Helicopter Game using HTML5 (Canvas / font-face etc) • Hacker News Board

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

#11

Post by chunkyslink » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:26 PM UTC

Great game and great code.

daleharvey - your javascript is a pleasure to read sir. I'm trying to learn js/canvas more and its good quality stuff like this that really helps.

Well done.

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

#12

Post by Keyframe » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:30 PM UTC

Never thought I'd say this so soon, but this HTML5 game is too fast. Great game/code though. Now we need a 3D tunnel version.

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

#13

Post by stuaxo » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:35 PM UTC

Holy fuck, that is difficult, played for a little bit and got 366.

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

#14

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:46 PM UTC

stuaxo wrote: post #13

Holy fuck, that is difficult, played for a little bit and got 366.

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

#15

Post by eru » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:53 PM UTC

stuaxo wrote: post #13

Holy fuck, that is difficult, played for a little bit and got 366.

I got something similar, too. (Then I tried again and got something slightly over 800m. The tunnel is getting smaller.)

If you like the concept, you should also have a look at Canabalt (http://adamatomic.com/canabalt/).

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

#16

Post by phreeza » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 3:58 PM UTC

I remember playing a game like this back in 2001 on my Palm. I think it was called SFCave. Very addictive.

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

#17

Post by daleharvey » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 4:04 PM UTC

chunkyslink wrote: post #11

Great game and great code. daleharvey - your javascript is a pleasure to read sir. I'm trying to learn js/canvas more and its good quality stuff like this that really helps. Well done.

Thanks that is really nice to hear.

I have spent a long time writing some really big applications with javascript and still find it such a strange language, every time I think I have found "the style" I hit a reason why I shouldnt be doing it that way, luckily its really fun at the same time.

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

#18

Post by spoiledtechie » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 4:15 PM UTC

what are the keys? it didn't seem to work with the arrows???

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

#19

Post by adammichaelc » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 4:18 PM UTC

spoiledtechie wrote: post #18

what are the keys? it didn't seem to work with the arrows???

Enter

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

#20

Post by jokermatt999 » Thu, Aug 05, 2010, 4:21 PM UTC

frou_dh wrote: post #4

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.

The version I found for Android is called ThrottleCopter, if anyone else wants to destroy their productivity. It appears to be a fairly faithful port of the common flash version I've seen (blue helicopter, green cave), although with better hit detection. My best so far is 23470.