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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Some Sunday deals for your perusal

Submitted by admin on December 27, 2009 – 3:32 pmNo Comment

9635e50062eygrab.jpg Some Sunday deals for your perusalDidn’t get what you wanted over the holidays? Still have a little money left in the bank? Here’s a handful of enticing deals for some lazy Sunday shopping.

- Refurbished 2GB Sansa Fuze for $23 (Woot.com)

- Xbox 360 Arcade for $179 (Amazon via dealnews)

- New Super Mario Bros. Wii for $40 (Best Buy via FatWallet)

- Spaceballs Blu-ray for $9 (JR.com via dealnews)

- Xbox Live points 10% off (Amazon via FatWallet)

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 for $39 (Target via dealspl.us)

- Free Blu-ray player with 42- or 46-inch Insignia HDTV purchase (Best Buy via dealnews)

 Some Sunday deals for your perusal

 Some Sunday deals for your perusal

 Some Sunday deals for your perusal  Some Sunday deals for your perusal  Some Sunday deals for your perusal

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