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Bumper Stars: a Facebook game makes the move to iPhone

The 2009 mobile announcement brought Bumper Stars’ pinball, pool and shuffleboard influences to iPhone and iPod touch.

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Bumper Stars was the game announced in the July 15, 2009 article, with development credited to PressOK Entertainment and Large Animal Games. The historical App Store link identifies app ID 318111763.

A social game gains another screen

The original description compared its play with pinball, pool and shuffleboard and mentioned colorful beaver characters. Its news angle was the move from a game known to Facebook users onto iPhone and iPod touch, making a familiar activity accessible away from the desktop browser.

The article said existing Facebook players could continue challenging friends while newcomers could discover the game on the phone. That was the announced proposition, not evidence that every account, score or purchase transferred between versions. The source does not describe the exact account-linking process.

For a game crossing platforms, those continuity details can matter as much as the mechanics. A familiar name and artwork do not automatically establish identical controls or a shared leaderboard.

Current playability and Facebook integration are unverified. No game or account connection was tested for this historical overview. The original announcement is preserved without treating its social features as a present-day service promise.