Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
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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 showery and flowery

Submitted by admin on April 3, 2010 – 11:00 pmNo Comment

decf9203b0ogo580.jpg Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is showery and flowery

If April showers bring May flowers, what will the next month bring to us, considering the first tenth of April has brought us nothing but sunshine and blue skies? The answer is, of course, ghosts. We’re going to be dealing with an inordinate amount of spectral visages next month, so we suggest taking the necessary precautions right now. (We’re just kidding, of course. There’s nothing you can do about ghosts.)

Below are our seven favorite gaming-centric webcomics from this past week. Vote for your favorite in the poll posted after the jump, and tell us which notable strips we may have missed in the comments section!

Friends, Romans, Countrymen (Penny Arcade)
Even The Great Lakes Avengers Said No (Of Noobs and Men)
Have Them Do It (Monday Night Crew)
Flatland (xkcd)
The Pokemon Effect (Awkward Zombie)
Phenomenal Cosmic Power (Virtual Shackles)
Relics (Brawl in the Family)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: April 3, 2010

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