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Disappointed that Nitrome games were/are going to removed at request of the publisher/webhost
Post edited March 16, 2020 by letsmaybeLP92
This looks great but how easy is it to search through it all?

Another source of old early internet that might get lost is the old java applet games and science demos.

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nightcraw1er.488: Quick question for any that have used it. How safe is it? I see it sets up a server, then redirects requests to that. And to do this it changes proxy settings and monitors connections. So how safe do we think this is, of course flash has always been a bit whole, but hopefully that is only when online? If I get a chance i will install on an old offline machine, but interested in others opinions on the matter. Would you install on main machine?
Does it need to be online to work?
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Spectre: This looks great but how easy is it to search through it all?

Another source of old early internet that might get lost is the old java applet games and science demos.

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nightcraw1er.488: Quick question for any that have used it. How safe is it? I see it sets up a server, then redirects requests to that. And to do this it changes proxy settings and monitors connections. So how safe do we think this is, of course flash has always been a bit whole, but hopefully that is only when online? If I get a chance i will install on an old offline machine, but interested in others opinions on the matter. Would you install on main machine?
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Spectre: Does it need to be online to work?
As far as I know, no. What it does (and just going from documentation), it creates a dummy server as part of your file system. Then it runs the games using its emulator, and any requests are redirected to that dummy server, which then streams the files back as if it was coming from the internet.
Now if you download the small one, you have to download the games within the tool individually - so internet required to download. If you get the full package its all there and should not need internet.
My biggest concern is whether its safe, as flash is not in any sense. But if its encapsulated by the app, and not connecting outside then should be ok.
Nice! Thanks for the notification!
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idbeholdME: Anyone know the name by chance?
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BreOl72: Bowmaster Prelude?
Yes, that's it.

Thanks.
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Timboli: Blue Maxima have some software (Flashpoint) for playing Flash Games offline, and their Ultimate download, which is a whopping 242 Gb contains all their listed free games, so far.

Many will be of interest to some here.

Amanita Design has 7 games listed, of which two are demos of full games here (Machinarium and Botanicula), plus they have the Samorost 2 (free version). They also have the complete first Samorost game for free, and 3 other games alternatively available from the Dev's website for free.

They are just a few of the many many many free flash games available.

I've only downloaded so far, the smaller Infinity download of around 280 Mb. Apparently that has a good number of the games, but also more importantly, a menu to get all the rest individually.

The Full List ....(takes a good while to load)

Bit of a blurb by them.

Internet history is important, and content made on platforms such as Adobe Flash make up a significant portion of that culture doomed to obscurity. This project is dedicated to preserving as many games and animations from these platforms as possible, so that they aren't lost to time. Since early 2018, over a hundred contributors have helped Flashpoint save more than 38,000 games and 2,400 animations running on 13 different platforms.

Flashpoint utilizes a strong selection of open-source software. Our custom-built launcher handles the constantly-growing collection efficiently and works in conjunction with the Redirector, which does a massive amount of service by making web content pretend it's on the internet.
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Timboli:
I just looked into this and they the game I want but 241gb...I just might do it but I'm gonna need another backup drive after this.

Wait, I'm gonna try the infinity download first for sure but I've already bookmarked this website. What a find, indeed. Thank you for this amazing post.
I downloaded the full version last year after learning about it on Reddit. It's totally legit and works flawlessly. Naturally there are tons of crap games, but there's also a lot of gems to be found. There are also pornographic games included, but they can easily be filtered out. You're also able to save favorite games, and I spent quite a few enjoyable hours exploring and making my own list. It's a real contribution to video game history.
The homepage reports issues with a couple of antivirus programs where you have to include an exception. Also my Avira Antivirus went beserk when I started uncompressing the big ass file.

Are others having these same issues, and did you just disable your antivirus or what? Damn Avira doesn't let the user deactivate it but for some 15 minutes or so, then it activates itself again.

I'd like to try this on Linux instead (no antivirus) but apparently not all of the included games work in Linux.
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timppu: The homepage reports issues with a couple of antivirus programs where you have to include an exception. Also my Avira Antivirus went beserk when I started uncompressing the big ass file.

Are others having these same issues, and did you just disable your antivirus or what? Damn Avira doesn't let the user deactivate it but for some 15 minutes or so, then it activates itself again.
Doesn't your AV let you add file or folder exceptions?

I know the ones I have always dealt with do, and I would be ditching any that didn't.

Sometimes you need to specify just the folder path or maybe add an asterisk

C:\Games\Flash
or
C:\Games\Flash\*

Something like one of those.

P.S. The asterisk may be needed to include sub-folders.


The way things are going right now, we might be stuck home with plenty of time to play games, so this collection could come in handy for a light distraction at least.

In all possibility, we might see the prices come down of movies, ebooks and other distractions, plus games of course. It would be one of the few good things to come out of this virus, if that did happen.

We need something to stop us all going stir crazy looking at the walls or going for a walk in your garden ... if you have one.
Post edited March 17, 2020 by Timboli
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nightcraw1er.488: Wow, that’s going to take some looking at. I remember a few flash games back in the day.
I must of been a sheltered child because when i think of flash I genuinely wonder how it'd amount to over 230gb of data.
Java maybe, but flash wtf?!?
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nightcraw1er.488: Wow, that’s going to take some looking at. I remember a few flash games back in the day.
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MaceyNeil: I must of been a sheltered child because when i think of flash I genuinely wonder how it'd amount to over 230gb of data.
Java maybe, but flash wtf?!?
It’s simple maths though, 38000 games, plus x amount of animations, even if they are only a few meg each it soon adds up.
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Timboli: Adobe Flash Player Projector
This is all multimegabyte garbage :)

In case you need a standalone single-EXE Flash binary, I have a tiny collection to share:
https://mega.nz/#!0oxRTIpS
Decryption key is: 5g5frVLH2GjZDYGtf5F0RH4Fd5sFU-vyGAiAMz7Y17w

- 10,11,27
- also runs in Linux/Wine
- you don't need any browsers

license-wise flash are redistributable, so long unmodified, just as it is.
enjoy

Edit: forgot decryption key..
Post edited March 18, 2020 by Lin545
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Lin545: enjoy
Thanks for sharing.

Are you saying it can run those 38,000 flash games?
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timppu: The homepage reports issues with a couple of antivirus programs where you have to include an exception. Also my Avira Antivirus went beserk when I started uncompressing the big ass file.

Are others having these same issues, and did you just disable your antivirus or what? Damn Avira doesn't let the user deactivate it but for some 15 minutes or so, then it activates itself again.
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Timboli: Doesn't your AV let you add file or folder exceptions?
I guess, but not sure what exactly I should be adding as the virus scanner jumps on my throat already while uncompressing that big ass archive, and quarantines the file without asking.

Same as at my earlier workplace, Microsoft's antivirus kept deleting and removing certain piece of java thingie that I needed for my work, even though the admins said they had added an exception for it.

Sometimes I hate these virus scanners, but I guess they need to be super-vigilant because malware is that too.
Post edited March 18, 2020 by timppu
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timppu: I guess, but not sure what exactly I should be adding as the virus scanner jumps on my throat already while uncompressing that big ass archive, and quarantines the file without asking.

Same as at my earlier workplace, Microsoft's antivirus kept deleting and removing certain piece of java thingie that I needed for my work, even though the admins said they had added an exception for it.

Sometimes I hate these virus scanners, but I guess they need to be super-vigilant because malware is that too.
Well, you can certainly add an exception into the MS AV. Certainly with admin powers.

You have to be aware that location is important, and version of the file. If either change, the exception may no longer work.

In the case of a file, I would add its full path as an exception, as well as the path of the folder it sits in.

I am guessing you know how to restore from Quarantine, which you probably best do after the exception is made.
Post edited March 18, 2020 by Timboli