Category Archives: 8bitrocket History

8bitrocket.com Forums Are Back To Manual Registration

Posted on February 4, 2012 by 8bit_admin

The 8bitrocket.com forums are using a manual, closed registration system. If you are already a member, please click here: If you would like to request a membership, please send your name and email address to into(at)8bitrocket(dotcom, and we will get … Continue reading →

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Chuck is gone, but it will leave a lasting impression (to modern nerds at least)

Posted on January 28, 2012 by 8bitjeff

The TV show Chuck had it last two episodes last night and while it never achieved a huge TV audience, it represents the type of modern,  innovative, quality TV programming that can exist if those involved use the same creativity … Continue reading →

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Corporate Development Work Almost Killed Me

Posted on January 20, 2012 by 8bitjeff

Corporate Development Work Almost Killed Me First the good news.  I no longer work for a large corporation and I am am doing very well health-wise.  Except for a few minor exercise related injuries,  I am the healthiest I have been … Continue reading →

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Stop SOPA and PIPA: To quote an old NRA slogan. If you OUTLAW web sites, only OUTLAWS will have Web Sites.

Posted on January 18, 2012 by 8bitjeff

Even our Book Publisher is against SOPA and PIPA O’Reilly, (our book publisher) is one of the many companies with intellectual property that would supposedly be “saved” by massively under-thought and over-protective SOPA and PIPA online Intellectual property bills, is going dark … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Canvas Game: Tic Tac Pro Quack The Glass – Goes Gold

Posted on December 23, 2011 by 8bitjeff

8bitrocket in conjunction with Producto Studios and in association with TicTacDontion.com is proud to announce the launch of our HTML5 Canvas only game targeted to work on ANY HTML5 browser platform (mobile or desktop). 8bitrocket and Producto Studios did all … Continue reading →

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What the hell are you running from?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by 8bitjeff

When I was in 5th grade I started to run. I ran with a friend named Richie and we would circle the play ground of our Manhattan Beach  grammar school 20 or 30 times per recess. I was never interested … Continue reading →

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8bitrocket 5 Year Anniversary : Throwing Up the Past and Top-10 Of Everything We could Think Of

Posted on December 15, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Today is our 5 year anniversary.  It’s been a roller-coaster-ride-kinda-year here at 8bitrocket Towers, with many ups and downs, sharp turns and thrills, but at the end of the ride, we just feel like throwing up. When we started 5 … Continue reading →

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New Forum Redux

Posted on December 11, 2011 by 8bit_admin

A couple notes about the new forums. 1. the permissions have been updated so registered users can post in all forums 2. Registering requires admin approval now, as the “human spam bots” are causing issues. -8bitsteve      

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New Forums To Focus On HTML5 Game And App Development (with Flash and Corona too)

Posted on December 10, 2011 by 8bit_admin

We’ve had a lot of requests to start a forum for HTML5 Game and App developers.  Since we use HTML5, Flash, Corona, and other tech too, we decided to try a new forum for all that stuff too. This is … Continue reading →

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8bitrocket Blows The Roof Off DevCon5! :)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Well, maybe the roof stayed on, but our presentations were a quite bit more successful than we imagined.  We’ve received tons of feedback, and it’s all been great.  Maybe we should do this kind thing more often… We met some … Continue reading →

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DevCon5 Santa Clara Live Blog

Posted on December 7, 2011 by 8bit_admin

7:59 : 8bitsteve: Sending last Skype messages to colleagues at Electrotank.   Finished the presentation last night.  Actually, 2 presentations.  Spent tons of free time in past 2 weeks creating demos for the conference.  My actual fear right now: no … Continue reading →

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The People You Will Meet At Your Garage Sale

Posted on December 3, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Garage Sale People (originally written in 2004) What better way to meet the neighbors than to have a garage sale. Actually we called it a “yard sale”, and by neighbors I mean the cheapest freaks I’ve ever had the displeasure … Continue reading →

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Who Cares! Well, actually, Producto Studios and The Who Do!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by 8bitjeff

8bitrocket in conjunction Producto Studios is proud to be a small part to a big cause. Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, and Dave Grohl rocked an amazing fundraiser to benefit the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen Cancer Program and Producto rocked the website design. Long … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving From 8bitrocket.com

Posted on November 24, 2011 by 8bit_admin

  (turkey image borrowed from here, turned into ASCII here)    

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Press Release: 8bitrocket.com’s Jeff Fulton and Steve Fulton to Discuss the Emerging Role of Canvas Development At DevCon5 in Santa Clara, Dec. 7-8, 2011

Posted on November 14, 2011 by 8bit_admin

8bitrocket.com’s Jeff Fulton and Steve Fulton to Discuss the Emerging Role of the Canvas Development Environment     At DevCon5 in Santa Clara, California, December 7-8, 2011 Norwalk, CT, November 10, 2011— TMC and Crossfire Media announced that Steve Fulton and … Continue reading →

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Adobe Drops Mobile Browser Flash Support : Are You Ready To Stop Thinking We Are Crazy And Learn About The HTML5 Canvas ?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by 8bit_admin

So, we’ve heard “through the grapevine” that many of our old readers and Flash Game colleagues were pretty skeptical about our choice to tackle the HTML5 Canvas.  Jeff and I have always tried to  figure out new trends early, and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Destiny Lies Between The Lines or How 4th Grade Isn’t Necessarily The End Of The World

Posted on October 22, 2011 by 8bit_admin

I sat next to Michael Jackson in the 4th grade.  Not that Michael Jackson, but Mike Jackson, my friend since he moved from England to  attend our Kindergarten at Pennekamp Elementary school in 1975. Mike and I and my brother … Continue reading →

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Through The Looking Glass? : 6 Weeks Into My New Gig

Posted on October 14, 2011 by 8bit_admin

So I’m now 6 weeks into my new gig working as a contractor for a game and technology company.  At this point, at my last gig, I was drowning in minutiae and had almost no options but to soldier on into … Continue reading →

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Just So You Know Who You Are Dealing With Here: A Note From 1985

Posted on October 13, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Just in case you had no idea who you are dealing with when you come to this site, here is note we wrote our mom in 1985.  She saved it.  That has to mean something.

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And the Man on the Hill said HTML5, build it and they will come…

Posted on October 11, 2011 by 8bitjeff

This really is just a “state of the union” for 8bitrocket (8bitsteve and 8bitjeff) to go over some of the events that have transpired over the first 9 months of the year.     We like to keep these brief … Continue reading →

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Video Games Are My Hobby: My Essay From English Class, March 1982

Posted on October 10, 2011 by 8bit_admin

My essay for Mr. Davis’ 6th grade English class, March 22, 1982, Foster A, Begg, Junior High, Manhattan Beach, CA. (text below) Steve Fulton 3-22-1982 Essay My favorite thing to do is play a video game. After school on Thursdays … Continue reading →

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Our HTML5 Canvas Book Already Made a Profit

Posted on October 8, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Less than 5 months after being published and in spite of one Amazon reviewer that was angry because the book was too long (?) and targeted at beginners (not entirely correct, by way) we received a modest royalty check for Q2 2011 this week. … Continue reading →

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Literally, there would be no 8bitrocket without Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by 8bitjeff

8bitSteve ,  Eric Barth, and I   literally created our first “8bitrockets” by programming long basic programs on Eric’s Apple IIe. The programs used the Print statement and ASCII character set to slowly scroll our Star Wars inspired creations on … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to the Child-Oriented Consumer Goods Company “New Media” Department Golden Era (2001 – 2006)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Note: This is a true story that depicts real events from the perspective of the author.  Most real names of the people and the places involved have been changed or left out on purpose. Everyone involved will recognize the company and … Continue reading →

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On to…Electrotank

Posted on September 13, 2011 by 8bit_admin

8bitsteve here. So I’ve just finished a stint at the company “that shall not be named” after an experience that I can only describe with the words “no comment“.  After a week of trying to figure out my next move, … Continue reading →

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