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|title=Flash Element TD | | title = Flash Element TD | ||
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|developer=David Scott |
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|designer=David Scott | | designer = David Scott | ||
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⚫ | | released = January 12, 2007 | ||
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'''''Flash Element TD''''' ('''FETD''') is a Flash-based ] of the ] ] created by first-time game designer David Scott in January 2007. The game had been played over 140 million times as of March 2009, <ref name="MOCHI"/>. FETD is available in ] only interface. | |||
'''''Flash Element TD''''' is a ]-based ] ] created by American developer David Scott<!--Q125578251--> and launched in January 2007. The game had been played over 140 million times as of March 2009.<ref name="MOCHI">{{cite news|title=Mochibot statistics|publisher=MochiMedia|url=https://www.mochibot.com/shared/trafficreport.html?key=d9ffe452c77b9358e7e43704ee4e6d6b|accessdate=2009-04-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714105907/https://www.mochibot.com/shared/trafficreport.html?key=d9ffe452c77b9358e7e43704ee4e6d6b|archivedate=2011-07-14}}</ref> | |||
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==Development== | ||
⚫ | David Scott got the inspiration for ''Flash Element TD'' in 2006. He noticed that no one had created a Tower Defense game using ] and only started work on ''Flash Element TD'' as a technical exercise to see if it was possible. The map and name is based on the "Element TD" map created for the ] game '']'' by Brian Powers and Evan Hatampour, David Scott created a much simpler version of the map that could be played using only a browser. The game was launched in January 2007<ref name="START">{{cite news|title=Jay is games review |publisher=JayisGames|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/01/flash_element_td.php}}</ref> and still has growth to this day.<ref name="MOCHI"/> | ||
⚫ | Originally, the game was promoted through the web service ]. It eventually found its way onto several ] sites, four years later can be found on 25,950 sites and has had over 183 million views.<ref name="MOCHI"/> | ||
The game is played on pre defined path of dirt with grass banks either side. The player must prevent a set number of enemies, known in the genre as "creeps," from reaching the exit. This is accomplished by building and upgrading towers that shoot at, damage and kill the enemy creeps before they are able to reach their objective. The player can not change the path of the creeps but must instead select where to place towers, which towers to use and which towers to upgrade to defeat each level. | |||
Next similar game of David Scott: Vector TDx. | |||
The creeps come in waves at set intervals. Each wave of creeps has different characteristics, such as their speed, armour and resistance to certain types of towers. For each wave, the game rotates among the types of creeps. Several times during gameplay, boss waves will appear. These waves consists of just one large creep, that are extremely difficult to defeat. | |||
Every time a player defeats a boss they earn coins which they can spend on increasing the interest you earn on money you have not spent or on unlocking new towers. | |||
The player has a set number of ] that diminishes every time a creep gets through the defenses the player has built and reaches its objective. Upon loss of the last life, the game is over and the player is defeated. | |||
==History== | |||
===Development=== | |||
⚫ | David Scott got the inspiration for ''Flash Element |
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===Distribution=== | |||
⚫ | Originally, the game was promoted through the web service ]. It eventually found its way onto several ] sites, |
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===Updates=== | ===Updates=== | ||
The original release version of the game, version 1.0 was released on |
The original release version of the game, version 1.0 was released on January 12, 2007. New versions were uploaded daily, with the final version released on January 22. ''Flash Element TD'' has not been updated since and still increases in popularity some two years on.<ref name="MOCHI"/> In December 2007, Scott and Paul Preece also created the {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502153832/http://www.casualcollective.com/ |date=2009-05-02 }}, whose flagship game was a multiplayer version of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://novelconcepts.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/its-alive/|accessdate= 2008-08-18|title= It's Alive! | ||
|date= 9 December 2007|publisher= Novel Concepts}}</ref> On January 12, 2008, one year after its release, version 2 was released.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/01/flash_element_tower_defense_2.php|accessdate= 2008-01-12|title= Version 2 released!|publisher= David Scott | |||
In December 2007, Scott and Paul Preece also created the , whose flagship game was a multiplayer version of ].<ref> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url= http://novelconcepts.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/its-alive/ | |||
|accessdate= 2008-08-18 | |||
|title= It's Alive! | |||
|publisher= Novel Concepts | |||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
⚫ | ==Reception== | ||
On the 12th of January 2008, 1 year after its release, version 2 was released.<ref> | |||
''Flash Element TD'' was played by nearly 500,000 users within the first few hours after launch.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.next-gen.biz/news/tower-defense-creators-launch-flash-games-portal | title = Tower Defense Creators Launch Flash Games Portal | publisher = Edge Online | access-date = 2011-10-03 | archive-date = 2011-08-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110829120258/http://www.next-gen.biz/news/tower-defense-creators-launch-flash-games-portal | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was eventually embedded on nearly 12,000 different websites,<ref name=CNET>{{cite web | url = http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10100740-2.html | title = Next level: Tower Defense creators build new game company | publisher = CNET }}</ref> and downloaded more than 140 million times by the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21102 | publisher = GamaSutra | title = Interview: Flash Tower Defense Creators On VC Deal, Social Gaming Site }}</ref> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url= http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/01/flash_element_tower_defense_2.php | |||
|accessdate= 2008-01-12 | |||
|title= Version 2 released! | |||
|publisher= ] | |||
}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | == |
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Flash Element TD was played by nearly 500,000 users within the first few hours after launch.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.edge-online.com/news/tower-defense-creators-launch-flash-games-portal | title =Tower Defense Creators Launch Flash Games Portal | publisher = Edge Online }}</ref> It was eventually embedded on nearly 12,000 different websites,<ref name=CNET/> and downloaded more than 140 million times by the end of 2008.<Ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21102 | publisher = GamaSutra | title = Interview: Flash Tower Defense Creators On VC Deal, Social Gaming Site }}</ref> This turned David Scott into a major name in the casual gaming world, and allowed him to launch a casual gaming website called ] with the creator of ].<ref name=CNET>{{cite web | url = http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10100740-2.html | title = Next level: Tower Defense creators build new game company | publisher = CNET }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87572 | title = | |||
Desktop Tower Defense Devs Release Four New Games | publisher = Escapist }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name="MOCHI">{{cite news|title=Mochibot statistics|publisher=MochiMedia|url=https://www.mochibot.com/shared/trafficreport.html?key=d9ffe452c77b9358e7e43704ee4e6d6b|accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="START">{{cite news|title=Jay is games review|publisher=JayisGames|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/01/flash_element_td.php}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 26 December 2024
2007 video game 2007 video gameFlash Element TD | |
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Developer(s) | David Scott |
Designer(s) | David Scott |
Platform(s) | Adobe Flash |
Release | January 12, 2007 |
Genre(s) | Tower defense |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Flash Element TD is a Flash-based tower defense browser game created by American developer David Scott and launched in January 2007. The game had been played over 140 million times as of March 2009.
Development
David Scott got the inspiration for Flash Element TD in 2006. He noticed that no one had created a Tower Defense game using Macromedia Flash and only started work on Flash Element TD as a technical exercise to see if it was possible. The map and name is based on the "Element TD" map created for the real-time strategy game Warcraft III by Brian Powers and Evan Hatampour, David Scott created a much simpler version of the map that could be played using only a browser. The game was launched in January 2007 and still has growth to this day.
Originally, the game was promoted through the web service StumbleUpon. It eventually found its way onto several Flash game sites, four years later can be found on 25,950 sites and has had over 183 million views.
Next similar game of David Scott: Vector TDx.
Updates
The original release version of the game, version 1.0 was released on January 12, 2007. New versions were uploaded daily, with the final version released on January 22. Flash Element TD has not been updated since and still increases in popularity some two years on. In December 2007, Scott and Paul Preece also created the Casual Collective Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, whose flagship game was a multiplayer version of Desktop Tower Defense. On January 12, 2008, one year after its release, version 2 was released.
Reception
Flash Element TD was played by nearly 500,000 users within the first few hours after launch. It was eventually embedded on nearly 12,000 different websites, and downloaded more than 140 million times by the end of 2008.
References
- ^ "Mochibot statistics". MochiMedia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- "Jay is games review". JayisGames.
- "It's Alive!". Novel Concepts. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- "Version 2 released!". David Scott. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- "Tower Defense Creators Launch Flash Games Portal". Edge Online. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- "Next level: Tower Defense creators build new game company". CNET.
- "Interview: Flash Tower Defense Creators On VC Deal, Social Gaming Site". GamaSutra.
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