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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Mac Developer License Drops To $99 A Year

Submitted by admin on March 4, 2010 – 10:31 pmNo Comment

98cd611b23rogram.jpg Mac Developer License Drops To $99 A Year

If you’re a Mac developer, Apple has some rather good news for you, as the fruity company has lowered its Mac developer license price to $99, which is a steep drop from the original entry point of $499. There is a downside to this though, as Mac hardware discounts are notably missing, though it’s probably a valid argument that the $400 price drop is also a discount. While this is good news for the developers, is there anything in it for the end user? It’s a long (very long) shot, but some parties are speculating that Apple might be considering an App Store for Mac. Considering the incredible success Apple has had with the App Store on the iPhone, it wouldn’t be too far fetched to think that Apple might just want to do the same for its Macs. What do you think?

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