[casual_games] Custom browser plugin

[Jim Buck]

How about Super Mario Bros. in JavaScript:

http://www.janis.or.jp/users/segabito/JavaScriptMaryo.html



At 06:51 AM 11/23/2005, Austin Haas wrote:
>Sorry I can't answer your question directly, but I would just like to add 
>that I think it's terrible for the browser-based casual games industry to 
>rely on a single vendor (Macromedia) for their platform.
>
>I have to think that, with the push for more applications to be web-based, 
>someone has to come along and create some (hopefully open source) alternatives.
>
>Now, I know there is Java and dhtml, but those don't seem to be very 
>competitive with Flash.
>
>-austin
>
>Austin Haas
>Pet Tomato, Inc.
>http://www.pettomato.com
>
>Jonas Beckeman wrote:
>>I've been told many times that going for a custom browser plugin (like
>>raptisoft or PopCap does) is just stupid - users are supposed to be
>>extremely cautious about installing 3rd party software for their browser.
>>I'm not so sure.
>>You who rely on a non-standard plugin - what are your experiences? Have you
>>had second thoughts about choosing that path?
>>/Jonas
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Jim Buck
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Twitchy Thumbs Entertainment, Inc.
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