404 Simulator

[schlarpc]

Easter eggs:

If you click 4 links on the side of the Start menu, it gives a BSoD.

If you click the picture of nyan cat 8 times, it opens nyan.cat in the fake browser.

If you let it sit for 3 minutes, the background turns black and displays "This copy of Windows is not genuine".

[level]

Open Filezilla, doubleclick todo.txt, click on the format menu button.

[daveloyall]

I think the fake browser can visit arbitrary websites.

The Spyware popup moves when you attempt to mouseover the Close button.

Has anybody downloaded `404simulator.exe` or `todo.txt`? (Seen in FileZilla in the left panel.)

[linkeex]

I just got a bluescreen clicking on one of the dir links in the start menu

[jaxbot]

I also got a Spyware warning popup after trying to go to my own website.

[jf]

For the cases where you really want to be able to simulate a 404, or any other HTTP status code, you should use "httpbin": http://httpbin.org/status/404

[skykooler]

...This is an impressive piece of work, but I'm not sure what the point is?

[TehCorwiz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada

[bjohnso5]

On the landing page, bottom right: "A parody of simulation games for geeks".

[Kiro]

I'm trying to inspect the source to see how it's done but I can't really find anything. Just a lot of empty iframes. How do you make something like this?

[robinhouston]

The code seems to be here: http://www.404simulator.com/js/windows7.js

[varkson]

Back in the day there used to be a lot of flash games like this on Newgrounds. Clicking through fake OS's is very nostalgic.

[Aldo_MX]

A better name would be Downtime Simulator, I'm amazed at how accurate is their simulation...

[lazzlazzlazz]

why

[aaronem]

why not