Flash Commander Keen
This is an old favorite of mine, and so I simply couldn’t resist putting it in. Click here to play it! It may seem a little old, or “retro”, but remember that’s the point. To accurately represent the original game.
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Nike: Catch The Train
For Nikelab.com, a cool site run by Nike, I programmed the game “Catch The Train”, for the promotion of their new Shox NZ shoes. Unfortunately, no longer available online to play.
Dream: The Game
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For MTV, this was for the Viewer’s Choice Award for the MTV Video Music Awards. It essentially involved firing the “Moonman” statues out of a cannon in 3D, at the group, singer, rapper, etc., that you wanted to vote for. This game was used to gather all the votes for the 2005 VMAs in Miami,…
Electronic Ageless
Kind of melancholy, but it builds, and it is ageless, because it could be from a few different eras in the last 20 years… In a very minor key. (All songs Copyright 2000-2011, Glen Rhodes)
Flashinthecan 2003
For this conference, I did a talk on developing good Flash games. It was a packed house and I had a great time giving my talk and sharing my ideas. I also took place in the IronFlash competition for the first time that year with my teammate Craig Swann. Basically we were given a theme,…