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Black Friday sale for retro classics C64 and Flashback on iPhone

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Black Friday sale for retro classics C64 and Flashback on iPhone
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Black Friday sounds like quite a negative name for a holiday, but it's shaping up to be a day of celebration and larks for iPhone gamers. A deluge of big name games and developers are slashing their prices in an effort to create an App Store riot - and it seems to be working.

Next on the price tag chopping block is the sensational C64 emulator and classic Amiga platformer Flashback from Manomio.

Both have been dropped from £2.99 (or $4.99 if you're currently giving thanks for the gift of turkeys) - C64 to £1.79 and Flashback to £1.19. Both apps have performed well thanks to the adventurousness of their adaptations, and the perfect controversy storm that whipped up around C64 when it struggled for acceptance on the App Store.

As with the other Black Friday sales, Manomio's looks set to ride out the weekend, so go check them out before your turkey gets cold.

Spanner Spencer
Spanner Spencer
Yes. Spanner's his real name, and he's already heard that joke you just thought of. Although Spanner's not very good, he's quite fast, and that seems to be enough to keep him in a regular supply of free games and away from the depressing world of real work.