Leon's Mahjong Intro in Portrait Mode

I’m presently designing all of the intro elements in portrait mode. To this point so good, however as at all times there’s a dilemma with some stuff. If part of a UI could be very trendy, then the sport loses the retro vibe, but when part of the UI could be very outdated, it would really feel uncomfortable on immediately’s gadgets. The place to set the restrict and discover a stability is tremendous exhausting, and at all times difficult.

It occurred with the zoom utilizing the pinch gesture. The pinch gesture didn’t exist within the 80s or 90s… it’s a really trendy gesture. My son Leon insisted in favor of the zoom utilizing pinch… we had some discussions, and in the long run after a number of assessments we agreed to have it. I feel he was proper and it’s a good function. And I additionally suppose it doesn’t “take away” the retro feeling.

Now with the UI I’ve the same dilemma. Shall I exploit subsequent and former buttons to indicate the boards, or ought to I exploit a slide element that you would be able to swipe?

For the UI I’ve been very eager to have trendy components. The palette has solely 4 colours, excluding the boards. There isn’t any scroll, or animation, apart from the tutorial movies and the push of the buttons.

The thought was at all times to maintain it prefer it was prior to now, however now that I see this in portrait mode, I really feel that the UI is screaming for a slider with swipe for the board choice… We’ll see

One other Wonderful Factor!

Consumer u/bigben42 created a Spotify playlist with recommended music for the sport!!! Wonderful track choice. Thanks very a lot u/bigben42!!. It’s a pleasure to play utilizing this background music!

Right here is the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4lhgf8mhoMrKCQFFPLJ1cy?si=87e5eb67b53141e4

Any feedback or concepts are at all times welcome!
And thanks all to your superb help!

So, what’s Leon's Mahjong?

Leon’s Mahjong is a retro pixel artwork model of the traditional Mahjong solitaire, paying homage to a bygone period. It’s additionally my small revolt in opposition to the present state of the cellular recreation business.

You possibly can obtain present model right here (solely panorama for now):
https://apps.apple.com/app/leons-mahjong/id6504485812

And you may verify and discover out extra concerning the recreation my earlier posts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/iosgaming/feedback/1gsnbpw/leons_mahjong_against_the_current_state_of_mobile/