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Really excited about this, and so happy we were able to roll it out before Flash's official deprecation at the end of the year. If you have old SWFs you'd like

Really excited about this, and so happy we were able to roll it out before Flash's official deprecation at the end of the year. If you have old SWFs you'd like to share, these are the directions for uploading them so that they'll be emulated in-browser: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Uploading_SWFs_for_the_Internet_Archive https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Uploading_SWFs_for...

Causality1 6y ago
So this is real emulation, not just transcription into a video format? The vectorized and infinitely-scalable aspect of Flash is preserved? That's awesome.
- jonah-archive 6y ago
  Yes! See krapp's comment below -- we're using the Ruffle flash emulator targeted to WASM
bozzcl 6y ago
Congrats! Flash games and videos were a huge part of my childhood. It's heartwarming to see people dedicated to preserve such a treasure trove of the older internet.
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kossae 6y ago
I wish there was a way to get 2Advanced SWFs from somewhere.. Those sites were IMO the ultimate displays of what Flash could do visually.
- xedeon 6y ago
  "The website went back up last night: http://2advanced.com http://2advanced.com for a final 6 weeks until Flash vanishes!" Source: https://twitter.com/fwa/status/1327665766213316608 https://twitter.com/fwa/status/1327665766213316608 I managed to grab a local copy. Let me know if you want it.
  - kossae 6y ago
    That would be awesome! Thanks for the heads up. My username at gmail if you get a chance to send it. Thanks again!
    - xedeon 6y ago
      Emailed you a copy. Cheers!
ArtWomb 6y ago
GemCraft, Desktop Tower Defense, RoboKill, Line Rider, Crush the Castle, Kingdom Rush, Realm of the Mad God ... all classics, all significant, all worth preserving. Trying valiantly like many to replace my current affairs media diet with something more substantive, and Internet Archive has proven invaluable. Currently enjoying a first edition pdf scan of an E M Forester novel from 1920s. And it's transporting to dive into the yellowed pages, modernist fonts, and random errata. Thanks for all your important work ;)
- saagarjha 6y ago
  Realm of the Mad God requires a server to run, doesn't it? It might be difficult to preserve…
  - kencausey 6y ago
    Are you talking about preserving an earlier version of the game? It continues to be developed and is available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/200210/Realm_of_the_Mad_God_Exalt/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/200210/Realm_of_the_Mad_G...
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      Yeah, the original version which was written in Flash.
MattRix 6y ago
The ultimate source would be if you could figure out how to archive the sites that TheFWA used to link to. That was the pinnacle of cutting edge Flash work.
kwhitefoot 6y ago
Archive.org is one of the modern wonders of the world. Let's hope it lasts.

Causality1 6y ago

So this is real emulation, not just transcription into a video format? The vectorized and infinitely-scalable aspect of Flash is preserved? That's awesome.

jonah-archive 6y ago
Yes! See krapp's comment below -- we're using the Ruffle flash emulator targeted to WASM

bozzcl 6y ago

Congrats! Flash games and videos were a huge part of my childhood. It's heartwarming to see people dedicated to preserve such a treasure trove of the older internet.

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kossae 6y ago

I wish there was a way to get 2Advanced SWFs from somewhere.. Those sites were IMO the ultimate displays of what Flash could do visually.

xedeon 6y ago
"The website went back up last night: http://2advanced.com http://2advanced.com for a final 6 weeks until Flash vanishes!" Source: https://twitter.com/fwa/status/1327665766213316608 https://twitter.com/fwa/status/1327665766213316608 I managed to grab a local copy. Let me know if you want it.
- kossae 6y ago
  That would be awesome! Thanks for the heads up. My username at gmail if you get a chance to send it. Thanks again!
  - xedeon 6y ago
    Emailed you a copy. Cheers!

ArtWomb 6y ago

GemCraft, Desktop Tower Defense, RoboKill, Line Rider, Crush the Castle, Kingdom Rush, Realm of the Mad God ... all classics, all significant, all worth preserving. Trying valiantly like many to replace my current affairs media diet with something more substantive, and Internet Archive has proven invaluable. Currently enjoying a first edition pdf scan of an E M Forester novel from 1920s. And it's transporting to dive into the yellowed pages, modernist fonts, and random errata. Thanks for all your important work ;)

saagarjha 6y ago
Realm of the Mad God requires a server to run, doesn't it? It might be difficult to preserve…
- kencausey 6y ago
  Are you talking about preserving an earlier version of the game? It continues to be developed and is available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/200210/Realm_of_the_Mad_God_Exalt/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/200210/Realm_of_the_Mad_G...
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    Yeah, the original version which was written in Flash.

MattRix 6y ago

The ultimate source would be if you could figure out how to archive the sites that TheFWA used to link to. That was the pinnacle of cutting edge Flash work.

kwhitefoot 6y ago

Archive.org is one of the modern wonders of the world. Let's hope it lasts.