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It's unfortunate that they decided to save 2 bytes by using onkeyup instead of onkeydown. That choice makes the game nearly unplayable for me. Compare the versi
by necubi 14y ago
It's unfortunate that they decided to save 2 bytes by using onkeyup instead of onkeydown. That choice makes the game nearly unplayable for me. Compare the version in the demo to the one here: http://micahw.com/tron.html http://micahw.com/tron.html (221 bytes).
In any case, this is really impressive. It's always fun to see the tricks people employ to get these tiny sizes (smaller than this comment!).
- Natsu 14y agoNo wonder the "lag" feels so bad. Also, the area is way too tiny and it needs a way to restart without having to reload the page.
- pgsandstrom 14y agoAlso it needs multiplayer, achievements and a story mode. No, but seriously, this was not a competition in making a playable game, they clearly specify the rules that they have set for themselves.
- indrax 14y agoPerhaps there should be a competitive genre where the goal is not brevity or obfuscation, but being good.
- alastair 14y agoYour version plays so much better, that was really not a good way to save 2 bytes.
- wildtype 14y agoThat's why i can reach 1000 point. Its difficult to keydown and keyup immediately.
- amenghra 14y agoI initially thought it was a cool way to "bend the rules" and save a few bytes, but lots of people told me the same thing! In hindsight I would have instead changed our rules to disallow this :)
- Tloewald 14y agoYes "who cares" means that they didn't care if the game was playable.
- squarecat 14y agoWhile acknowledging that the original post was an engineering exercise, the fact that your improvement required breaking the "rules" beautifully demonstrates how, too often, software designed for humans simply ignores how they really work.
- thenonsequitur 14y agoI agree wholeheartedly. I would give it up to them for perfect purity if it weren't the fact that they weren't actually being perfectly pure. They gave up 9 bytes to show the score at the end because it was, in their words, "totally worth it". But then they decide it's a good idea t save 2 bytes at the cost of making the game completely frustratingly unresponsive to the point of unplayability? That's just silly. If you're going to be pure, be pure. If you're going to make concessions, make the ones that matter most first! I'd much rather have a playable game without score than an unplayable game with score. Rant aside, I actually do applaud them. Impressive bit of engineering here.