Is putting a game on my site that simple?

[snowman222]

I've been looking at other sites and their tutorials and basically they just say to find the right gaming site and get the HTML code for the game then put it in the coding for the site.

is it that simple???

[tracknut]

It's pretty hard to imagine much of a game written in html, but I suppose if it was, then yes it's that simple... but I would expect you'd need far more than just the html for a complete game.

...why are we yelling?

Dave

[snowman222]

well on many sites it says just to inset the code and on
http://www.FreeGamesForYourWebsite.com/
it says HTML code


sorry about the yelling, lol

[tracknut]

On the FreeGames website you linked, the html they're giving you is just a link that runs it off their website. So if you're just wanting to link to their game, then yes you just need that html apparently. But it isn't really putting the game on your site.

Dave

[snowman222]

I see, thanks,
but then how do I put the game directly on my site?

[tracknut]

Well all the code isn't necessarily something you can just "take" if that's what you're thinking. Many times it's server-side code that you never see, and I would presume many of the game writers aren't out to give away their code for free.

If you have a particular game you're interested in, I would try to find out who wrote it, find their site, see what they say about licensing the code to put on your site, etc.

Dave

[snowman222]

cool, now I'll have to save a lot of this stuff on my computer, right?
but i just have my home computer and only the intact hard drive, do you recomend I look into an extra hard drive or at least more memory?

[tracknut]

If it's a web-based game, the code and everything is on the web server. So unless your home computer is the one on the internet serving up the code to all the users (not normally the case), then you don't need a beefy home computer. If you have a bunch of users, you may need a significant web server though, which is normally something you buy service from, at a hosting company.

Dave

[snowman222]

ok, thank you.

[Dragonkai]

To put the game on your website you'll need to know some knowledge of swf files. Because all those games are just swf games. You'll have to put them in your web server and then embed them.

To find out how to embed swf files. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=how+to+embed+swf&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

[snowman222]

ok, i get that part now (thanks) but how do I contact the maker of the game to get permission to put it on my site? Most Gamemakers dont exactly put their personal email address in the games they make.

[Dragonkai]

Well the website you offered us: http://www.freegamesforyourwebsite.com/

Advertises that it's free games for your website. Thus you don't need to contact them.

If this question is in general, well that's for you to find out.

[snowman222]

yea, they advertise free games for your site, but its really just a link to their site, not an embeded game.

[Dragonkai]

It says "Get SWF Files", those are the files.

[snowman222]

O yea, i forgot about that... thank you
but what if I want a game that is not one of the free games, do I just try to find a way to contact the creator for permission?

[Dragonkai]

do I just try to find a way to contact the creator for permission

Well that depends, what kind of answer are you expecting?

[snowman222]

well what do you think? of course I want to be able to put the game on my site, and I definitely dont want to get in trouble because I stole a game.