Show HN: Commute to work in this retro browser-based game (traffic.city) 2 points by rogerdickey 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] rogerdickey 6y ago ↗ OP here - Miss traffic?? I do! Check out Traffic City to relive your frenetic commuting experience.This is a gameplay test. If it gets sufficient usage I might build a higher fidelity version.Let me know what you think :DFeatures- Drive through a retro “3D” cityscape- Weave through traffic with keyboard controls- Get points when you pass sedans, SUVs, and semis- Save your top scoreTech- HTML5 Canvas parallax 3D rendering engine- Pre-rendering with OffscreenCanvas and module Worker threads- Procedural traffic and map generation- 2-quadrant draw order sorting- MongoDB, Node, Express, Vanilla JSNOTE - Only works on desktop & requires Chrome 80+ or similarCode is not open sourced but I’m happy to do so given enough interest.
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[ 266 ms ] story [ 481 ms ] threadThis is a gameplay test. If it gets sufficient usage I might build a higher fidelity version.
Let me know what you think :D
Features
- Drive through a retro “3D” cityscape
- Weave through traffic with keyboard controls
- Get points when you pass sedans, SUVs, and semis
- Save your top score
Tech
- HTML5 Canvas parallax 3D rendering engine
- Pre-rendering with OffscreenCanvas and module Worker threads
- Procedural traffic and map generation
- 2-quadrant draw order sorting
- MongoDB, Node, Express, Vanilla JS
NOTE - Only works on desktop & requires Chrome 80+ or similar
Code is not open sourced but I’m happy to do so given enough interest.