John Siracusa
My first App Store downloads.
Jul 10, 2023 at 11:05pmIvory for iOS
Show threadEshu MarneediJul 10, 2023
@siracusa Huh, NYT was one of my first too lol
Show threadIan RobinsonJul 10, 2023
@siracusa Does that include apps you may have hidden in the last 15 years as you no longer use them? I have early downloads that are now hidden I think.
Show threadErik PeacorJul 10, 2023
@siracusa here are mine:
Show threadSherfJul 11, 2023
@airboss @siracusa I so desperately miss flight control.
Show threadMichael BorlandJul 11, 2023
@Sherf @airboss @siracusa There are 2 currently in the app store that are almost identical
Show thread~Jul 10, 2023

@siracusa did you know that Super Monkey Ball game was originally supposed to come out for iPod? Apple got them early access to the SDK to bring it to the iPhone instead.

Also I’m kinda amused that the NYT homepage was such a big Safari demo at the announcement and then everyone downloaded their app rofl

Show thread~Jul 10, 2023
@siracusa https://youtu.be/OF36SAm-S7o source on the iPod origins, based on an interview with the dev. 6:28 for the beginning of that part of the story.
iOS Games Emulation Finally Cracked Thanks to Super Monkey Ball | DELISTED | SSFF

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Show threadHeygabeJul 10, 2023
@siracusa iTunes remote. ❤️❤️❤️
Show threadEVTHJul 10, 2023
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Show threadChristian CarranzaJul 10, 2023
@siracusa AIM! I always took you for more of an ICQ man.
Show threadMatt BroughtonJul 10, 2023
@siracusa this is giving me nostalgia for Bepot 🤖
Show threadJoe BeamJul 10, 2023
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Show threadLou CicconeJul 11, 2023
@JoeBeam @siracusa Bubbles! Still works
Show threadJoe BeamJul 11, 2023
@CaptainLou @siracusa
Got it for the kids. Haven’t used it in years.
Show threadCarltonJul 10, 2023
@siracusa that first day was such a thrill. 29 total apps on day one as I explored everything.
Show threadMichael OBrienJul 10, 2023
@siracusa aahhh iTunes Remote - one of my first downloads too 😎
Show threadBrad BrownJul 10, 2023
@siracusa I had forgotten all about Super Monkey Ball, but now I desperately need to play it again.
Show threadLeon CowleJul 11, 2023
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Show threadSqotJul 11, 2023
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Show threadSoulOnFirePJJul 11, 2023
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Show threadTony ScidaJul 11, 2023
@siracusa what do you still use iTunes Remote for?
Show threadJohn SiracusaJul 11, 2023
@tonyskyday I don’t even remember what that app does.
Show threadRoachJul 11, 2023
@siracusa Mine:
Show threadAlanJul 11, 2023
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Some first App Store download overlap in my first few days
Show threadyertleJul 11, 2023
@siracusa 50% overlap with you!
Show threadEugene KimJul 11, 2023
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Show threadMarcos KirschJul 11, 2023
@siracusa my first three screens (iPad screenshot).
Show threadDan Berlyoung ✅ 🇺🇦Jul 11, 2023
@siracusa here’s mine.
Show threadSherfJul 11, 2023
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Show threadBrandt KurowskiJul 11, 2023
@siracusa well my first few are embarrassing but I got my nerd cred on a few days later
Show threadkarunrJul 11, 2023
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I don’t remember any more what TruPhone did
Show threadjackjohnbrownJul 11, 2023
@siracusa whoa, glad to discover Morocco this way! Been teaching my kids Othello/Reversi this summer. ⚫️⚪️
Show threadJohn SiracusaJul 11, 2023
@jackjohnbrown Right above it is Reversi, which is the Othello-clone app I actually used.
Show threadjackjohnbrownJul 11, 2023
@siracusa Ah! Can I bug you for a link? Running into some serious results pollution with a search for Reversi.
Show threadJohn SiracusaJul 11, 2023
@jackjohnbrown It looks like it’s changed a lot since I last launched it many years ago. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reversi/id284926400
‎Reversi

‎The classic game of Reversi, also known as Othello, is a much-loved strategy board game. It is often described as taking only a minute to learn but a lifetime to master. Each game only takes a few minutes, making it ideal for playing on the go. It can be played by all ages. This continues to be one…

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Show threadjackjohnbrownJul 11, 2023
@siracusa thanks for the info!
Show threadChris RosaJul 11, 2023
@siracusa I’ll bite!
Show threadJohn Willis 🔰Jul 11, 2023
@siracusa surprised to see a 2008 game still available for iOS. The 32bit Appocolypse removed so many of my favorites from my newer phones.
Show threadMichael HughesJul 11, 2023
@siracusa
Show threadTake It EV Podcast 🎙️Jul 11, 2023
@siracusa super monkey ball. I miss that game
Show threadThiloJul 11, 2023
And I am not even on Facebook. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadfunKJul 11, 2023
@siracusa
And here are my first app downloads…
Show threadCraig BradleyJul 11, 2023
@siracusa Clearly there weren’t many apps. Mine were very similar.
Show threadJon_AlperJul 11, 2023
@siracusa We still have and occasionally still play Morocco.
Show threadWififluisteraarJul 11, 2023
@siracusa I was slightly later to the game. But I remember those early apps days, back then I'd check review sites for cool new apps and games.
Show threadRevJeberJul 11, 2023
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Looks like everyone liked WeatherBug.
Show threadRevJeberJul 11, 2023
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In 2008 I was still on Windows and Linux. I got my first Apple device in 2009.
Show threadJens T.Jul 11, 2023
@siracusa My first App Store downloads.
Show threadSteven Op de beeckJul 11, 2023
@siracusa wait a minute, didn’t it take like 4 years before you had an iPhone?
Show threadJohn SiracusaJul 11, 2023
@stevenodb iPod touch!
Show threadSteven Op de beeckJul 11, 2023
@siracusa I’d totally forgotten it launched in September 2007 🤯
Show threadkccqzyJul 11, 2023
@siracusa Google had an app back in 2008? What did it do?
Show threadJohn SiracusaJul 11, 2023
@kccqzy Search Google, I guess?
Show threadAndy NormanJul 11, 2023
@siracusa the oldest app that I downloaded and am still using is Facebook, ugh
Show threadAndy NormanJul 11, 2023
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Show threadDr PagesJul 11, 2023
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Show threadJeff Roy 🎬🍿☕️💻🐕🌴🖖Jul 12, 2023
@siracusa So did we ALL go straight to Super MonkeyBall? Here’s mine:
Show threadDragos RistacheJul 13, 2023
@siracusa i think you can tell my age range by the apps i downloaded
Show threadstyrofoamSkilletJul 18, 2023
@siracusa here’s mine. I had gotten an iPod touch 3rd?? Gen. The one with a black plastic eye patch instead of a camera.