Gamedev.js Weekly #182

Articles

SEGA is releasing all its classic games on iPhone and Android for free
Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon and Phantasy Star II are all now available for free.
Jack Lowe at Huh Magazine

Tech companies: these are the perks (and benefits) I want
I don’t care about video games, NERF guns, or kegs in the kitchen.
Tara Hackley at Hackernoon

Q&A: inside the 22-years-late release of Star Fox 2
Star Fox 2 was a sci-fi rail shooter initially scheduled to release in 1995 for the Super Nintendo console.
Jon Irwin at Gamasutra

Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I’ve automated my job?
There might be amendments to the spec and corresponding though email, but overall, I spend probably 1-2 hours per week on my job for which I am getting a full time wage.
Etherable at The Workplace

Exciting news: Kongregate will be joining the MTG family
Kongregate is being purchased by Modern Times Group, a Swedish-based entertainment company.
Emily Greer at Kongregate developers blog

Tutorials

HTML5 “Down the Mountain” prototype updated to Phaser CE 2.8.1 adding tap controls and smoother player movement
Run down the mountain by tapping to the left or right half on the vancas, see how the mountain scrolls and how higher mountain blocks are removed from the game.
Emanuele Feronato's blog

Use Vue, Vuex, Immutable to code Tetris
I use Vue to code it, my idea is to think of components and methods as functions, to ensure that an input gets a determined output, and use Vuex instead of Redux.
Binaryify at GitHub

Resources

Talented web artists exhibit code-driven art

Grid Critters - master CSS layout, save the critters

Demos

Crossy Penguin in a shader

An endless hike on a tiny world

Curious squid

Games

Red Bull Soapbox Racer