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|title= | |title=Helicopter Taxi | ||
|image=Helicoptor.jpg | |image=Helicoptor.jpg | ||
|imagecaption=The app icon for | |imagecaption=The app icon for ''Helicopter Taxi''. | ||
|status=<span style="color: | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|datefound=26 Aug 2024 | |||
|foundby=elfhuo | |||
}} | }} | ||
''Toca Boca'' is a Swedish game development company that creates apps designed for children ages 3-11. Since 2011, they have had over 100 million downloads across all of their games. | ''Toca Boca'' is a Swedish game development company that creates apps designed for children ages 3-11. Since 2011, they have had over 100 million downloads across all of their games. | ||
Their first game in 2011 was titled ''''' | Their first game released in 2011 was titled '''''Helicopter Taxi''''' (sometimes referred to as Toca Helicopter Taxi). It featured augmented reality elements, in which the player drives a "helicopter taxi" to pick up "passengers". Due to the augmented reality, the helicopter taxi would appear to be in the area in which the game was played in. | ||
The game was released exclusively for iPhones in March 2011 and was met with mostly positive reception. Wired praised the game for the use of augmented reality. However, on October 13th, 2011, Toca Boca removed the app from the App Store due to "lack of quality". Due to | ==Deletion & Availability== | ||
The game was released exclusively for iPhones in March 2011 and was met with mostly positive reception. Wired praised the game for the use of augmented reality. However, on October 13th, 2011, Toca Boca removed the app from the App Store due to "lack of quality". Due to its decreasing popularity, there were a few images and recordings of the game, resulting in it being considered lost. | |||
13 years after the game had been removed, on August 26th, 2024. LMW User elfhuo dumped the IPA of the game from their mother's iPad and uploaded it to MediaFire as he noticed it was purchased back in 2012 on his mother's Apple ID. He then proceeded to download it to his mom's older iPad since it supports iPhone apps. | |||
While the IPA had been eventually dumped to MediaFire, unfortunately, the game does not work on newer iOS Versions due to it being a 32-bit IPA and Apple removing support for it. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 =fk4hsFR0JlM | |id1 =fk4hsFR0JlM | ||
|description1 ='' | |description1 =''Trailer for ''Helicopter Taxi''. | ||
}} | }} | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
Augmented Reality.png|The augmented reality | Augmented Reality.png|A promo image demonstrating The augmented reality the game has | ||
The Characters.jpg|The characters of | The Characters.jpg|The characters of Helicopter Taxi | ||
AG 2.jpg| | AG 2.jpg|Another promo demonstrating the augmented reality | ||
Promotion Image.jpg|A promotional image | Promotion Image.jpg|A promotional image | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*[https://www.wired.com/2011/03/augmented-reality-toca-boca-helicopter-taxi/ A 2011 Wired article about '' | *[https://www.wired.com/2011/03/augmented-reality-toca-boca-helicopter-taxi/ A 2011 Wired article about ''Helicopter Taxi''.] Retrieved 16 Jan '19 | ||
*[https://tocaboca.com/magazine/we-are-removing-our-first-app-and-here-is-why/ Article explaining the removal of the app.] Retrieved 16 Jan '19 | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190313221911/https://tocaboca.com/magazine/we-are-removing-our-first-app-and-here-is-why/ Article explaining the removal of the app. (Archived)] Retrieved 16 Jan '19 | ||
*[https://www.mediafire.com/file/y9mfzxqpjwgmpri/com.tocaboca.helicoptertaxi001-iOS4.0.ipa/file The Game's IPA.] Retrieved 26 Aug '24 | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Found video games]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 25 October 2024
The app icon for Helicopter Taxi.
Status: Found
Date found: 26 Aug 2024
Found by: elfhuo
Toca Boca is a Swedish game development company that creates apps designed for children ages 3-11. Since 2011, they have had over 100 million downloads across all of their games.
Their first game released in 2011 was titled Helicopter Taxi (sometimes referred to as Toca Helicopter Taxi). It featured augmented reality elements, in which the player drives a "helicopter taxi" to pick up "passengers". Due to the augmented reality, the helicopter taxi would appear to be in the area in which the game was played in.
Deletion & Availability
The game was released exclusively for iPhones in March 2011 and was met with mostly positive reception. Wired praised the game for the use of augmented reality. However, on October 13th, 2011, Toca Boca removed the app from the App Store due to "lack of quality". Due to its decreasing popularity, there were a few images and recordings of the game, resulting in it being considered lost.
13 years after the game had been removed, on August 26th, 2024. LMW User elfhuo dumped the IPA of the game from their mother's iPad and uploaded it to MediaFire as he noticed it was purchased back in 2012 on his mother's Apple ID. He then proceeded to download it to his mom's older iPad since it supports iPhone apps.
While the IPA had been eventually dumped to MediaFire, unfortunately, the game does not work on newer iOS Versions due to it being a 32-bit IPA and Apple removing support for it.
Gallery
A promo image demonstrating The augmented reality the game has
The characters of Helicopter Taxi
Another promo demonstrating the augmented reality
A promotional image
Sources
- A 2011 Wired article about Helicopter Taxi. Retrieved 16 Jan '19
- Article explaining the removal of the app. (Archived) Retrieved 16 Jan '19
- The Game's IPA. Retrieved 26 Aug '24