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Top-10 Game Predictions for 2010-2011
It’s prediction time again. First, we need to run-down our 2009-2010 predictions and see how we did. Here they are: 10.…
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A look at the IE 9 HTML5 Canvas Spec
With much curiosity I took a look at the recently published IE 9 HTML5/CSS3 spec specifically to find Canvas support information.…
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What ever happened to Steve Moraff?
His name might not spark wild-eyed fascination with many retro gaming enthusiasts, but Steve Moraff was a little bit of a…
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Flash CS5 + Project Panel + Developer View = Pretty good way to code
I have been a Flash Develop devotee for that last 3 years. Even after I bought my Mac I made sure…
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One Last Flash On The iPhone Update…
An Apple rep called Jeff today to confirm Jeff’s business’s license and his participation in the iPhone developer program. Jeff asked…
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8bitrocket Indie Game Interweb Mashup – Monday, September 13, 2010
Here is the old 8bitrocket Flash Indie Game Interweb Mashup reborn (ever so slightly) as an all-encompassing Indie-Game mashup. The focus…
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10 Good Things For Game Developers About Flash Being Allowed On The iPhone.
Adobe has restarted working on their iPhone packager for Flash…again for CS5. This pretty much confirms that Flash->iPhone conversions are allowed.…
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Update: Flash Exported Apps Being Approved In The iTunes Store
Word has come through that Flash exported apps using the CS5 iPhone packager are now being approved by Apple for the…
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Apple Appears To Have Relaxed Their Rules On The Flash iPhone Packager
It appears that Apple has relaxed their rules on iPhone apps developed with Flash. You still can’t run the apps in…
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The Forums Are On Fire!
OK, maybe not “fire”, but we are getting as steady stream of posts now, which is really cool. Thanks to all…
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Beta Forums Testing
We are testing the new forums here: http://www.8bitrocket.com/forum/ Please test them out and tell us about any problems you might have.…
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8bitrocket.com Video Podcast Returns!!
The 8bitrocket.com Video Podcast Returns!! We cover the new 8bitrocket.com, The Game Ray Quest, the Flash version of The Great Giana…
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Mobile Web Games In HTML5 – Hit and Miss
I have spent the first three days of this week working on a couple HTML5 games that will eventually make it…
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Spil Launches $50K HTML5 Game Contest
The Spil Group thinks HTML5 will surpass Flash on the web very soon, and they are willing to put money where…
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Atari Greatest Hits Finally Coming to the Nintendo DS!!
I have been waiting for a good version of some Atari retro c classics to hit the DS for a while…
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Commodore To Make PC in Classic Commodore Case: Pong Ball’s In Your Court, Atari
It turns out, a company has bought the “Commdore” name and is planning to create a PC housed in a Commdore…
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Does The Droid-X Blockbuster OnDemand Commercial Make Sense?
I have seen this commercial quite a few times and have always had a little “itch” in the back on my…
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(not) Royalty Free H.264 (Might) Boost HTML5 Video & The Canvas, But Flash Still Has A Chance (Analysis) : Updated
Yesterday it was announced that MPEG LA, the patent holder for H.264 (MPEG-4) will “never” charge a licensing fee for video…
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Going Solo (from the corporate beast) #6 – The First Month
Working at home and on your own without a corporate sponsor has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that I…
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More Games I Might Play Again (Flash Game Micro Reviews)
Ahh, here I am, its a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Southern California, and I am in doors, playing YOUR games. God…
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Vacation Game Brainstorm: Mark Twain was here…?
So I’m on a short trip with my family on California Highway 49, in the Gold Country. Specifically, we have been…
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Tutorial: Turn Your Flash Game Into A Google Chrome Web App (beta)
While the Google Chrome App Store will not be available until October 2010, you can still package-up your apps and test…
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Atari Nerd Interweb Mash-up
Here are some of the more interesting Atari related retro gaming related tidbits I found while trolling across the infobaun. The…
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The Future Of Web Games: The Google Chrome App Store
1Up.com is running a story from GDC Europe about the Google Chrome App Store. From the details provided, it looks like…
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Games I’ll Play Again #3 – Flash Game Distribution and Mochi Reviews
I find it easier to get into my day if I play a few games first. Digging through the Mochi Latest…
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8bitsteve Interviews Steven Levy, Author Of The Classic Computer Industry Book: “Hackers”
Steven Levy is one of my heroes. He’s genius author who has the rare ability of making technology subject not only…
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Games I’ll Play Again 8/16/2010 – Flash Game Distribution and Mochi Reviews
It would be easy to just go to the Mochi featured game list and hit those as they have been pre-screened…
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See It Quick: Actual Deleted Scene From Return Of The Jedi: Luke Becomes A Jedi
I know this is totally off topic, but it will probably be removed very soon. This is an actual deleted scene…
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Games I’ll Play Again #1 – Flash Game Distribution Reviews
Using the last few days of the Flash Game Distribution feed, here are a list of games that I played quickly…
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Going Solo (from the corporate beast) #5 – A Valuable Lesson Learned
I knew it was going to happen some time, but I didn’t think it would be so soon. I don’t want…
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8bitrocket.com Interviewed!
Steve Savage over at Fan To Pro took the time to interview us last week about all things 8bitrocket. If you…
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HTML5 Canvas Resize On The Fly, In An HTML Page
I’ve been playing around a lot with the HTML5 Canvas lately, and I discovered some very interesting things that about the…
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Space Gate Enemy Path Tutorial by Barnaby Byrne
Barnaby Byrne (Aka Badger Manufacture) has just released is latest retro inspired Flash Masterpiece, Space Gate, at Odo Games. I was…
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Featured New Flash Retro Game: Space Gate
We are incredibly proud to present our first new featured retro Flash game on the re-vamped 8bitrocket.com: Space Gate by Barnaby…
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8bitrocket Industry Feed Page
One of the new features we implemented when we moved to WordPress was a GameTab-like page that lists the latest posts…
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Killa Appz By Dave Berzack : I Laughed, I Cried
We need more stuff like this. The thing made me laugh out loud about about 20 times. Bravo. I hope…
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Intel/TheGameCreators Game Development Contest (Dark Basic)
Intel & The Game Creators (Dark Basic) has a new Netbook Game development contest. Games must be written in Dark Basic.…
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Play Halo 2600 Online Now!
Ed Fries has created a new home brew Atari 2600 masterpiece, Halo 2600. You play Master Chief as you run around…
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Vortix Games Reviews The Essential Guide To Flash Games
Hey, I just noticed this review from Vortix Games for our book The Essential Guide To Flash Games. It’s a very…
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If I Won The Lottery I’d Open An Atari Store
If I won the lottery, I mean like $100,000,000 lottery, I would open an Atari Store. It would be in some…
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Help – Trackback spam
We are new to the WordPress world. While 99.99% of everything in this new land is awesome, there a a few…
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No More Corporate Teat – #4 – Feast or Famine
It has been exactly one week since I stepped outside corporate America to have a go on my own as an…
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Atari “Asteroids” Movie Director’s Quote
In a recent interview with ComingSoon.net , the director of the upcoming Asteroids movie, Lorenzo di Bonaventura had this to say…
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No More Corporate Teat – #3 – The First Day
Today was the first real work-day of my non-corporate development life. Since I have an iPad contract that starts up soon…
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A TRON “Legacy”?
There will be a new TRON movie out this year and no one could be happier than I. I loved the…
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RSS Feedburner Feed Fixed
One thing we forgot when we moved the site was to update the Feedburner to point to the new site. I…
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No More Corporate Teat – #2 – The Last Day
Today was my last day as an employee of a major corporation. I am very sad to leave so many of…
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Tutorial Mess : Please Help
In our recent move, there was simply no good way way to move over all of our tutorials. We altered the…
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Does The Windows 7 Phone Open-Up Silverlight Games Development?
Microsoft recently released the beta of the Windows 7 development tools, and Silverlight is big part of that release. Silverlight can…
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New 8bitrocket.com Site Opens
If the DNS has propagated, you should be looking at the brand-spanking new 8bitrocket.com web site. It should look much like…
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No More Corporate Teat – #1 – I Quit!
This is the white (wipe) -board I have used weekly for 13 years to note to-do lists and other things necessary…
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The Polish Adobe Flex User Group Really Likes ‘The Essential Guide To Flash Games”
We’ve reached Poland! The Polish Adobe Flex User Group just reviewed The Essential Guide To Flash Games, and they seem to…
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Undercooked: The Origins And Evolution Of 8bitrocket.com
In The summer of 1996 we started a site named WheatMedia.com, dedicated to web design. This was our first domain name,…
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Contest: Jay Is Games Casual Gameplay Design Contest #8
Design a game that incorporates the theme Sandbox . It doesn’t have to be complex nor large in scope. You may…
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Contest: Kongregate is going mobile
Here’s your opportunity to contribute to the mobile world. Adobe and Kongregate are working together to bring you the Mobile Flash…
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Contest : Flash Game License “Cell Your Flash Game”
The rules are simple: submit a high-quality Flash game that can be played and enjoyed on Android 2.2 smart phones. You…
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Contest: Mochi Media – Mobile Gaming Contest with Adobe
Mochi Media and Adobe are putting on a Flash game contest and extending through the fall. You may remember that Mochi…
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The Essential Guide To Flash Games Conspiracy?
Over at GamingYouWay.com, they might have found some sort of odd conspiracy from the pages of the Essential Guide To Flash…
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Reviews Section
This is the new “reviews” section that collects all of our reviews together!
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8bitrocket Discovers WordPress! Move Will Occur Within The Next 2 Weeks
We have decided to move 8bitrocket.com to Word Press. We have experimented with it in the past couple days, and it…
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Flash Not Even Close To Dead: 5 Reasons Why Flash Still Lives At The Top And May Never Be Defeated
5 Good reasons why Flash is here to stay (and most involve Google). 1. YouTube.com : Even though youtube.com added some…
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Flash/Adobe/HTML5/Apple Wars Bring Opportunity To Developers: 721% Rise In HTML5 Job Postings
The Apple/Flash wars have had a nice side-affect for freelance job seekers: Opportunity. According to freelancer.com, there was a 721% rise…
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What Does A $49.99 Safe And Sane Firework Look Like?
I bought a single firework this year for $49.99. Ever wonder what one of those looks like when fired? Here is…
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The Day The Soccer Peaked: Landon Donovan Penatly Kick Goal Vs. Ghana 2010 World Cup
This video I took at the Arcata Theater in Arcata CA, the home of Humbolt State. It’s a small town in…
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Customizable Full-Screen Flash Fireworks Show
Here is a link to our customizable, Flash Fireworks show. This is a link to the .swf so you can view…
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The Retro Roms Blog – An amazing source to find new games for old tech
I stumbled across the Retro Roms blog today. This is a great site that focuses on new games for retro hardware.…
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Vacation Game Storm #2: Frog BBQ
Note: I’ve always felt that the best time for me to come-up with new ideas for games is when I’m on…
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Flash v. HTML 5 For Video? The YouTube API Blog speaks out
Flash v. HTML 5 For Video? YouTube API Blog speaks out I have spent the better part of the last month…
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Atari 7800 Retro Inspection In Retro Gamer Magazine #78
Atari 7800 Retro Inspection In Retro Gamer Magazine #78 My favorite Atari console of all time is the Atari 7800. It…
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Vacation Game Storm #1: Free Budget Breakfast Buffet
Note: I’ve always felt that the best time for me to come-up with new ideas for games is when I’m on…
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8bitrocket.com Declares Today As Landon Donovan Day!
Let July 23rd, 2010 forever be known as Landon Donovan Day!
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Strong Adobe CS5 Sales Show The Battle For Hearts And Minds Is Far From Over
The Wall Street Journal is reporting Adobe sales at $905 million for the first part of this year. Here is a…
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8bitrocket.com: The End Is Nye? We Need Ideas On Where To Move.
Today our hosting company emailed us to tell that our site uses too many resources. They want to move us to…
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8bitrocket.com @ E3 Report #1 : Lucha Libre Fight While The Game Industry Dies (updated)
So we went to E3 today, and we saw few things worth mentioning (which we might cover later), however, our general…
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8bitrocket.com @ E3 2010
We are attending E3 2010 this year. We hope to bring you back all the “news” of stuff on display for…
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Apparenty, 360 “Natal” is Named “Kinect”, And Apparenty Someone Jumped The Gun On Talking About It
It’s now official (maybe) that the Xbox 360 “Motion Control” device, once named “Natal” will be named “Kinect”, and apparently we…
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USA v. England : A No Win Situation For 8bitrocket.com
Today the USA plays against England in their first game of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Whenever the USA plays England,…
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Review: New Star Games Sensational World Soccer 2010
Wanna play some digital footie? Synopsis:Sensational World Of Soccer 2010 Review.Are you a USA fan who wants to replay the England…
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You too can “Hack the Pac”. A guide to hacking the Google Pac-man Doodle
A month or so back Google celebrated Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary by replacing the Google Doodle with a playable version of Pac-Man.…
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Huw Collingbourne Of bitwise Magazine Really Likes The Essential Guide To Flash Games
Huw Collingbourne Of bitwise Magazine just posted his review of The Essential Guide To Flash Games. He really liked it! Here…
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Yes, We Still Work On Flash Games: Introducing Zombie Alien Zero Flak Defender!
With all of this talk of HTML 5, I wanted to show some on-going progress on an AS3 game that I’m…
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Nomen Ludi: Awesome Short Story About The Quest To Finish An 8-bit Computer Game
I was directed to the story Nomen Ludi By Rob Beschizz, a fictional short story about the quest and the meaning…
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Can I survive HTML5? Yes, and so can you
Can I survive HTML5? Yes, and so can you. It took me a few months to finally crack open the beast,…
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John Russell Fulton: Isn’t Artistic Talent Supposed To Jump A Generation?
I can’t draw to save my life. Neither can Jeff. While be both can do a bit of “abstract” work practical…
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R.I.P. Gary Coleman And 80’s Portrayals Of Video Games
Gary Coleman died yesterday at the age of 42. He was best known from his role on the TV show “Different…
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Is The HTML 5 Canvas A Gateway Drug For Flash?
When I was 13 years old I wanted an Atari 800 computer. I wanted it to play all the great computer…
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Game Design Inspirations: Some childhood 70’s non-electronic games and books
Game Design Inspirations: Some childhood 70’s non-electronic games and books Growing up in the 70’s Steve and I didn’t always have…
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Would A Basic Book on HTML 5 Canvas Games Interest You?
While we are in early talks with some publishers about a book on building games the HTML 5 Canvas, I’d like…
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Geometry Attack: First Found Game Made From The Essential Guide To Flash Games Book?
Yesterday we were alerted to this game, Geometry Attack. It appears to be the first game made from the games from…
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The internets is full of smart, beautiful people…actual complaints about the Google Pac-Man Doodle (edit)
The internets is full of smart, beautiful people…actual complaints about the Google Pac-Man Doodle (edit) The Google Doodle will only be…
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Why Google Rocks: Pac-Man in Google Banner (with co-op Ms. Pac-Man mode).
Why Google Rocks: Pac-Man in Google Banner (with co-op Ms. Pac-Man mode). To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, the awesome…
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Flash 10.1 On Google TV, Chrome OS, Android Makes Apple Look Silly And Petty
Adobe announced the Flash 10.1 Beta today, and then went ahead and told everyone why it is so awesome. When Adobe…
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Mochi Creates Android Games Portal, Answers Our Burning Questions, Almost Makes Us Forget Apple
Yesterday, Mochi Media announced a dedicated games portal for the Android phone, m.mochigames.com: “The site, m.mochigames.com will feature more than 25…
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Google Chrome Web Store: Finally, A REAL Place To Sell Flash Games To Consumers?
Maybe I’m the last to find out about these things, but The Google Chrome Web Store looks like the first really…
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Essential Guide To Flash Games Chapter 13 Part 1. Modified BasicScreen and new ImageButton class
Essential Guide To Flash Games Chapter 13 Part 1. Modified BasicScreen and new ImageButton class The Essential Guide To Flash Games…
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HTML 5 Canvas: Using Processing.js To Develop Canvas Apps
This weekend, a friend of mine named Mike Foti noticed my pained expressions when I was talking about the HTML 5…
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GameDev.net Gives The Essential Guide To Flash Games 4 Gs!
GameDev.net has reviewed The Essential Guide To Flash games, and has given it 4 Gs! Here is a good quote: “The…
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EGM Magazine Spring 2010 Review: EGM Returns In Stunning Fashion
I was never a huge fan of EGM magazine. Its’ name was too close to Electronic Games, and it always appeared…
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HTML 5 Canvas: Creating Gaudy Text Animations…Just Like Flash! (sort of)
Since I have not posted anything about the Canvas in a few weeks I wanted to show some of the experiments…
