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Back in a Flash: Lightspark
Even before Adobe's decision to discontinue Flash Player, the idea of there being another Flash Player had easily been around for over a decade. One of the most promising projects…
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The Hidden Palace’s Prototype Collection is now Playable Online!
The Hidden Palace recently finished uploading their collection of 900+ video game prototypes to the Internet Archive. The Hidden Palace is a digital preservation community which has been collecting games…
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Back in a Flash: Ruffle.rs
So, we've been discussing the (frankly, kind of regrettable) death of Flash for a good while. But with every dying technology comes some weirdo trying to make it go again.…
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Recover Old Browser Games Using The Flashpoint Cache Dumper
As Adobe ends support for the Flash Player, archiving classic browser games is more important than ever. Over the coming months, many Flash-based games and experiences will be removed from…
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Community Spotlight: IIPC
The International Internet Preservation Consortium is an organization dedicated to the preservation of historically and culturally significant websites.
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The Funny Story of how Blogspot India was held for Ransom
Blogs might not be as popular as they were a decade ago, but I like to think that in some ways blogs are timeless. Now, imagine waking up one day…
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News Flash: Flashpoint 8.1 Out Now!
Flashpoint, the webgame preservation project, received a pretty large "minor" update this week, Flashpoint 8.1: "Spirit of Adventure", grab it over at https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/downloads/BlueMaxima hasn't made a Medium post for this release,…
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News Flash: Kongregate is Fading
I remember playing a lot of Flash games. Good way to get entertainment on a budget of zero. One of the big sites for those, Kongregate, though, is beginning to…