“Internet Archive makes over 2300 dos games playable in browser”

The Internet Archive has 2386 dos games online directly in your browser playable thanks to a javascript implementation of DOSBox. Among other classics like Doom, Budokan, Prince of Persia, Lemmings, Wolfenstein and Leisure Suit Larry are in the archive.

Since december is experimenting The Internet Archive with the working of the DOSBox-emulatorcode in modern browsers. This is the em-DOSBox-deployment. Now eight The Internet Archive the emulatorcode sufficiently mature for broad deployment of the range of dos games directly in the browser can be played.

In total, more than 2300 games in the dos-gamesarchief, including titles like Doom, Budokan, Prince of Persia, Lemmings, Wolfenstein, Jazz Jackrabbit, Duke Nukem 3D, Sim City, Hexen, and Leisure Suit Larry. The Internet Archive wants to the games in the coming time to further develop.

Although almost all games are playable, some titles crashing. In addition, warns The Internet Archive to ensure that in the games no savegames possible. Also, the emulator is still not always correctly in Internet Explorer and Safari, but it worked. Firefox and Chrome can emulatorcode be running.


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