Monthly Archives: January 2010

8bitrocket Video Gripe-Cast: HTML 5, Flash and The iPhone/iPad

Posted on January 29, 2010 by 8bit_admin

8bitrocket Video Gripe-Cast: HTML 5, Flash and The iPhone/iPad In this Podcast full of sour grapes and gripes, Steve and Jeff wonder out loud why Apple doesn’t play nice with Flash apps on their hand-held platforms while at the same … Continue reading →

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Why Does Apple Hate Flash: The HTML 5 Canvas Might Be The Answer

Posted on January 29, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Why Does Apple Hate Flash: The HTML 5 Canvas Might Be The Answer Many people on the web have been questioning why Apple “really” hates Flash and why it has not been included in the iPod Touch, iPhone, or new … Continue reading →

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8bitrocket Inter-Media Mash-Up: January 28, 2010

Posted on January 28, 2010 by 8bit_admin

8bitrocket Inter-Media Mash-Up: January 28, 2010 Its no secret that I have had my head buried in the proverbial sand over the last month, slogging through page after page of revisions on the book we are writing. I have not … Continue reading →

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Tables Turned: One Of My Favorite Game Jounalists Interviews Me

Posted on January 28, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Last week I spent over an hour talking with one of my favorite game journalists, Tom Chick, about one of my favorite games of all-time, Roller Coaster Tycoon.    Actually, we seemed to discuss many things other than Roller Coaster Tycoon, … Continue reading →

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Video: Mochi Media’s Jameson Hsu Answers Our Question About Shanda And Developer I.P.

Posted on January 28, 2010 by 8bit_admin
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iPad <> Flash Support For Web Sites? Apples Fumbles This One Badly

Posted on January 27, 2010 by 8bit_admin

So it looks like the new iPad, the one that apple claims is  the “Best Way To Surf The Web”, does not support Flash.    That  means that any full-form web site that uses Flash for ANYTHING will not work correctly.  … Continue reading →

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Mochi Media Bought By (Alleged) Ex-Chinese Gold Farmers? (updated)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Update: Jameson Hsu of Mochi Media confirmed yesterday (1/27/2010) that Shanda does not intend to do anything with developer I.P. that would jeopardize Mochi’s standing in the development community.  This is great news.  We will continue to follow this story and report … Continue reading →

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Down The Road – Before The Corruption: An Overly Sentimental 40th Birthday 8mm Film Retrospective.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Down The Road – Before The Corruption: An Overly Sentimental 40th Birthday (today) 8mm Film Retrospective. This video includes 8mm film of us (twins Steve and Jeff Fulton from 8bitrocket.com) from 1970-1983. All the time before we were “corrupted” by … Continue reading →

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Flash Indie Game Review Mash-up: January 19, 2010

Posted on January 20, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Flash Indie Game Review Mash-up: January 19, 2010 I am going to “clear” out the notebook (so to speak) and review a list of games that people have sent me over the last few weeks. I have not had time … Continue reading →

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Today Only: 100% Of Your Purchase At Popcap.com Goes To Haiti Relief

Posted on January 16, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Today only, you can load-up on PopCap.com games (some of the best games ever made) and every penny you spend will go to the Haiti relief effort. If you have been waiting around to buy such games as Zuma, Book … Continue reading →

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Ever Wondered What Some “Reviewed” Book Pages Look Like? No? Too Bad.

Posted on January 16, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Have you ever wondered what the pages of a book look like when they are in the middle of being reviewed by multiple people?  No?  Too bad. Here are some examples anyway.  See all those different colored balloons to the right?  … Continue reading →

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Flash Game Developer Jens Winterstein Digs Into Our Music Loops For “Running Blue”

Posted on January 15, 2010 by 8bit_admin

We just recieved this nice email from Flash Game Developer Jens Winterstein. He recently dug into our library of free music loops to use in one of his games:   Hello 8-bit rocket, my name is Jens Winterstein, I’m an … Continue reading →

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The office politik: Twilight v. The Atari 800

Posted on January 14, 2010 by 8bit_admin

The office politik: Twilight v. The Atari 800 Ok, so I really want to write something about Flash games or indie games, or retro games, but every ounce of my energy for and interest in those topics is being funneled … Continue reading →

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I Play/Read All This Stuff At Once???

Posted on January 14, 2010 by 8bit_admin

I noticed yesterday that I have too many games being played and books being read at exactly the same time.  All of these games/books are being played/read at different times, when I’m doing different things. -Mac: M.U.L.E. (new version)-PC (Mac … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Art Clokey: Creator of “Gumby” and “Davey And Goliath”

Posted on January 11, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Art Clokey was one of the masters of “stop motion” animation. He is best known for the “Gumby” cartoons. Gumby : The Small Planets There were a few episodes the dealt with space. This one stands out as the best….and … Continue reading →

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Writing A Technical Book: The Stuff No One Tells You

Posted on January 7, 2010 by 8bit_admin

We are finishing-up the final parts of the book “The Essential Guide To Flash Games“. The Amazon release date is wrong, as the whole process is about a month behind. We are sorry for anyone who expected to get this … Continue reading →

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Flash Retro Game Inspirations: Atari 2600 Outlaw

Posted on January 5, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Flash Retro Game Inspirations: Atari 2600 Outlaw (Atari 2600 Outlaw in the great Stella Emulator) I literally have an entire pile of started, but unfinished retro games sitting in folders on my development machine. I start and never finish at … Continue reading →

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