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Quake ported to safe Rust, playable in browser

Original: Show HN: Quake ported to safe Rust, playable in browser Article URL: https:// quake-srp.pages.dev/ Comments URL: https:/

Quake, the classic 1996 id Software shooter, has been ported to safe Rust and can be played directly in a web browser. The project, shared as a show-and-tell release on Hacker News, is drawing attention from developers interested in rewriting classic game engines in memory-safe languages without relying on unsafe code.

Why now: Programmers are excited by the technical achievement of porting a landmark game engine entirely to safe Rust and running it in a browser.

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• Show HN: Quake ported to safe Rust, playable in browser Article URL: https:// quake-srp.pages.dev/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0016312 Points: 9 # Comments: 1 https:// quake-srp.pages.dev/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Software #… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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