A Fuzzy Memory for Android Released

You can improve your memory for FREE with A Fuzzy Memory on your Android device.

Get it from the Android Market

So far nobody knows about the game, so be the first to tell someone about it!  Let me know what you think of the game by posting some comments or ratings and reviews.

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc' for cocos2d-x

Got this mysterious error when compiling and running on a iOS 3.1.3 device:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc'
  what():  std::bad_alloc

The game would halt on any "new" calls to allocate memory.  The mystery was that the game worked fine in debug but in release it was throwing this error shown above.  It turns out that the Release configuration was using LLVM Compiler 2.0 while the Debug configuration was using LLVM GCC 4.2 for the cocos2d-x library build setting.

I switched the Release one to LLVM Compiler 2.0 and the game runs fine now on my iOS 3.1.3 device.  The issue doesn't occur for my iOS 4.1 device so it looks like it was a mysterious compiler issue that caused this bug for my iOS 3.1.3 device.

A Fuzzy Memory Reviews Rolling In!

Android:

Kevin on March 18, 2012 (Motorola Photon 4G with version 1.04)
★★★★★
Fun & free

Have a crappy short term memory and have found beneficial.

reon on March 7, 2012 (Version 1.04)
★★★★★
Rewarding gameplay!
Deceptively simple, yet surprisingly fun. The best kind of gameplay that makes you challenge yourself to improve!

\/\/1nz7oN on January 31, 2012 (HTC Nexus One with version 1.04)
★★★★★
Love the update
Much much much awesomer. I am not kidding but Angry Bird is brainlessly boring in comparison.

Canada:

Fun - ★★★★

by Zoey's Mummy - Version 1.04 - Feb 16, 2012

Gets you thinking about how much you can remember in a short period of time. Good practice for keeping those grey cells working!!

Great brain teaser game. - ★★★★★

by Original Fox - Version 1.03 - Jan 17, 2012

I think you should make a upgrade your game & have 100 levels like the get harder and harder also have: Very easy. Easy. Hard. Very hard. Intense. I think this game is great but it needs an upgrade. �� AWSOME GAME!!!!!

[RosePear Studio: "Thanks for the feedback.  Note: I am putting in a Challenge mode and Practice mode"]

What an awesome game!!! - ★★★★★

by VC101 - Version 1.02 - Dec 16, 2011

I had a bad memory, but now my memory just got better!!

Great game! - ★★★★★ 

by dabomb3r - Version 1.02 - Dec 14, 2011

Highly addictive. Help with my memory!

Helped with my memory! - ★★★★★ 

by Styw82 - Version 1.02 - Dec 14, 2011

Fun and easy to use

Fun to play! - ★★★★★

by Chronopolis18 - Version 1.0 - Dec 9, 2011

Great atmosphere! Addictive and really challenging! Fun game to play!

US:

Pretty cool app ★★★★★

by Yogini4running - Version 1.03 - Feb 7, 2012

My short term memory is poor, I am now after playing this game beginning to see improvement!

What the... - ★

by totoreshi - Version 1.03 - Jan 30, 2012

I have no idea what the extra in-app purchases got me other than fooled.

[RosePear Studio: "I apologize for any misunderstanding as the in-app purchase unlocks the 71 level limit to open up all the levels (up to 10 items) so I guess I wasn't clear enough in the purchase details.  If you somehow find this and contact me, I'll compensate you that $1 with a free version of my other game!"]

Wish it were longer - ★★★★

by kane2 - Version 1.03 - Jan 14, 2012

Wish this was longer. Enjoyable, relaxing background tones.

It's fun, gives your memory a light workout. :) - ★★★★★

by Mish the Dish - Version 1.03 - Jan 11, 2012

Good for keeping your brain from atrophying!

Fun and a brain workout - ★★★★★

by Tenderfoot73 - Version 1.03 - Jan 6, 2012

Love it

Fun but not too challenging. A good memory boost. - ★★★

by Cameron Paul - Version 1.03 - Jan 5, 2012

Fun but not too challenging. A lot more fun when you can increase the rate of the game. I don't know that I would pay for it, but enjoy it as a free game.

[RosePear Studio: "Thanks for the feedback.  Note: You can set the speed at the start of the game!  I will consider putting a speed setting slider option for even more speed!"]

Fun - ★★★★★

by Jtk456 - Version 1.0 - Dec 13, 2011

Challenging yet easy at the same time.

Good for working the mind - ★★★★★

by Barn banjo - Version 1.0 - Dec 11, 2011

Simple brain work out

UK:

Mr Lupo - ★★★★

by MarkJLJL - Version 1.03 - Jan 6, 2012

Really Good

 China:

记忆数字图形字母 ★★★★★

by 放养 - Version 1.04 - May 18, 2012

还好吧

锻炼记忆力。测试记忆力。 ★★★★★

by 星际茉莉 - Version 1.04 - May 11, 2012

很好！

不错啊，努力 ★★★★★

by lzyy123621 - Version 1.04 - May 10, 2012

如题

记忆 - ★★★★★

by 保持无知 - Version 1.04 - Mar 12, 2012

很好！可能有助于记忆力提高。

软件不错 - ★★★★

by 修宝宝 - Version 1.04 - Mar 12, 2012

不过刚开始不知道真么用，玩一次就明白了，应该有意思，顶一个！

见过最好的软件 - ★★★★★

by 不归河 - Version 1.04 - Mar 2, 2012

见过最好的软件

很有帮助 - ★★★★★

by 哥在家吃饭 - Version 1.04 - Feb 5, 2012

坚持每天练一次

简单，易用 - ★★★★

by Robin Xie - Version 1.03 - Jan 30, 2012

非常简单易用的软件，希望通过锻炼可以提高记忆力。

给力 - ★★★★

by 窗前的雪 - Version 1.03 - Jan 16, 2012

很有意思，练习记忆力

Thanks so much everyone!  Please keep them coming!  I'd enjoy hearing feedback from each of you!

App Store Availablility Date vs Release Date - A Fuzzy Memory

A Fuzzy Memory is now Approved as of Dec 3, 5pm and the Release date is set to Dec 8, 2011. Today is Dec 4, 2011 and I am under the impression that the Availability Date bug on the App Store is fixed so I'm putting faith in the December 8 release being what's shown on the App Store New Release section.

I'm concerned because I did a quick search and found Think Tap Work's blog on their recent Released Date woes with Cricket Words.  They stated that

"... Apple sorted our app in the App Store based on the date they approved Cricket Words, rather than the date that we released it."

 And their screenshot showed their game at the Nov 22, 2011 slot between Nov 18 and Nov 17 released titles.

iPhone Dev SDK forum has members discussing "Availablility Date vs. Release Date issues" and mentioning twice here and here that it's fixed with people saying that it's been fine for them in their experience of having set a future release date for their approved apps.  The article from RX Games is referenced stating that the App Store release date bug is fixed (article date April 25, 2011).

I'm taking a risk in waiting until Thursday as the release date of A Fuzzy Memory, but I'll give it a try.  I read that Thursday is the "Best Day To Release An App" discussion when doing a google search and reading the iPhone Dev SDK forum.

Will keep posting on how things go.

Update Dec 8, 2011.  Looks like the bug is confirmed.  And I have ended up on 4 whole days down on every listing.  See the following screenshots:

I'm in the Medical, Educational games categories and as you can see instead of Dec 8, it's Dec 4.

The Post date on the iPod Touch on the left is Dec 3 but the Post date on the iPad is Dec 8, 2011.  But in every single listing, it's organized under Dec 4 instead of today (as of this update) which is Dec 8.

So it's confirmed that released apps are still ordered by the Approval date and not the Release Date.  There needs to be a warning to clarify that difference because it's a very important one. 

If you're reading this, I hope this helps.  Thanks Think Tap Work for initially blogging about this continual headache of a bug or "unclear functionality"of iTunes Connect alleged "Release Date" functionality.  I confirm that this "bug" still is as expected.