Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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App giveaways roundup for December 26

Submitted by admin on December 27, 2009 – 10:23 amNo Comment

Here’s a few of our recent app giveaways. There’s still time to enter!

4f5f9f47c3mbnail.jpg App giveaways roundup for December 26 Holiday giveaways: NBA apps and prize pack
This giveaway has got it going on: you could win both the League Pass and Game Time apps from the NBA, plus a swag bag full of gear and goodies…
ce0a68cd2dmbnail.jpg App giveaways roundup for December 26 Holiday giveaways: Cellar 2.0 for the wine lover
This one is perfect for your New Year’s Eve party planning: Cellar 2.0, which can help you track the wines you love so much…
6611c13e59mbnail.jpg App giveaways roundup for December 26 Holiday giveaways: Eucalyptus ereader
Can’t figure out what to put on the iPhone or iPod touch you got as a gift? We’ve got the prescription: holiday
giveaways galore! Here’s an app giveaway that will help you catch up on the classics…
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