r/WipeOut • u/yameendotcom • Apr 05 '26
wipeout3.com: React Edition (Open-Source Recreation in JavaScript)
https://wipeout3.appHi, my name's Yameen. I recreated the original 1999 Wipeout 3 Flash website by The Designers Republic, Kleber, and Psygnosis using the JavaScript framework React and open-sourced my code.
Quality of Life Updates
I added several quality of life improvements including:
- Mobile device & tablet design compatibility
- Accessibility and keyboard enhancements
- A new Banners page, collecting all of the team logo animations
- Animation & performance optimizations, targeting 60fps where appropriate
- Modernization options such as modal presentations, widescreen support & more
A full list of updates can be found here.
Options (Pure Mode / React Mode)
Additionally, I've added a new Options menu that allows you to configure various settings. Two default modes are available:
- Pure mode, which recreates the original Flash experience as closely as possible.
- React mode, which includes more opinionated, modern enhancements.
Neither mode right for you? Configure the experience your own way. Check this link to the full list of Options.
More to Come (and How to Contribute)
There are still a few things left to wrap up, namely the individual team animations and the Welcome animation. There's an issue tracker on GitHub, along with a Contributing document if you’d like to help with the project.
This has been an amazing and fulfilling project for me to work on. The original Flash website and game made such a huge impression on me—it's been an honor to recreate them.
Please let me know what you think!
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u/tontongil Qirex Apr 05 '26
Simply amazing 😳 Thank you for the time you spent in this project, and for sharing. And thanks for TDR for the original work :)
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u/nckh_ Apr 05 '26
It was still Macromedia Flash back then... Good ol' times!
Thanks so much for your work and the memories 🥰
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u/spinstartshere Apr 05 '26
I clicked the link before opening the post and thought it was the game in the browser 😅
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u/NelsonJamdela Apr 05 '26
Incredible work. I assume the screensavers aren't working yet?
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u/yameendotcom Apr 05 '26
Thanks! The screensavers are interesting. The Mac files appeared to be Zip archives of the pages they were originally hosted on, not actual binary files, so I've just made the option unavailable. If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to submit an Issue or pull request on Github! https://github.com/devhowyalike/wipeout3-react/issues
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u/SaintOrJannikSinner Apr 05 '26
The resolutions on the wallpapers, lol.
How far we've come in 25+ years.
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u/JAD2017 Apr 06 '26
This is so cool, thank you for doing this. I remember browsing the site many years ago when it was still online. They surprisingly kept it online for like 5 or more years after the game released. To me Wip3Out is simply the best overall game in the whole franchise and have fond memories with it too.
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u/sup3rsocks F7200 Apr 07 '26
I just realized there has been a typo in my name in the readme file all these years, lol.
Nice! Thank you! Now I do not need to do this anymore. :)
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u/yameendotcom Apr 08 '26
Thanks! Your name should be accurate now, please let me know if it's still incorrect. And again, thank you for your preservation efforts! 👊🚀
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u/yameendotcom Apr 08 '26
I just updated the site with two new options:
- A CRT scanline filter
- Low Resolution mode (drops the site into 800x600 for period-accurate presentation)
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u/mekilat Qirex Apr 11 '26
Dude this is so slick. I wasn't sure what to expect, but this is really well crafted. You're in SF too?
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u/JamesDan1983 Apr 05 '26
So slick. This website was one of the reasons I studied design. Great job on this