These unforgettable Flash games from way back in the day provided many people with hours of entertainment.
If there’s one thing that’s unfortunate about gaming today, it’s that kids growing up now have completely missed out on the heyday of browser-based Flash games from the early 2000s. While it’s still possible to play many of these old games even after the discontinuation of Flash, it’s not like any new games are being made, and the idea of continuing to play these games after all these years has all but left the collective gaming consciousness for the most part.
Fortunately, there are plenty of people around who still remember this golden era of easily accessible, simple, and free computer games. With this in mind, here is a list of some of the best old-school Flash games from back in the day.
Updated on July 14th, 2023, by Gregory Louis Gomez: Few eras in gaming are as nostalgic as the Flash era has become. For over a decade people made, played, and shared these games all over the internet on websites like Newgrounds.com, addictinggames.com, and many others. While Flash itself is no longer supported, many of the games that relied upon it have been given new life through various means, allowing those who remember them fondly to replay them to this day. Bearing this in mind, we’ve updated this list to include a few more old-school Flash games to the list for fans of the genre to check out if they haven’t already. 11 Territory War (2007)
Territory War is like a simplistic version of the Worms games. It’s a turn-based PVE game where the player and the CPU play as stick figures in a small arena. There are really only four maneuvers the player can make during their turn: move, kick, shoot, or throw a grenade.
Impressively, however, there is an online version where players can battle against other players if they wish. In fact, for many kids growing up around this time, Territory War may have been their first taste of online multiplayer. 10 Interactive Buddy (2004)
What person over the age of 25 doesn’t remember playing Interactive Buddy? This is a game where the only thing the player has to do is simply « interact » with the character on the screen, a little guy made of orbs. He can be blown up, shot at, or tossed around, and he will ragdoll across the screen in a humorous fashion. He will also react to the player’s actions in various ways.
There are even skins for Buddy and all of them are hilarious. He can be made to look like George W. Bush, a Teletubby, or even Napoleon Dynamite (among others). 9 Whack Your Boss (2004)
Flash games from this era often had a dark sense of humor. Considering the state of the internet at the time, this isn’t all that surprising. Whack Your Boss is an excellent example of this because it is simply a game where the player has to choose from a number of different ways to brutally murder their (admittedly rather rude) boss.
