Monthly Archives: December 2010

16 K Contest Update : Voting Starts Next Week

Posted on December 31, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Well the holidays smacked-up hard over here at 8bitrocket.com Towers, but we are preparing for the final voting for the 16K Game contest.  We have decided to wait to start the voting until most pople are back from vacation/holiday on … Continue reading →

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Last Review Of Our Book For The Year

Posted on December 31, 2010 by 8bit_admin

I just found this nice little review of our book here at zhione.com . “The essential guide to flash games written by Jeff Fulton and Steve Fulton is definitely a noteworthy and pleasant Book that sheds light on how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Essential Flash Games Book | 2 Comments

PhotonStorm’s Cat Astro Phi an indie game of the week selection at Gamasutra

Posted on December 26, 2010 by 8bitjeff

Cat Astro Phi, by PhotonStorm’s Richard Davey, is one of the brilliant games selected this week for the Gamasutra “Best Of Indie Games”. Cat Astro Phi is a masterfully crafted, retro-inspired, maze-based exploration-adventure-shooter that should please any game player, especially … Continue reading →

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Play the 8bitrocket 16K Atari Retro-Remake Entries

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

The deadline has passed for entering a game into the 8bitrocket Atari Inspired Retro-Remake contest. We have received a number of high-quality entries. You can play each at the links below. Voting will start later in the week and run … Continue reading →

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16K Heli

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: Heli (Play it) Game Inspiration: Choplifter (Atari 800) (Atari 7800) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Jacob Schatz

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16K Must Destroy Your Heart

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: Must Destroy Your Heart (Play it) Game Inspiration: Berzerk (Atari 2600) (Atari 5200) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Ryan Luce What Ryan has to say about … Continue reading →

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16K Niculus

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

6K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: Niculus (Play it) Game Inspiration: Nebulus (Atari ST), Tower Toppler (Atari 7800) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: David Durham What David has to say about his … Continue reading →

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16K BattleWire16K

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: BattleWire16K (Play It) Play the upgraded, commercial version at Kongregate. Game Inspiration: Battlezone (Atari Arcade) (click scree shot to play) (click scree shot to play) Author: TFernando (Nightflyer Games) What Tony has … Continue reading →

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16K DDDD

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: DDDD (The Diabolical Dungeons of Dr. Devil) (Play It) Game Inspiration: Rogue (Mastertonic for Atari 800 / Atari ST) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Ace the … Continue reading →

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16K DABOMB

Posted on December 21, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: DABOMB (Play it) Game Inspiration: Kaboom (Activision – Atari 2600) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Brad Manderscheid Brad’s words about the game: Here is my entry.  I’m … Continue reading →

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16K Axe Quest

Posted on December 20, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: Axe Quest (Play It) Game Inspiration: Golden Axe (Atari ST) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Ace the Super Villain What Ace Has to say about his … Continue reading →

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16K Lander

Posted on December 20, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: 16K Lander (Play it) Game Inspiration: Atari Lunar Lander Arcade Game (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Robert Podgórski of BlackMoon Design Robert says that he chose this … Continue reading →

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16K Fate Of The Universe

Posted on December 20, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest Entry: Game Name: Fate Of The Universe (Play it) Game Inspiration: Pong (and maybe Jedi Arena) (click screen shot to play) (click screen shot to play) Author: Ace the Super Villain Ace’s game description: “The … Continue reading →

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7 hours left to enter the 16K Atari Inspired Retro-Remake Contest

Posted on December 20, 2010 by 8bitjeff

It is currently 5:00PM PST. We have already received a number of very well made games, so the competition is fierce.   It is so fierce that I have decided to also give a copy of our book, the Essential Guide … Continue reading →

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Atari 16K Retro Remake Contest Nears Final Date

Posted on December 17, 2010 by 8bitjeff

This Sunday evening, at 11:59 Pacific Standard Time,  is  the deadline for entries into the 16K Atari Retro Inspired Re-make Contest. We have already received a number of very well made entries, so the competition is fierce. Good luck, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari 16K Contest 2010 | 9 Comments

HTML5 Canvas Book: Amazon Pre-Order + ES5 JS API Now Available

Posted on December 16, 2010 by 8bit_admin

I just saw that our HTML5 Canvas book is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.  That is the cover (above).  I have to tell you, it’s pretty awesome to see an O’Reilly cover with our names on it. Also, the … Continue reading →

Posted in HTML 5 Canvas, HTML5 Canvas Book | 11 Comments

HTML5 Canvas Book Update : First Draft Delivered!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Tonight I finally finished the last chapter of the first draft of our book on the HTML5 Canvas. The text has been sent off for tech review, which means we still have a long, probably bumpy road ahead, but it … Continue reading →

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How Great Is AtariMania.com? Find out for yourself…

Posted on December 12, 2010 by 8bitjeff

There are two Atari sites that I visit every day. The first is one that all Atari fans know about, the awesome Atariage.com. The other is just as good, but for some reason not quite as popular. Atarimania.com is a … Continue reading →

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Target Now Sells Our Book!

Posted on December 11, 2010 by 8bit_admin

I was just doing my cursory “search of the internet to see if anyone has written anything about our book, The Essential Guide To Flash Games lately”,  the same search that has become less and less frequent as the months … Continue reading →

Posted in Essential Flash Games Book, Flash Game Development | 4 Comments

16K Atari Inspired Retro Re-Make Contest Update

Posted on December 9, 2010 by 8bitjeff

Here is the latest news on the contest: The biggest news is that we are going to extend the contest end date until Sunday 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time December 19th. This will give everyone the entire weekend to find time … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari 16K Contest 2010 | 6 Comments

Indie, Web , Flash, Retro Game Development Interweb Mash-up – Dec 5, 2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by 8bitjeff

16k Contest Update We added a new Sponsor and prize to the 16K game contest.  There are 10 days left to get your 16K game in. We have already received a couple games from Ace The Super Villain, so he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari 16K Contest 2010, Flash Game Development, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Chrome App Store Coming In December? Plus, Mozilla Has An App Store Too!

Posted on December 5, 2010 by 8bit_admin

According to Wired.com, the Google Chrome App Store is set to launch is early December.   As well, Mozilla has announced The Open Web App Ecosystem which reads essentially like their own version of Google Chrome App Web Store.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Game Development, HTML 5 Canvas, Silverlight | 1 Comment

8bitrocket 16K Contest Update: New Prize Added!

Posted on December 1, 2010 by 8bit_admin

So we are now 15 days from our 16K contest deadline.  We have had a lot of interest and we are expecting some really neat games to play.   Today we are announcing a new prize to Grand Prize package. … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari 16K Contest 2010, Contests | 7 Comments