vB3 Flash Player - Play Any Flash Game / Movie - Tetris, Pacman, Frogger, Minesweeper

vB Flash Player 1.1 - Play Any Flash Game or Movie in vB!
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vB3 RC 2 version
Updated: Added instructions to fix Who's Online location!
Updated: Fixed browser width bug!

This is such a simple hack I am almost embarassed to re-release it. But people wanted me to update it, so here it is.

Purpose:
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Install this hack ONCE and you can play any SWF game or movie totally integrated inside your forum! The name of the game or movie will be automatically shown in the page title, forum nav bar, and table heading! Just upload the SWF file to your forums directory and then use this URL (changing it to suit your forum directory):

http://www.your-forum.com/forums/fla...?play=filename
"filename" being the name of the SWF file (without the .SWF) - the name must be exact (including the capitals or small letters)

You can even set the width and height or background color of the Flash movie or game using the URL command line and parameters.

http://www.your-forums.com/forums/fl...h=768&b=000000

Good for those of you who run your site at HIGH resolutions. If you don't enter the width or height parameters, the Flash game or movie will automatically default to 600 x 400. If you don't enter the background color, it will default to your forum page background color. Only registered members will be able to play the game or movie - unregistered users will get the "no permission" log-in page.


Installation
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EASY! Takes 1 minute. All you need to do is create 1 template, 1 phrase and upload 1 file, and you're done. (No db queries to run, no php file edits! )

Create a new "games" subdirectory and upload your SWF files there.

********** optional ******************************
To show that the member is playing using the Flash Player in "Who's Online", you can edit another file and add a Who's Online Phrase - instructions added.


Parameters:
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play = name of SWF file (without the .swf extension - make sure the capitals and small letters are the same!)
w = width of Flash movie or game
h = height of Flash movie or game
b = background color of Flash movie or game (in hex WITHOUT the # - eg. 000000 for black or FFFFFF for white)

To use default width and height is 600 x 400, or default background color which is your forum background color -
http://www.your-forum.com/forums/fla...?play=filename
"filename" being the name of the SWF file (without the .SWF) - the name must be exact (including the capitals or small letters)

To set your own width or height:
http://www.your-forums.com/forums/fl...h=768&b=000000


Tetris
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For example, with this hack I've included the Tetris SWF file that was included in my original tetris hack. This game is public domain. To let your members play good old-fashioned Tetris on your forums:

1) Upload Tetris.swf to your games directory (included in the zip file).
2) Link to this URL (change it to suit your forums directory):
http://www.your-forum.com/forums/flash.php?play=Tetris
The Tetris Flash Game will play integrated into your forums. This works for any Flash game or Movie.


Flash Games Attachments:
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Snipers

Attachment: snipers.zip
A very cool FPS game.

Asteroids2000

Attachment: asteroids2000.zip
The classic Asteroids game now in 3-D.

Mars Massacre

Attachment: mars3d.zip
A 3-D with twin cannons to shoot spaceships.

Spaceship

Attachment: spaceship.zip
Spaceship shootemup with nice graphics.

Minesweeper

Attachment: minesweeper.zip
The classic windows game.

5Stones

Attachment: 5stones.zip
A classic Chinese board game.

Samurai Warrior

Attachment: samurai.zip
A fighting game that's quite high quality.

Flash Pacman

Attachment: flashman.zip
The classic!

Frogger

Attachment: frogger.zip
Another classic!

Galactic Warrior

Attachment: warrior.zip
A Space Invaders-like game.

Pong

Attachment: pong.zip
This is a very basic version.

Donkey Kong

Attachment: DonkeyKong.zip
The classic game!


Other Flash Games:
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Go here to download 27 other free Flash games that you can integrate into your site using this hack:

http://www.miniclip.com/experienced.htm

Just upload the SWF file into your forums directory, put the name into the URL and you and your members can play integrated Flash games in your forums! You can basically play ANY Flash game or even MOVIES! If you have any other cool Flash Games to share, or a link to a site with good Flash Games or Movies, just post in this thread!


The vB Flash Player ZIP File:
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[gmarik]

Like all the old games from vB2 could
be transferred to your great remake?

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by gmarik

Like all the old games from vB2 could
be transferred to your great remake?

This hack players ANY flash game, or movie.

[Kewl]

Originally Posted by SnowBot

add them to a menu on your navbar, i called mine interactive. www.synergyforums.com have a look and i can run you through how to do it if needed.

Great Job

How do you add to the nav bar?

Thanks

[blubber12]

Perhaps, without a snide remark, someone would actually be able to identify where exactly the Front End Error Messages are located. I am not a noob and have been searching for quite a while now. I thank anyone who can assist me and others.

[Kewl]

Originally Posted by blubber12

Perhaps, without a snide remark, someone would actually be able to identify where exactly the Front End Error Messages are located. I am not a noob and have been searching for quite a while now. I thank anyone who can assist me and others.

In the phrase manager

[blubber12]

Thanks very much Kewl I appreciate that very much. Sometimes the most obvious is overlooked. I would not have thought to look in Languages and Styles automatically.

[Kewl]

In the install instructions for the who's on-line function of the hack the phrase name needs to be flash not Flash

just an FYI

Great Job Thanks

[blubber12]

One more question please...Followed all directions, but when directing url to game all I get is a blank page...no error message..just a blank page. All files are in the correct place but can't see to get it to run...any ideas?

[Kewl]

Originally Posted by blubber12

One more question please...Followed all directions, but when directing url to game all I get is a blank page...no error message..just a blank page. All files are in the correct place but can't see to get it to run...any ideas?

did you create a dir /forum/games
and upload the game .swf files there

then put flash.php into your forum directory

and your link should look like this

http://www.yoursitename.com/forum/flash.php?play=Tetris

[blubber12]

yeah that's exactly what i did..but get a blank page...my host accepts swf and all streaming media..so I can't figure out whats wrong..thanks kewl