Pokmon Gold & Silver Internet Browser

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The Pokémon Gold & Silver Internet Browser is a Pokémon Gold and Silver-branded web browser created by MediaBrowser. It is a branded version of Internet Explorer 5. It was one of many branded web browsers developed by MediaBrowser.

The browser was released on September 28, 2000.[1]

Distribution

The browser was distributed for free on MediaBrowser's website starting on September 28, 2000. pokemon.com promoted the browser,[2] although the download was hosted on MediaBrowser's website.[3]

According to the press release, it was possible to order a free CD-ROM version of the browser from the web site.[4] A CD containing installers for both the Pokémon Gold & Silver Internet Browser and the Mario Tennis Internet Browser was available, likely being the CD-ROM that was distributed this way. According to IGN, it was distributed as a pre-order bonus for Pokémon Gold and Silver in the United States,[5] but the CD-ROM available as a pre-order bonus for Pokémon Gold and Silver contained different content.[6]

Features

The browser is functionally Internet Explorer 5 with a Pokémon theme.

The right frame includes links to the official sites for Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Trading Card Game, and Pokémon Snap.[4]

The browser includes a video player called the Microtron, which is powered by Windows Media Player.[7] This video player is used to play advertisements for Pokémon products, such as Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One.[8]

Compatibility

The browser was promoted as being compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0. Windows 2000 was also advertised as compatible in some contexts, but MediaBrowser's website claimed that testing for that operating system was still incomplete.[7]

After installing the browser, it must be registered online before it can be used. This registration required connecting to MediaBrowser's servers, but those servers are no longer functional. However, it is possible to bypass this requirement through editing the Windows registry.[9]

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