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[Alex]

                 Alex            Lamkin

Thought I would post to say that Machinarium on iOS currently has the ability to switch the language from the menu:

Hmm... Well, it seems Retina is a somewhat confusing term where the most important criterion is pixel density, or how many pixels per inch a given screen has, rather than the overall resolution. For example, the iPhone 4, the first Retina display, had a resolution of only 960 x 640. And on my old 4S (has the same resolution as the 4), Machinarium doesn’t display full screen—there are little horizontal bars running the length of both the top and bottom of the screen:


It's similar on my iPhone 7 Plus, but the bars are on the sides:


And I also have an iPad 6...the display size is 9.7”, and Machinarium has those black bars on the top and bottom of the screen:



So my assumption is that you’re referring to a similar issue, and perhaps those black bars on the top and bottom are even thicker when playing on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and maybe even with black bars on the sides as well. If so, I believe that's just a limitation of the game itself; even the PC version of the game looked like that when the game was released initially, as the maximum resolution was 1250 x 790. The developer explains this in more detail in this post:
http://forum.amanita-design.net/index.php?topic=175.msg610#msg610

[iPad models]

I have the 12.9 inch iPad Pro and when I start the app, the display seems not right, it just looks like a mess. Anyone has come across such a situation? Please help! Is this a problem only with iPad models with Retina Display?

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And here is the Wednesday (Is The New Friday) - Hidden Orchestra Remix

More info (and digital purchase links) @ Floex's tweet

Articles about the collaboration here and here

<=Amanita Design Facebook post

New album by Floex (Machinarium OST, Samorost OSTs) & Tom Hodge out in June!

We've got new album called 'A Portrait Of John Doe' coming out in June 29th on Mercury KX. It's cooperation with pianist and composer Tom Hodge. It's pretty much based around symphonic sound and it features Symfonický Orchestr Českého rozhlasu (Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra).

Take a moment and listen to our 1st single 'Wednesday (Is New Friday)' and check out the wonderful remix by our fellow Joe from the Hidden Orchestra.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2K4Lx1W

LISTEN: https://MKX.lnk.to/FLOxTHWEDFP

EARLY ALBUM PRE-ORDER: https://store.universalmusic.com/mercurykx/*/*/A-Portrait-of-John-Doe/5UEK0000000

After researching the game files, specifically the folder named "11", I found a few tracks that I never heard ingame before.
They are named as goes:
11011000
11110001
11110011

Were these made by Floex as well? If you have any idea what these are, please tell me.
I haven't seen any posts concerning these tracks at all, so I consider it still a mystery of sorts.

This year’s BitSummit [in Kyoto, Japan] will feature games from all over the world. Some of the highlights include “Chuchel” — developed by the Czech Republic-based Amanita Design...  ~source


Update: BitSummit Vol. 6

[transparent pink vinyl]

Eighth edition of Machinarium Soundtrack LP by Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) is just out on 180 gram transparent pink vinyl in edition of 400 copies. Each copy contain three fold-out art reproductions by Adolf Lachman, 30x30 cm full colored inlay and features a coupon with a code to download FLAC version of the album right from the Minority Records website.

Price: 14 EUR + shipping costs (VAT 21% added to the orders of EU residents)

On sale now via Minority Records online store.

Thank you for your support!

Daniel / Minority Records

Coincidence?  

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p.s. while researching this topic I came across this oddball report about "Bicycle Day" posted on the Scientific American blog, no less, that's actually kind of fun reading. Enjoy.