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This got me thinking that one of my childhood favourites ought to be playable in the browser too, and sure enough, here's GTA 2 if anyone else is as old as I am: https://dos.zone/grand-theft-auto2/
how is this done ?? what engine is used ? it feels exactly like the original
also the whole website dos zone seems to have all these browser versions of half life etc ???
how are people making these things and how are they legal ?
so many questions
The originals are amazing but I have to say for all their faults, the Definitive Editions figured out the camera. For anyone that played the OG versions you were stuck with the “follow cam” unless you had a PC + Mouse
this is one of the most impressive thing i've see on HN how is this done ?? what engine is used ? it feels exactly like the original also the whole website dos zone seems to have all these browser versions of half life etc ??? how are people making these things and how are they legal ? so many questions
Is it legal? Well, the reverse engineering typically is as long as you follow the rules, but hosting all the game assets on a public web server so you can play it probably isn't.
This got me thinking that one of my childhood favourites ought to be playable in the browser too, and sure enough, here's GTA 2 if anyone else is as old as I am: https://dos.zone/grand-theft-auto2/
https://dos.zone/grand-theft-auto-1997/
I can't get the radio music playing, unfortunately.
this is one of the most impressive thing i've see on HN how is this done ?? what engine is used ? it feels exactly like the original also the whole website dos zone seems to have all these browser versions of half life etc ??? how are people making these things and how are they legal ? so many questions
I came here hoping to see some technical explanation of what this is. E.g.JavaScript emulation of PS2 version? Recompilation + wasm? Something else entirely?
Says reVC in the description, so it's been decompiled from the original Vice City binary and then reimplemented in JavaScript/WebAssembly.
this is one of the most impressive thing i've see on HN how is this done ?? what engine is used ? it feels exactly like the original also the whole website dos zone seems to have all these browser versions of half life etc ??? how are people making these things and how are they legal ? so many questions
For the "how" see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46330258 - the game has been reverse engineered. There are reverse engineering and reimplementation projects like this for a lot of older games, i.e. Mario 64, Diablo and at least one of the Sonic games Is it legal? Well, the reverse engineering typically is as long as you follow the rules, but hosting all the game assets on a public web server so you can play it…