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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Dec 29, 2022 2:08:55 GMT -5
I recently learned that there is a way to play some of the old Flash games on the site.  The answer is a browser extension called Ruffle, which is a flash emulator written in the Rust programming language. You can read about it and download it here: ruffle.rs/ It is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. Not all of the old Flash games work with this emulator, but I found a good many that do, and of those, I selected the ones with the best score-to-NP ratios which I have now compiled on a petpage: www.neopets.com/~Eggered The ratios change on the 25th of every month, so on Jan 25 I'll be doing some exploring again (hopefully with help!) to figure out which games have the best ratios. In the meantime, I hope you find this page useful I'm also open to any feedback or constructive suggestions. |
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Post by Kat on Jan 2, 2023 0:03:47 GMT -5
Hi, Stephanie, you might want to check if Ruffle is still available for Firefox. The link to the add-on page cannot be found.
Otherwise, thanks for this petpage! Time to go for more trophies now I suppose
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Jan 2, 2023 2:23:48 GMT -5
Ooh, darn, you're right!  That must have happened very recently. Updated the first post |
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Post by RielCZ on Jan 2, 2023 4:02:35 GMT -5
Looks like an interesting project! I hope they get a FF plugin (again?), as I refuse to bow to pressure and switch from my beloved browser since I was a little kid. 
...so on Jan 25 I'll be doing some exploring again (hopefully with help!) to figure out which games have the best ratios. Getting the NP ratios from the game pages sounds like something that could be relatively easily automated with a script...  |
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Jan 3, 2023 14:40:14 GMT -5
Yes, I can't believe the Firefox app store no longer has it! D: I downloaded it on like December 27 and still have it on my Firefox browser. Getting the NP ratios from the game pages sounds like something that could be relatively easily automated with a script... A script could definitely streamline the process of gathering the NP ratios to look at, but in the end, it requires manual effort to determine which ratios are good ones. For example, scoring 70 in Snowbeast Snackrifice takes 1 minute and 30 seconds. But scoring 100,000 in Hubrid's Hero Heist to earn the same amount of neopoints according to current ratios takes about 20 minutes. There is the added issue too that not all the Flash games are fully compatible with Ruffle. For example, in Typing Terror, you can die on Level One for no reason. In Lost in Space Fungus, the game sticks at the end of Level One and won't advance you to the next level. I realized though that my page was trying to do 2 different things: 1) list which games work with Ruffle; 2) list which games have good ratios (in the tradition of these sorts of posts). Some people just want to know which games are playable, period. So I have now added a new section of games with relatively poor ratios that people might nonetheless want to play for fun, nostalgia, or to achieve a high score.  |
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Jan 25, 2023 22:04:53 GMT -5
Ratios have changed.
These games have worse ratios than before:
Itchy Invasion: previously score ~1K to get 1K nps, now the neopoint reward is halved.
Jelly Blobs of Doom: previously score ~1K to get 1K, now halved.
Snowbeast Snackrifice: previously score 70 to get 1K, now score 180. (still fast to play though)
These games have better ratios than before:
Hubrid's Hero Heist: previously score 100,000 to get 1K, now 50,000 to get 1K. (still slow to play though)
Goparokko (mirror): unsure what it was before, but now it's score ~1.5K to get 1K.
These games' ratios didn't change much and are still good for farming 1K nps per play:
Bouncy Supreme
Snow Wars II
Sophie's Stew (mirror)
Escape from Meridell Castle
Jubble Bubble
Warf Rescue Team
Nimmo's Pond
Faerie Bubbles (mirror)
Scourge of the Lab Jellies (mirror)
Crisis Courier (mirror)
Web of Vernax (mirror)
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Feb 25, 2023 23:29:58 GMT -5
RielCZ Ruffle is back in the Firefox app store! addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/ruffle_rs/Ratios have changed. These games have worse ratios than before:Bouncy Supreme: previously score 1,610 for 1K nps, now score 4,170. (no longer worth playing) Snowbeast Snackrifice: previously score 180 for 1K nps, now score 460. (no longer worth) Warf Rescue Team: previously score 210 for 1K nps, now score 300. (no longer worth) Nimmo's Pond: previously score 610 for 1K nps, now score 1,160. (no longer worth) Turmac Roll: previously score 1,100 for 1K nps, now score 1,470. (still worth) Snow Wars II: previously score 390 for 1K nps, now score 570. (still worth) These games have better ratios than before:Meerca Chase II: previously score ~1.2K for 1K nps, now score 530. Escape from Meridell Castle: previously score 510 for 1K nps, now score 370. Sutek's Tomb: unsure what it was before, but now it's score 1,690 for 1K nps. These games' ratios didn't change much and are still worth playing:Crisis Courier (mirror): score 1,095 for 1K nps Faerie Bubbles (mirror): score 540 for 1K nps Scourge of the Lab Jellies (mirror): score 910 for 1K nps Sophie's Stew (mirror): score 98 for 1K nps Web of Vernax (mirror): score 618 for 1K nps Goparokko (mirror): score 1,570 for 1K nps Ghost Bopper: score 330 for 1K nps Jubble Bubble: score 1,090 for 1K nps
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Mar 25, 2023 22:01:27 GMT -5
Ratios have changed. Good news! Ruffle has improved compatibility with ActionScript 2. These games, which were previously glitchy, now run smoothly with Ruffle:Stowaway Sting Typing Terror Usuki Frenzy According to Ruffle's developer patch notes, the team is working on compatibility with ActionScript 3 next, which means many games that currently do not work (Kou Jong, Assignment 53 and Dungeon Dash to name a few) could potentially work with a future update. These games have worse ratios than before:Chia Bomber II Ghost Bopper Turmac Roll Snow Wars II Meerca Chase II Warf Rescue Team These games have better ratios than before:Bouncy Supreme: score 1,050 for 1K nps The Usul Suspects: score 890 for 1K nps Stowaway Sting (mirror): score 344 for 1K nps These games' ratios didn't change:Jubble Bubble Sutek's Tomb Escape from Meridell Castle Sophie's Stew (mirror) Crisis Courier (mirror) Faerie Bubbles (mirror) Scourge of the Lab Jellies (mirror) Web of Vernax (mirror) Goparokko (mirror) Also, here's something I learned from the Avatar Chat. Volcano Run II currently partially works with Ruffle in that if you fly higher than 50% of the screen, the game glitches and makes you die. BUT, somehow the bottom part is limitless and you can fly as low as you like without dying. You can even fall down right to the edge of the screen, passing through the walls, and not die. Soooo if you're missing the Volcano Run II avatar, the game is still playable... sorta... lol. |
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Apr 28, 2023 19:43:27 GMT -5
Ratios have changed.
These games have worse ratios than before:
Bouncy Supreme
Crisis Courier (mirror)
Sophie's Stew (mirror)
Sutek's Tomb
These games have better ratios than before:
Ghost Bopper
Snowbeast Snackrifice
Snow Wars II
Ice Cream Machine (mirror)
Meerca Chase II
Warf Rescue Team
These games' ratios didn't change much:
Jubble Bubble
Faerie Bubbles (mirror)
Goparokko (mirror)
Scourge of the Lab Jellies (mirror)
Stowaway Sting (mirror)
Web of Vernax (mirror)
Escape from Meridell Castle
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That must have happened very recently. Updated the first post
