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Astrobit – Run. Jump. Outrun the Void.

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Astrobit — Update Live

Astrobit Just Got Bigger. The Void Didn’t.

ORBIT is back — and this time, space has more ways to end you. The latest update to Astrobit is the biggest yet, adding three new game modes, a full Story Mode, and a universe that changes the longer you survive. The endless runner you knew is still here. It just has a lot more teeth now.

Four Ways to Run

Endless is still the classic — no clock, no lives, just you and the Void. But now you can choose your fight:

Endless

No clock, no lives. The original fight, unchanged — just you and the Void, for as long as you can last.

Survival

Three lives. Each time the Void catches you, it gets permanently faster. Lose all three and the run is over. Every close call has weight.

Time Attack

90 seconds, and the clock is merciless. Combo chains add time back. Getting caught costs you some. Play greedy or play safe — neither is comfortable.

Story Mode

An eight-chapter journey from the NEBULA to the heart of the VOID REALM. Each chapter has an objective — survive 60 seconds, chain three combos, reach a new zone — and earns up to three stars. It’s structured. It’s brutal. It’s the best way to actually learn what this game can do.

The Void Has Moods Now

The Void lurks. The Void hungers. The Void is furious.

The Void now shifts between three behavioral states. When it’s lurking, it’s patient — almost lulling. When it’s furious, it surges faster than you expect. Watch the color of the glow. It tells you everything.

  • Lurking — patient, slow, almost lulling.
  • Hungering — picking up pace, the gap starts to close.
  • Furious — surges faster than you expect. This is where runs end.

The Universe Changes Around You

Score climbs, the world shifts. Each zone looks different, plays different, and demands more.

Zone Unlocks at What changes
Nebula Start Deep space, purple dark, familiar enough.
Asteroid Belt 1,000 pts Platforms crumble faster.
Solar Core 2,500 pts Hazards multiply, the sky burns gold.
Void Realm 5,000 pts No nebula, no color — just you and something that wants you gone.

Still One Tap. Still Ruthless.

Everything that made the original addictive is still here — the new modes and zones layer on top of a core that already worked:

  • Short hop on a quick release
  • Combos that push the Void back
  • Crumbling platforms
  • Escalating speed

You can jump in for a 90-second Time Attack run or spend an hour chasing three-star story clears. Either way, the Void is waiting.

Found a bug or have feedback? Reach out at petrea_viorel@yahoo.com — every message gets read and we respond within 48 hours.

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Flying Zuzzi v1.2

/ Viorel Petrea / Leave a comment

Hello,

You can now play Flying Zuzzi on your iPad just search for the game under iPhone apps in the iPad AppStore. It is not yet a native app but it looks good.

 

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Flying Zuzzi

As I was building this app it occurred to me that I need to add some features to it but was it a good ideea to extend an existing app? is this app to much of a copy? do people only create this Flappy Bird game to gain profit ? where is my passion ? what can I bring to the AppStore to be fresh and new?

This are just a few of the questions to which I try to find answers. So I decided to create a final version of my first app ,Flying Zuzzi and move on to something great. I had plans on how to expand this game and make it better but it will never outpass Flappy Bird and its not my idea which makes me feel sad that I will always be in the shadow of the first developer who created this game.

Moving forward I have some good ideas for games and apps so stay true to your passion and find your own way that will bring you joy and fulfillment.

All the best to you,

Vio

The road to my first app

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Hello,

The first time I had my own PC was aroud the year 2000. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was coming up the stairs when I heard my mom say “Come quick we have a suprise for you”. Thinking it is a toy or a tv I would have never imagined it is a PC. It was 486 PC with a 15 inch monitor all white, all shiny. I think a tear of joy was sitting in the corner of my eye and I was stunned for a few minutes.

Since then I always wanted to unterstand how it works and how can I alter the code and create my own programs. My imagination was working non stop thinking of what I could build  starting from creating cool things and pushing it near to hacking NASA :))

Trying to control the software I attended a highschool with extra courses on Computer Science and there I found pascal program. With this choice I hit a wall because it was never how I imagined it would be.

Four years later I thought I could create robots to interact with the world but yet again I hit wall. After the four years at the university I realized that my dreams and my ideas will never be understood by any school. So I pursued my other passion which was web development which I still enjoy today. But, on the back of my head,  I was always thinking for something that could offer me the chance to build something from my own ideas and imagination, something where the possibilities are endless. And then I found Apple Developer program.

While proving  myself that I can really create games, Flying Zuzzi emerged.

Flying Zuzzi

Flying Zuzzi

Here is a link to the app: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1039702669?mt=8

Thank you for reading,

VP

Flying Zuzzi

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Hello people,

Flying Zuzzi

Flying Zuzzi Episode I

This is my first app so please be gentle with Zuzzi as she tries to escape the high gardens where she was held captive by her evil twin Zantos. The story begins in a small kingdom of flufy and colourful animals. King Zantinii had twins, Zuzzi and Zantos and because Zuzzi was first born she was the true heir of the kingdom but her brother Zantos never agreed with this and he was mean with Zuzzi so after the king died he took Zuzzi in the High Gardens of Rocky Mountains and took the throne for himself.

This is just a snippet of the story that follows. So stay tuned and subscribe for the future episodes of Flying Zuzzi.

Flying Zuzzi Episode I: The beginning of an adventure

Zuzzi has to fly over trees and try to advance as much as possible. This game will focus in controlling Zuzzi as you guide her to escape the forrest.

Flying Zuzzi Episode II: Friends join the adventure

Little description: Zuzzi will be joined by her friend Coco.

Flying Zuzzi Episode III: Battle for the throne

Description is secret.

 

Thank you for reading.

Cheers.

Mortal Kombat X on my PS4

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Hello,

Finally the Mortal Kombat X game is available for ps4. I really like it because it takes me back to my first arcade game and also to my first experience with PlayStation 1. I did a short video of my favorite character Scorpion fighting Sub Zero.

The graphics are amazing and the game-play is as cool as SubZero powers.

Get over here!!!!

My first PlaySation

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Hi guys,

The first time I saw the console it was about 14 years ago in a garage. Back then in Romania I did not have access or the money to buy this “exotic” product. So what I had to do is grab a buddy and share  1 hour rent on a PlayStation in those garages. I remember Vigilante, Mortal Kombat, Need For Speed Hot Pursuits,  and my favorite Tekkenn 3. Yoshimitsu was the best character I ever played 😀

Finally after all of these years I go my first PlayStation. I can tell you that this console is amazing or maybe I feel this way because it is a dream come true.

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