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Game from 1961 now in HTML5
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Game from 1961 now in HTML5

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Game from 1961 now in HTML5


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Richard Harris Richard Harris

If you can believe your eyes here is some brilliant programming from 1961 replicated in an HTML5 web app.

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*     M E M O    *

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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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