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A Playable PAC-MAN On Google Doodle

Posted by kdawson on from the game-will-never-be-over-not-really dept.

Kilrah_il and several other readers made sure we noted Google's tribute to PAC-MAN on its 30th anniversary — a playable game implemented in JavaScript. "'To play the game, go to google.com during the next 48 hours (because it's too cool to keep for just one day) and either press the "Insert Coin" button or just wait for a few seconds.' There is also an Easter egg for those who want to recall one of the first multi-player games, but you'll have to RTFA to find it." This doodle may overshadow the Official PAC-MAN 30th Anniversary Destination.

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  1. Re:Productivity by djdavetrouble · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yes, how can you NOT play once you see it?

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    music lover since 1969
  2. HTML5 audio deficiencies by tepples · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In that case, it is a shame they did not do the sounds using HTML5. It would be nice to a reworked version using HTML Audio.

    I've been told HTML5's <audio> has five deficiencies:

    • Waveform files only; no decompression or synthesis on the client side. (XNA has the same problem.)
    • No single audio codec works in all browsers due to the various browsers' different patent policies. Some support only MP3 and/or AAC while others support only Vorbis.
    • No way to play the same sound on top of itself, such as two car engines using the same sample.
    • Some browsers don't even support playing two different sounds on top of each other.
    • No way to play any sound in released versions of Internet Explorer.

    I could be wrong; feel free to post links to web sites demonstrating how to overcome these deficiencies.