Func_Msgboard: Quake Ported To Flash, Play In Your Browser

Quake Ported To Flash, Play In Your Browser

Posted by metlslime on 2009/12/01 00:16:30

Someone named Michael Rennie has ported Winquake to Flash. It has been bundled up with the shareware episode, so you can play all of episode 1 in your browser using mostly tolerable mouselook controls (click and hold to mouselook.) Read more at Quaddicted.

Play Here: http://www.quaddicted.com/engines/files/quake-flash.swf
Source Code: http://github.com/mkr3142/QuakeFlash
Compile Info: http://github.com/mkr3142/QuakeFlash/blob/master/readme_QuakeFlash.txt

Thanks to Spirit for the original story and Baker for finding the source code.

First | Previous | Next | Last

Whoa

#1 posted by Zwiffle on 2009/12/01 01:38:25

That is all

Total Convert Into An Audience For Your Maps

#2 posted by Baker on 2009/12/01 05:16:02

Quake platforms:

Desktop: Windows, Mac, Linux
Consoles: PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS
Phones: iPhone, maybe others
Web Plug-Ins: Flash, Silverlight

Most Quake maps get an audience of maybe 50-400 because someone has to buy Quake. A no strings attached free download would get a far larger audience and a Flash version would increase the ease of access substantially.

If it were a standalone download, a great map could have an audience far higher (think Mac OS X alone which severely lacks in game choices to begin with).

Example of a near total conversion (has a couple of Quake sounds remaining) was Kurok:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOWEEzzrkXo

/End subliminal message

Woah.

#3 posted by Shambler on 2009/12/01 11:34:58

You bitches need to get on this like niggaz getting on a ho.

For once Baker is right, this could be a really significant event, for the obvious reasons of accessibility. Get this p1mped out right and you've got a lot bigger audience.

I don't know any of the technical nor legal details about utilising the rest of Quake, nor about custom content for that / for shareware alone but I think this is worth following up a lot. This Rennie guy should be welcomed with open arms and worked with.

P.S. Control remapping doesn't work for mouse buttons but surely that shit can be ironed out.

P.P.S. Spirit I hated flash for years too and still think it's often used pointlessly - but NOT for in-browser games, this is a perfect use. There's a world of difference between a site that's been made user-inimical by pointless flash, and using flash to play a game. BTW where did you find some of the choads on your comments page?? Jeez...

Absolutely Agree

#4 posted by SleepwalkR on 2009/12/01 11:43:59

with Shambler, the cock whore. This is an awesome achievement, and what is most surprising is how well this performs - my laptop's fans didn't even spin up during the demo. Great stuff! Now once Flash supports 3D acceleration, hopefully though OpenGL, we can port Fitzquake to Flash as well!

#5 posted by Baker on 2009/12/01 12:36:18

I'm working through the very rough grunt work here ...

http://forums.inside3d.com/viewforum.php?f=3

Very Cool Tech Demo

#6 posted by sock on 2009/12/01 12:52:03

That was awesome, I seriously did not think flash could do 3D applications very well. My only problem is having to press down LMB all the time to move around, otherwise I like!

First | Previous | Next | Last

You must be logged in to post in this thread.