Show HN: HTML5 port of Civilization 2: MGE

A developer has released the first beta of an HTML5 port of Civilization 2: MGE, built using Claude and Opus 4.6, now playable on the web and available on GitHub under a BSD 3.0 license. The port includes original graphics, units, UI, and videos from Heralds, but requires players to own a licensed copy of the game due to copyrighted assets.

One of the first projects I worked on using Claude and Opus 4.6 was a port of Civ 2 which to me is the definitive Civ game to HTML, as I didn't want to keep installing a Windows XP VM to play it, or patching it. It's been a long road, but the first beta is now out on Github and available on the web at the link above. Includes original graphics, units, the same UI, and even the videos from Heralds. Noting the assets are still copyrighted you are mandated to have a licenced copy of the game to play before you go forward. Source code here using BSD 3.0 https://github.com/wan0net/civ2 https://github.com/wan0net/civ2 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477029 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477029 Points: 3 Comments: 0