Hey everyone,

I just wanted to share that I've been converting some of my old Flash movies to MP4. Along with that, I've added updated thumbnails and descriptions to give them a fresh touch.

There's still much more to convert for next year, but it feels great to make them more accessible.

Have a good one!

I’m excited to announce a new release of Flash Forwarder Tools! This new version introduces two major features: a redesigned desktop Flash Player 32 projector with an improved user interface and a Chrome extension that forwards Flash content to the desktop app for seamless playback.

Why Flash Forwarder Tools?

Despite the growing compatibility of Ruffle, many Flash submissions remain unplayable. Additionally, many users still report persistent issues with getting the Newgrounds Player to work. FFT bridges these gaps by providing a reliable and flexible solution for Flash fans.

Features

⠀ 🔹 Desktop Player:

• Full-Screen Playback: Enjoy Flash games and animations in full-screen mode.
• Search & Random Browsing: Find Newgrounds content by submission ID or explore random submissions (from ID 1 to 593648, no adult content).
• Submission Details: View submission title, author, and description directly in the app.
• SWF Management: Backup SWF files from Newgrounds for offline use.
• Play History: Keep track of up to 5 recently played submissions.

⠀ 🔹 Browser Extension (Chrome/Edge/Brave)

• Automatic Detection: Identifies Flash content on any webpage.
• One-Click Playback: Launch Flash content instantly in the desktop app.
• Newgrounds.io Integration: Unlock medals and API features when playing Newgrounds submissions. When launching the game, make sure you are logged in.

Currently only available for Windows. I had previous attempts doing MacOS and Linux builds and I failed delivering them. I’m open collaborating with MacOS/Linux users wiith development skills to help expand compatibility.

Changelog

• Nov 28th, 2024: Hacked the player to avoid white screen errors. The window name has been renamed from Flash Player 32 to FFT.

Desktop Application

Download Flash Forwarder Tools 2.0 (Windows)

Chrome Extension

Get the Extension (requires the desktop app)

https://bsky.app/profile/sonucais.joycot.com/post/3lb2737a2rs2m

Hey.

Probably the best thing I solo-developed from scratch in one week. Give it a try!

Will upload it to Newgrounds after translating and fixing a few things. I love Ruffle.

https://sonucais.itch.io/lunatica-sizzle

Hello,

@Markanime recently released his second game on the Nintendo Wii U, also available on Nintendo Switch this time. All 2D graphics were drawn in Flash, just like any of his animations.

It also features some music tracks by me, like this one. This is the second time I made music for a commercial game that is also released on consoles. I was invited to produce some tracks in 2017, that was 5 years ago!

You can read Mark's announcement here, give him some love.

https://markanime.newgrounds.com/news/post/1264349

¡Feliz jueves!

Hello Newgrounds Community.

I joined a 168 hours gamejam last week, the most important yearly Spain gamejam (I really needed to disconnect) and I solo-made Chair Bound! I wasn't able to finish it but I will eventually complete it and submit it to the Portal. Current version is stable though.

Edit: I won 3rd place on sound category.

By the way, works flawless on Ruffle. You can watch the trailer below.

I'm also working on making touch controls (with JavaScript) for phone users for the Ruffle version and will try to implement gamepad support as well. Remember, Flash does not allow multi-touch this solution was needed. Everything will be included in RetroFlash Toolkit.

Edit: I'm so busy with personal life atm, everything is stand by.

Howdy,

I've been working on something really cool I call RetroFlash Toolkit. Before you ask me about Flash Forwarder Tools v2, I will come back to that once I finish this one because I didn't feel motivated with some issues I had with it and I really would appreciate help.

So? What the heck is RetroFlash? If you followed my gamedev progress, you might know I've two* recent games made in Flash, one of them is uploaded here, on Newgrounds. I'm talking about Suenio.

*ᵀʰᵉ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵒⁿᵉ ᶦˢ ᵂᵃᶦᵗ ᶠᵒʳ ᵀʰᵉ ᵂᵃᶦᵗᵉʳˢ

Suenio it's kinda of a special game, why? The game actually plays at 60 frames per second on a rendered Movieclip where the game actually is making it pixel perfect. There's later an overlay above it for scanlines and NG Medals. This kind of stuff wasn't possible back then because it would lag so much, not a problem nowadays (unless you run it in a potato, you will turn it into fries). This was more than a year ago. RetroFlash has been in development since then and it made huge progresses. Also, code is much clean now.

First of, I want to say that it's made in AS2 but that doesn't mean it's compatible with Ruffle (not yet). I also doesn't mean you can't play the games on your browser since I'm giving a lot of options where you can disable the render.

So what can RetroFlash exactly do? (God, I'm so bad at explaining this kind of stuff)

• Pixel Perfect Rendering: Make your games feel retro
• Semi-automatic depth system with layers: Ready to make beat 'em up / RPG games.
• Configuration Menu: Like entering on an arcade settings menu
• Game Options: Change the value of something you declared from the game easily.
• Remapping controls: Easy to customize and testing your control bindings
• Reduce Frame Rate: Rendering lagging? Render at half speed.
• Scanlines Customization: brightness, texture, opacity, you know...
• CRT Emulation: Rendering blur (for games that not meant to be viewed as raw pixels)
• Sound Manager: Play music with intro and loops, fade it, sound effects, and more...
• Save Manager: Save easy your game progress.
• Open Source: Under MIT Licence.
• Probably forgot something: Dude, this is more complex than it looks like.

Video version

Some devmenu options. If the developer enables it, accessible by pressing F2.

RetroFlash Component and some default parameters. Lifes variable linked to the devmenu.

That's all for now. I post some progress on Twitter.

FLASH FORWARDER TOOLS 2.0 RELEASED

EDIT: I'VE BEEN WAY TOO BUSY WITH LIFE, SORRY!

Version 1 is available to download here.

⚠️ I've been working on Flash Forwarder Tools v2, however, it's still in development.

No link for now but I might need beta testers. Please, contact me if interested.

Seriously, contact me.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: I MADE THE NEWGROUNDS API WORK.

This means you will be able to unlock medals and other stuff.

Kudos to @little-rena, I used her submission to test it.

Newgrounds Flash Player not working?



Welp, we can just replace the executable file with Flash Forwarder Tools v2!

• The main app is based on the latest Flash Player version available
• Does not require additional installations or tweaks.
• It can automatically assign the .swf file type to directly open any Flash file.
• Loading content from Newgrounds through the NG Player Launcher link is not a problem anymore.
• It is capable to load content from other websites by providing the link (if an SWF file is found)
• Download your favourite Flash, open them offline or even make standalone projectors!

... and more

Not all the features will be available on Linux & Mac.

It's looking much better now.

Also, I broke my Newgrounds Flash Player.

Uninstalled it and I can't make it work again. I've the same problem people comments me.

I'm sad.

FLASH FORWARDER TOOLS 2.0 RELEASED

As you already know, I made a guide about how to get Flash working with Newgrounds Flash Player. I've been reading so many comments about people who just can't get Newgrounds Player even with the latest update.

I've been developing an extra solution to help those who just can't run Flash anymore on Newgrounds. It does not require having Flash installed or anything else, since it uses the projector you execute itself.

Flash Forwarder Tools will open any Flash content from Newgrounds by providing it's link or id submission. It also features a submission randomizer (with rating filter) and a quick access to the three last played. It can't use the Newgrounds API but it can easily play all the Flash content on the portal.

Downloads:

• Windows: www.joycot.com/downloads/flash/flash_forwarder_tools_win.exe
• MacOS: www.joycot.com/downloads/flash/flash_forwarder_tools.app.zip
• Linux: Soon with version 2.0.

I need someone to confirm if the MacOS version works. I know Big Sur have permission issues. MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 seems not to work. Is someone interested helping out on making FFT work on Mac?

Version 2.0 is in progress. It will have a modern redesign, categories, favorites and more. You can read about the latest progress here https://sonucais.newgrounds.com/news/post/1161855

ChangeLog for version 1.1

• Renamed the project to Flash Forwarder Tools
• Now uses Flash Player 32.0.0.465
• MacOS Support (Kudos to @Markanime)

ChangeLog for version 1.2

• Disabled Adult filter by default
• Added download SWF button
• Minor cosmetic changes

ChangeLog for version 1.3

• Search games with keywords (kinda)
• Minor cosmetic changes

It has been 4967 days since Furry Random Stuffs 4 should've been released... What happened?

The movie was finished but never published. Why? As I was saying last year I'd been fighting a hard depression for years. FRS4 was going to be a collab that had at least 1 clip from @Dan-Dark, @RupeeClock, @SuperColoroid, @rebaz and from some others I can't remember their names because I lost some of my memories!

So, what now? Better late than never. FRS4 is being released this month on 31th but as a solo project. I'm adapting old content to be more fresh, widescreen adapted and sprite-free. I'm adding new content from recent years as well (I don't animate much anyway).

This animation will work with no problem with Ruffle. I'm working hard.

Edit: Seems like the deadline for the jam extended one more month so I will not rush it.

That's all. Thanks for reading.