Retro Affect turns 1!

Posted by Peter Jones on April 1st, 2010 in Contests

Today marks Retro Affect's our year anniversary and to celebrate, we're giving things away!

Anyone who comments on this post, retweets our birthday tweet, or 'likes' our birthday Facebook post is entered to win one of 15 brand new Snapshot Art Cards. That's up to three entries per person! Keep in mind, this never-before-seen Art Card is also a raffle ticket to bigger prizes down the road. So the more you get, the better.

Contest ends at 11:59PM PST tonight.

one year ago! (not the art card)

I can't believe it's been a year. The amount of support we've received from everyone is incredible and we're even more excited to develop Snapshot than ever before. Make sure you check out our new screenshot and come back often for more screenshots and even some videos down the road. Just think of what will happen by our next birthday...

Wall of Game: Sid Meier

Posted by Peter Jones on March 18th, 2010 in General

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We joked around about starting a Wall of Game after last E3 when we met two famous designers by coincidence. Both times we were in our prestiges Retro Affect apparel and managed to snap a photo with each. Who would have thought it would happen again? Well, last week the stars aligned and I had the chance to meet and speak with Sid Meier!

Famous for his Civilization series, Sid Meier is one of the most prolific game designers. Gamespot even named him the most influential person in computer gaming in 1996. He's famous for his dedication to strictly gameplay, with graphics as existing to support it. More recently, he reshaped the Civilization franchise, innovating an already successful game. Personally, I cannot wait for the release of Civilization V and I know I'm not alone.

It was great meeting him; he's an incredibly kind and patient person. After I geeked out a bit, we actually had a chance to talk for a minute or two about Snapshot. Whether or not he was humoring me is irrelevant. Once he heard the Snapshot pitch, he said that it's "really innovative," which is definitely going on the box art.

Box art may change during development.

The Grand Canyon: Winter Edition

Posted by Peter Jones on February 25th, 2010 in General

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Last weekend, I took a little trip to the Grand Canyon. Fun fact: it snows there...a lot. Oh, I knew it was cold in the winter, but over a foot of snow in 24 hours?

Visibility was unfortunately limited to the cliff I was standing on, but for just a moment, they lifted enough to catch a glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the canyon.

Words really can't describe how large (grand if you will) it really is. The low flying clouds along with the stark contrast of white snow and red rock made for some pretty inspirational photographs. I thought I'd share them with anyone looking for either some cloud/mountain/winter/dessert reference, or maybe just an excuse to make the trek out to Arizona. Anyways, enjoy!