Everything old is new again, and retro games are more popular than ever. Bolstered by nostalgia and the abundance of casual and arcade-style games on iOS and...

In this tutorial we'll make a reusable countdown timer with a dynamic target date that can be set via XML. We'll animate the numbers flipping down in the...

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This tutorial was first published in February,...

In this tutorial I'll show you how to use AS3's PaletteMap feature to create a character customization interface for your next game.

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This tutorial was first published a year ago in...

In this Quick Tip I'll show you how to use Config Constants to compile different debug and release versions of your code, so you can easily switch between them.

In this tutorial we'll be creating a text system similar to what you see in a lot of role-playing games. Our class will dynamically display an icon for the...

In this tutorial you'll learn how to separate an image's three different color channels to create an RGB shift effect. I'll also show you some graphics...