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I'm planning on creating an online Gameboy-style game (I'm planning on trying to recreate the game as true-to-life as possible without directly emulating it), but I'm not certain what technology I might use.

For reference, I'm intending to try to recreate the Gameboy Color's Pokémon Trading Card Game. (video example here)
The game does not use a lot of constant background-redrawing, and mostly involves what I would guess would be sprite animation and keyframed animations.

Is the HTML <canvas> element with Javascript well-suited to handle simple 2D frame-by-frame updated animations, or would another technology be better-suited to handle it? Would there be an HTML solution for reliable audio as well?

If I were to publish it online and claim it as my own, that would be an issue, yes. — Nightfirecat, Oct 04 '12 at 07:49
copyright infringement = a violation of the rights secured by a copyright. you cant use it, even for your personal use. nothing more to say. — Rafael Herscovici, Oct 04 '12 at 21:25
Was there a portion of your question I was unable to answer? — rrowland, Oct 07 '12 at 22:58
@rrowland: The above comments weren't directed at you - I'm just waiting to give myself a little more time to review your answer. At a glance, it looks fine. — Nightfirecat, Oct 07 '12 at 23:46

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '12 at 08:00

Yes! If you're willing to learn it, HTML5 (Including the Canvas element) is capable of creating full-scale games within a browser window. Check out mozilla's experimental game: http://browserquest.mozilla.org

If you're interested in learning more about HTML5, its features and good coding practices you should check out: http://www.html5rocks.com

Is HTML and suitable for an online Gameboy-style game?

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Is HTML and