XCOM JavaScript port (opens in new tab)

Powered among other things by OpenXcom, apparently, a long-in-development C++ + SDL reimplementation of the original game.

A hobbyist from-scratch free-software project is a really neat way to make olde timey DOS games work again on modern computers, imo.

Great way to discover again this awesome game. BTW the game is called UFO: Enemy Unknown The newly released XCOM : enemy unknown is great too.

It's not specified how to create this .data file from the original game. It appears to be an unviewable png file, a format which didn't exist back when the game was released. The original game can be downloaded here:

http://www.myabandonware.com/game/x-com-ufo-defense-1pl

Wow, they've fixed some nagging bugs with X-com, like better inventory management.

Still no keyboard controls, though.

EDIT oh, they do have keyboard shortcuts now.

Technically, a port of X-COM. A port of XCOM (the 2012 remake) in JS would be scary impressive. </pedantry>

I remember being hooked to Dune2 when this game was all the rage, so I mostly missed it. Though I literally spent years with X-COM: terror from the deep. None of the successors came even close to the enjoyment these first two instances provided.

I used to play this game on the original PlayStation, a lot. The reboot of the game really brings back memories of the original.

I am now playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the iPad, even though I have the computer verion on Steam.

very good , well done ! it works very well ,you can even save games! hopefully , all the C/C++ folks are going to deliver nice experiences on the web in a few years.

I can't get the game to run. It just sits on "Downloading Data" forever, even after it has downloaded the Dropbox data. What gives?