John Cooney (@jmtb02) / X

John Cooney

6,482 posts

John Cooney

@jmtb02

BlueSky: bit.ly/jmtb02 This account is not posting but is kept live for history Wonderful Elephant Former CEO of Armor Games - Flash Dev - He/him

Davis, CA

Joined December 2007

Pinned
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Feb 27
devout followers! ...we left Jan 1 2025 for bluer skies, you can find us via bit.ly/jmtb02 ...we're making a new Steam game you're missing out on ...this platform isn't getting better :(. If it was we'd come back
John Cooney (jmtb02) (@john.wonderfulelephant.com)
From bsky.app
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Oct 27, 2023
ten years ago I was randomly DM'd by Nintendo to go to a hotel lobby for a secret event and ended up playing Super Mario 3D World with Reggie. To this day I have no clue why I was selected but it was amazing
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Sep 13, 2023
why are veteran Flash devs saying "oh god not again?" In 2012 Adobe announced a 9% fee on net revenue (over $50k) for using hardware acceleration + other modern features (especially those geared towards console/PC development) Many flash devs made the move to Unity
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Jan 12, 2022
Armor Games is moving permanently to a four-day workweek after a 3 month trial. After our latest survey 87.5% of employees were ready to implement the workweek permanently. 100% of employees felt their productivity was the same (or better) than a 5-day workweek.
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Nov 3, 2021
At Armor Games we're extending the 4-day workweek trial to Dec 31 based on early positive results and the team unanimously requesting to continue our trial (or implement permanently). Here's more of what we've found so far (/8🧵): #indiedev
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Jun 22, 2023
I was curious and now I'm not sure
00:00
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Dec 10, 2020
Hey all, Flash content will still find life beyond the end of the official Flash Player, and alternatives to preserve and make that content work (even in-browser!) are here, albeit still developing! A thread:
John Cooney
@jmtb02
May 9, 2023
A GAME ANNOUNCEMENT‽ The Elephant Collection is a decalogy of my remastered blue elephant games, brimming with chaotic energy and metagaming, coming to PC Platforms! It's happening! WISHLIST 🐘 #ElephantCollection
00:00
The Elephant Collection
From steampowered.com
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Nov 3, 2021
At Armor Games we're extending the 4-day workweek trial to Dec 31 based on early positive results and the team unanimously requesting to continue our trial (or implement permanently). Here's more of what we've found so far (/8🧵): #indiedev
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Oct 28, 2023
Replying to @jmtb02
there were cupcakes too
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Jun 12, 2023
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Dec 25, 2022
I spent Dec 24 installing updates on my daughter's first game console. I installed games I worked on and from friends in the industry She unwrapped her Switch and was immediately into it. She ended her first half-hour asking, "how do I make games?" Games are so wonderful
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Dec 31, 2020
The game industry would be better if we successfully replaced the Flash games ecosystem: - Lower barriers, tools accessible to all skill levels - Free games made in days/months (not years/decades) - Sponsorships/ads to pay devs - Awesome player communities - Low/no marketing
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Sep 20, 2021
I have some exciting news to (finally) share, I am the new CEO of Armor Games!
GIF
John Cooney
@jmtb02
Nov 6, 2023
The Elephant Collection is NOW AVAILABLE! 🎉 Ten classic Blue Elephant games remastered into one colossal package. Achievement Unlocked, This is the Only Level, + more! Buy on: 🐘 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2274110?ut… 🐘 GOG: gog.com/en/game/the_el… 🐘 Itch: armor-games-studios.itch.io/the-elephant-c…
00:00