RollerCoaster Tycoon as a Browser Game | OpenRCT2, WebAssembly
Demo and explanation of OpenRCT2 running in the browser. I used Emscripten to produce WebAssembly (WASM) and JavaScript.
Links:
OpenRCT2: https://openrct2.org/ and https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
Emscripten: https://emscripten.org/
Old blog post with some technical details: / roller-coaster-tycoon-in-the-browser
Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Not official, unfortunately
1:41 - High-level description
2:18 - How this works (technical)
5:12 - Size and performance
6:18 - Loading time and potential improvements
7:32 - Current limitations and plans
8:07 - Benefits of browser game
9:42 - More demo scenes
Summary:
Due to their size and past CPU limitations, two decades old games can easily be delivered via today's high speed internet and played in the browser. What once required installation and was limited to specific hardware and platforms could now be played within seconds and on any modern device. Here I demonstrate that using RollerCoaster Tycoon, turning it into a website one can open on any device and just start playing. (The website is private and will not be shared with you viewers, as that would be a copyright violation.)
#wasm #openrct2 #emscripten