[Request] Bringing back flashplayer

[vkull]

vkull last edited by

Can we truly call this a gaming browser if it doesn't have flash support? There is surprisingly still a thriving flash community but they all use various downloaded flash players (like from newgrounds) or sketchy flash enabled web browsers from less than reputable sources (gamcore).

I understand the security flaw with flash, and I am no browser engineer but its my understanding opera runs on chromium which in turn runs its tabs in little VMs. I propose a flash enabled extension with perhaps a basic malicious code checker tagged on. Nothing too fancy that will take up time and make for a bad user experience but strong enough to say, "we tried, don't be stupid with sketchy sites!"

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @vkull last edited by

@vkull First you would need to ask Adobe to start developing Flash again.

Forget about Flash, it's dead, it's no longer needed. In fact, it took too long to be discontinued.

[vkull]

vkull @leocg last edited by

@leocg I'm sorry I disagree. I personally use Newgrounds flashplayer and there is most definitely a thriving community. I'm not calling for a return to flash, no flash is most definitely old and outdated. I am calling for the preservation of the thousands of great old flash games.

[kerygma]

kerygma @vkull last edited by kerygma

@vkull You can disagree all you like but that doesn’t change the fact that flash is an outmoded technology. At least you are aware of the security risks using it entails. Find other games. It’s over, my friend.

[passenger-chi]

passenger-chi @vkull last edited by leocg

@vkull

There is an offline flash substitute. Not a browser plug in.
Caution: It does have security issues.

But this website is OK (complete with warnings about the download)
==> https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/downloads/