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The Best Website in the History of the Internet

Jan 21, 2005 4:03 PM
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No, seriously. I'm only barely exaggerating: (almost) every Nintendo and Sega video game playable on the web, for free. Lots of arcade games, and more on the way.

You do need Java (the front-end to the emulator is a Java Applet called NESCafe) but, for once, it's an appropriate use of the plugin.

Enjoy it before the combination of bandwidth costs and IP lawyers brings it down.


Comments: The Best Website in the History of the Internet

Good look. A trip down memory lane, for sure. But the games move so slowly that they're not really smoothly running or worth playing...

Is that just issues with my computer?

Posted by: Max on January 23, 2005 8:26 AM | permalink

Yep. Your computer sucks. :)

Actually it goes really fast for me at work but not at home. I'm not sure why; I think I have a pretty powerful box in my apartment.

Posted by: Joe Grossberg on January 23, 2005 8:50 AM | permalink

In a quick test, I found that it is really easy to view the page source and download the roms.

Basically, you look at the page source for where you are playing for an address to onlinehome.us:
http://s117458780.onlinehome.us/nes/game.htm (game is the name they have for whatever game you are playing)

Go to that page, then view the source and look for the .zip file (the value of ROMFILE).

nintendo/thegame.zip

Put http://s117458780.onlinehome.us/nes + nintendo/game.zip together, and voila, there is the location of the rom.

Posted by: O'dell on January 23, 2005 4:46 PM | permalink

Nice detective work. God Bless View-Source.

I actually haven't found it that difficult to find ROMs on the web, though. I guess it's pretty low-profile (and law-bandwidth) compared to sharing MP3s or video.

Posted by: Joe Grossberg on January 23, 2005 4:59 PM | permalink

No more comments! Either someone has violated Godwin's Law, I'm tired of the discussion or, most likely, the ten-week window has closed. You can, however, contact me through email.