Isotope 244 is a

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, based in the US. It was founded by James Bryant in 1999. Isotope 244 is best known for developing retro remakes and

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genres for both desktop and mobile devices. Isotope 244 was also a leading developer of 3D

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s in the early 2000s. The company received several mentions for its

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and

games, above all on portable platforms. James also goes by the username "Rasterman" on stack exchange and moddb.

History

''Atomic Cannon Pocket'' is a

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game for the

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. It was the top selling game on

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for several months and won several awards including

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's Editors Choice,

Champion Award, Best PDA Ground Game, and winner of the Pocket PC Magazine 2005 Best Game Award. Isotope 244's game '' Land Air Sea Warfare'' received positive reviews and was selected by

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as the first

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Game of the Week.

Games

* '' Atomic Cannon'' (2003) * ''Acky's XP Breakout'' (2004) * '' Atomic Battle Dragons'' (2006) * '' Machines at War'' (2007) * '' Land Air Sea Warfare'' (2010)''Land Air Sea Warfare'' on GameSpot
/ref> * '' Machines at War 3'' (2012)

3D screensavers

* ''Sliders'' (1999) * ''Desktop Destroyer'' (1999) * ''Liquid Desktop'' (1999) * ''Picture Cube 3D'' (2000) * ''Snowflake 3D'' (2000) * ''Static TV'' (2001) * ''Real 3D Matrix'' (2003) * ''Simple Life'' (2004) * ''Tropical Island Escape'' (2006)

References

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