NES Party
Games
browser emulator
SHOW HN2018
237points
60comments
#136of 2,155 in 2018
Top 7%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool, well-implemented project
From 3 comments
This is a great concept and very well implemented. Regardng ROMS: Keep the page clean of adverts with no direct download link of the roms, and you should be ok (for a while at…
n-gauge on HNReally cool project! Loaded up Gauntlet and was able to start the game but saw a lot of artifacts after my warrior moved across the screen. Did the ROM have some dust on it like…
gakos on HNThis is insanely cool, great project and use of WebRTC!
saghul on HN
Clean design and useful audio muted by default
From 2 comments
It's really nice to see an application mute the volume by default. This is an incredible project.
birdtime on HNLooks pretty good! I was able to run the games smoothly unders Linux by deactivating hardware acceleration. Don't hesitate to open source it, I like how clean it looks. Could be…
kinduff on HN
Objections
Performance problems and dropped frames
From 3 comments
I got it working locally syncing between Chrome & Firefox on Ubuntu. I did get degraded performance and dropped frames as well.
chrisco255 on HNReally cool project! Loaded up Gauntlet and was able to start the game but saw a lot of artifacts after my warrior moved across the screen. Did the ROM have some dust on it like…
gakos on HNHey hauxir! Yes, latest Lubuntu, Chrome / Firefox, Wireshark. Chat is working. But emulators dont seem to sync. Intro just plays in endless loop without responding to control…
ArtWomb on HN
Multiplayer sync and connection failures
From 2 comments
This is a good idea. Porting old arcade ROMs to web. And trying to hack multiplayer so you could for example play old school unlimited lives NES Contra with a friend across the…
ArtWomb on HNHey hauxir! Yes, latest Lubuntu, Chrome / Firefox, Wireshark. Chat is working. But emulators dont seem to sync. Intro just plays in endless loop without responding to control…
ArtWomb on HN
Keyboard mapping issues (A/B swapped, German layout)
From 1 comment
Nice project - just one bit of feedback, on a German keyboard y and z are swapped and it makes playing pretty difficult. Maybe alter it so that y or z can be used for A. Edit:…
PJ_Maybe on HN
ROM legality and copyright concerns
From 2 comments
That's just piracy in the name of a technically interesting project. And just because everyone has ripped of nintendo it doesn't make this one a legit use of it. That could be a…
nudpiedo on HNSo, speaking of jailtime, where are the ROMs coming from? I see that the games simply work, and you can pick any you want. I've been trying to make this concept, but distributed,…
shawn on HN
Requests
Add a controls settings menu
From 1 comment
Planning on adding a controls settings menu in the future. In the meantime i've made it so A also works by pressing Y
hauxir on HN
Support more systems such as PSX and SNES
From 2 comments
OMG! this is so cool! need one for PSX. https://nes.party/mp798x
pwaai on HNSNES Party is live: https://snes.party
hauxir on HN
Support four-player games
From 1 comment
Can you do 4 player games ala NES Satellite? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NES_Satellite
gm-conspiracy on HN
Open source the project
From 1 comment
Looks pretty good! I was able to run the games smoothly unders Linux by deactivating hardware acceleration. Don't hesitate to open source it, I like how clean it looks. Could be…
kinduff on HN
Questions
Where do the ROMs come from?
From 1 comment
So, speaking of jailtime, where are the ROMs coming from? I see that the games simply work, and you can pick any you want. I've been trying to make this concept, but distributed,…
shawn on HN
Which browser works best?
From 1 comment
This is a good idea. Porting old arcade ROMs to web. And trying to hack multiplayer so you could for example play old school unlimited lives NES Contra with a friend across the…
ArtWomb on HN
Can users upload their own ROM?
From 1 comment
this should ask the user to upload a ROM manually.
jlebrech on HN
Alternatives named
Dolphin multiplayer netplay
From 1 comment
I've seen people on Twitch playing multiplayer Mario Party using Dolphin's multiplayer support, and it seemed to work pretty well. I think the trick is to add latency until…
panic on HN
Atari 2600 emulator hosted on IPFS
From 1 comment
Then I kindly submit this app: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmacAqRVhJX9eS7YJX1vY3ifFKF9CduDqPEgaCUSa4x5xb/ This is an Atari 2600 emulator and every game, hosted on IPFS. Getting Netplay…
crankylinuxuser on HN