The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

[Flash Games] Ah-ahhhhh...! They'll save every one of us!

NightslyrNightslyr Registered User regular
edited December 2009 in Games and Technology
Flash games. Love 'em or hate 'em, they're everywhere. They're perfect for incognito gaming, as they're played directly in the browser. Just don't let your boss catch you.

Unfortunately, like most things created with technology that's widely available, a lot of Flash games suck. It seems like every wannabe game developer in the early and middle parts of the decade tried their hand at making a Flash game. Even more unfortunate is that the internet is still filled with these steaming piles of shit. It is the intent of this thread to list the cool shit from the horrid, and perhaps spark some discussion of Flash as a gaming platform.

Ye Olde Flash Game List:

Action/Adventure/Tower Defense:

Ginormo Sword
Crush the Castle
Pillage the Village
Gemcraft
Robokill
Elona Shooter

Collectible Card Games:

Elements
Kongai

Misc:

Multitask
This Is the Only Level
The Majesty of Colors
Kitten Cannon
Hedgehog Launch
Pandemic 2
Mastermind World Conqueror
Bunny Winterbells
Nanaca Crash


*List is still a work in progress

Nightslyr on

Posts

  • zhen_roguezhen_rogue Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I still lose hours and hours to http://www.elementsthegame.com/ over the course of a week.

    If you like M:TG style games, this will prove to be a nice little diversion.

    zhen_rogue on
  • 4rch3nemy4rch3nemy Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Along the same lines as elements..

    Kongai
    Made by David Sirlin, a self-proposed game balance guru.. this collectible card game is actually really well balanced and strategic with less emphasis on luck and more on player skill. Lots of mind-reading and trickery in this game. It's really fun and quick to join/fire off a few matches. The more you play, the more cards you get. So play lots!

    4rch3nemy on
  • Ash-HousewaresAsh-Housewares TARDIS Hunter Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    zhen_rogue wrote: »
    I still lose hours and hours to http://www.elementsthegame.com/ over the course of a week.

    If you like M:TG style games, this will prove to be a nice little diversion.

    Why would you do this to me? WHY!!!

    Ash-Housewares on
  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    It would be cool if you could go through this thread and compile all the great suggestions into one OP:

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=98587

    UncleSporky on
    Switch Friend Code: SW - 5443 - 2358 - 9118 || 3DS Friend Code: 0989 - 1731 - 9504 || NNID: unclesporky
  • NightslyrNightslyr Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    It would be cool if you could go through this thread and compile all the great suggestions into one OP:

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=98587

    Awesome. I've started to build the list.

    Nightslyr on
  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I always liked Third World Farmer or some such.
    http://www.3rdworldfarmer.com/

    You run a farm in some god-forsaken country. It is like the rogue-likes of simulators (outside of Dwarf fortress) for a little while. Eventually, you finally figure out the nuances and manage to make it, somewhat.

    Machismo on
    steam_sig.png
  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Also, I don't see Mastermind on the list.

    Mastermind is one of the best flash games ever made. Serious. You are an evil genius trying to conquer the world.

    http://armorgames.com/play/2409/mastermind-world-conqueror

    Machismo on
    steam_sig.png
  • slacktronslacktron Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Winter Bells always puts me in a Government Acknowledged Secular Winter Holiday mood.

    The music, the atmosphere... it all fits.
    Yet, because the bunny never truly *dies* the game is always challenging you to try just one more time.

    Here y'go:
    http://www.funatico.com/flash-games/bunny-winterbells-1496.html

    slacktron on
    slacktron_zombie_fighter_sig.jpg
  • korodullinkorodullin What. SCRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Robokill is a fairly amusing waste of time every so often.

    korodullin on
    ZvOMJnu.png
    - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2017, colorized)
  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Really? Nobody linked this yet? http://megami.starcreator.com/nanaca-crash/

    You will lose hours, days, maybe even weeks to this game.

    Zombiemambo on
    JKKaAGp.png
  • VALVEjunkieVALVEjunkie Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Really? Nobody linked this yet? http://megami.starcreator.com/nanaca-crash/

    You will lose hours, days, maybe even weeks to this game.

    why do you hate me so much?

    alt post:
    FUCK OFF ANGLE-UP GUY

    VALVEjunkie on
  • BecomingBecoming Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Elona Shooter is amazing, even if you haven't played Elona.

    Becoming on
  • Kristmas KthulhuKristmas Kthulhu Currently Kultist Kthulhu Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Really? Nobody linked this yet? http://megami.starcreator.com/nanaca-crash/

    You will lose hours, days, maybe even weeks to this game.

    Oh what the fuck, man? This again?

    WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS?

    Kristmas Kthulhu on
  • BlueDestinyBlueDestiny Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Am I the only one who finds nanaca crash to be painfully boring?

    BlueDestiny on
  • ilmmadilmmad Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Am I the only one who finds nanaca crash to be painfully boring?

    Nope.

    ilmmad on
    Ilmmad.gif
  • NightslyrNightslyr Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    More added to the list. I don't mind Nanaca Crash. It's essentially the same thing as Kitten Cannon. Muting my speakers helps.

    Nightslyr on
  • XaviarXaviar Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Pandemic 2 is kind of neat, but I can't infect the islands no matter what I do. Even with 0 visibility, as soon as I cross my first border, all the islands close up shop, and that's it. No way to win.

    Xaviar on
  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    By the way, that Winter Bells game with the bunny was stolen from Orisinal which has a million cutesy games like it that are great stuff.

    As I linked in the last flash game thread, herd some cats!
    Xaviar wrote: »
    Pandemic 2 is kind of neat, but I can't infect the islands no matter what I do. Even with 0 visibility, as soon as I cross my first border, all the islands close up shop, and that's it. No way to win.

    I did it once. It's all luck and having the lowest visibility. Sell off visible traits like coughing right at the start, and wait a long time for your points to build up.

    UncleSporky on
    Switch Friend Code: SW - 5443 - 2358 - 9118 || 3DS Friend Code: 0989 - 1731 - 9504 || NNID: unclesporky
  • FrankenJuegoFrankenJuego Registered User new member
    edited December 2009
    http://www.lingolux.com/2009/12/16/blosics/

    Blosics is my favourite flash game at the moment

    with Pandemic 2 unless you infect Madagascar straight away its impossible to win :S

    FrankenJuego on
Sign In or Register to comment.