Have you ever been stuck somewhere, maybe a work meeting or family gathering, and found yourself fiending for some fighting game action and without a personal electronic device to download GGPO or MAME to? Well, first off, you should really cherish time with your relatives, they won’t always be around. That said, there’s now an incredibly easy to to get in some Street Fighter II without using anything but a browser and an active internet connection.
At the beginning of the month, a team of developers released Internet Arcade to the world. By using JSMESS, a JavaScript program that functions as a port of the MESS emulator (which itself has ties to the aforementioned MAME), Scott’s group was able to make hundreds of classic arcade games playable within internet browsers.
While tons of classics are available, including titles like Bionic Commando, Burgertime, Dig Dug, Elevator Action, Out Run, and more, Street Fighter II is the sole fighting game to be included in the initial group of 900. With this technology now publicly available, however, it should only be a matter of time until more find their way online.
Keep in mind that not everything is working perfectly. First off, you will probably need to switch over to Firefox if you happen to use Chrome, Safari, or (gulp) Internet Explorer as your main browser, and certain JavaScript blockers may also interfere. Also, sound starts off muted, so you’ll need to hit the unmute button beneath the game window and then refresh the page to enable all the boops and beeps, crackly as they may be.
You can also use external controllers, so feel free to plug those into your computer and start throwing some fireballs. We’ve included a link to the full range of games below, but you can also click here to check out Street Fighter II immediately.
Source: Internet Arcade via Geek