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Missile Command in less than 1k of JavaScript

86 points by michalmarko 16y ago

user24 16y ago
The whole of the js1k contest has been fascinating to watch. Some truly amazing demos. Some of my favorites so far: 3d terrain: http://js1k.com/demo/448 http://js1k.com/demo/448 pulsing beams: http://js1k.com/demo/171 http://js1k.com/demo/171 heatmap: http://js1k.com/demo/156 http://js1k.com/demo/156 DOM3d: http://js1k.com/demo/326 http://js1k.com/demo/326 What I really like are the tweet-sized entries though. So much so in fact that I'm donating a copy of JS:TGP as a prize for the best <=140 byte entry :) Here are my entries to date: http://www.puremango.co.uk/2010/08/some-tweetable-js1k-demos/ http://www.puremango.co.uk/2010/08/some-tweetable-js1k-demos...
wlievens 16y ago
I made a neat roguelike in JS last week but couldn't fit it in under 4K :(
- tome 16y ago
  I made a truly marvelous proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in Javascript. 1k is too small to contain it.
  - wlievens 16y ago
    That's the most multi-layered comment I've ever read. I'm not sure how to respond :-) I've brought it down to 3.24k in the meanwhile. Maybe I'll get there eventually!
  - hitonagashi 16y ago
    window.location='http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559 http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559; 1k?
    - tome 16y ago
      If you allow that kind of thing I can make some excellent games in a few bytes of Javascript!
      - wlievens 16y ago
        I bet you can't make Duke Nukem Forever in JS that way.
    - user24 16y ago
      even shorter: location='http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559 http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559 ;)
- wlievens 16y ago
  Update: I'm down to 2.85K. I might just get there.
  - user24 16y ago
    have you passed it through jsmin and/or closure compiler? You must be able to get it into a 'k ;) <poke>
    - wlievens 16y ago
      The 2.85K is after Closure :-/
arethuza 16y ago
The real life US missile defense systems was pretty awesome - particularly the Sprint missile (0 to Mach 10 in 5 seconds!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_%28missile%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_%28missile%29 Video of a Sprint intercepting a RV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZV464z9g8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZV464z9g8
- jsvaughan 16y ago
  Incredible.
dkersten 16y ago
Some pretty impressive demos there and I like the HTML5 buzz too, but, as much as I dislike Flash, its still a bazillion times faster on most browsers at the moment. It'll get there in time though.
- simon_kun 16y ago
  You may like these AS3/Browser JS benchmarks: http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/712 http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/712
  - arethuza 16y ago
    Those tests don't seem to include anything graphical - Flash has a lot of higher level graphics stuff that you would have to implement yourself if you were using Canvas.
bd 16y ago
It was recently updated (colors and anti-missile-spam feature): http://js1k.com/demo/670 http://js1k.com/demo/670 Also cool to see other HNers participating (I made two 1K demos and one tweet). Some of my favorites (not mentioned yet): Wobbling tunnel: http://js1k.com/demo/15 http://js1k.com/demo/15 Quaternion Julia raymarcher: http://js1k.com/demo/49 http://js1k.com/demo/49 Twister: http://js1k.com/demo/213 http://js1k.com/demo/213 3d snowman: http://js1k.com/demo/224 http://js1k.com/demo/224 Hypnotic patterns: http://js1k.com/demo/266 http://js1k.com/demo/266 Cute cartoonish platformer: http://js1k.com/demo/635 http://js1k.com/demo/635
ck2 16y ago
I miss the dew-dew-dew-dew sounds, lol.
konad 16y ago
Not Quite Missile Command :) I know it pretty well as I'm friends with Bill Carlton - the guy that's tried to beat the Missile Command high score a few times. The game isn't as straight forward as you might think, there's a game crashing bug for instance which has burned Bill twice now at 40 hours+ http://www.highscoremovie.com/ http://www.highscoremovie.com/ Watching Missile Command is pretty fascinating. I watched Bill's last attempt live as it streamed it on Justin.tv

86 points by michalmarko 16y ago

The whole of the js1k contest has been fascinating to watch. Some truly amazing demos. Some of my favorites so far: 3d terrain: http://js1k.com/demo/448 http://js1k.com/demo/448 pulsing beams: http://js1k.com/demo/171 http://js1k.com/demo/171 heatmap: http://js1k.com/demo/156 http://js1k.com/demo/156 DOM3d: http://js1k.com/demo/326 http://js1k.com/demo/326 What I really like are the tweet-sized entries though. So much so in fact that I'm donating a copy of JS:TGP as a prize for the best <=140 byte entry :) Here are my entries to date: http://www.puremango.co.uk/2010/08/some-tweetable-js1k-demos/ http://www.puremango.co.uk/2010/08/some-tweetable-js1k-demos...

wlievens 16y ago

I made a neat roguelike in JS last week but couldn't fit it in under 4K :(

tome 16y ago
I made a truly marvelous proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in Javascript. 1k is too small to contain it.
- wlievens 16y ago
  That's the most multi-layered comment I've ever read. I'm not sure how to respond :-) I've brought it down to 3.24k in the meanwhile. Maybe I'll get there eventually!
- hitonagashi 16y ago
  window.location='http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559 http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559; 1k?
  - tome 16y ago
    If you allow that kind of thing I can make some excellent games in a few bytes of Javascript!
    - wlievens 16y ago
      I bet you can't make Duke Nukem Forever in JS that way.
  - user24 16y ago
    even shorter: location='http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559 http://www.jstor.org/pss/2118559 ;)
wlievens 16y ago
Update: I'm down to 2.85K. I might just get there.
- user24 16y ago
  have you passed it through jsmin and/or closure compiler? You must be able to get it into a 'k ;) <poke>
  - wlievens 16y ago
    The 2.85K is after Closure :-/

arethuza 16y ago

The real life US missile defense systems was pretty awesome - particularly the Sprint missile (0 to Mach 10 in 5 seconds!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_%28missile%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_%28missile%29 Video of a Sprint intercepting a RV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZV464z9g8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZV464z9g8

jsvaughan 16y ago
Incredible.

dkersten 16y ago

Some pretty impressive demos there and I like the HTML5 buzz too, but, as much as I dislike Flash, its still a bazillion times faster on most browsers at the moment. It'll get there in time though.

simon_kun 16y ago
You may like these AS3/Browser JS benchmarks: http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/712 http://jacksondunstan.com/articles/712
- arethuza 16y ago
  Those tests don't seem to include anything graphical - Flash has a lot of higher level graphics stuff that you would have to implement yourself if you were using Canvas.

bd 16y ago

It was recently updated (colors and anti-missile-spam feature): http://js1k.com/demo/670 http://js1k.com/demo/670 Also cool to see other HNers participating (I made two 1K demos and one tweet). Some of my favorites (not mentioned yet): Wobbling tunnel: http://js1k.com/demo/15 http://js1k.com/demo/15 Quaternion Julia raymarcher: http://js1k.com/demo/49 http://js1k.com/demo/49 Twister: http://js1k.com/demo/213 http://js1k.com/demo/213 3d snowman: http://js1k.com/demo/224 http://js1k.com/demo/224 Hypnotic patterns: http://js1k.com/demo/266 http://js1k.com/demo/266 Cute cartoonish platformer: http://js1k.com/demo/635 http://js1k.com/demo/635

ck2 16y ago

I miss the dew-dew-dew-dew sounds, lol.

konad 16y ago

Not Quite Missile Command :) I know it pretty well as I'm friends with Bill Carlton - the guy that's tried to beat the Missile Command high score a few times. The game isn't as straight forward as you might think, there's a game crashing bug for instance which has burned Bill twice now at 40 hours+ http://www.highscoremovie.com/ http://www.highscoremovie.com/ Watching Missile Command is pretty fascinating. I watched Bill's last attempt live as it streamed it on Justin.tv