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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Wii Classic Controller Pro coming to the US this April

Submitted by admin on January 25, 2010 – 1:13 pmNo Comment

c329d4710f32678.jpg Wii Classic Controller Pro coming to the US this April

Japan’s been enjoying the new-and-improved Wii Classic Controller Pro for some time now, but us Yanks are finally getting our chance to grab one come April. This upgraded version of the standard Classic Controller plus into a Wiimote, just like the old version, but it also features two extra shoulder buttons and a new set of grips for more comfortable marathon gaming.

It’ll set you back $20, or you can get it bundled with Monster Hunter Tri.

Via Gizmodo

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