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Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by supersparrow » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 7:59 PM UTC

Animats wrote: post #9

But you have to install Node.js to run this "in the browser"? Why isn't this just a web page?

It could be a webpage but the developer would have to host it on a server somewhere (which would cost something). With the instructions to run it on the GitHub page, you are effectively running a server which is hosting the game.

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by lamer3 » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:02 PM UTC

Reminds me the Adobe Shockwave games

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by halter73 » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:04 PM UTC

Animats wrote: post #9

But you have to install Node.js to run this "in the browser"? Why isn't this just a web page?

There's a link at the top of the README to https://0x00eb.itch.io/tux-racer where you can play it without needing to host it yourself.

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by protonbob » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:13 PM UTC

lelanthran wrote: post #5

jadamson wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

TORCS? https://sourceforge.net/projects/torcs/

Not the same one; I remember it only had one car (red one, Mitsubishi maybe) and one track. Very much a WIP.

I remember this game as well. I wish I could remember the exact name.

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by wavemode » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:28 PM UTC

Hearing that song again after almost 20 years made my day

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by protonbob » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:33 PM UTC

lelanthran wrote: post #5

jadamson wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

TORCS? https://sourceforge.net/projects/torcs/

Not the same one; I remember it only had one car (red one, Mitsubishi maybe) and one track. Very much a WIP.

Was it this one? https://sourceforge.net/projects/trigger-rally/

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by pierrec » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:52 PM UTC

boricj wrote: post #7

Impressive work. Maybe it's my memory from 20 years ago playing tricks on me, but to quote Civvie 11: "It's like playing a version of [Extreme Tux Racer] where everything was moved two inches or so to the left."

I also played it back in the day and it seems perfectly accurate to me, at least in terms of control and physics. After a few goes I'm quickly approaching my old personal best on Who Says Penguins Can't Fly. One thing I'll note is that the "best score" display seems to be only based on time, not herrings (which I actually prefer, but I know that's not how you're supposed to play it).

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by lelanthran » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 8:53 PM UTC

protonbob wrote: post #16

lelanthran wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not the same one; I remember it only had one car (red one, Mitsubishi maybe) and one track. Very much a WIP.

Was it this one? https://sourceforge.net/projects/trigger-rally/

Yup :-) Still in the repo. Got a lot more tracks now too.

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by jml7c5 » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 9:01 PM UTC

I wonder if the commercial version of this (from Sunspire Studios) is floating around anywhere. I recall it being even more satisfying to play.

Looks like the author has gone on to have a successful career in game rendering, working on (among other things) Infamous and Ghost of Tsushima.

Re: Tuxracer.js play Tux Racer in the browser

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Post by Bondi_Blue » Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 9:20 PM UTC

If you want to play locally on macOS, here is a build. If it fails to run, it is likely the error "The requested video mode is not available" and can be run if connected to an external monitor (then you can disable fullscreen and launch without an external monitor).

https://drodin.com/extremetuxracer/ https://github.com/drodin/extremetuxracer