, devices with hires+ support (Tungsten|T3, UX50 et al) will require using the option provided on this screen.

Itching to get started? To start playing you need to select a number of options including which player you want to use, the difficultly mode, the game type and which course to play. Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra have a large number of game variants; and this is how you select them.

There are four players to choose from; in Pocket Mini Golf it is just an visual thing - but, in Pocket Mini Golf eXtra each player has different strengths and weaknesses - you will have to try them all!

When playing the courses on Beginner setting you can set the power of each manually by using the buttons or the stylus. In Expert mode, the power bar moves left and right automatically and you must press make a shot at the right time in order to select the desired power.

The normal mode uses standard golf rules. To progress to the next round need to complete all eighteen (18) courses on par. In arcade mode, you are playing against the clock - stroke count doesn't matter, but you must do it before the time runs out. Any remainding time gets carried over to the next hole. It is possible to practice any holes that you have successfully reached in either Normal or Arcade mode.

A number of options exist to allow you to configure the game to your best liking; the most common ones are volume control, control methods and graphics orientation (rotation of screen). Other options exist that you can experiment with to your liking.

You can control Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra using the stylus (takes a little time to get used to) or, use the d-pad controls of the device (if available). Depending on the control method, you have different reactions to the d-pad. Taking a shot can be done by tapping on the player or using one of the action keys.

In control method one, you push the d-pad in the direction you want the player to face; pushing up means the pointer will point up eventually. In control method two left/right/up/down will do a natural rotation either clockwise (right/down) or anti-clockwise (left/up) - the pointer will not stop moving until you release the keys.

 
Playing is simple - line up your shot, select your power level and hit the ball; it'll be a nice repetition after that. There are four on screen buttons provided (we recommend you dont disable these) which you can use while playing the game.

If you need to see where the hole is, tapping the button with the flag will scroll the level so the hole is visible (allowing you to see a path). In some cases the player obstructs the view, using the button with the player allows you to see through your player, making them transparent.

Rotating the viewpoint is also another essential factor of the game play - if you cannot see the path right, or something else is obstructing the view; change it. There are plenty of obstacles in the harder levels; and the perspective of the view may decieve you! The final icon allows you to cancel your putting line up - if you make a mistake in lining up the shot or decide you want to try another path.

Pocket Mini Golf eXtra boasts a secret feature - you can find secret stars in the levels to uncover secret levels. There are a total of eighteen (18) secret holes available - however, each player uncovers different stars in different courses. There are sixteen (16) in the normal levels and two (2) found in the secret course. To get the full set of stars; you need to play as each of the four players. Find your first secret star using Emily, on the Castle Steps as shown above.

Momentumgames and Mobilewizardry request you keep the location of the secret stars as a secret - let people enjoy the challenge of finding the stars on their own.

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PALM:: Sony Clie Audio

Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra rely on the use of the sound streaming API introduced in PalmOS 5.2 - some early Sony Clie models do not ship with this support. In this event, no sound or music will be audible when using Pocket Mini Golf or Pocket Mini Golf eXtra.

http://www.aibohack.com/clie/modclieaud.htm

CliePet has developed a driver/plugin for the Sony Clie devices (NX,NZ and TG) which provides support for streaming audio via a system level hack. This modification is provided by a third party, it should be used at your own risk; we have had successful reports from many users who use this hack.

A known problem on exit with the MCA2 drivers exist, which will be fixed with version 2.04.

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PALM:: hires+ on Tungsten|T3

Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra support a number of resolutions on the Tungsten|T3, specifically 320x352 (slider closed) and 320x480. Due to a serious performance issue with the Tungsten|T3 blitter - in order to use 480x320 landscape mode, you need to set the orientation mode to 90 or 270 under the options panel. Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf has its own internal rotation blitters (faster).

For performance reasons, the Tungsten|T3 always starts up in portrait mode.

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PALM:: Garmin iQue

The Garmin iQue 3200 and 3600 have a special hires+ mode, such that only 320x448 of the display is visible at maximum resolution. Due to the complexity of the internal scalers within Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra, support is only provided for portrait resolutions.

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PALM:: Tapwave Zodiac vs Palm OS5

Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra have both been customized specifically for the Tapwave Zodiac device. The normal Palm OS5 version will run fine on the Tapwave Zodiac (at 480x320) - however, the customized version has features specific to the Tapwave Zodiac. These include analog control and accellerated graphics support.

If you have a Tapwave Zodiac, it is recommended you purchase the Tapwave Zodiac optimized version. For customers who cannot use the Tapwave Store, it is still possible to play Pocket Mini Golf and Pocket Mini Golf eXtra by purchasing the Palm OS 5 version from the Mobile Wizardry online store.

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