Blobby Volley in your browser
Blobby Volley, the freeware two-player volleyball game. Its game loop is interpreter-bound, which made it the project's reference case for measuring throughput rather than scheduling. Blobby Volley runs in Wine-Assembly, a Windows 98 emulator written in WebAssembly Text, so it starts in the browser with nothing to install.
About this program
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Executable | volley.exe |
| Format | 32-bit Windows (PE) |
| Libraries loaded beside it | none; everything else is the emulator's own Win32 layer |
| Data files mounted | 4 |
| Phones | on-screen controls in single-app mode |
| Desktop group | Games and players |
How it runs here
The x86 code is interpreted by threaded code written in WebAssembly Text; windows, controls, menus and dialogs are the emulator's own Win32 layer, and every pixel is drawn by a software GDI in the same module. See how the program and its DLLs are loaded.
Something wrong? The emulator is open source; report it on GitHub with the app name and what you clicked.
Questions
How do I play Blobby Volley in my browser?
Open the Blobby Volley page and click Launch. The program's files are fetched from this site and run inside the tab as WebAssembly; nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded.
What are the controls for Blobby Volley?
The keyboard moves the blobs; the game's own options screen shows the keys for each player, and the opening menu picks a computer opponent.
Does Blobby Volley work on a phone?
Yes. On a phone the desktop scales to the screen and Blobby Volley gets on-screen controls for the keys it needs, plus a keyboard button for anything else.
Are my scores and settings saved?
Whatever Blobby Volley writes to the Windows registry or to its INI file is kept in this browser's local storage, so it is there next time on the same device and browser. Clearing site data removes it.
Does Blobby Volley have sound here?
Yes. Blobby Volley's hit sound is played from memory through Web Audio. Browsers only allow audio after a click or a key press, so it starts with your first input.
Is this the real Blobby Volley or a remake?
It is the original 32-bit Windows (PE) executable (volley.exe), run instruction by instruction by an x86 interpreter written in WebAssembly Text. The emulator provides the Windows API underneath it, not a rewrite of the program.
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