Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)

#1

Post by daleharvey » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 2:52 PM UTC

Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)
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Re: Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)

#2

Post by charliepark » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:05 PM UTC

Well done. Have you considered submitting this to the 10K contest? (http://10k.aneventapart.com/)

Re: Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)

#3

Post by zavulon » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:08 PM UTC

You need to tweak the speed - this is completely unplayable on my Macbook with 4GB of RAM and an SSD hard drive. Copter crashes in a second before I can do anything. But looks cool!

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#4

Post by frou_dh » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:11 PM UTC

I got a version of this helicopter game for my iPhone (iCopter) over a year ago and I still play it. It's mysteriously addictive.

Re: Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)

#5

Post by parfe » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:12 PM UTC

zavulon wrote: post #3

You need to tweak the speed - this is completely unplayable on my Macbook with 4GB of RAM and an SSD hard drive. Copter crashes in a second before I can do anything. But looks cool!

You click and hold the mouse button to gain altitude

You release to descend.

Sounds like you aren't using the controls correctly. My first time up I just clicked once and my copter fells to a speedy death.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:13 PM UTC

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Post by zavulon » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:15 PM UTC

parfe wrote: post #5

zavulon wrote: post #3

You need to tweak the speed - this is completely unplayable on my Macbook with 4GB of RAM and an SSD hard drive. Copter crashes in a second before I can do anything. But looks cool!

You click and hold the mouse button to gain altitude You release to descend. Sounds like you aren't using the controls correctly. My first time up I just clicked once and my copter fells to a speedy death.

I realize that, that's what I've been doing. Maybe I'm just slow, and don't like action games.. the only games I've ever really liked are turn-based RPGs, strategy, and adventure.. so I'm probably not the target audience for this anyway.

Re: Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)

#8

Post by daleharvey » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:16 PM UTC

charliepark wrote: post #2

Well done. Have you considered submitting this to the 10K contest? ( http://10k.aneventapart.com/ )

Thanks I hadnt noticed that contest, It should certainly be able to squeeze into 10k

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#9

Post by btw0 » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:21 PM UTC

Shameless plug: also check out my "floor" game, it's written in processing.js.

http://nuwa.madk.org/game/floor.html

Re: Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc)

#10

Post by daleharvey » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:22 PM UTC

zavulon wrote: post #3

You need to tweak the speed - this is completely unplayable on my Macbook with 4GB of RAM and an SSD hard drive. Copter crashes in a second before I can do anything. But looks cool!

thats strange, its a fixed and low framerate and it isnt maxing any cpu so it shouldnt really get any faster on a faster machine.

I have been told between this and pacman that I make the games a little fast, but I do like them on the fast side.