SMRTR ProgrammingDec 11, 2024Lobsters

the return of glfighters: porting a 23-year-old game to webassembly

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GLFighters, a 3D game from 2001 for Classic Mac OS, has been ported to WebAssembly and is now playable in modern web browsers. The porting process involved adapting the code for Linux, addressing texture and rendering issues, and optimizing for WebAssembly. This project showcases the potential for preserving older software through web technologies. GLFighters can be played online at devnonsense.com/GLFighters-SDL.

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