Monthly Archives: March 2011

Hotel Room Chrysalis

Posted on March 30, 2011 by 8bitjeff

As 8bitjeff awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic code de-bugger. He was laying on his soft, as it were, free food fattened belly  and when he lifted his head a … Continue reading →

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The Game Shift 001: Thoughts On Week 1

Posted on March 25, 2011 by 8bit_admin

I recently moved from working in a highly structured corporate development environment at one of the world’s largest toy companies to a loosely structured start-up environment at one of the world’s largest game companies. The Game Shift is a chronicle … Continue reading →

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Atari 800 In A Hotel Room

Posted on March 23, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Jeff and I are still in S.F. doing a 2-week tour of duty with our new employer before we head home to work as remote employees.  While it might appear that we have been having a blast on this trip, … Continue reading →

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Management Sucks 001: No, It’s Not “Just Business”

Posted on March 19, 2011 by 8bit_admin

While working as a developer and then later as a manager for  ”The Monolith” for 15 years, I learned a lot about how old-style corporations feel about their regular employees.    This new series, Management sucks, explores some of the … Continue reading →

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Atari Greatest Hits Vol.2 For The DS Now Available

Posted on March 12, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Atari hs just sent us a press release for their “Greatest Hits volume 2″ for the Nintendo DS.  We loved the first one, and this one looks like it will be just as good.   Check out the Atari release … Continue reading →

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Road Test: Adobe “Wallaby” Flash->HTML5 Converter Preview Version

Posted on March 9, 2011 by 8bit_admin

A couple days ago, Adobe released a preview version of  ”Wallaby”, their Flash->HTML5 converter.  It’s been a badly kept secret for the past few months that Adobe was working on something like this, but with the release they have finally … Continue reading →

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Listen to the live LAPD radio stream mixed with random ethereal music

Posted on March 8, 2011 by 8bitjeff

OK, so this is way off topic (game and retro-wise), but you can expect a little more in this “random awesomeness” category now and then. The site YouAreListeningToLosAngeles.com is simply a live feed stream of Los Angeles Police radio  chatter … Continue reading →

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The Pac-man Dossier Kicks Ass!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by 8bitjeff

If you are at all interested in building a maze chase game in the Pac-man genre, or are just interested in the technical details about the game or how to play it, check out the incredibly detailed Pac-man Dossier by … Continue reading →

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The current state of 8bitrocket Towers

Posted on March 6, 2011 by 8bitjeff

It has been a long, eventful two months to begin 2011.  I have not found the time to write much on the blog, but that will change as soon as Steve and I begin our new adventure in game development. … Continue reading →

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An Inspirational Story For Dreamers Everywhere

Posted on March 1, 2011 by 8bit_admin

We apologize for being very quiet lately.  Yes, we have a couple things to announce that will forever  change the content and direction of this site, however for now we have to stay focused and mum. However, I’d like to … Continue reading →

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