Game problems

To play our flash or shockwave games, you'll need:

A version 5 or above Internet browser.
A copy of the free Flash 5+ or the Shockwave plug-in: » Download Flash
A computer with a 300MHz or above processor, otherwise games may run slowly.
And you need to have "JavaScript" or "Scripting" enabled.

Java games are temperamental and may not always work correctly for all browsers, operating systems and computers. We have tested our games extensively on most windows operating systems and on browsers vers. 4+ Nevertheless, it is possible that a game may not work on your computer due to the software you are using or the type of computer you have. We appologise for the incovenience, but it is impossible to make the games playable on all systems.

You will need a java-enabled browser to play most of the games on our site.
Games may work better with current browser versions.
Games may work better with current operating systems.
You may need a java plug-in in some instances to get a game to work. Click here to download the latest plug-in. *** Warning - some java games may not work properly or may not work at all after the plug-in is installed. To disable the plug-in read below. ***

You may find that once you install the java plug-in some java games that worked fine previously do not work very well anymore.

To correct this problem you can DISABLE the java plug-in and return to the default java console that comes with Internet Explorer. Follow the following three steps or use the alternative fix to eliminate all java-plugin interaction with your browser..

Step 2. Click on the 'Advanced' tab. Scroll down the Advanced tab window until you reach the Java (Sun) section (half-way down). De-select the box underneath Java (Sun). Re-select 'Java console...' and 'Java logging...' underneath the 'Microsoft VM' section.

Step 3. Close Internet Explorer and open it again. The java games should work as they did before you installed the plug-in. You can re-activate the java plug-in at any time for games that require it.

If your browser continues to freeze or play up when java applets are being used, try the following:

Step 1. Go into your computers control panel (either from the start menu or by double clicking on 'my computer' on the desktop and selecting 'control panel' from the new window.

Step 2. Once in control panel, switch to classic view (for Win XP users) and look through the list of components until you find Java Plug-in. Double click on the Java Plug-in icon.

Step 3. Once the Java Plug-in window has opened, select the 'Browser' tab and deselect the plug-in's association with your browser(s) and then hit apply. This should correct any problems associated with the plug-in.