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Re:Show HN: OverThrown – A multiplayer turn based strategy game by jkmcf on Saturday September 10, 2016 @02:13PM (#12470290)
I was spectating w/ Chrome and it figuratively melted my late 2015 MBP (sans discrete graphics card). I hate to think what this would do to a mobile device's battery.
Re:Show HN: OverThrown – A multiplayer turn based strategy game by ben_jones on Saturday September 10, 2016 @07:38PM (#12471395)
The curse of HTML5 games. It's a damn shame because it would've become a great medium. My tin foil hat theory is that it was purposely sidelined so it wouldn't detract from the mobile gaming craze that was growing at the time.