• N0x0n@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Are flash games still a thing? I remember those old sticky fighting flash games on newsgroupe.

    Someone kind enough in webdev to elaborate why someone would care to revive/reimplemente old flash player tech?

    • sleepyTonia@programming.dev
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      8 months ago

      Game and media preservation, for one. But I’m sure part of it is the technical challenge. There’s still websites where you can download those old flash games to run them locally, but one day Adobe Flash player will cease to work on modern operating systems.

  • Vincent@feddit.nl
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    8 months ago

    Wow, I’m amazed by the number of contributors that a relatively niche product like this has managed to gather - very cool!

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    8 months ago

    This project just warms the cockles of my nerdy old heart :)

    Bringing a crappy CRAPPY old protocol to life with awesome, secure, new 100% FLOSS technology so boatloads of homegrown art and culture can be saved?

    YES PLEASE! :)

  • rdri@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The performance is really bad though, can’t see it improving any time soon. Maybe it has to do with how it relies on wasm.

  • shameless@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Something like this to restore the fun mindless games of the 2000’s is definitely needed. Basic HTML webpages with links to ad free browser games, the internet had so much fun free stuff for kids, now its like 5 websites that track your every move