MetaFilter posts tagged with games and flashgames

Read Rouge

adamdschneider — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:27:39 -0800

Red Rogue is "a side-scrolling roguelike-like" available standalone on multiple platforms and on the web, free! As pointed out to me by Rock,Paper Shotgun.

Man writes on little blue website.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:49:36 -0800

Great news: Broken Picture Telephone lives, it's called Teledraw!

Red: A Simple Flash Game

BitterOldPunk — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:45:16 -0800

Red is a simple Flash game. Shoot the descending circles. Some are big and slow, some are small and quick. Shoot the power-ups to collect them. Soon you'll have a shield and some auto-turrets to help you clear the screen. But beware: it gets harder and more frantic as the wind increases. How long can you survive? A fun Missile Command/Asteroids hybrid. (Via reddit)

Villainous, a tower conquest flash game

Foci for Analysis — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:51:09 -0800

Tired of tower defense games? Tired of always playing the good guy? Try playing Villainous, a tower conquest flash game.

"MY MINIONS HAVE FAILED ME. YOUR DOOM AWAITS IN MY CHAMBER!"

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:41:09 -0800

Friday Flash Fun: Realm of the Mad God is a co-op MMORPG shooter with cute 8-bit graphics. Death is permanent, play addictive. RPG aficionados will be familiar with the concepts of character classes and stats, levelling and equipment of varying effectiveness. In a Roguelike-like twist, death is permanent. So especially if you're a new player, expect to die a lot. However, it's relatively quick to reach the maximum level 20 (again) if you join a "swarm" or "train" of players, as experience points are shared with those nearby. Pew-pew the various monsters, and stay away from the Godlands, a loose term for the (mostly white and dark grey) areas where the "gods", the game's stronger creatures, reside. (The dreaded Medusa is a challenge even for stronger players.) When death looms, bail out to the safe Nexus area (the "lobby") by pressing F5. When all of a realm's minions are disposed of, the titular Mad God Oryx will summon all players to his chamber for a "final" battle. Oryx is the strongest monster in the game and drops some of the best loot. When you've reached level 20, you can refine your character by amassing better equipment or farming the gods for "stat pots", potions which permanently increase your character's stats. Until its death, at least. RotMG is free to play, but "Realm Gold" can be purchased to exchange for extra character slots, space to store loot, and some vanity items like custom-coloured clothing. Tips: • Rare and/or higher-tier items such as top equipment and stat pots are often traded between players, often in quieter areas of the Nexus. As there is (yet) no formal trading system, a trade simply consists of players dropping and picking up the item(s) to be traded. As a result, there is a risk of the other player "scamming" or not following through on their part of a deal, or a third party "ninja" player rushing in and looting the item(s). Lower-tier items are also sometimes traded, but more experienced players will often give them away in the Nexus. Recently a "vault" feature was introduced to allow players to store items. • It is often faster to pick up loot by swapping an item you already have. Some players keep relatively worthless items in their inventory for this purpose. Consumable items such as stat pots, the red hitpoint and blue magic point pots (which only work temporarily), and the more frivolous ones can be consumed by shift-clicking the item on the ground. This can be quicker than picking it up first. • Teleportation is your friend. You can move quickly into the action by clicking a dot on the top-right minimap. But beware: teleporting into a swarm of Medusas is an efficient way to die. You can lock onto other players as well, ensuring their names stay on-screen in the lower right even when they are not nearby. • Every class has a special ability. Exercise it by shift-clicking or pressing the space bar. Aimed abilities are directed toward the mouse pointer. Priests and Paladins can heal: players often ask for healing in the Nexus. Be sure to say thanks! • If you are experiencing lag, reload the page. Press F to see memory usage. Bonus links: Wiki FAQ Glossary Forum Leaderboard Subreddit Load the SWF directly for full-screen mode (this will work temporarily, the SWF url is changed periodically) --------- Realm of the Mad God was originally developed by Wild Shadow Studios for the TIGSource Assemblee competition, where games are developed around submitted art and sound.

It's Friday already in Europe, time for flash fun.

Kattullus — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:12:58 -0800

Educational gamesmaker Preloaded has recently made two strategy games for English TV station Channel 4. 1066 is a mix of tactics, insult-typing, bowmanship, rhythm-game and narration by Ian Holm. Trafalgar Origins is all Napoleonic high seas derringdo all the time, as you sail your English ship in real time against the damnable French and Spanish. Whether you want to hoist the sails or call your opponent a stench weasel, they are fun little games which have the added bonus of teaching you about British history. Both games can be played solo or multiplayer. [via Rock Paper Shotgun, where they like those games quite a lot]

Sorry Samus but your Princess is in another castle!

carsonb — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:40:37 -0800

Super Mario Crossover - Play Super Mario Bros. as Bill S, Samus, Link, Simon, Mega Man or, of course, as Mario. swf download alternate browser link

It's new, it's old! It's famous, it's unknown!

Bonzai — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:11:56 -0800

Everybodies favorite tower defense game has a major new release Desktop Tower Defense just released a Pro edition. It's got new graphics, new creeps and multiplayer. If it's Friday it must be fun and flash!

Forward

chuckdarwin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:34:49 -0800

Warfare: 1917 gives you a taste of the trenches.

F1 + F2

chuckdarwin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:27:15 -0800

Do you like thinking ahead? Try light-bot. Object: program a cute little robot to turn on the lights. Sounds easy, right? Think again. And again. And again. [WARNING: this will probably hurt your brain in the later levels] On the bright side, it sure does a wonderful job of explaining functions. p.s. I think certain people here [*cough* geeks *cough*] will adore this unassuming little game, or I wouldn't have posted a SLFG FPP on a Tuesday.

Dino Run

pancreas — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:48:39 -0800

Pixeljam (the folks responsible for the retro flash classic Gamma Bros) have just released a new game: Dino Run. Control your dinosaur and escape the wall of doom.

Labyrinth 2.0 in flash

BrotherCaine — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:23:44 -0800

Labyrinth 2.0 AKA Spin the Blac[sic] Circle flash

Elections would be much more entertaining this way.

JDHarper — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:53:28 -0800

Your mother told you never to discuss religion or politics in polite company. You'll probably start a fight. Bible fight was here previously, but I think that Kung-Fu Elections is new.

Line Golfer: Friday Flash Game

lubujackson — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:56:54 -0800

Line Golfer = Line Rider + mini-golf. A great idea that just needs some super amazing artists to build some awesome levels.

I'm sorry to do this to you.

Rock Steady — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:34:47 -0800

I'm sorry to do this to you, but you must share my agony. Let me know if you get #41 (I have to skip it every time).

Cityscape puzzle game (Flash)

Melinika — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:10:02 -0800

Cityscape. (Flash game) Build a city with 18 available components. The order in which those components are employed determines how they'll interact and how far the city will develop. There's one correct order that will score the full amount of points. (via)

Reflex

anomie — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:36:23 -0800

Reflex is the game responsible for a significant drop in the scores of my final exams. (Friday Flash)

Jumping snail love quest

Cryptical Envelopment — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 07:34:04 -0800

Saltacol {flash} is a jumping snail who needs your help to reach his mate. Level codes and hints are here. Warning: can be frustrating and addictive.

Just Letters

Ljubljana — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 04:43:23 -0800

Someone Keeps Stealing my Letters. (via Davezilla)

Pong! But Harder!

falconred — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 08:36:12 -0800

Psychopong - See if you can beat all 5 levels [Friday Shockwave Fun]

The tone touches my soul peacefully...

armoured-ant — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:02:00 -0800

The Veridian Room is Toshimitsu Takagi's long awaited sequel to The Crimson Room. Point and click puzzlers to destroy your brain. Just in time to eat away your whole Flash Friday. Mirror here. Via my mate Duncan, who got it from Albino Blacksheep.

Gulf War 2

samelborp — Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:07:23 -0800

Not really a game, but is scary/funny: This is a projection of the most likely outcome of a new war in the Gulf. I used sophisticated temporal algorithms and historical semiotic analysis to achieve an accuracy rating of 99.999%. It's the mother of all Flash games.

Bet the Farm.

putzface_dickman — Fri, 08 Nov 2002 08:42:44 -0800

Bet the Farm. Friday Flash Fun! Do you have what it takes to run a modern farm? This online game pits your decision making against the forces of nature and the market in a simple, clever, educational flash game. I made $9.33 an hour! Who will be MetaFilter's master farmer?

Hexxagon

sixtwenty3dc — Tue, 28 May 2002 12:21:59 -0800

Hexxagon , yeah, so its not friday flash, but it's sure a good way to waste a few hours on a tuesday afternoon or a wednesday morning. great game with some real strategy involved.

Congress Woman requests Flash game removal

DragonBoy — Tue, 07 May 2002 07:43:43 -0800

Congress Woman requests Flash game removal on NewGrounds.com. The game is not being removed for its violent content, or depection of blood and gore. Instead it is the subject matter of the game that has raised the spectre of censorship.
The game in question, Kaboom!, is about suicide bombers, the object being to blow up as many people as possible.
Do you think that a game about a Palestinian captured by the Israeli army to act as a human shield would warrant the same type fo request?