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Play Web Games Offline With FlashOffliner

Martin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:56:36 +0000

FlashOffliner is a starter and central management application for flash games that have been downloaded to the computer. The software program ships with a few example flash games that can be used to check the program’s functionality but it requires that the user knows how to download flash games from various web games portals.

While that is not that difficulty it could be a problem for inexperienced users. Flash games can usually be found in the browser’s Internet cache. There are also many programs and browser plugins that can download them right away.

Once the flash games are stored on the computer system’s hard drive they can be added to FlashOffliner. A click on Create New FlashOffliner Package opens a windows that might confuse some users at the beginning.

The whole process of adding web games to FlashOffliner can be broken down into two steps. The user picks a swf files in step one from his hard drive that he wants to add and selects a destination for that file in the second step. It is a good idea to store all web games in the same folder to be able to keep an overview of the games.

Once a web game has been converted into the FlashOffliner format it has to be added to the application. This is done by clicking on the Install FlashOffliner Package link. The user simply has to pick the file that he just converted from his hard drive.

Every game that has been added this way can then be started from the system tray. One interesting feature is the option to set the game size. Available sizes range from 400×300 to fullscreen.

The advantage of using FlashOffliner over executing the flash games separately is twofold. The application provides easier access to the games from the Windows system tray. It also offers the option to set the window size of the web game.

Tags: arcade, flash games, flash offline, flashoffliner, Games, offline flash, play games, web games

Save Flash Games on your hard drive

Martin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:45:07 +0000

I have to admit that I like to play flash games from time to time and enjoy some tremendously. It happens that websites that offer flash games are not available at the time that you want to play the game which is why I would like to explain how you can easily save flash games on your hard drive to play them without an Internet connection.

Visit a website that displays a flash game on its website. Right-click a free area of that page and select View Page Source from the right-click menu. You could alternatively click on View > Page Source in Firefox. Internet Explorer uses right-click and select View Source while Opera users right-click and select Source.

Search that source for a url that ends with the swf file extension (search for the term .swf). This is the location of the flash game on the server. Copy that address and paste it into the browser window again. The flash game should load just fine. Go to File > Save Page As in Firefox and the flash game should be saved on your hard drive.

Drop the file into your favorite browser to play the game. To make it easier you could assign a software to swf files which would have the result that you only need to double-click the flash games to start them. To do that right-click the file and select properties from the menu.

Now click on the change button and select your main browser as the program to open swf files with. I have created a small video that explains the whole process.

Tags: flash games, hacks, internet tips

The Casual Collective Invites

Martin — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:10:28 +0000

Brian was nice enough to send me an invite for the gaming website The Casual Collective which takes a different stance than all those other arcade sites out there. The Casual Collective is run by game programmers who publish their games exclusively on the website which means that this is the only way that you can officially play the games.

Currently four games are available, three multiplayer games and one single player game. If you are a gamer you probably know the Flash Element Tower Defense game which is the single player game on the website. I have not heard of the other games and find it interesting to see that they are all multiplayer games.

One is a Tower Defense game were two players compete against the creeps which surely sounds fun. The other one is a two player strategy game called Desktop Armada and the last one a strategic game called Buggle.

The site has more than 18000 members already which is not that surprisingly if you consider the quality of the games on the site. If you like flash games this website is a must have.

I have an unlimited number of invites, if you would like one write a comment and I will send it out to you. I do not need any information other than your email address which you can add when filling out a comment.

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The Casual Collective

Tags: casual collective, flash games, invites

Weekend Fun Treasure of the Cutlass Reef

Martin — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:06:48 +0000

I wrote about some real heavyweights the last Fridays which is why I would like to write about a pretty interesting flash game today. Treasure of the Cutlass Reef is a game that reminded me a little bit of the oldschool Pirates on the C-64 back in the time when wonderful games would fit on a disk that had storage capacities of less than one Megabyte.

The basic task of the player is to reach the Treasure of the Cutlass Reef by beating enemy Pirates and their Armadas that try to stop him from reaching the Treasure. What makes this game stick out is the fact that you can upgrade your ship after each victory. This requires some basic strategic thinking: Do I add more Pirates, more cannons or want a faster ship ?

The battles are much like those if Pirates on the C-64. Your ship starts at the bottom of the screen and enemy ships appear at the top. Unlike Pirates however the screen does not scroll at all and your ship can’t reach the top of the screen. This is probably the only aspect of the game that is not that well done.

Graphics are well done and the effects are nice as well. The game becomes extremely difficulty at the end because a lot of enemy ships enter the battle at the same time all with more men and cannons than your ship.

It is possible to save the game after each battle which do not last longer than 5-10 minutes each.

Play:

Treasure of the Cutlass Reef

Tags: browser game, flash games, Games, pirates

Desktop Tower Defense Upgrade

Martin — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:25:15 +0000

The popular Desktop Tower Defense game has been upgraded from version 1 to 1.5 bringing new excitement and frustration to the already excellent game. Several new enemies and towers have been included that make the game more enjoyable although I think that it did not rise in difficulty that much.

I can only talk about the medium mode that I tried today which I passed at first try and the challenge mode to beat 100 levels which is tough as always. I was not able to beat the challenge mode though, it becomes extremely difficulty at levels 75+ at least with the strategies that I have tried.

Desktop Tower Defense is an excellent game for a short period of time. It does not take long for instance to play the medium mode which consists of 50 waves of enemies that have to be hindered to reach the exits.

Tags: desktop tower defense, dtd, flash games, tower games, tower-defense

Hack Flash Game High Scores

Martin — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:44:31 +0000

Hacking flash game high scores is considered unethical, please consider this before trying out this great hack. It is also not working on every site that offers flash games, just try it out and if the new high score is not submitted you have come to a website with additional protection. You do need the firefox extension tamper data which can be downloaded and installed from the mozilla website.

Tamper Data is able to intercept data that is submitted on websites and alter it. Visit your favorite flash games website and start playing a game. The game does not necessarily need a submit button, if it has none click on start tamper before you die, if it has a submit button click on start temper after you die.

Tamper Data should intercept the request and display all the elements that are submitted by the flash game. Look for a element that resembles the score and change the value of that score. Submit the altered data and the new altered value should be seen in the high score of the website.

source: instructables

Tags: flash games, hack high scores, high scores, tamper data

Play Bust a Move online

admin — Sat, 20 May 2006 14:01:44 +0000

Bust a Move or Puzzle Bobble is a nice little game that has made it´s way to almost every console system that has been released in the last ten years. You task is to clear a stage that consists of colored bubbles on the top of every screen and two little dragons at the bottom who shot colored bubbles at the ceiling. If three or more bubbles of the same color come into contact they disappear. The screen gets smaller from time to time means you will have to hurry to get rid of all the bubbles before the screen reaches your little dragons at the bottom.

You can play the game either in 640*480 or 320*240 resolution. Looks and plays much like the original. Great for a little break.

Tags: bust a move, flash games, Games

Heroes of Might and Magic V Minigame

Martin — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:18:26 +0000

I always loved playing Heroes of Might and Magic games and I currently wait for the fifth installment of the series which is developed by a new team. Ubisoft created a minigame for the fifth version of Heroes of Might and Magic which is available at the website www.heroesmini.com. The game is a simple browsergame in which you chose a faction (all factions from the heroes game are available, like Haven and Dungeon) and buy armies. You have access to three army slots and can purchase all units of that faction. You pay the army with gold starting with 5000 gold which means you can only purchase a few relativly weak units at the beginning.

After purchasing your army you send it to the field and challenge another player. While challenging him you select which of your armies attack an opposing army. Certain unit types are stronger if they fight against other unit types, for example a flying unit has an advantage in battle against infantery and cavalery units but is weak against ranged and magic units. It´s advisable to have a balanced army to be able to attack certain troop types.

Tags: flash games, might and magic

Street Fighter 2 Flash

Martin — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:13:20 +0000

After all those long winded texts I gave you I thought its time for a change. I found a game made in flash that I loved to play on my Super Nintendo way back. Its called Street Fighter 2.

You take control of a fighter that you chose out of ten at the moment, two slots are black, it could be that you have to beat the game to make them available, I have not come that far. It´s a 2-D old school fighting game, you are on the left side, your opponent on the right and you try to beat him before he manages to beat you.

If you manage to beat him you confront the next opponent aso. Great game, superb graphics and animations for a flash game.

Tags: flash games, street fighter

Fun Game Sonic

Martin — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:51:57 +0000

Ever played Sonic on a Sega console ? Its the same game only in flash on a pc screen. Looks great, plays great, enough said, go to freeworldgroup.com to play it.

Tags: flash games, sonic

Rick Dangerous online

Martin — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:24:58 +0000

Maybe some of you still know the game Rick Dangerous , its likely if you ever owned an Amiga or Atari Computer back in the 90´s. The game is an addictive jump and run type of game where you steer Rick, who has some similarities with Indiana Jones, through a temple. Its small and fun, look for yourself. Oh, it needs flash to run.

Tags: flash games, rick dangerous

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