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Summarize this content to 100 words The developer Dominic Szablewski presented a browser port of the classic game Wipeout. The original version of the game was released in 1995 for PlayStation and MS-DOC, later the project was ported to other platforms and republished.Wipeout’s code for the PSX ended up on the Web in 2022, when third-party developers began to study it and release builds for Windows, Linux, and macOS. A few months ago, Shablevsky also looked at the source code and decided to develop a browser port.The enthusiast notes that the source code of the game is not in the best condition. Best written race track rendering system and physics engine. Other parts of the game, it seems to him, were developed in concise lines. This is indicated by a menu consisting of 5 thousand lines of code and a large number of operators. if else.The leaked game code is written for the PSX platform, so many parts of it had to be completely rewritten. Shablevskyi used WebAssembly and WebGL for porting to modern browsers.The code for the final version is published on GitHub. You can run a demo and play Wipeout on the developer’s website. At startup, the system will suggest which version you should download: full (144 MB) and trimmed down without music and the introductory part (11 MB). In the blog, the author of the project talked about how he rewrote the code for PSX for modern browsers.Control in the game is carried out using the keyboard. Both first and third person view is available. At the same time, the developer notes that many parts of the game have not yet been fully ported, so for a better experience, he advises you to use builds designed for Windows, Linux or MacOS.The author of the project noted that he does not yet know how Sony, which owns the rights to the franchise, will treat his port. In his blog, Dominik Shablevskyi suggested to the company representatives reading the article to leave everything as it is or to develop a remaster with his help.
The developer has released a browser version of the classic game Wipeout
The developer Dominic Szablewski presented a browser port of the classic game Wipeout. The original version of the game was released in 1995 for PlayStation and MS-DOC, later the project was ported to other platforms and republished.
Wipeout’s code for the PSX ended up on the Web in 2022, when third-party developers began to study it and release builds for Windows, Linux, and macOS. A few months ago, Shablevsky also looked at the source code and decided to develop a browser port.
The enthusiast notes that the source code of the game is not in the best condition. Best written race track rendering system and physics engine. Other parts of the game, it seems to him, were developed in concise lines. This is indicated by a menu consisting of 5 thousand lines of code and a large number of operators. if else.
The leaked game code is written for the PSX platform, so many parts of it had to be completely rewritten. Shablevskyi used WebAssembly and WebGL for porting to modern browsers.
The code for the final version is published on GitHub. You can run a demo and play Wipeout on the developer’s website. At startup, the system will suggest which version you should download: full (144 MB) and trimmed down without music and the introductory part (11 MB). In the blog, the author of the project talked about how he rewrote the code for PSX for modern browsers.
Control in the game is carried out using the keyboard. Both first and third person view is available. At the same time, the developer notes that many parts of the game have not yet been fully ported, so for a better experience, he advises you to use builds designed for Windows, Linux or MacOS.
The author of the project noted that he does not yet know how Sony, which owns the rights to the franchise, will treat his port. In his blog, Dominik Shablevskyi suggested to the company representatives reading the article to leave everything as it is or to develop a remaster with his help.
