The Internet Archive is now preserving Flash games and animations
Image: Puffballs United The Internet Archive - the non-profit digital library known for the Wayback Machine - announced that it will now preserve Flash animations and games, ahead of Adobe's planned demise for the defunct web software at the end of 2020. The Archive will emulate the content so it plays as it used to, preserving critical elements of early internet culture for browsers that can no longer run them.
The Internet Archive says you can already browse over 1,000 games and animations that it's saved, including classics like Peanut Butter Jelly Time" and All your base are belong to us". The organization says emulation is made possible by an in-development Flash emulator called Ruffle that it's incorporated into its system. While Ruffle's developers...