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''' | '''MediaBrowser.com, Inc.''' was a company that designed {{wp|Internet Explorer}} shells themed after various brands and media franchises. They partnered with [[Nintendo]] to produce a number of browser shells inspired by video games such as ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and the [[Nintendo 64]] version of [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Tennis'']]. | ||
The company dissolved following a filing for bankruptcy on December 5, 2001,<ref>Leavy, Pamela Griner (December 3, 2001). [https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2001/12/03/story2.html Bankrupt dot-com a high-profile story]. ''Tampa Bay Business Journal''. Retrieved January 24, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121025181228/https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2001/12/03/story2.html Archived] October 25, 2012, 18:12:28 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> and the their original line of custom browsers was discontinued on Nintendo's website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010802045326/http://www.nintendo.com/downloads/browsers.jsp#m_power Browsers]. nintendo.com. Archived August 2, 2001, 04:53:26 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2024.</ref> MediaBrowser's successor company, Braun Communication, would be licensed by Nintendo to produce further browsers,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160129174600/http://brauncommunication.com/Portfolio Portfolio]. brauncommunication.com. Archived January 29, 2016, 17:46:00 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2024.</ref><ref><!--The content of this citation is transcluded from the "External links" section.-->{{:{{PAGENAME}}|transcludesection=Michael MJD video}}</ref> though none of these are related to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise. | |||
==Overview of the browsers== | ==Overview of the browsers== | ||
These | These browser shells have a sidebar with links to Nintendo's official websites, as well as a space for advertisements tailored to the browser's theme underneath the web page display. They use characters and iconography from a specific game to represent the buttons in the toolbar; among the general navigation buttons, there is also a "Microtron" button which opens a trailer for the game the browser is themed after. | ||
The following sections cover the browsers that are relevant to the ''Super Mario'' franchise in some capacity. | The following sections cover the browsers that are relevant to the ''Super Mario'' franchise in some capacity. | ||
===''Mario Tennis'' browser=== | ===''Mario Tennis'' browser=== | ||
The ''Mario Tennis'' browser contains bespoke links to several web pages of the mariotennis.com website, including the home page and the "[[Waluigi]] Tennis" page. The navigation buttons, listed below, feature playable characters from the game: | |||
The ''Mario Tennis'' browser contains bespoke links to several | |||
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===''Paper Mario'' browser=== | ===''Paper Mario'' browser=== | ||
This browser features links to Nintendo's main website, as well as the official microsites of ''Paper Mario'', [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'']], and [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|''Mario Tennis'']] for the [[Game Boy Color]]. The buttons in this browser's toolbar feature the game's [[Star Spirits]]; each button is listed below with its corresponding character: | |||
This browser features links to Nintendo's main website as well as the official microsites of ''Paper Mario'', [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'']], and [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|''Mario Tennis'']] for the [[Game Boy Color]]. The buttons in this browser's toolbar feature the game's [[Star Spirits]]; each button is listed below with its corresponding character: | |||
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|- | |- | ||
!Button | !Button | ||
!Visual | !Visual | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Back | !Back | ||
|[[Mamar]] | |[[Mamar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Forward | !Forward | ||
|[[Muskular]] | |[[Muskular]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Home | !Home | ||
|[[Kalmar]] | |[[Kalmar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Refresh | !Refresh | ||
|[[Misstar]] | |[[Misstar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Search | !Search | ||
|[[Eldstar]] | |[[Eldstar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Stop | !Stop | ||
|[[Skolar]] | |[[Skolar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Print | !Print | ||
|[[Klevar]] | |[[Klevar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Mail | !Mail | ||
|Mamar | |Mamar | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Microtron | !Microtron | ||
|Muskular | |Muskular | ||
|} | |} | ||
===''Nintendo Power'' browser=== | ===''Nintendo Power'' browser=== | ||
This browser shell is themed after issue #139 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine, having an overt emphasis on ''{{wp|Banjo-Tooie}}''. The only graphical element in this browser shell that is related to the ''Super Mario'' franchise is a "''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''" button which leads to the nintendopower.com website, now defunct. | |||
This browser is themed after issue #139 of | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/NINTENDOCOMBO Pokemon GS and Mario Tennis Web Browser]. archive.org. Added May 1, 2021, 20:34:55 UTC. Retrieved January 24, 2024. | |||
*<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Michael MJD video}}}|Michael MJD video|Michael MJD (January 23, 2024). [https://youtu.be/aGm4uzmVel0 Nintendo's Bizarre Web Browsers for Windows]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 24, 2024.}}</onlyinclude> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Computer}} | {{Computer}} | ||
[[Category:Developers]] | [[Category:Developers]] | ||