Running Roms in a webbrowser?

[stewguy]

Hi guys

Is there anyway of running roms in a webbrowser? so for example i can setup a website and when that website loads you can play the game in the browser window. for example flash or java applet?

[ulaoulao]

Yeah, if you write an emulator to do so. Most web languages will not give you direct access to hardware so its not going to be easy. I think I have seen a few java emulators. They may work on the web... Dont expect much performance from it. HTML5 would be the best bet but its so new I doubt anyone has tried yet. If you are thinking more along the lines of a port of an existing emulator, I have not seen that.

The most common browser emulator I believe is http://www.virtualnes.com/

[stewguy]

cheers thats brilliant, i will take a look at virtual nes.

Ive just downloaded one called javaboy for the gameboy roms

all i need now is one for the sega

[ulaoulao]

see here for a list of java emulators
http://www.zophar.net/java.html

They may not all work from a browser but in theory they could.

[stewguy]

cheers, i looked at them emulators but couldnt get them to work in a browser

[xDragonWarrior]

Vizzed is a website i use.It can play Nes,GB,GBC,GG,2600,WS,NGP,SMS without the plugin and the rest SNES,N64,NGPC,WSC,32X,Genesis,Famicon disk system,GBA,and Lynx with the plugin.It IS a awesome website and it even supports a controller.

[mrliquidkid]

Would be really great! great idea ... really .. play directly from the browser without installing any emulator