![]() I could write this same article about how Flash games were inspired by DOS or Nintendo games. An insanely talented developer pool such as jmtb02, Brad Borne, Casual Collective, Ninja Kiwi, the Northways, Nitrome, to name a few.īefore I list the games I want to be clear that I am not accusing any of these titles of being clones. ![]() Many games are also mouse-only controlled which translates extremely well to the tap on mobile devices. You didn’t have to download anything or learn complicated control schemes to play.SWF file (Unlike HTML5 games today) and easily shared on sites like Newgrounds, Armor Games, Kongregate and Miniclip. The distribution channels were fantastic.There is a vary low barrier to creating Flash games and open to anyone willing to learn Actionscript. Adobe Flash was the ultimate indie development playground.Flash games were largely designed to be played in short intervals at school, lunch break or before bed. Flash was the first truly casual gaming platform.There have been hundreds of thousands of Flash games created by indie developers and hundreds of millions of gamers playing them. That said, it is still installed on over 500 million devices in the world so might be around a little bit longer.įlash games have played a huge role in attaining this massive install base. People have been heralding the death of Flash for years and they might be finally correct, with big players like Youtube and Twitch dropping it as their default player. But it fights back each time, your laptop fan and CPU cycles being the usual casualty in the war. Watch out for popup ads and let’s continue.įlash has been dying a slow death for years now. Not only that but Flash game developers were creating entirely new genres of games, including Tower Defense and Idle games. Why are we visiting this glorious golden age of the Internet? Because almost all the mobile game hits today were inspired by Flash games. If you want some real inspiration we have to dust off IE6, put on Numa Numa and go way way back to the 2000s. Cloning a hit game already on the App Store is playing catchup and won’t get you that coveted top spot on the charts. Want to make the next Candy Crush, Angry Birds or Clash of Clans and dominate the App Store? Well, you’re too late.
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