Hey everyone. I just put that newsletter form on the site so that I could let you all know about the status of the flash game and site. I’m using Aweber.com which is a really cool site that does newsletters… taking hanafuda.com to the masses. =P

I’ve also gotten my good buddy Chris to help do some art for the site and game based off of the hanafuda cards. I’m really excited. He is an amazing artist. Check out his site at http://www.freshdesigner.com . Oh, I’m also going to prob create a zazzle or cafepress store with the art, so if there are any designs you would like to see first, drop a note in the comment area!

Cheers.

-Kyle

Moving forward with game design and implementation. Going to use Flash CS3 + Actionscript 3.  It will be the fastest to get up and running, and there is some cool stuff with Actionscript 3 that will make it easier to do.

-Kyle

I’ve debated coding a game in Flash vs. Java.  Right now, I’m considering flash only because I’ve always wanted to learn flash.  Also, the use of flash is pretty widespread.  Java, on the other hand, is a better programming language and it is harder for people to steal the code.

Not that new, but I scanned and added the pictures of the cards along with the Japanese name and English translation of the flower.