Quake2 Ported to Java, Play Via the Web

casemon writes "Quake2 fans unite! Thanks to German software developer ByTonic software, you can now play Quake2 via the web with Jake2 a java port of ID Softwares seminal Quake2. ByTonic claims performance is similar to original C version. From the Jake2 website; "Jake2 is a Java 3D game engine. It is a port of the GPL'd Quake2 game engine from idSoftware. To use the Jake2 engine you need either the data files from the original game or from the demo version available for download from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com." You actually don't need to get the data files, they've set it up to automatically download the 38Mb demo assets using WebStart. Just click the Play Now button and away you go. Most features supported, even multiplayer server!"

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[CowboyBob500]

La, la, la, I can't hear you...

Bob

Re:Erm, link:

[CowboyBob500]

Exactly. In real life I found that there are 3 types of people who perpetuate the myth that Java is slow:-

1) .NET developers
2) People who's last experience of Java was rollover applets in 1996 and who have refused to install a JVM since
3) Crusty old Unix hackers with beards and rainbow jumpers for whom Window Managers are eye candy and whose idea of a IDE is vi

Bob

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[Keebler71]

Exactly. In real life I found that there are 3 types of people who perpetuate the myth that Java is slow:-

Don't you mean that there are 11 types of people?

Well of course it runs great

[rsilvergun]

640 mb of ram should be enough for anyone.