DOOM Reboot Dev Squeezes 3D Golf Game into 13KB
The game sits 11 bytes under the 13,312-byte cap, and its procedural remix mode shows how much a veteran developer can pack into a format that forbids external assets.
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Frank Force, a game developer with more than 25 years in the industry and credits on the DOOM reboot, has entered Sunshine Golf Classic in the js13kGames browser game jam. The golf game fits a 3D renderer, physics, procedural course generation, and music into a 13KB zip, which comes in at 13,301 bytes, 11 bytes under the limit. It is playable on PC and smartphone browsers.
Sunshine Golf Classic is an homage to Mario Golf and NEO TURF MASTERS, built from scratch on Force's own engine. The player tunes club, angle, and spin, then times the space key to a moving bar. The ball leaves a rainbow trail. Clearing 18 courses at par or better unlocks remix mode, which generates new courses procedurally. Trees are octahedrons to save bytes, and an eagle triggers a unicorn icon. This year's contest theme is Unicorns and Rainbows. Force plans to switch from WebGL to three.js rendering after the contest closes, and entries are accepted until September 14.
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