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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Gateway Valentino Rossi VR46-H22 Notebook On April 23rd In Japan

Submitted by admin on April 16, 2010 – 4:56 amNo Comment

db4a2e41a4tebook.jpg Gateway Valentino Rossi VR46 H22 Notebook On April 23rd In Japan

Most of you who are into motorsports will know Valentino Rossi, and the new Gateway notebook would be something that Rossi fans would want to purchase. The unique-looking graphics design on the lid was done by Aldo Dorudi, the same person who did the graphics design for Rossi’s helmet. It’s a limited edition model and will be going for 60,000 Yen ($646) in Japan from April 23rd. Specifications include:

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