Yeah, I understand that the visuals are what gets the masses to jump on it - especially since that's basically all you have to base your opinion on in the app s

Yeah, I understand that the visuals are what gets the masses to jump on it - especially since that's basically all you have to base your opinion on in the app store. That they went almost 2/3 of the development time before plugging the games in is also an indication that they know exactly where they need to focus to make it such a hit. I think a few years of desktop linux experience combined with a love of ugly-but-fun 8- and 16-bit console games has just left me in the habit of looking beyond the shiny to identify the crunchy gameplay lurking underneath.