Sunday, June 3, 2012

How to Test Java Games on Your Computer

The amount of users with mobile phones has made them a lucrative market for gaming companies, and there are a wealth of games available for these devices. Due to the large amount of different phones and games on offer it can be hard to make a choice as to what to purchase. With a mobile emulator, Java games or demos can be played in order to determine if they will be compatible with your phone or if the game style is suited to your taste.

Instructions

    • 1 Navigate to the Mpowerplayer website and click the "Download now" link (see Resource 1). A pop-up window with the license agreement will appear. Read through the agreement then click "I do" to agree and begin the download.
    • 2 Right-click on the downloaded file and click "Extract all." This will unzip the "Mpowerplayer" program that is needed to test Java games on a computer.
    • 3 Navigate to the Java website (see Resource 2). The Java runtime environment is required to use the "Mpowerplayer" software. Download the correct version of Java for the operating system installed on your computer.
    • 4 Double-click the "player.jar" file in the folder where "Mpowerplayer" was extracted. This will start the main player interface.
    • 5 Download a free mobile game or demo from the Internet to test on your computer. Sites like Mobilerated.com (see References) have free full games as well as ad-sponsored mobile games to test out. Click the "Download" link and click "Send to PC" to begin the file download.
    • 6 Right-click on the file and click "Extract" to unzip the contents. From within the "Mpowerplayer" click "File," then "Open," and click on the name of the extracted game file. The extension should be ".jar." The Java game will now run on your computer.

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