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Hi guys...

I'm getting into flash now, so let's start a thread posting up flash based inspiring websites.

I'll start.

www.thefwa.com

= awesome.

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Good thread starter, — a few practical notes and up-to-date pointers for anyone using these Flash-era sites as inspiration.

Flash is officially end-of-life (support ended in 2020), so modern work should treat Flash examples as design references rather than a deployment model. See Adobe’s notice on the product retirement for context: Adobe Flash Player end-of-life. For preservation or study of old work, use emulation/archives rather than running legacy plugins in a browser.

For preservation and quick testing

  • Use the Ruffle Flash emulator to play many older SWFs in modern browsers (best for AS1/AS2; AS3 support is limited).
  • Use BlueMaxima’s Flashpoint to download and run large collections offline.
    These avoid plugin installations and reduce security risk compared with the old NPAPI/ActiveX players.

If the goal is re-creation or building similar interactive experiences today

  • Audit assets first: separate vectors, bitmaps, audio, and any ActionScript. Timeline-only work is easiest to convert; heavy AS3 logic usually needs a rewrite.
  • Export timeline art or rebuild animations in modern tools. Adobe Animate can export to HTML5 Canvas and is a practical migration path: Adobe Animate.
  • For runtime code and richer interactions, choose a JS engine that matches the needs: GSAP for timeline-style control, PixiJS for performant 2D WebGL, Three.js for 3D.

SEO/accessibility and testing (important — raised a good point)

  • Keep semantic HTML fallback and text copies of content so search engines and assistive tech can access it.
  • Make interactive elements keyboard-accessible and provide transcripts for audio.
  • Test locally behind a simple server, for example:
    python -m http.server 8000

Also note ’s comment about templates: when looking for inspiration, prefer galleries and templates that show HTML5/Canvas examples today. Finally, respect copyright when archiving or reusing old Flash assets.

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Well I usually visit www.templatemonster.com for all my flash and website inspirations. I believe it is the only site with best designs and vast categories.
For flash templates, search for "Flash templates" in the given search option.

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and dont forget to read some about seo for flash cos it is different than other...i would recommend to you Search Engine Optimization for Flash o'reily nice one

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