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Stickman MadnessWho needs all those high-end sounds and graphics on proprietary gaming boxes?! Dragon Gamez hosts the Flash game "Stickman Madness" which proves you don't need hi-res to have a lot of fun.

Stickman Madness is as violent as any other first-person shooter in the vein of Doom, all done in minimal yet ravishing red, black and white. Somehow reminiscent of joys found in the early Frog in a Blender Flash animation...but interactive!

Don't blame me if you spend a while playing...
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]]>dragon gamezDragonGamezstickman madnessStickmanMadnessDavid Robinson2006-08-01T08:04:00+00:00Time Waster: Pepsi Nex breaks the icehttp://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/27/time-waster-pepsi-nex-breaks-the-ice/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/27/time-waster-pepsi-nex-breaks-the-ice/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/27/time-waster-pepsi-nex-breaks-the-ice/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Pepsi's Japan division has a simplistic time waster of a game up for your afternoon enjoyment. The game allows you to run down a path punching walls of ice to the sounds of the usual viral music. Unfortunately I'm not exactly sure what Pepsi Nex is supposed to taste like (I'd assume nastiness in a bottle, since its Pepsi), but the game is a great way to waste a few minutes after lunch. Plus this is a great example of a Flash game that doesn't use stereotypical Flash style. The game relies on the On2 video codec to display most of its animation with integrated video for a running player and a bursting wall.

via 4Games
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]]>codecflashgamenexon2pepsitime wasterTimeWastervideoMike Schleifstein2006-04-27T12:00:00+00:00Time Waster: Don't shoot the puppyhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/time-waster-dont-shoot-the-puppy/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/time-waster-dont-shoot-the-puppy/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/time-waster-dont-shoot-the-puppy/#commentsFiled under: ,

Please don't shoot this puppy... Please... ugh. Well here's a quick and very dirty Flash game for your late night fun. The simple game is much like the Don't Click site but is way more annoying. Yes, I know I'm not really convincing you to check out the game... once you click over you may want to come back here and let me know what you really think. Feel free to drop me a tip to better game on the tips page.

via Waxy Links
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]]>don't shoot the puppyDon'tShootThePuppyflashgametime wasterTimeWasterMike Schleifstein2006-04-25T20:00:00+00:00Camera Object lends a hand to Minority Report knockoffhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/camera-object-lends-a-hand-to-minority-report-knockoff/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/camera-object-lends-a-hand-to-minority-report-knockoff/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/camera-object-lends-a-hand-to-minority-report-knockoff/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Quasimondo has a site full of artistic experiments using Flash, Java and Javascript. His latest project dives into the newly modified Flash 8 Camera object to create a fully interactive video game that is a knockoff of the pre-crime system from Minority Report the movie (read the short story, its darker). The project grabs hand movements from the user's camera to define how to turn a cube on the stage and even has a new option to add the user's photo (via the camera) to the face of the cube. As usual this is not a spy program (as noted at the bottom of the developer's page), unfortunately Quasimondo didn't pony up for Flash Media Server.

via CNET
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]]>8cameracubeflashminority reportMinorityReportmovieplayertie-inMike Schleifstein2006-04-25T17:00:00+00:00Flash on PSP, capabilities to be foundhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/flash-on-psp-capabilities-to-be-found/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/flash-on-psp-capabilities-to-be-found/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/04/25/flash-on-psp-capabilities-to-be-found/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The latest Japanese PSP firmware adds Flash Player to the PlayStation Portable and Flaunt It's Alexander McCabe is testing the Player with various Flash games and posting his impressions. He says its slow, has no streaming content, and has only limited Keypad interaction. Also there seems to be an obvious limit on the amouth of memory the content can use. Jump on over to his site to see full impressions and learn more about possible content.
We have covered Flash on PSP here before and I still think this is going to be limited to the possible accessories for the system and a possible API release from Sony. We should look forward to a lack of user created content though, considering Sony's lack of hack support for the firmware already. The real concern here is weather game developers with take advantage or the player to add content that takes the user out of the box via the camera object that first appeared in Flash Player 6. In the mean time take some of your old projects modifiy them for PSP displays and maybe add some sound fun just to mess with your users.
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]]>flashliteplayerplaystationportablepspsonyMike Schleifstein2006-04-25T16:00:00+00:00Friday Time Waster: Fancy Pants Adventurehttp://www.flashinsider.com/2006/03/31/friday-time-waster-fancy-pants-adventure/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/03/31/friday-time-waster-fancy-pants-adventure/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/03/31/friday-time-waster-fancy-pants-adventure/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Fancy Pants AdventureAnother fun Flash platform game. Fancy Pants Adventure has some really nice animation, good physics too...what dynamic hair you have Mr Fancy Pants! The credit here is to ArmorGames.com, but that site seems to be just another aggregator site. Following the link trail though, I find a credit for "DrNeroCF." Anybody know the doc? Nice work regardless!

Happy Friday!

[thanks to Hudson for the link]
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]]>David Robinson2006-03-31T11:29:00+00:00Cool Time Waster: Flowhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2006/03/23/cool-time-waster-flow/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/03/23/cool-time-waster-flow/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/03/23/cool-time-waster-flow/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

FlowCheck out this Flash game from Jenova Chen! Flow has great gameplay based on the theories of psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. If you've never taken the time to read Csikszentmihalyi's Flow, it's worth a look. It's an interesting way of looking at interactive design in general and game design in particular. Chen's application of the theory is somewhat literal here, but a great illustration as well!

Fun to play and fun to think about! It has a really elegant design and like all great games is deceptively simple.

Take some time to play and then take some time to read the thesis behind it.

[via Ze Frank]
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]]>David Robinson2006-03-23T16:00:00+00:00Flash on X-Box 360http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/01/31/flash-on-x-box-360/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/01/31/flash-on-x-box-360/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/01/31/flash-on-x-box-360/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Flash on the X-Box 360 Our big blog brother, Engadget posted a great tutorial this morning showing you exactly how to run Flash (and therefore Flash-based-games) on you very own X-Box 360. Head on over for the full tutorial. Unfortunately the Dashboard upgrade released today by Microsoft will break this hack, but if you want to wait on the update try it out. I wonder if you could use this for basic FLV files too? If so, this would be a cool way to stream Google video (via the online player, not the purchased kind) or YouTube video to your X-Box 360 for HD viewing. Enjoy.

 

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]]>experimentflashgamehackmicrosoftswfxboxXBox360Mike Schleifstein2006-01-31T14:59:00+00:00PlayDoJam puts you in the game, LITERALLY!http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/01/13/playdojam-puts-you-in-the-game-literally/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/01/13/playdojam-puts-you-in-the-game-literally/http://www.flashinsider.com/2006/01/13/playdojam-puts-you-in-the-game-literally/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Stop for a second and take a look at the image in this post. What you see is a backetball hoop and a nice, yet simple, 3D animation of a simple looking basket ball game... but it doesn't stop there. In the bottom right of the screen is a person. Slapping the ball. Literally. Yes this is the first (I think) major web Flash-based game centered on true human interaction via web cam. PlayDoCam creator Andreas Rehnberg, which we spoke of back in August, has taken his earlier idea to a new level and combined some Shockwave/Director ideas with Flash 8 to create a very cool looking new basketball game in Flash. The game tracks the users hands and works like pong to bounce a small ball into one of two hoops while avoiding absticles and trying to hit points on the way. All I can say is very cool, and can't wait for the full version to come out next month. Head over to the official PlayDoJam site to watch the preview and drool.

Thanks to tipster Karl Cifius

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]]>cameracamera.getdirectorflashflash-8gameplaydocamplaydojamshockwavewebcamwowMike Schleifstein2006-01-13T17:05:00+00:00Friday Time-Waster: Samorosthttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/09/friday-time-waster-samorost/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/09/friday-time-waster-samorost/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/09/friday-time-waster-samorost/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

SamorostHey, two for the price of one, even! The folks over at Amanita Design have released the second the sequel to the original game, so you can play Samorost and Samorost 2 all afternoon!

I missed the original Samorost when it was released (even though it was a 2004 Webby nominee), but I am delighted to have found it now! The graphics are wonderful. I love the whimsical combination of photographic and vector elements. The gameplay is a little on the weak side, relegated to a hunt and click framework (at least in the first game...I'll admit, I'm only half-way through the first game, so...), but the design makes up for it. If you liked Myst, you'll love Samorost. (BTW, did you know you could get Myst for your PPC?!)

[via Aaron Simpson] 
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]]>David Robinson2005-12-09T11:12:26+00:00New iRiver Mobile & Devices Dev Centerhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/08/new-iriver-mobile-and-devices-dev-center/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/08/new-iriver-mobile-and-devices-dev-center/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/08/new-iriver-mobile-and-devices-dev-center/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

iRiver U10Macromedia...er..Adobe...has launched a new sub-site of the Mobile & Devices Dev Center devoted specifically to the new iRiver U10. In case you haven't heard the U10 is a portable media player that just came on the American market. FlashLite 1.1 is baked onto its ROM. Its UI is in FlashLite and you can load FlashLite content onto it (as well as you MP3s, etc.). There's a lot of potential with this little creature.

You can get Flash games for the U10 here and here.

[via Bill Perry]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-12-08T13:15:36+00:00Mister Nice Handshttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/02/mister-nice-hands/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/02/mister-nice-hands/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/02/mister-nice-hands/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Mister Nice HandsTo prove that Flash is used for all sorts of things (as if you needed that proof) I give you (against my better judgment, really) Mister Nice Hands.

You might want to wait till late in the day when you're a little slap-happy at the though of the weekend and maybe...just maybe...the silliness of this will be rewarding. Somehow, the music is so soothing too...

[via Scripting News]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-12-02T13:45:16+00:00Sites That Rock, Take 2: Gallery Incomplethttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/02/sites-that-rock-take-2-gallery-incomplet/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/02/sites-that-rock-take-2-gallery-incomplet/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/12/02/sites-that-rock-take-2-gallery-incomplet/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , ,

Grant Skinners Flower GardenFeels like I blog about Grant Skinner all the time...but when you look at this site, you'll know why.

Grant has gathered together his Flash experimentations and put them all into one slick gallery. Revisit all of the webcam experiments, watch the flower garden grow or spend some time playing Puki 3D. Grant just seems to be the Energizer Bunny of the Flash world. Careful though...once you get in there, you may lose an hour or so without knowing what happened.

I love the tag line for the site too: Passionate Procrastination. Bookmark this one and come back when you need a little inspiration!

[via Andre Michelle]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-12-02T12:09:19+00:00Time Waster of the Day: Driftshttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/11/22/time-waster-of-the-day-drifts/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/11/22/time-waster-of-the-day-drifts/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/11/22/time-waster-of-the-day-drifts/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

Flash Game: DriftsOK, this one is addictive...but aren't all good time-wasters?!

Philippe Seifried has posted a deceptively simple game called Drifts on his site, RepeatWhileTrue. Make sure to take the time to read the instructions since there are no second lives, just a game restart. (They roll by a little slowly for me, and I skipped them the first couple of times through...I know, I know...RTFM...) My additional instructional hint: when picking up the green bubbles, they can't be touching a purple bubble or...*POP*! Drifts even remembers your personal high score locally which is a nice perk since it will be a long while before I come even close to competing with "beejay"'s 1200.

Post your high scores here...and how long you played to get there...Good luck!

[via Extrajetzt]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-11-22T10:48:39+00:00BP's Carbon Calculatorhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/11/21/bps-carbon-calculator/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/11/21/bps-carbon-calculator/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/11/21/bps-carbon-calculator/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

BP Carbon CalculatorA friend of mine sent me this link today. BP, formerly British Petroleum, as this interesting "Carbon Calculator" on their site. It's an interactive Flash piece where you enter some facts about your house, then BP compares your carbon "footprint" against national averages. They even give hints at the end for curbing your carbon emission, and, of course, let you know what BP is doing about the problem.

The graphics are in the very popular pixel art style. I like the way the little people jump up and down with exclamation point bubbles as if they're having their own private conversation. And those jittery cars are clearly big carbon emitters...why else would they be so jittery!

Side note: It seems like every time I post one of these lately, at least one person writes me to tell me how old this site is. I guess I'm just behind the times at times. That's why I rely on you guys. So If you see something you think worthy of notice (and remember "worthy of notice" can be a positive and a negative thing), then let me know! That way I can stay on top of things!

[via Hugh]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-11-21T21:17:07+00:00Tis the Season: Flash Pumpkin Carvinghttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/10/12/tis-the-season-flash-pumpkin-carving/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/10/12/tis-the-season-flash-pumpkin-carving/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/10/12/tis-the-season-flash-pumpkin-carving/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Flash Pumpkin CarvingA friend sent me this one: Flash Pumpkin Carving! It's getting to be Halloween time, so I imagine we'll see a few more of this type of thing in the coming weeks. This one is simple, but fun to play with. I love that it's billed as a "try it before you carve it" utility. Fun...and useful! It's a really nice use of the drawing API to create dynamic masks, too.

Post links to your best pumpkin carving designs!

[Thanks to Clay for the link!]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-10-12T21:01:13+00:00gOOify Mike Chambershttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/10/12/gooify-mike-chambers/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/10/12/gooify-mike-chambers/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/10/12/gooify-mike-chambers/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Hobbit Mike chambersNow that is funny!

Grant Skinner (previously mentioned in Flash Insider here, here, here, and here) has posted a great example of an "image goo-ifier" using Flash 8. Grant is even held a contest to see who can best make use of his gOOifier (sorry the deadline was 10 October), but you can still go play with the application and see the contest entries.

Mike Chambers supplies the source content for the contest. (My effort is to the right.) But Mike can take this kind of publicity since he's still trying to live down the chapeau from last year's MAX conference.

You can see Grant at this Saturday's pre-MAX LAFlashapaloozastock. 
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]]>David Robinson2005-10-12T07:31:39+00:00Blast from the Past Recoded: Wolfenstein in Flash!http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/28/blast-from-the-past-recoded-wolfenstein-in-flash/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/28/blast-from-the-past-recoded-wolfenstein-in-flash/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/28/blast-from-the-past-recoded-wolfenstein-in-flash/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

WolfenFlash 3-DGlen Rhodes, Flash master that he is, has written the classic shooter Wolfenstein 3-D in Flash 8. I'm just getting started, but from what I can see so far, it plays just like the classic. Remember the first all nighter you spent shooting virtual Nazis running around the Keep? Well, relive it in all its pixelated glory today! But keep in mind that this is all done in Flash folks! Rhodes is using what he's calling the Flash Ray Engine which you can license for your own use! (Contact Rhodes for details.) I've seen some pretty cool 3-D demos, but this takes things to a new level. The original Wolfenstein was a watershed in computer games; maybe someday we'll look back at WolfenFlash and feel the same about Flash games.

Have fun!

[via Sean Corfield]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-09-28T21:59:07+00:00Time Waster of the Day: Ant Kendohttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/28/time-waster-of-the-day-ant-kendo/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/28/time-waster-of-the-day-ant-kendo/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/28/time-waster-of-the-day-ant-kendo/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Ant KendoLuke Feiner has put together an addictive little game called Ant Kendo. Spend some time helping your ant samurai battle another ant samurai with poles, balanced above a flowing river. Deceptively simple! But some of the best games are the ones that aren't too complicated to begin with. Enjoy!

[via Scott Janousek]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-09-28T10:38:03+00:00Flash South Park Character Generatorhttp://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/27/flash-south-park-character-generator/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/27/flash-south-park-character-generator/http://www.flashinsider.com/2005/09/27/flash-south-park-character-generator/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

South Park Character BuilderDavid Chartier over at our sister the Design Weblog, just posted about a great South Park Character Generator built in Flash. Nice app. The FAQ says this is a more full-featured version of an app on Comedy Central's site. Bring a little fun into your Tuesday afternoon! And see what you'd look like as a South Park character!

[via Design Weblog]
 
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]]>David Robinson2005-09-27T13:26:18+00:00