the cutting room mirror

Surf

Surf is an HTML5 game included in the Microsoft Edge browser similar to T-Rex Runner from Google Chrome, being also accessible through the offline error screen or by entering edge://surf.

Unused Text#

Surf-error-reporting.js#

// Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

An unused file for an error reporter, but sadly just shows copyright.

Unused Graphics#

Bg.png#

Bg.png is a blank graphic that's transparent. It may have been a placeholder

Cheat Codes#

Edge#

This cheat code turns off the scoring.

Konami Code#

Inputting the Konami Code (↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → b a) will allow you to play as Ninjacat, Microsoft's unofficial mascot for Windows 10.

Secret Features in Code#

IsDebugmenu?#

This debug menu does nothing. It may have been for purposes. in the new version. The debug menu shows all hitboxes. Player is black hitbox and red is the tentacles hitbox.

Xbox?#

This may have been an Xbox version of this game, but it was never released.

Reduce Speed#

  reducedSpeedActive: false,
  reducedSpeedModeToggleLabel: "Reduced speed",

Unused string for what might have been an early speed boost.

Zigzag High score#

zigzagBestScore: -1,

Unused score for a zigzag mode?

Lacros#

    /** Whether this is the ChromeOS/Lacros web browser. */
    get isLacros() {
      let returnValue = false;
      // TODO(https://crbug.com/1118190): grit conditionals do not work in many
      // WebUI tests.
      // 
      return returnValue;
    },

In the cr.js file, there is code mentioning Lacros, which is the codename given to Google's port of the Linux build of Google Chrome for ChromeOS.

References#


  1. https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/05/26/surf-game-edge-stable/↩︎