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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Fifteen lucky TUAW readers will start 2010 with a free copy of Pastebot

Submitted by admin on January 2, 2010 – 3:23 amNo Comment

b30005c16ewesome.jpg Fifteen lucky TUAW readers will start 2010 with a free copy of PastebotIt’s no secret that TUAW bloggers love Pastebot, the new and tasty iPhone / iPod app from Tapbots. Dave Caolo even referred to Pastebot as “his mistress,” and I find that I’m using it constantly to move text and images between my Macs and iPhone.

Well, Tapbots wants you to join in on the goodness, so we’re going to have a quick giveaway here at TUAW. We have 15 Pastebot promo codes to hand out, and you can enter the giveaway! Here’s the scoop:

  • Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
  • To enter leave a comment telling us how Pastebot will help you keep a New Year’s resolution.
  • The comment must be left before Saturday, January 2, 2009, 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • Fifteen winners will be selected in a random drawing.
  • Prizes: Promo Code for one copy of Pastebot (Value: US$2.99)
  • Click Here for complete Official Rules.

If you didn’t read my review of Pastebot last month, be sure to read up on the features of this unique and useful utility.

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