First screen, captured 5 days ago.

Battlezone Online: BZFlag in the Browser

What HN thinks

A tank-shaped wave of nostalgia rolls over HN, mostly firing single UDP packets at office networks.

Formative childhood nostalgia
Many recall BZFlag as where they made first maps, ran Linux servers, and joined an online community.
Office LAN war stories
Commenters share tales of playing at work, from fake Wi-Fi dongles to accidentally flooding the network with modded servers.
Community and port concerns
Some note abusive admins shrinking the player base, a dead server, and question whether the TypeScript port is low-effort, though others say the maintainer is behind it.

Consensus: BZFlag was a beloved, influential open source game, and most hope the browser version brings people back.

Recommended in the comments

Battlezone 98 Redux ↗ (product): Pointed out for those nostalgic about the 90s moon-based Battlezone.
OCaml Elm Playground ↗ (other): Offers a playable browser version of the classic Battlezone along with its small source code.

Summarised by Claude from the comment thread 3 days ago.

Points: 33
Comments: 29
Posted: 2026-10-21 by indigodaddy
Category: Gaming

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