Game from 1961 now in HTML5
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Richard Harris |
If you can believe your eyes here is some brilliant programming from 1961 replicated in an HTML5 web app.
Read more: http://www.masswerk.at/spacewar/index.html
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ONCE AGAIN:
PLAYING "SPACEWAR!" DURING REGULAR OPERATIONS IS POSITIVELY PROHIBITED!
AS YOU ALL PRETTY WELL KNOW, REGULAR OPERATION HOURS ARE FROM 0 AM TO 12 PM ("24/7")!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLAYING "SPACEWAR!":
PLAYER 1:
A ... TURN LEFT
D ... TURN RIGHT
S ... THRUST
W ... FIRE
PLAYER 2:
J ... TURN LEFT
L ... TURN RIGHT
K ... THRUST
I ... FIRE
PRESS 'LEFT' AND 'RIGHT' TOGETHER FOR CLOAK/HYPER-SPACE.
SIGNED
HEAD OF THE COMPUTER DEPARTMENT
Read more: http://www.masswerk.at/spacewar/index.html
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