Kernal Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I was thinking the other day.. I have this vast archive, and i was wondering.. how hard would it be for me to add a website to my domain where we could emulate online an atari 130xe with 360k of ram? http://deepth0ught.com/atari.html any ideas? I assume a java implementation of Mess would have to be used like how archive.org does the 2600 games online.. I want to do that but with 8 bit games.. Rick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernal Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 And Not just games.. Utils.. demos.. colourspace. etc. etc. etc. basically an online atari computer accessible for all to use. Rick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) This is already implemented at www.archive.org, for example: https://archive.org/details/a8b_Karateka_1985_Broderbund_US_cr_USA. Maybe you'd like to query them about implementation details? Edited June 15, 2016 by ggn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 There was a good Russian site with A8 games, can't remember the address. But the problem with these online emus - they often break or become unusable. They're usually Javascript or Flash based, both of which are problematic in that the plugins are malware/virus attack vectors and constantly being updated. Usually trying to get a given site's emulation to work is more trouble than it's worth. It's easier to just use a traditional emulator and just download game images for it. Space is a non-issue, biggest A8 games will still come in under 1 Meg so even a phone with 4 Gig SD card can handle a big collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Yes. I'm not a fan of online emulation either. For many reasons including delays and a general tacky experience. And they never work for long, there's always some sort of change going on with the API. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 This is already implemented at www.archive.org, for example: https://archive.org/details/a8b_Karateka_1985_Broderbund_US_cr_USA. Maybe you'd like to query them about implementation details?It's just JSMESS, which has been merged into MAME. https://github.com/mamedev/mameI agree with the doubters that JavaScript is kinda gross, but there's something elegant about being able to run just about anything without needing to install or save anything locally -- though finding a video of someone who knows how to play is just as good to have. The games on Internet Archive run well on a modest Chromebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I'm going to take the opposite opinion on this one. When I saw this a few years ago http://bellard.org/jslinux/ I was just blown away. And I took an old text based C game that I had ported and recompiled it - inside his javascript emulator and ran it, and it worked. That's just so awesome, I didn't see anything wrong with it at all. I haven't used an Atari 800 emulator online, but to my ears, it sounds like a great way to share a game that you've written with friends.. Most people aren't going to have the atari emulator, nor are they willing to figure it out - and btw, it wouldn't be easy to figure out. I love Altirra for its technical brilliance, but it is not easy to use until after you learn it. I don't expect it to be, but having a completely simple way of sharing a game, I like it. I can show people a video, but its not the same experience. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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