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Thomas & Friends: MINIS is a 3D game application developed and published by Budge Studios released on 16th September 2017, available to download for free on iTunes. It also offers In-App purchases. It was later released on Google Play for Android devices on 19th March 2018.
Description
Budge Studios™ presents Thomas & Friends™ Minis! Create your very own train set piece by piece and bring it to life with Thomas and all his friends. Customize endlessly and let your imagination run free with whirly waterslides, frozen loops, rainbow bridges, dino spine rails and more! Climb aboard your favorite Minis engine and experience every twist, turn and stunt! Ready, set, build!
THE ULTIMATE TRAIN SET BUILDER
- BUILD tons of exciting tracks, from twisting turns to rattling ramps.
- ROCKET yourself through spectacular stunts, bold boosts and raging rollercoasters!
- DECORATE your train set with tall trees, beautiful buildings and dazzling decorations.
- PAINT your set’s terrain with sandy beaches, bubbling lava and snowy blizzards.
- DRIVE through your creations in 3rd person with Thomas, Percy and more!
- COLLECT golden gears to unlock epic engine skins like Hero Hiro or Spooky Spencer!
- CREATE your world from scratch or play with one of our awesome pre-made sets!
- IMMERSE yourself in your train set and experience it like never before with Augmented Reality!
GET CREATIVE WITH 6 UNIQUE WORLDS TO DISCOVER
- THOMAS’ COUNTRYSIDE: Explore the windmills, train stations and workshops of verdant Sodor!
- GORDON’S WINTER WONDERLAND: Ride over frozen bridges and crash through ice walls!
- PERCY’S SPOOKY FOREST: Dare you enter the hollow log tunnel and haunted mansion?
- TOBY’S BUSY CITY: Visit the fire station, hospital and deliver the mail downtown!
- SPENCER’S AQUA PARK: Dive through the whirlpool tunnel and slide down the waterslide loop!
- JAMES’ JURASSIC COVE: Venture to the lost land of treasure-filled cars and triceratops skull tunnels!
- DIESEL'S ENCHANTED VALLEY: Ride through the magical forest and jump through incredible waterfalls to find the Medieval Castle.
- EMILY'S COASTER CITY: Embark on a fantastic ride with Emily! Thrilling tracks, a Ferris wheel, a carousel and much more are waiting for you in the Coaster City!
Characters
- Thomas (free)
- Classic
- Construction
- Aquatic
- Hero
- Spooky
- Gordon (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Chillin
- Graffiti
- Space
- Racer
- James (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Dino
- Neon
- Bumble Bee
- Steel
- Percy (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Dino
- Spooky
- Animal
- Chocolate
- Toby (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Neon
- Advent
- Graffiti
- Robot
- Emily (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Spooky
- Sweets
- Beach
- Night Time
- Rainbow
- Cowboy
- Spencer (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Aquatic
- Launcher
- Space
- Spooky
- Hiro (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Animal
- Hero
- Electrified
- Patchwork
- Diesel (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Hero
- Ninja
- Sushi
- Medieval
- Cow
- Cowboy
- Bert (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Aquatic
- Electrified
- Neon
- Space
- Victor (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Yellow (referred to as an Aquatic)
- Hero
- Night Time
- Graffiti
- Millie (in-app purchases)
- Classic
- Animal
- Construction
- Night Time
- Robot
- Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)
In-app purchases
- James' Jurassic Cove
- Percy's Spooky Forest
- Gordon's Winter Wonderland
- Spencer's Aqua Park
- Diesel's Enchanted Valley
- Emily's Coaster City
- Toby's Busy City (also known as Toby's City Block)
- Millie's Box (also known as Millie and her Night Time Switch)
- Victor's Box (also known as Victor and his Hero Booth)
- Hiro's Box (also known as Hiro and his Electric Launcher)
- Iron Bert's Box (also known as Iron Bert and his Space Gate)
Trivia
- The following softwares were used to developing the app: 3ds Max, Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Mark Moraghan serves as the narrator for the game.
- This is the only game where Bert appears without 'Arry.
- When Mark Moraghan says, "Look how wonderful your train set is", the line is reused from the Magical Tracks app.
- According to Mattel, the app is the No. 2 kids app in the US.
- Edward and Henry are the only two original Steam Team members and Nia and Rebecca are the only two new Steam Team members not to be included in this game.
- Diesel has his Misty Island Rescue to fifteenth series horn sound.
- Emily has her Calling All Engines! to twelfth series whistle sound.
- At one point, Percy's Spooky Forest was available for free during the month of October.
Goofs
- Iron Bert has a whistle instead of a horn, which is Emily's seventh/Peter Sam's ninth series/Freddie's whistle sound at two steps lower-pitched.
- Classic Spencer is actually Old School Spencer.
- Yellow Victor is mistakenly referred to as an Aquatic.
- Space Gordon's face is normal instead of his face from the actual version.
- Diesel and Iron Bert make puffing sounds, despite them being diesel engines.
- Neon Iron Bert has black wheels like his prototype.
- Patchwork Hiro has red wheels instead of blue and green wheels.
- Sushi Diesel has black wheels instead of dark green wheels.
- Neon James does not have paint on his wheels.
- While viewing on the app store, the engines are flipped on the image where you can collect minis in this app.
- Thomas' number is flipped while viewing on the picture where you can create your train set.
- While viewing on Space Iron Bert, "Sodor Ironworks" on the left side is flipped.
- Millie has Emily's seventh/Peter Sam's ninth-twelfth series/Freddie's whistle sound at ten steps higher-pitched.
- Victor has Peter Sam's fourth/Rheneas' sixth-twelfth series whistle sound at some steps lower-pitched.
- Toby has Flora's bell sound that was also used for Lady in some games and on her ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park still, before Flora was introduced into the TV Series.
Gallery
App Icon (2017-2020)
App Icon (Halloween Version)
App Icon (2020-2021)
Google Play App Icon (2021-present)
Android Promo
