A Zelda clone for web browsers

Well, hammer another nail in the coffin of Flash. I stumbled upon this amazing website with tech demos of HTML5 based games. Akihabara (ah-key-hah-bah-rah) is a major Tokyo shopping area for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods.

The developer behind Akihabara wanted to create an engine for fast, web based, flash free, game development. Each game represents a different style of game, including action RPG (like Zelda), platformer (like Mario), top down shooters, puzzles (Tetris) and arcade games (Pac-man)…, which shows the platform’s flexibility. Developers can get the toolkit on the website.

All the demos available are playable in modern HTML5 computer browsers, but they also work on the iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and Android. The results are truly fascinating and gameplay is smooth and buttery. Controls are iffy since Safari always wants to scroll if tapped the wrong way, but it did not get in the way enough for me to stop. The future is bright for open web development knowing that it is extremely capable, even in its infancy. Check it out! While the games are simple and only demos, the things they can do still blow my mind. If you don’t have an iDevice/Android phone, the browser versions are identical (even in how smooth they are).

Akihabara