Category Archives: Game Coding and Development Diary

Goodbye Dad, Hello “Code Writer’s Block”

Posted on October 30, 2011 by 8bit_admin

My dad died just about 5 months ago.  In that time, I have done lots of things.  I have written a ton of blog entries (some good, some okay, and many bad ones), I have changed jobs, read at least … Continue reading →

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Our Favorite Viral Videos About The Games And Web Business

Posted on October 19, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Code Monkey Jonathan Coulton’s classic song about the life of a software developer.  One of the all-time best songs ever written.   Angry Video Game Nerd : Atari 5200 So this is not just a video, but a whole series. … Continue reading →

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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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Porting a DOS Game To Windows: A Development Story

Posted on October 11, 2010 by 8bitjeff

I thought this story might be of interest to some of the visitors to our site. Steve and I spent a lot of time playing DOS games in the 90′s and also our share of time writing a few of … Continue reading →

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