: Another essential touch-screen classic that felt incredibly responsive on the Wave's high-quality capacitive screen. The Rise and Fall of Samsung Apps Samsung heavily incentivized developers, even launching a $2.7 million Developer Challenge
Samsung Bada (Wave S8500, Wave II, Wave 3, etc.) Era: 2010–2013 Verdict: Promising vision, lost to time. bada os games
Real Racing 2 on Bada had online leaderboards… with exactly 47 users globally. Finding an opponent for Chessmaster required manual Bluetooth pairing, which drained the battery in 20 minutes. This resulted in games that ran with remarkable fluidity
Bada, which means "ocean" in Korean, debuted with the Samsung Wave (S8500). Unlike many competing platforms of the era, Bada was built on a flexible architecture that allowed developers to tap directly into the hardware. This resulted in games that ran with remarkable fluidity. Samsung’s goal was clear: provide a premium smartphone experience at a more accessible price point, and gaming was the primary weapon used to entice users. The Bada Gaming Library which means "ocean" in Korean
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