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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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is thinking of the iPossibilities

Submitted by admin on January 31, 2010 – 2:04 amNo Comment

9b752da82c880986.jpg Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is thinking of the iPossibilities

There hasn’t been a lot of love from the usual internet channels for Apple’s recently-announced iPad — but we’re actually pretty intrigued by one of the device’s less-advertised strengths: It’d be great for reading webcomics. They’d look magnificent on that big, glossy screen, which auto-orients itself to cater to vertical and horizontal strips. Also, if you get upset after reading a really terrible webcomic, a soothing round of Super Monkey Ball is just a few screen-touches away.

Below are our seven favorite gaming-centric webcomics from this past week. Check them all out, and vote for your favorite after the jump. If there are any notable strips we may have missed out, drop a link in the comments section!

The 214th Amendment Is About Hedgehogs (Dipswitch)
Here’s Your Reality Program (Penny Arcade)
‘Hoy, Small Fry (Brawl in the Family)
Go Fish (2P Start)
First Contact (PvP)
The CoffeeShock (The Legendary Boys of Floyd)
Love in the Age of Dragons (Shyeah)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: January 30, 2010

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