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Inside Swiff: An Interview with NaviVani on Bringing Flash Games Back to Android (gardinerbryant.com)
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[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I had the luck to stumble across Swiff recently, a project that brings Flash games back to modern Android devices, and its developer NaviVani was kind enough to let me interview her for both this piece and an upcoming article.

Swiff is a really interesting project for anyone who grew up with Flash games, but also for those who never got to experience that super weird but also super creative era of the internet. In my interview, we talk about NaviVani’s own history with Flash games, the challenges of preserving and running them today, the retro handheld community, her love of the RG Rotate, and where she hopes to take Swiff in the future.

If you have any fond memories of Flash games, or just want to discover some of what the old web had to offer, I think you’ll enjoy this one :)

[–] jaygray91@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

oh hey, I just installed swiff last night, and another well timed (at least as far as I encounter it) Bryant article about it. 🤩

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm glad I could help!!!!

(Nice to see a Swiff user in the wild, too!)

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I want that one super minimal game where you shoot a ball that expands. I