Show HN: MMORPG in 55KB of Javascript

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Post by simple1 » Tue, Nov 19, 2013, 10:27 PM UTC

Show HN: MMORPG in 55KB of Javascript
aberoth.com

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Nov 19, 2013, 10:37 PM UTC

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Post by filipedeschamps » Tue, Nov 19, 2013, 10:54 PM UTC

Amazing!

I'd love to see a port of Out of this World to Javascript.

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Post by fekberg » Tue, Nov 19, 2013, 11:03 PM UTC

Out of curiosity, How much larger would this likely become if you converted this to something 3D using WebGL?

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Post by babuskov » Tue, Nov 19, 2013, 11:14 PM UTC

It seems that this started in 2010:

http://www.aberoth.com/whats_new.php

Comments from other people trying out the game are hilarious:

    - I was alive once... it was awful
    - This is way better than GTA
    - How do I give you my money
    - Which way's the strip club

Re: Show HN: MMORPG in 55KB of Javascript

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Post by simple1 » Tue, Nov 19, 2013, 11:36 PM UTC

babuskov wrote: post #5

It seems that this started in 2010: http://www.aberoth.com/whats_new.php Comments from other people trying out the game are hilarious: - I was alive once... it was awful - This is way better than GTA - How do I give you my money - Which way's the strip club

I first released the game in 2010. There was originally only one small area to run around in, and it was running off my DSL line, so it could only support 5-10 players. Also, the client was only available as a Java applet. Websockets made it possible to create a Javascript client. There is also a mobile version available which includes controls for touch.