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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For the weekend: Every iPad parody we could find

Submitted by admin on January 29, 2010 – 7:31 pmNo Comment

It’s been a big week for the gadget world. But it’s been an even bigger one for the gadget-parody world. The iPad has inspired unprecedented ridicule worldwide, even for an Apple product. This level of derision is usually reserved for something with the word “Zune” somewhere in its name.

Continue reading for every graphic, video and feminine-hygiene joke we could find about the iPad. Feel free to add any we missed in the comments.

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