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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Stanley LED Torch Watch is a flashlight strapped to your wrist

Submitted by admin on December 30, 2009 – 6:52 pmNo Comment

a527b130c130803.jpg Stanley LED Torch Watch is a flashlight strapped to your wrist

And you thought G-Shock watches were bulky — check out this Stanley LED torch (flashlights to us Yanks) watch. All told, it’s a rather lackluster digital watch, but with a twist: it’s got a small flashlight on it. We can’t imagine that it’s powerful enough to guide you through a dark forest, but if you need a quick spot while you’re working with tools, maybe you would get some mileage out of this thing.

At $58, it’s not necessarily expensive for a good flashlight or a watch, though it’s a bit too much for us to plunk down for a gadget that doesn’t replace either in a spectacular fashion.

Brando, via Coolest-Gadgets

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