Perhaps the last thing 2020 will be taking away from us will be Flash Player. Flash games were a huge part of the gaming scene back in the 2000’s, and there are plenty of games that either got their start as flash games before making the jump to consoles, or were directly inspired by trends in flash games. Some notable flash games:
Achievement Unlocked, a game entirely based around achievements.
Alien Hominid started out on Newgrounds, much more limited in scope than the full game which would release on console including Alien Hominid HD on Xbox Arcade
Ball Revamped, a platformer series made more difficult by the inertia the ball had going through the levels
Bejeweled, still known today as a classic puzzle game
Bloons Tower Defense, an introduction into tower defense games for many
Club Penguin, the introduction to MMO’s for many people
Cookie Clicker, one of the most prolific idle games edit, it’s been pointed out Cooke Clicker isn’t a flash game so …
Ive been purging my belongings lately. I had two boxes of PC game from the 90s and 2000s sitting in my closet for years. Hard to throw away all those games so I put them up for free on Facebook Marketplace. I met the guy last night and he was beyond thrilled. So many classics in the collection, Fallout1 and 2, Monkey Island, Civ 4, Master of Orion 2 … about 100 games.
Im so happy that someone else can enjoy those for the first time and they aren’t going to waste. Ive still got my Steam with 200 games.