Ho, Ho, Ho!
December 24, 2011 12:12 PM Subscribe
This Christmas, a holiday tradition undergoes a digital rebirth with Fireplace [Mac/PC], the pixelated demake of The Yule Log. It'll even incinerate whatever you type.
Something so simple and I have to download and install it? I thought this was the age of the web browser.
posted by LoudMusic at 12:34 PM on December 24, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by LoudMusic at 12:34 PM on December 24, 2011 [2 favorites]
How's it supposed to get out of the browser and incinerate your hard drive with its trojan virus cooties if you don't download it?
posted by XMLicious at 12:41 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by XMLicious at 12:41 PM on December 24, 2011
Thanks executable from the internet.
Thexecutable from the internet.
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:41 PM on December 24, 2011 [5 favorites]
Thexecutable from the internet.
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:41 PM on December 24, 2011 [5 favorites]
But yeah, flash would be bad but acceptable, and HTML 5 would be ideal. How am I supposed to enjoy this on my theoretical iPad?
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:42 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:42 PM on December 24, 2011
Minecraft fireplace! My kids approve. Thanks Smart Dalek.
posted by erebora at 12:59 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by erebora at 12:59 PM on December 24, 2011
Oh you ivory tower types with your browser-based sandboxing, live a little!
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 1:02 PM on December 24, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 1:02 PM on December 24, 2011 [2 favorites]
A benefit of using Flash on my Mac is the it would also heat the room the same way a real fireplace would.
posted by birdherder at 1:06 PM on December 24, 2011 [8 favorites]
posted by birdherder at 1:06 PM on December 24, 2011 [8 favorites]
Super fun! Until you type "water" :(
posted by roger ackroyd at 1:08 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by roger ackroyd at 1:08 PM on December 24, 2011
I ate a marshmallow cooked on the copper fire and now I don't feel so well.
posted by device55 at 1:14 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by device55 at 1:14 PM on December 24, 2011
LoudMusic: Something so simple and I have to download and install it? I thought this was the age of the web browser.
I was pretty overjoyed at seeing this. Finally, a simple thing that doesn't require a bloody supercomputer to run smoothly due to being implemented in a horribly inefficient platform running atop an application never designed for executable! Platformers that ran fine on Amigas or C64s struggle on even mildly aged hardware when they're implemented in Flash.
I'm also enjoying this far more than I should. Kudos for the heads-up on copper - anyone know of any other easter eggs?
posted by Dysk at 1:25 PM on December 24, 2011
I was pretty overjoyed at seeing this. Finally, a simple thing that doesn't require a bloody supercomputer to run smoothly due to being implemented in a horribly inefficient platform running atop an application never designed for executable! Platformers that ran fine on Amigas or C64s struggle on even mildly aged hardware when they're implemented in Flash.
I'm also enjoying this far more than I should. Kudos for the heads-up on copper - anyone know of any other easter eggs?
posted by Dysk at 1:25 PM on December 24, 2011
I liked the fireworks. Will have to keep this hidden from the family, they already disapprove of my addiction to the Netflix fireplace.
posted by dragonplayer at 1:49 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by dragonplayer at 1:49 PM on December 24, 2011
They forgot "fart" in this version. What a horrible bug.
posted by mccarty.tim at 3:29 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by mccarty.tim at 3:29 PM on December 24, 2011
How do I run it windowed? I like to multitask around my campfire.
posted by subbes at 3:31 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by subbes at 3:31 PM on December 24, 2011
SVG Fireplace!
Full disclosure, I made this
posted by mincus at 4:06 PM on December 24, 2011 [2 favorites]
Full disclosure, I made this
posted by mincus at 4:06 PM on December 24, 2011 [2 favorites]
From the second link:
"My father worked 3 jobs and when he came home for X-mas eve after shopping at the midnight madness sale at the old Rockaway Sales, the Yule Log was sooo wonderful."
Ah, Rockaway Sales ... I think there's suddenly something in this former Jerseyite's eye.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 4:21 PM on December 24, 2011
"My father worked 3 jobs and when he came home for X-mas eve after shopping at the midnight madness sale at the old Rockaway Sales, the Yule Log was sooo wonderful."
Ah, Rockaway Sales ... I think there's suddenly something in this former Jerseyite's eye.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 4:21 PM on December 24, 2011
Christmas does something. Supposedly the konami code works but my down arrow is busted so I can't test it.
posted by Auguris at 5:01 PM on December 24, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Auguris at 5:01 PM on December 24, 2011 [1 favorite]
Can you make the SVG Fireplace so we can type words into it and make it do things?
posted by exphysicist345 at 5:16 PM on December 24, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by exphysicist345 at 5:16 PM on December 24, 2011 [1 favorite]
yeah, you have a whole operating system on your computer. thousands of people spent millions of man-hours writing it. it's incredibly complex and considering the enormity of what it has to do, works incredibly well. a true human accomplishment. why wouldn't you want to use it?
also as far as i can tell the konami code does nothing, but if you let the marshmallow catch on fire "blow" puts it out. "christmas" is bizarre, possibly it's for debugging?
posted by vogon_poet at 6:33 PM on December 24, 2011
also as far as i can tell the konami code does nothing, but if you let the marshmallow catch on fire "blow" puts it out. "christmas" is bizarre, possibly it's for debugging?
posted by vogon_poet at 6:33 PM on December 24, 2011
Both "hotdog" and "marshmallow" can be "eat"-en.
posted by i feel possessed at 11:07 PM on December 24, 2011
posted by i feel possessed at 11:07 PM on December 24, 2011
I typed "xmas" and the big pixelated flames separated from the log, shrunk down to smaller pixelated flames and hovered above the log. Weird effect. Trying to figure out if it's a bug or intentional.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:53 AM on December 25, 2011
posted by Thorzdad at 6:53 AM on December 25, 2011
"copper" and "uncopper" can be typed again to change the fire color, even while roasting marshmallows or hotdogs.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:11 AM on December 25, 2011
posted by filthy light thief at 11:11 AM on December 25, 2011
Auguris I tried it and got a +30 lives message
posted by one4themoment at 6:52 PM on December 25, 2011
posted by one4themoment at 6:52 PM on December 25, 2011
Also (don't see anyone saying it) if you type smore AFTER you cook your marshmallow... it will make it :)
posted by one4themoment at 7:03 PM on December 25, 2011
posted by one4themoment at 7:03 PM on December 25, 2011
This was a big hit in my household, probably due to the general Minecraft theme of our gift exchange.
posted by brundlefly at 12:03 AM on December 26, 2011
posted by brundlefly at 12:03 AM on December 26, 2011
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