Hi all,
After much late-night gnashing of teeth, I am semi-pleased to present
my rewrite of Kevin's excellent TankSpank:
http://www.the-shoebox.org/apps/43
http://s3.amazonaws.com:/shoes_code/public/versions/69/tankspank_v5.rb
It is at last a real "game", in that it has enemy tanks you must
destroy before they destroy you. The code has also been massively
refactored for greater clarity, and hopefully would be a great
starting point for anyone else doing similar types of "shooter" games.
The downside is that, due to rendering speed issues, I had to remove
all the cool translucency and slow things down, so it doesn't *look*
as cool as Kevin's original version. It also is just barely playable
on my MacBook Pro, so it may be painful on older hardware.
Additional improvements greatly welcome!
-- Dr. Ernie
