Flash Games

With the advent of the internet, a vast amount of people have discovered new forms of entertainment. One of these forms is the Flash game.  These are simple animated games that can be about any subject, have any storyline, and each have their own unqiue style specific to the artist that made them.  Usually, flash games are not high quality, they are meant to be simple, fun, and easy to pick up and play. Plus, the smaller the size of the online game, the faster it loads so more poeple can, theoretically, play it.   

Most flash games can be found on sites such as ugoplayer.com but these sites tend to host games that are either very quickly put together or not very visually appealing, that is to say, not all of the games are in this category, but a fairly large amount are.

Recently, I discovered a website, http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/ , that is a true work of art.  

Here is a short trailer:  http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/others/trailer.htm

These games are not only fun to play, but are beautifully animated.  They are simple yet the color palette, character design, and backgrounds are incredibly gorgeous and each game has its own unique setting.   

The site was created in 2000 by the artist Ferry Halim, he makes flash games for a living , among which are games for the American Girl Company, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and South Park.  Each of the games on his site belong solely to him, he created all of them for his own amusement and for others who follow the site.

I recommend looking through the games he has listed on the site even if you don't intend to play; the music is absolutely lovely and the animation is breath taking, especially for the shortness of the loading time.