SkiFree in the Browser
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SkiFree was originally written for VAX/VMS on VT100 terminals. Scroll down that page to see a small animated GIF showing where abominable snow monsters come from.
Was that bow and game one of those games where you defends against each other from either side of a valley?
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1.) You can't press right twice to stop, then up repeatedly to climb.
2.) You can't press various arrow keys after jumping to do a trick pose that gives you extra points.
3.) There's only 1 degree of 'turning right', not two. Same w/ left.
6) You cannot jump by clicking the mouse.
Thanks again! Naturally, I encourage you to contribute with code if you are that way inclined :)
We used it to increase the high score on our primary school computers from a measly 11 to several tens of thousands in a couple of minutes.
Otherwise, pretty darn faithful recreation, great job!
Unfortunately, the player's movement seems to come to a halt every 14-15 m or so in Firefox 18.0.2 on Linux x86_64. That is not the case in Chromium 24.0.1312.56 on the same platform.
Edit: there are also visible lines over and under the tall fir trees in Firefox: http://imgur.com/3wnXSqs.
The difference is, in the original if you were facing left and hit the right arrow, you'd rotate one position to the right. This would put you as facing down again. In this, if you're facing left and hit right, you immediately face right. To face down you have to press down.
It's still confusing my muscle memory :(
Please fix this! :-)
Also, couldn't you right-click in the air to do tricks or something?