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Back in the glory days of Mattel online, we worked on numerous Flash games and web sites with Kevin Bloomfield.   He has since moved to  MGA where he is a toy designer.  Even back 10 years ago, Kevin talked … Continue reading →

When my wife and I first met, we spent countless hours playing pinball together.    In the mid 1990′s you could still find a pinball machine at most pizza parlors and multiple machines at arcades and bowling alleys.  Our standard … Continue reading →

Introduction I was web master for http://www.thealarm.com for over 15 years. The Alarm were an 80′s band with hits like 68 Guns, Strength, and Rain In The Summertime.  They broke-up in 1991, but soon afterward, lead vocalist Mike Peters embarked … Continue reading →

Today, in an article named Steve Jobs: End of an Era Jamie Lendino uses the editorial good will created by Steve Job’s resignation to wax nostalgic about his days with his Atari 800.  It reads a bit like an 8bitrocket.com piece. … Continue reading →

This video on youtube.com is from the local ABC affilate where we grew-up, in Los Angeles California. I used to think that the local news was quite reactionary back then, but these reports are very even-handed, and really interesting. I … Continue reading →

Here is a really cool use of the HTML5 Canvas: C64 Yourself! The app converts a 6×4 image into a an awesome pixelated C64 image!   Here are a couple I just created:  

Vizio has a new line of 3D TVs that are cheap and powerful.  They use a technology they have branded “Theater 3D”, which is really just the same polarized 3D that is used in movie theaters (i.e. Reel D 3D).   While … Continue reading →

0savesSave If you know us you know we love Atari.   Besides the classic Atari franchises and properties now owned by the new Atari (Asteroids, Star Raiders, Centipede, etc.), they also own some of our other favorites: Roller Coaster Tycoon … Continue reading →

0savesSave Today, you can purchase our latest book on game development, HTML5 Canvas, in digital form, for $15.99. This is 50% off the normal E-Book Price. The offer code is: DDM94 The link is:http://oreil.ly/kjeZ4P

0savesSave Sorry, we missed a couple days there, but we had some special reports.  Let’s get back to the news, shall we? The Guide To Classic Graphic Adventures hardcorgaming101.com has a new book that covers nearly every graphic adventure game … Continue reading →

0savesSave Our book, HTML5 Canvas from O’Reilly is now available. Only a few copies are left at Amazon, but you can get it directly from O’Reilly if you want.

0savesSave Apparently Our HTML5 Book is now available for Kindle.  Our faithful reader Hayes reports that our new O’Reilly book, HTML5 Canvas, is now available for the Amazon Kindle:  You can see it here.