Playing Java games
The games on Gamegate.com run on Java, so you need a Java enabled browser to play. The most common browsers are Java enabled, Netscape users need to use at least version 4.06, Internet Explorer users need to use at least version 4.0. If the games do not run on your computer, please read the Java help below.
For an optimal game playing experience, you need at least a Pentium II 300 MHz computer.

Playing Java games on Apple MacIntosh
Gamegate's latest games can also be played on a Mac, the conditions are that you use the latest Internet Explorer version and the latest Apple Java Virtual Machine. The latter can be downloaded from http://developer.apple.com/java/classic.html

Java help
If all you see is a blank screen when you start up a game, chances are Java and JavaScript are not enabled in your browser. Here's how to make sure they are:

Netscape 4.xx or up for Windows, Mac or Linux
  1. Click 'Edit' in the menu bar and select 'Preferences'
  2. Select 'Advanced' and check 'Enable Java' and 'Enable JavaScript'
Internet Explorer 4.xx for Windows
  1. Click 'View' in the menu bar and select 'Internet Options'
  2. Click 'Security' tab
  3. The Internet Zone Security level must be 'Medium' or lower
    4. (Custom Security settings for the Internet zone must not include 'Disable Java' under 'Java permissions'. Please select one of the three safety levels instead. Make sure that under 'Scripting' 'Scripting of Java Applets' is set to 'Enable' or 'Prompt')
  4. Click 'Advanced' tab
  5. Scroll down to 'Java VM' and check 'Java logging enabled' and 'Java console enabled'
    (Note: If you checked 'Java JIT compiler enabled' and experience freezing problems, please uncheck that box.)
Internet Explorer 5.xx or 6.xx for Windows
  1. Click 'Tools' in the menu bar and select 'Internet Options'
  2. Click 'Security' tab
  3. The Internet Zone Security level must be 'Medium' or lower (Custom Security settings for the Internet zone must not include 'Disable Java' under 'Java permissions'. Please select one of the three safety levels instead. Make sure that under 'Scripting' 'Scripting of Java Applets' is set to 'Enable' or 'Prompt')
  4. Click 'Advanced' tab
  5. Scroll down to 'Java VM' and check 'Java logging enabled' and 'Java console enabled'
    (Note: If you checked 'Java JIT compiler enabled' and experience freezing problems, please uncheck that box.)

Windows XP

Windows XP comes with Internet Explorer 6 without the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) needed to play Gamegate games.

You can download a Microsoft VM for Windows XP
or download Sun's Java plug-in on http://www.java.com

Internet Explorer 4.5/5 for Macintosh OS 8/9
  1. Click 'Edit' in the menu bar and select 'Preferences...'
  2. Click 'Java' bullet in the Web Browser section
  3. Check 'Enable Java'
Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh OS X
  1. Select 'Preferences' in the 'Explorer' menu
  2. Select 'Java' in the left navigation bar
  3. Check 'Enable Java'
My scores are not posted
If your scores aren't posted, there can be a problem with Sun's newest Java plug-in. Use Microsoft VM instead. This applies to Internet Explorer on Windows only.

Activate Microsoft VM on Internet Explorer 5.xx or 6.xx for Windows
  1. Click 'Tools' in the menu bar and select 'Internet Options'
  2. Click 'Security' tab
  3. Click 'Advanced' tab
  4. Scroll down to 'Java (Sun)' and uncheck 'Use JRE 1.5.0 for <applet>'
  5. Restart your browser
(Note: If you are using Windows XP, it could be no Microsoft VM is installed, follow instructions at http://www.xs4all.nl/~smuller/VMSite2 to download and install the Microsoft VM. Repeat step 1-5 afterwards.)