For anyone interested, you can save your blockers if you can knock a little bit of ground out from underneath them with a pick ax, or the move that lets you dig forward (as long as these don't set you up for more deaths). It's weird what little strategies you retain when you haven't played a game since you were 8 or so...
Writing stuff like this in Javascript takes a fair bit of time and can be complicated due to browser issues, but isn't all that different logically speaking if you were to do it in Flash (using Actionscript, based on the same standard as Javascript.) Regardless of the language, you'd still need to have individual "sprites" representing each character on the board, some game logic to do animation, collision detection and so on.I remember a while back, Crisp (the author) got a nastygram from the european equivalent of the software protection agency or some similar group. Things were complicated as the ownership of the game (who actually owned the rights, Psygnosis or ??..) was in question given the original company and its assets had changed hands a few times.Anyway, shameless plug -I have a similar project from 2002 as well (I believe it's been dugg before, but never really caught on.) You can play original levels, or make your own and play other users' etc. If "Arkanoid" doesn't ring a bell, "Breakout" may.<a class="user" href="http://www.schillmania.com/arkanoid/arkanoid.html">http://www.schillmania.com/arkanoid/arkanoid.html</a>
owlflavoredMay 27, 2007
For anyone interested, you can save your blockers if you can knock a little bit of ground out from underneath them with a pick ax, or the move that lets you dig forward (as long as these don't set you up for more deaths). It's weird what little strategies you retain when you haven't played a game since you were 8 or so...
kaythecravenMay 27, 2007
the lemmings song reminds me of pachebel's canon
yugiohdan6May 28, 2007
this game also works in the Wii's opera browser
Closed AccountMay 28, 2007
There is music on IE...Not on FF.Was on Digg a long time ago. Awesome game. Sucks that the music doesnt work in FF.
scottschillerMay 28, 2007
Writing stuff like this in Javascript takes a fair bit of time and can be complicated due to browser issues, but isn't all that different logically speaking if you were to do it in Flash (using Actionscript, based on the same standard as Javascript.) Regardless of the language, you'd still need to have individual "sprites" representing each character on the board, some game logic to do animation, collision detection and so on.I remember a while back, Crisp (the author) got a nastygram from the european equivalent of the software protection agency or some similar group. Things were complicated as the ownership of the game (who actually owned the rights, Psygnosis or ??..) was in question given the original company and its assets had changed hands a few times.Anyway, shameless plug -I have a similar project from 2002 as well (I believe it's been dugg before, but never really caught on.) You can play original levels, or make your own and play other users' etc. If "Arkanoid" doesn't ring a bell, "Breakout" may.<a class="user" href="http://www.schillmania.com/arkanoid/arkanoid.html">http://www.schillmania.com/arkanoid/arkanoid.html</a>
cawpinMay 29, 2007
So, how's Dunder Mifflin doing these days?
pfinnMay 30, 2007
once you tell a lemming to be a blocker, how to u get him to stop and go back to walking? (sorry it has been a while since i last played this game)
stevewelshbahJun 8, 2007
how the hell do you beat level five!
fighter2aJun 19, 2007
blow him up
Closed AccountJan 11, 2008
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