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Quake2 Ported to Java, Play Via the Web

Posted by Hemos on from the keepin-it-old-school dept.

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!"

3 of 326 comments (clear)

  1. No fair by thodi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How are we supposed to slashdot the site, if the URL (http://www.bytonic.de/html/jake2.html) is not even given?

  2. best game ever, spring 2004 by deadlocked · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I must admit this list brings back some old memories. http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04sprbra cket.html

  3. Logo mismatch by deadlocked · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How come the article has a picture of the Quake 3 logo? :)