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Stand-alone

Overview

In addition to playing items (games, etc.) in the player and feed editor, webЯcade supports playing a single item (game, etc.) in a stand-alone mode.

Stand-alone links can be utilized in various ways:

The process for obtaining a stand-alone link is the same regardless of how the link will be utilized.

To obtain a stand-alone link, perform the following steps:

  • Navigate to the feed editor (https://editor.webrcade.com).
  • Navigate to the "Items" tab of the feed workspace
  • Load a feed that contains the item (game, etc.) for which to obtain a stand-alone link (or create a new item)
  • Select the item for which to obtain the stand-alone link (See #1 in screenshot above)
  • Select the "More" action ("...") in the toolbar to reveal the "More" menu (See #2 in screenshot above)
  • Select the "Copy stand-alone link" menu item (See #3 in screenshot above)
  • At this point, the Stand-alone link (URL) will be copied to the clipboard

Direct link sharing (text messages, email, message boards)

Once a stand-alone link has been obtained (See Copy stand-alone link), it can be easily shared with others via text messages, email, on message boards, etc.

The following is a direct-link to the excellent SNES homebrew game Super Boss Gaiden by Chrono Moogle and Dieter von Laser.

Stand-alone link (Super Boss Gaiden)

Click on the above stand-alone link to play the game.

Add to home (iOS, iPhone/iPad)

Stand-alone links can be added directly to an iOS device's home screen, as depicted in the screenshot below.

This particular screenshot shows a collection of stand-alone links that have been added to a group within an iOS device's home screen (along with direct links to the webЯcade player and feed editor).

To add an item (game, etc.) to an iOS device's home screen, perform the following steps:

  • Follow the steps detailed above to Copy a stand-alone link
  • Open Safari and navigate to the stand-alone link (paste into address bar)

  • Tap the Action (Share) icon located below the address bar (box with arrow pointing up) (see screenshot above).

  • Select the "Add to Home Screen" menu item (See screenshot above) to add the item (game, etc.) to the iOS device's home screen

Add to home (Android)

Stand-alone links can be added directly to an Android device's home screen, as depicted in the screenshot below

This particular screenshot shows a collection of stand-alone links that have been added to an Android device's home screen (along with direct links to the webЯcade player and feed editor).

To add an item (game, etc.) to an Android device's home screen, perform the following steps:

  • Follow the steps detailed above to Copy a stand-alone link
  • Open Google Chrome and navigate to the stand-alone link (paste into address bar)
  • Tap the Kebab Menu (three vertical dots) icon located to the right of the address bar
  • Select the "Add to home screen" menu item (See screenshot above) to add the item (game, etc.) to the Android device's home screen

Embedded

Stand-alone links can also be easily embedded within web pages.

The following HTML code block demonstrates how to embed a stand-alone link via an IFRAME element.

The SRC attribute of the IFRAME contains the stand-alone link (obtained via the Copy stand-alone link steps). The WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes can be adjusted as necessary.

The result of embedding the HTML code block above is demonstrated below.

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