User:Stux/Flash2021
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*** Try to compile in VM or using method reported above | *** Try to compile in VM or using method reported above | ||
** Flash Standalone (will it work indefinitely?): | ** Flash Standalone (will it work indefinitely?): | ||
| - | ***Can be found [https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html here]. | + | ***Can be found [https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html here]. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20201222055854/https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html Internet Archive]) |
| - | ***Direct download: [https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flashplayer_32_sa.exe Windows], [https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flashplayer_32_sa.dmg MacOS], [https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flash_player_sa_linux.x86_64.tar.gz Linux x64] | + | ***Direct download: [https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flashplayer_32_sa.exe Windows] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20201222114739/https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flashplayer_32_sa.exe IA]), [https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flashplayer_32_sa.dmg MacOS] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20201217073223/https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flashplayer_32_sa.dmg IA]), [https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flash_player_sa_linux.x86_64.tar.gz Linux x64] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20201217073242/https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/32/flash_player_sa_linux.x86_64.tar.gz]) |
** Ruffle at the [https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_flash internet archive] ([https://gaming.ebaumsworld.com/articles/how-to-play-old-games-after-flash-player-dies-on-dec-31st-2020/86458963/ src]): | ** Ruffle at the [https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_flash internet archive] ([https://gaming.ebaumsworld.com/articles/how-to-play-old-games-after-flash-player-dies-on-dec-31st-2020/86458963/ src]): | ||
***Example [[techno]]: [https://archive.org/details/the-system-is-down here] | ***Example [[techno]]: [https://archive.org/details/the-system-is-down here] | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 23 December 2020
GOAL:
- To Test Flash Alternatives that work past its End of Life.
Current Plans and Results
- Mirroring (allows to run toons and games from standalone command line tools):
- HRWiki:Projects#List_all_Homestarrunner.com_files
- User:Nerd42's SWF Download page
- User:Purple Wrench's Homestar Offsite
- Stinkoman 20X6 Source Files (also make sure it's updated)
- Candidate platforms:
- Test Lightspark -- Status:
- Was able to successfully compile and install version 0.8.3 (including setting up the browser plugin for Pale Moon).
- Compiled on Debian 10 following these instructions
- Some dependencies were missing:
gettextbut I already hadbuild-essentialinstalled (see this issue) - The requirement for
glibmm-2.4was removed after the 0.8.3 release here.
- However, H*R seems to use an older version of Flash Lightspark doesn't support well.
- See: this issue
- Next: try to compile and run latest trunk, see if AVM1 support has improved. (Done)
- Sadly, although there were improvements, they did not work as expected. At least the number of AVM1 errors were reduced.
- However, when playing video the sound was glitched, started over and became out of sync with the video
- Most video has artifacts and did not display properly
- Main Menu, toons menu, games menu did not work. Stinkoman did not work either (black screen after briefly showing "loading..." message)
- The characters menu was the only thing that worked correctly (even the eject button worked!). The SBE menu loaded partially.
- Next Steps:
- Report issues in github.
- Lern Actionscript and try to contribute (if I have time ^_^;)
- Was able to successfully compile and install version 0.8.3 (including setting up the browser plugin for Pale Moon).
- Gnash (software)?
- Apparently no longer compiles on "modern" systems: see this issue
- Try to compile in VM or using method reported above
- Flash Standalone (will it work indefinitely?):
- Ruffle at the internet archive (src):
- Test Lightspark -- Status:
