I would not use the standard collision detection.
Its easy to make a custom procedure for that, with
such simple shapes.

Some small recent games of mine:
Griefer 4k http://damocles11.byethost9.com/griefer4k.html
Kobold 4k http://damocles11.byethost9.com/kobold.html
Cave 4k http://damocles11.byethost9.com/cave4k.html