Solitaire in your browser
Solitaire from Windows 98, the Klondike game with cards.dll card faces. Fully playable, with scoring and timed games verified against the original. Solitaire 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 | sol.exe |
| Format | 32-bit Windows (PE) |
| Libraries loaded beside it | cards.dll |
| Data files mounted | 1 |
| Desktop group | Entertainment Pack |
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.
Reverse-engineering notes for this program:
Something wrong? The emulator is open source; report it on GitHub with the app name and what you clicked.
Questions
How do I play Solitaire in my browser?
Open the Solitaire 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 Solitaire?
Drag cards with the mouse. Double-click sends a card to its foundation. F2 deals a new game and the Game menu holds the scoring and draw options.
Does Solitaire work on a phone?
It loads in mobile Safari and Chrome and the desktop scales to the screen, but Solitaire was made for a mouse and a keyboard, so it plays best on a desktop browser. Taps act as clicks.
Are my scores and settings saved?
Whatever Solitaire 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 Solitaire have sound here?
Solitaire has no sound; the original plays none.
Is this the real Solitaire or a remake?
It is the original 32-bit Windows (PE) executable (sol.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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