Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash, or simply Flash, is a discontinued multimedia software platform developed by Adobe Inc. It was initially launched in 1996 by FutureWave Software as FutureSplash Animator, before being acquired by Macromedia in 1997 and rebranded Macromedia Flash.[1] Adobe would finally acquire Macromedia in 2005[2] and rebrand the platform as Adobe Flash.
With its built-in scripting language ActionScript, Adobe Flash allowed for quick development of interactive web content, and was in widespread use on the Internet from the late 1990s to the 2010s. Content made in Adobe Flash was viewed using the Adobe Flash Player program, commonly ran as a web browser plug-in. Nintendo made use of Flash for numerous microsites and promotional web games, including many for the Super Mario franchise.
In 2017, Adobe Flash entered its end-of-life, before being discontinued entirely in 2020, being largely supplanted by open standards such as HTML5.[3]
List of Super Mario microsites[edit]
List of Super Mario games[edit]
2000[edit]
2001[edit]
2002[edit]
2003[edit]
2004[edit]
| Title | Game/product promoted |
|---|---|
| Mini-Mario Factory Game! | Mario vs. Donkey Kong |
| Roll the TP | WarioWare: Touched! |
| Fruit Slash | |
| Clay Shoot | |
| Grab 2 Coins | |
| Pop the Bubblewrap | |
| Spell Something | |
| Detach Metroid | |
| Draw Wario | |
| Play the Notes | |
| Patch the Pipe | |
| Barrel Blasting! | Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) |
| Mario's Matching Madness | Mario Party 5 |
| Bug Race | Mario Party 6 |
| Odd Card Out | |
| Cake or Bomb? | |
| Night Driver | |
| Tic-Tac-Whoa! | |
| Freeze-It | |
| Donkey Konga | Donkey Konga |
| Donkey Konga Beat | |
| Banana Barrage | Armour LunchMakers, Donkey Konga, Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) |
| Jungle Jumble | |
| Baby Mario's A-Maze-ing Game | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 |
| NES Classics | Classic NES Series |
| Classic NES Series Trivia | |
| Player Shindan Test | Mario Power Tennis |
2005[edit]
2006[edit]
2007[edit]
2008[edit]
2009[edit]
| Title | Game/product promoted |
|---|---|
| Jibun de Tsukuru Made in Ore Package | WarioWare: D.I.Y. |
2012[edit]
| Title | Game/product promoted |
|---|---|
| Mario Trivia | Nintendo DS |
| Mario Memory |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Aaron (February 12, 2008). Grandmasters of Flash: an interview with the creators of Flash. Cold Hard Flash. Archived March 23, 2019, 07:01:39 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ^ December 5, 2005. Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia. Adobe. Archived December 7, 2005, 03:10:46 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ^ July 25, 2017. Flash & The Future of Interactive Content. Adobe. Archived December 2, 2017, 12:37:04 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
| Game engines | |
|---|---|
| In-house | Mario Factory • NintendoWare Bezel Engine |
| Third-party | Adobe Flash • Adobe Shockwave • Unreal Engine • Unity |
