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Top Gear: Race The Stig - Game Save

2018-09-30T16:51:00.000+03:00

Top Gear: Race The Stig game save for Windows Store App .
*All helmets unlocked
*All cars unlocked except the paid ones
*99,999 Spanners
*100,000+ Golden nuts
*92x Multiplier
*200 Indestructible powerups

Download the savegame and extract it into C:\Users\<username>\AppData\BBCWorldwideLtd.TopGearRaceTheStig_g2s5c4trewyqj\LocalState

Replace playerprefs.dat file with the one you downloaded and start the game.

Extend Adobe Animate CC 2017 Trial

2017-03-13T12:51:00.001+02:00

Adobe gives just a seven days to try new products,but you can easily extend the trial period for a month and more.

Make sure you trial is not over.
Keep the Animate CC opened and shutdown your PC using hibernate. Never close program and keep using it,but every time you have to hibernate Windows.

It seems the Animate CC checks for trial timer only on startup. I am using fully functional trial for a month with this simple trick.

Construct 2 Game Templates: Flash Sale

2016-10-06T17:24:00.000+03:00

For a limited time you can grab a 17 Construct 2 game templates with CAPX project file included just for a 5$ (0.29$/Game).

Games included:

Buggy Sprint Optimized for mobile with touch controls. You goal is to swipe left or right to avoid obstacles. The game speed increases as you progress.

Live Preview

Desert Sprint

Tap or click the screen to move your car up and avoid colliding with the rocks. There is three random daytime scenes and gameplay is similar to the Flappy Bird.

Live Preview

Formula RacingClassic avoidance game inspired by 16-bit era classic arcade games with retro graphics. Swipe left of right to avoid collision with incoming formulas and try to reach the longest distance. Gameplay is similar to the Brick Racer an handheld games console game with black and white graphics.

Live Preview

Glow Tanks

Mobile game with fast paced action. You have to defend yourself from incoming enemies by swiping at the right direction. Try to stay alive as long as possible. The gameplay is similar to Fist of Fury iOS game.

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Iron Of Fury

Pure tanks action. Optimized for desktop and mobile. Swipe your tank into four directions to burn down incoming enemies. Game supports keyboard/gamepad and touch input.

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Crabby Jump (Tiny Crab)

Fun arcade game with retro feel. You have to jump on sand and make as many moves as you can in 15 seconds. Tap on the water and it's game over. Single tap gameplay optimized for mobiles.

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Henny Jump

Another mobile game with same gameplay like Crabby Jump with fresh graphics and new theme.

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Henny Drift

Row row your raft. Tap the screen to drift the raft up and try to swim trough the rocks

without crashing with your raft. Old good Flappy Bird gameplay.

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Henny Adventure

Another obstacles avoidance game with four rows to move. You need to collect as many eggs as possible. The game speed increases as you progress and there is a three different zones to play.

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Glowy Jump

Mobile game similar to Piano Tiles and Color Tap. You have to tap as many blocks as possible in 15 seconds. Tap on empty space and you will fall down.

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McBoat Racing

Drive fast trough the sea and avoid incoming obstacles, works with touch controls on mobile devices.

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Google Play

Vermin Desert Range

Target range shooter. Shot down moving and hidden vermin in a desert town. Complete the funny mini game for extra points.

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Google Play

Penquin Sprint

One touch sort arcade game. Touch the screen to move from one checkpoint to another by avoiding angry yeti. Collect fish to unlock extra sliding wheel skins.

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Forest Mayhem

Arcade shooter like NES classic laser gun games. The goal of the game is to get the best score by catching bunnies in a one minute. You must avoid owls as these will decrease your points.

Game is targeted into younger players as gameplay is fairly easy.

Live Preview
Google Play

Santa Goes Home

Christmas season is over and Santa got little bit dizzy. Lead him home by touching screen and avoiding garbage. The game speed increases after every point collected.

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Google Play

Winter Moles HD

Classic Whack-a-Mole arcade game clone with few extra improvements. Without moles you have to look for mini ninja hamsters.

The game goal is to collect as much points as possible in a one minute. Mole with dynamite and grandma will decrease points if you hit them.

Game comes in HD 1280×720 size and automatically scales on all HTML5 compatible devices.

Live Preview
Google Play

Jennifer Dress-Up

A HTML5 Dress-Up game with Construct 2 project file for easy visual editing. Game features 60 different items in 5 categories and 3 different backdrops. Game is responsible and adjusts any resolution.

Now it also comes with native Android port and also Flash version. The Android port was made using cross-platform Pascal game engine + Android NDK. It comes with Eclipse project with integrated AdMob banner + interstitial ads. You can also import Eclipse project into Android Studio. It's easy to reskin all the game assets.

Live Preview
Google Play

Android Game Template: Desert Sprint

2016-07-07T22:15:00.001+03:00

Desert Sprint

Tap to flap gameplay. Your goal to drift trough the rocks and try to don't crash. Controls are simple,just tap to go up and release to steer down.

Get it on Google Play

Android Game Template: Formula Racing

2016-06-23T13:55:00.000+03:00

Classic Brick Games formula game in full color and 16-bit style. You goal is to stay on the track as long possible and avoid collision with other opponent formulas.

Two Android game for sale (includes source code)

2016-02-25T09:57:00.000+02:00

There is a two games that you can get for as low as 1$ if you win the auction on Flippa

Iron Of Fury

Blast all enemies coming from from all directions and stay alive as long as possible.
Game includes Construct 2 project, HTML5 game files and Intel XDK project with AdMob banner and interstitial ads.

You will also receive app transfer.

Download from Google Play
Get a source code

Vermin Desert Range

Another cross-platform HTML5 game packaged for Android using Intel XDK. You have a limited time to eliminated as many vermin as possible and avoid hitting villagers. You will find a hidden bonus items. There is also funny mini quest if you will find a key in the game.

Download from Google Play
Get a source code

Asus MeMO Pad 172v Fix Charging Problems

2015-03-07T13:37:00.000+02:00

I had a rapid drain issues and random charging notifications even no cable was connected. All the problems begin when charging tablet on laptop USB ports and mobile phone 1.0A charger and updating tablet to the latest version

First you need to download ASUS MeMO ClearData SOP utility from official ASUS support website. You need to extract downloaded ZIP card into MicroSD card and boot your tablet with this card.

Press Volume Up + Power if you stuck on Asus logo and don't see the blue menu screen. Use Volume keys to navigate and Power button to confirm clearing user data.

Also I noticed there is some problems with Google Play downloads on this tablets. Most apps just freeze on download. You can solve this by going to Settings-> Applications and clearing Download Manager, Google Play services and Google Play Store data.

Next step is fully discharge and charge the tablet using 2.0A power charger. I am using Kruger & Matz Dual USB 2.1A charger and I am having a good battery life.

I wouldn't recommend some cheap Chinese chargers from eBay,DX,FocalPrice and etc. These may not have actual 2.0A voltage and may come without any overcharging protective circuit boards. And you may set your home on fire if you leave those cheap chargers overnight.

On standby I am getting 3-5 days without charging and in normal use it's a 4-5h hours for surfing the web, checking email and playing some small 2D games and lots of 3D games tends to freeze this tablet.

How to root this tablet (ME172V) ?

Use RootGenius . Download Link2SD and get rid of Asus bloatware.

Jennifer Dress-Up Android Game Template

2015-02-21T19:34:00.001+02:00

Jennifer Dress-Up

Live preview HTML5 game
Download Android APK

You can download the game on your Android and Blackberry 10 OS device from Amazon App Store:


Works with most smartphones,tablets and consoles that support HTML5 technology.

Need CAPX and HTML5 game for your arcade? Get it on GameGorillaz

Winamp: Creating own online services

2013-03-03T17:03:00.000+02:00

I noticed that Winamp Online Services list is very poor without Facebook,Youtube or some Flash games that you could play straight from Winamp browser window.

It's really easy to add more online bookmarks to Winamp Media Libary.


This blog in Onlines Services menu

Find the folder where all the online services configuration files are saved. Make sure you have enabled hidden folders in explorer to see Application Data or AppData
On Windows XP it should be like:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Winamp\Plugins\ml\omServices
And on Vista and 7
C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Winamp\Plugins\ml\omServices

Here you will find a few .inf files. They look like omService_{0000010100}.ini
To make a new Online Service make a copy of some already installed service and rename
it with your own unique digits code. I used 07

Next step is to open and edit it with your text editor. The configuration looks like this.

[OnlineService]
id=07
name=GintasDX Blog
url=http://gintasdx.althirius-studios.com
icon=raticon.png
flags=0x00000001
version=1
generation=2

We only need to change ID with number we used before in a file name and change name displayed in Winamp,URL and icon. Icon can be stored in a same folder or you can provide online URL. Don't change other 3 values or remove them. Save the file and reopen Winamp. You should see your new service with your icon.

Winamp uses Internet Explorer engine to display pages so on Windows XP it's no fun at all.

Download Example Online Service file

Painless way to create a HTML5 games

2012-12-28T15:01:00.000+02:00

You probably already know Construct 2. It does have lots of predefined drag and drop actions and supports WebGL transformations,but for commercial use you need to buy a Personal licence which cost a 119$. Another option is Game Maker: Studio which cost ~100$ (49.99 for Processional version + 49.99 for HTML5 export module). It's offering a 50$ discount so later you may need to pay full price ~200$.

Luckily there is a free game maker available for commercial purposes and with extra script you can even make a Android or iPhone games. The app is called Tululoo HTML5 Game Maker . It's available for Linux and Windows. It's really easy to learn and you can make arcade style games like Super Mario Bros. or Legend of Zelda in a few hours.

Here is my first HTML5 game that I made in one day. It needs some polishing and I will released as Flash version since it doesn't appears right on Blackberry 10 and Playbook.

It's a simple Whack-a-Mole game in a winter theme. You have a 60 seconds to whack as much as possible moles. Don't forget to turn on Fullscreen mode on your browser by pressing F11.

Play Winter Moles HD

Porting Android games to Blackberry 10/Playbook

2012-12-22T22:14:00.000+02:00

It's really not so easy to find a game engine that will work on Android and Blackberry Android virtual machine since Blackberry doesn't supports native code and GLES2.

Here is a few game engines that I tested so far:

Doesn't works because uses native code:
LibGDX
Rokon
e3roid
ZenGL a really easy Pascal game engine for Android.
Flixel-Android ... old version without libGDX libraries may work.
ORX Engine
Gideros Mobile - didn't tested yet,but saw in Blackberry forums that nobody successfully ported any game with this engine yet. And I believe it uses libGDX too.
LGame aka Loon-Simple engine.
AndEngine the latest version use GLES2. The older version may work just fine,but for now I just successfully compiled the library. The examples I downloaded uses native code. There is already few games ported to Blackberry with this library so I will investigate into it later on.

Can successfully export BAR file,but doesn't works on Blackberry 10 simulator
ANGLE and easy to use engine,compiles just fine, but can't get any graphics on screen.
LGame 0.2.8S game example seems to work and it shows about 60 FPS. You will find the older version and example on the project download page. After a while I am getting message that app is not responding and I can't shoot any bullets due huge lag.
Works really fast on Android phone.
PapayaGameSDK - didn't tested since couldn't compile any APK. It's really interesting engine with a ActionScript like programming interface.

Seems to work:

Candroid - an canvas game engine. Seems to work after removing alerts box in examples,but couldn't play a example Duck Hunt style game smoothly and after a while I got exception about not responding application. Probably it's so slow because uses software rendered instead of GPU and GLES1.
To compile the examples with Eclipse you will need a Subversion plugin and when you select File -> Import -> Checkout from SVN as URL type a
http://candroidengine.googlecode.com/svn/
And Eclipse will automatically find a Android project.

For now I don't have any game engine for a smooth games development.

FlashPunk Tutorials

2012-12-01T19:34:00.002+02:00

I am recently back into Flash programming and currently I am using Flash Punk since it's well supported and has nice community with great tutorials to start from zero. Also another reason why I am back into FlashDevelop because Stencyl created games doesn't works on a Blackberry Playbook even if Stencyl can create Flash games compatible with a
iPads.

Here is some recommended tutorials:
An Introduction to FlashPunk: The Basics
Balloon Shooter game in FlashPunk
BrightHub FlashPunk tutorials archive with source - quite outdated code since FlashPunk changed a lot in a newer version,but you may find some useful.

Don't forget Youtube and Vimeo ;)

Unlocking Samsung Saga i770

2012-11-04T15:31:00.002+02:00

Seems there is a way to unlock any Windows Mobile phone using same way as unlocking Samsung i9xx Omnia. It worked like a charm with my Samsung Saga i770 that I bought from eBay. I believe it may work with other Samsung smartphones that come with Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.5.

Download the "Unlock.zip" to your Windows Mobile phone and follow the instructions.
If you can't open status window just copy the "personalize.exe" into Windows folder.

And if you are looking to buy this phone I would recommend you to check Palm Treo Pro,Samsung Omnia Pro or HTC Maple. This one has some bugs in firmware like loss
of signal.

Earn some green on Android

2012-06-04T13:14:00.003+03:00

After looking a few ways to monetize free Android apps I randomly found a some apps to make a some cash just by installing games on your Android phone.

JunoWallet

REQUIRES ANDROID:

2.1 and up.

With this app you can earn cents for installing apps,reffering friends and and liking some Facebook pages. It offers various gift cards like Starbucks,iTunes and eBay.

Use my invite code GK1073101 to get a instant 0.25$ into your account.

Gamer Rewards

REQUIRES ANDROID:

1.6 and up

This app is for gamers and you get a gold for installing apps,completing offers or buying some stuff. It takes a while to get a enough gold to redeem gifts cards and games. For gold you can get a Nintendo,XBox Live gifts cards some PC and Xbox games like Minecraft. Too bad it doesn't offer a Amazon Gift Cards.

Use my invite code 06U4IS2ZD20SCK and we both will get a 5 Gold coins bonus!

Get Paid To Play! (Make Money)

REQUIRES ANDROID:

2.0 and up

And the last app is quite the same as the first one just doesn't have a much offers. You will be earning a real cents and will be able to withdraw them into PayPal if you collect at least 5$ using it.

It offers to sign-up for offers by email,but you wouldn't get any cents for that so I always press "No Thanks!"

Other app to try is a Free Money Factory . It requires a Android 2.3 so I wasn't able to try it on a real device. Use a my invitation code 136702 and earn extra 600 points.

And if you are an apps developer you should definitely read a this blog for monetizing your apps. You might be also interested in a MoMinis Studio - a free game maker for mobile games. Have fun!

Disable collecting junk on Google Chrome

2012-04-25T16:21:00.001+03:00

After browsing for a while I always see that Google Chrome cache grows to one 1Gb of useless cached Youtube videos,images and etc. To save some free on your hard drive simple launch Google Chrome and press CTRL+SHIFT+I .On the right bottom corner you will see
a gear icon. Click on it to open extra options. Here you can mess up with user agent and identify browser as Firefox 7 on MacOS or Android 2.3 device. (note I am using Google Chrome 18)

On the left side you should see a Disable Cache checkbox. Tick the box and close the developers toolbox.

Alternative way of disabling cache on Windows.

Lazarus IDE Single Window

2012-04-25T15:58:00.000+03:00

The CodeTyphon in version 2.50 introduced really nice feature - IDE windows docking. If you are using Lazarus 0.9.29 you can install Anchor Docking component. I prefer to use single window mode like in NetBeans or Code::Blocks so I made a template.
[Download Template]

Installation:
Start Lazarus. Select from main menu Tools->Docking: Load window layout from file... and
select downloaded template. As for Anchor Docking there should be extra options in View menu after you install this package... something like Dock Messages Window and etc.

Remove custom search in Linux Mint

2011-09-14T21:23:00.002+03:00

I find a Google custom search rather annoying since it doesn't have a sleek look as the original one so here is few steps how to get back into using normal one.

Mozilla Firefox

Download and install Google.com in English. To select it as default for search field click on search engine icon in the search field. Select "Manage Search Engines..."
and move it to the top. Second step is to make it work in the address (URI) field.
In the address field type about:config and press the "I'll be careful..." button. Here type a google in the Filter field.

Now you need to change the the 3 lines:
browser.search.defaultenginename
browser.search.order.1
browser.search.selectedEngine
double click on each field and type Google.com (in English) .
That's all you are done! Try to search for something random in address to see if it working :)

Chromium

Click on wrench icon and go to Preferences. In the Basics options you need to find Search options. Click on the Manage Search Engines button. In a new window you will find a Default search options in the third value field replace a current entry with this one:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s .

You are done!

Opera

I rarely use this,but it's really easy too. Go to Tools->Preferences... -> Search tab. Select Google and click Edit... button. Press Details >> button and replace
Address field entry with http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s

Note:
The Linux Mint project is funded from the Ads in custom search engine so make sure you are giving them a donation before removing their search engine.

Android phone as 3G modem on Linux

2011-09-14T19:50:00.003+03:00

I was quite sad when the Linux couldn't connect to internet using LG GT540 via USB cable. Since the phone runs Android 2.1 there is no option of WiFi Hotspot,but I found a working solution called Barnacle Wi-Fi Tether . Just open the market app and look for this app. Once you installed it open and press "Start" button. Optionally you can make a password for your WiFi connection in the settings menu. On many phones you need to enable Skip wpa_supplicant in Settings to actually create the ad-hoc network. In that case WEP will most likely not work.

Turn on WiFi on your computer and Linux should notice you about new availabe WiFi connection by default named "barnacle". Connect and start surfing the web.

I like that this app also displays the connection speed and dowload/uploaded data.
On Windows you need to check TCP/IP settings to make sure you are obtaining IP address automatically. It doesn't worked for me first time since I was forgot about static IP settings in WiFi connection since I was using WLAN.

At no cost you now have the wireless hotspot probably working even with old Android 1.5 phones too :)

Here are some more detailed steps about WiFi tethering on rooted Android phones:

Tutorial: Code::Blocks with FLTK

2011-08-07T23:07:00.003+03:00

Building the FLTK library is pretty easy.
Building the library on Windows
Stuff you will need:
CMake
MinGW Compiler System
CmdHere Powertoy

Make sure you have a MinGW in your PATH. On Windows XP you just need to right click on My Computer
and select Advanced tab. Press the "Environment Variables" and add the MinGW folder path into the PATH variable. In some cases MinGW setup lets you add this automatically.

Lets setup the CMake. Run the CMake-GUI application and setup the extracted FTLK library folder.
I was testing this with stable 1.3 and 1.1.10 versions.

On first time run you need press "Configure". Options window should appear. From the list select
"MinGW Makefiles" and select "Specify native compilers".
Browse for the C and C++ compilers in MinGW folder.

For the C compiler select gcc.exe and for C++ compiler select
g++.exe . Yes not the c++.exe :)

Your settings should look like this. We don't want to use the system libraries and build all the examples.

Hit the Configure button and later Generate. All the red warning should be gone.

Note:

For 1.1.10 version you need to open the CMakeLists.txt from \src\ folder and

and in the end of file add the following lines:

if(WIN32)

target_link_libraries(fltk comctl32)

endif(WIN32)

Now we have configured and build all makefiles we need. Lets build the library and FLUID.

If you have configured Comand line shell in explorer from the link above you just need to right click

and on the extracted folder of FTLK that includes all the source and test files,and select "Open Command Window Here". If you don't have such option press Windows Logo key + R or from Start menu select

"Run..." and type cmd in opened window.

Now you need to execute command pushd .

And execute command mingw32-make or just make. Look the image bellow.

If everything alright you should get everything build 100% and all FTLK libraries plus FLUID app in the

FTLK bin folder. Or in the folder defined in CMake. Copy those libraries into MinGW installation lib folder.

I actually added FLTK library folder into Code::Blocks search directories. You can find those in

Settings->Compiler and debugger... -> Global compiler settings -> Search directories tab.

How to build libraries on Linux?

Everything is quite the same. You need to download cmake and cmake-gui (probably with QT interface).

After generating makefiles right click on the FTLK source folder and open the terminal.

In terminal enter make command. That's all. If you get some errors you might be missing some libraries

and dev packages.

When building from the imported MS Visual Studio files on Code::Blocks don't forget to link those libraries:

ftlk
uuid
ole32
comctl32
comdlg32
gdi32

If you get and error that some X function cannot be found in libfltka you may want to look in Google

for that function to see what library you will need to link. If you are building a new project using wizard simply make new folder called include in FLTK library folder and copy here the FL folder since Code::Blocks Project wizard always looks for include folder.

Have fun with codding!

You can download my Win32 build version with 4 extra Gleam themes.

[Download FLTK 1.30 Stable + 4 Gleam themes]

Atheros WiFi problems

2011-07-09T18:33:00.003+03:00

I am using Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter and I couldn't connect to other home computer using
WLAN. I tried few registry tweaks and modifying Firewall settings,but seems the problem was really easy. The computers was on different workgroup.

So if you having problems with Atheros this might be not the drivers problem. To change the workgroup of computer right click on My Computer icon and select Properties. Select the "Computer Name" tab and make sure both computers are on same workgroup. I am using default - MSHOME.

Also I don't automatically defined IP address. You can change the IP settings by going to Control Panel.

From the left menu select "Switch to Classic View" if you using default view.
Double click on Network Connections.
Find the "Wireless Network Connection"
Press Right mouse button and select "Properties"
In the "General" tab select the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in a list box.
Press "Properties" button.

Your settings should look like this. On the computer you want to connect use different IP address like 169.10.10.22 .

Hope it works for you.

Some useful links to follow:

Atheros Drivers

Configure a wireless LAN connection in Windows XP

Chrome To Phone alternative for Android 2.1

2011-07-08T19:06:00.002+03:00

The Chrome and Firefox has a simply extension to pull links into mobile,but sadly it's not compatible with my phone. There is an free alternative which doesn't requires to have an GMail account,works on Android Eclair and Symbian,Windows Mobile phones and you can pull not only links but also:

Geo location on Google Maps
Phone Number
Calendar Event
Contact Information
SMS
Text
Wifi Network login details

It's called ZXing and you can download it from the Android Market or official website. It's a QR Code scanner and you will need to copy the link or text you want and generate the QR code using online QR code generator.

QR code of my blog.

Lunch the ZXing app on your phone and it will automatically read the code.

Now you may wonder how to pull links from phone to computer. It's quite simple,just download an Opera Mini for your phone and turn on Opera Link feature in settings menu.

Here is some good QR code scanners for other mobile phones.

Barcodes readers for Windows Mobile phones

Barcode readers for iPhone and Symbian phones

Covert videos to Android phones...

2011-07-07T20:56:00.001+03:00

Well this method works for all mobile phones and portable media players (PMP).

One of the best free converters I found without ads or junk after install is Format Factory .
The best things I love about it that I can rip whole DVD into single file and the lets you to pickup
language for audio and subtitles. Also it can convert download Youtube videos into MP3.

Start the program and from left menu click on Video bar. Select All to mobile.

From the models list I selected Google phone and 480x320 resolution since my mobile has HVGA resolution. To find out your screen size you can check your phone model at manufacturer website or PDAdb.net and GSMArena.com .

If you have large SD card sure you pick a better sound quality when default.

Press OK.

In the new dialog select the files you want to convert and press OK.

In the main window press start button and have a coffee while you will get all your videos converted.

And press the "Output folder" if it doesn't popup for you and simply copy all the videos into your phone

using PC suite or WiFi.

How to convert DVD into mobile video?

From the main window select the "DVD to Video file"

Make sure to check Youtube for detailed tutorials about Format Factory.

As alternative you can FreeMake Video Converter. It requires .NET Framework 4 . Make sure to check their "How to" section with lots of video tutorials.

Battle City - Free Remakes

2011-07-07T20:13:00.001+03:00

Battle City or Missile Tank 1991 was one the first video games I played. It was coming in with NES/Famicom console clone bundle. Simple game play was pretty addicting and one the best feature in two players mode.
You can watch the video from orginal game.

Anyways after more than 15 years I decided to take a look at PC version of this game and I was really satisfied with games I found. All games are free and full versions.

Tank Commander - A one of the best remakes with great effects and graphics. Has a two players mode and includes 4 different zones and about 40 levels.

Battle Rush - A 3D clone of Battle City with simply graphics and two players mode. Too bad there is not much levels to play.

Diamond Fighters - A remake for Linux and comes with 30 levels.

Combatant Area - A simple 2D remake with new graphics and two players support.

Battle City X - Really nice clone with original graphics and power-ups. Includes lots of additional levels in
addition to all original levels.

Battle City Tanks - Original game made in Python. You will need to download PyGame and Python to able to play it.

Normal Tanks - A game with nice 3D rendered sprites and single player game mode. Great action packed game. Wacth the gameplay

Post in comments if you find some more :)

Online 8-bit sounds generator

2011-07-07T19:23:00.000+03:00

There is one little great tool that generates 8-bit video games like sound effects. You can generate tons of random sounds like coin pickup from Super Mario Bros. or explosion sound from Galaga game.

Today I randomly found this little app ported into Flash so you can generate all the sounds online. It's free for any use including commercial titles. It will come handy in making old school retro games.

Check it now!
http://www.superflashbros.net/as3sfxr/

I hope there is more tools like this. :)

Phone as FM tuner for laptop

2011-07-04T23:07:00.000+03:00

Since USB FM tuners for laptops and desktop computers aren't very cheap you can make an alternative just for
0.99$. All you will need is:

Phone with FM radio,iPod,MP3 Player or basic FM radio with 3.5" audio jack
3.5" to 3.5" audio cable.

Connect one jack into phone 3.5" port and another jack into your computers microphone port. Most times it's a colored in pink or has a little microphone icon near. Turn on the FM radio on your phone and unmute the Microphone in the Volume control. On my Realtek soundcard it is called Pink In in Volume control panel. And that's all! You can now record the music from your favorite radio station or listen to iPod music on your laptop/desktop PC speakers.

Some phones has 2.5" inch headphones port so you will need an additional adapter.