Asteroids [Reloaded] - HTML5 Canvas JavaScript game.
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Play online here: http://www.kevs3d.co.uk/dev/asteroids
If you want to run this code locally, run the game from within a local webserver for the sound/message file loading to work correctly (Refer to installation section).
e.g. localhost:8080/Asteroids-Reloaded/index.html
Asteroids [Reloaded] is an updated version of the 1979 hit-game Asteroids!
The original game was created for Atari. In the game, the player controls a spaceship that roams through an asteroid field to destroy as many asteroids and enemies as possible and get the highest score!
The original and best HTML5 canvas game! :) As featured on Wired: http://www.wired.com/2010/09/play-asteroids-in-html5/ Was originally coded against the very early HTML5 Canvas API for Safari 3 (no, really). But has been enhanced a few times since. The game has been played ~500,000 times on the original website above. Also featured on Chrome Experiments: http://www.chromeexperiments.com/detail/asteroids-game/
Game uses the Canvas and Audio HTML5 APIs. Graphics are rendered in Lightwave 3D.
See more game and HTML5 canvas/webgl demos on my site: http://www.kevs3d.co.uk/dev
All game graphics, sounds and code Copyright (c) 2014 Kevin Roast kevtoast@yahoo.com
This project was originally created to learn HTML5 API.
A long term goal of this project is to keep the original Asteroids game alive, while also giving it several quality of life updates to make it a lightweight and fun HTML browser game.
Asteroids [Reloaded] not only serves as a way to preserve video game history, but also to improve on it and inspire future generations of game developers!
Gameplay Commands:
← →: Rotate ship
↑: Thrust
↓ or Shift: Shield
Space bar: Fire main weapon
Z: Fire bomb weapon
S: Enable or disable sound effects
R: Switch between Modern and Retro graphics
ESC: Pause the game
DEBUG mode commands:
L: Skip level
A: Add asteroid
E: Add enemy ship
Removed commands:
Hyperspace ability.
- Power ups on the map.
- Bomb weapon that does AOE damage.
- Shield.
- Debug mode: https://www.kevs3d.co.uk/dev/asteroids/index-debug.html
- Ability to turn sound on and off.
- Ability to switch from original graphics to new graphics.
No installation necessary, you can play it on your browser!
If you want to play the game locally follow these steps:
- find a path to download the game files to.
- open command prompt on that path and run "git clone https://github.com/kevinroast/Asteroids-Reloaded.git" (You need to have git installed in your machine for this to work).
- on the command prompt, run "npm install -g http-server".
- on the command prompt, cd into the downloaded folder from step 2, then run "http-server" (If you run into the "running scripts is disabled on this system" error message, open poweshell as an administrator, and then run Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned).
- Hold Cntrl + Click on the link that will show up.
- The game should now open on a local server through your browser. Enjoy!
Lead developer: Kevin Roast - kevtoast@yahoo.com
Copyright (c) 2011 Kevin Roast kevtoast@yahoo.com
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