Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving?

lordfungus12
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Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving? Jan 31, 2022 12:58:00 GMT

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Post by lordfungus12 on Jan 31, 2022 12:58:00 GMT

In the late 2000s, Facebook used to host a myriad of Flash games for users to play, the most notable being FarmVille and Candy Crush Saga. I personally remember playing a lot of virtual pet simulators (Pet Society, Fanglies, PetVille, etc.), RPGs (Fantasy Online, Treasure Isle, etc.), simulation games (CityVille, FrontierVille) and the occassional chat room (YoVille). Worth noting is the fact that I actually have images of a game whose name I don’t remember.

I'd like your input! I wanted to ask whether you personally feel these games are worth finding and preserving.

theCarbonFreeze Moderator Is love left at all? It's possible Posts: 478	Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving? Jan 31, 2022 13:51:48 GMT via mobile lordfungus12 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by theCarbonFreeze on Jan 31, 2022 13:51:48 GMT Personally Id say no but thats just my opinion and it's largely influenced by the fact that I hate Facebook
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cecnorthern Full Member Posts: 120	Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving? Jan 31, 2022 19:38:35 GMT via mobile sentimentalexis likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cecnorthern on Jan 31, 2022 19:38:35 GMT There is a game called Happy pets and in my opinion it is worth preserving, its very nostalgic

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Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving? Feb 1, 2022 18:20:42 GMT theCarbonFreeze and islee like this

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Post by Rex on Feb 1, 2022 18:20:42 GMT

I don't like Facebook either but I'd still say it's worth preserving. What doesn't matter to you might matter to someone else and with how big Facebook is I'm sure there's a decent amount of people who played those games and might want to revisit them.

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Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving? Feb 2, 2022 11:22:34 GMT

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Post by dogpolygonrt66 on Feb 2, 2022 11:22:34 GMT

There are a select few of cultural significance like Farmville, but ones like that heavily relied on Facebook being the backbone of the data stored, or I would assume. Reconstructing stuff like this is a PITA for anybody who would be accurately preserving that. I'm going to bet a bulk of facebook games are irretrievable.

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Facebook Flash Games: Worth Preserving? Feb 2, 2022 15:26:05 GMT

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Post by wadmodderpudu on Feb 2, 2022 15:26:05 GMT

Givin that Facebook removed these games when Adobe Flash reached end of life in December 2020, only HTML5 is now the de facto standard for web browser games, but unfortunately according to the Crappy Games Wiki it is inferior and difficult to develop for.

Givin that Indie developers that once used Flash are now abandoning it in favor of game engines designed for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS & Android, many Flash Indie games that were in development between 2017 and 2020 had to move to a different engine.

In the case for 2D games, many 2D Flash games that would've utilized it would've moved to Unity, Gamemaker Studio, Clickteam Fusion, Adventure Game Studio (AGS), Ren'Py or RPG Maker instead.

In the case for 3D games, 3D Flash games utilizing Stage3D would've moved development to Unreal Engine, Unity, CryEngine, GoDot, Unigine, Gamebryo or Valve's Source engine instead.

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Post by lordfungus12 on Jan 31, 2022 12:58:00 GMT

Post by theCarbonFreeze on Jan 31, 2022 13:51:48 GMT

Post by cecnorthern on Jan 31, 2022 19:38:35 GMT

Post by Rex on Feb 1, 2022 18:20:42 GMT

Post by dogpolygonrt66 on Feb 2, 2022 11:22:34 GMT

Post by wadmodderpudu on Feb 2, 2022 15:26:05 GMT

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