The Lost Media Vault

A Flash-based quiz game created by Splapp-Me-Do in 2007 featuring deliberately absurd and misleading questions. It became one of the most played browser games of the Flash era, spawning multiple sequels. The original Flash version is now unplayable in modern browsers following Flash's end of life in December 2020.

A Flash animation by Alan Becker in which a stick figure gains sentience and fights back against the animator creating it. One of the most creative and beloved Flash animations of the era, it spawned multiple sequels and an entire YouTube channel that continues to this day.

One of many branded Flash games that lived on corporate websites in the mid-2000s. Nike's parkour-themed browser game was one of the most polished examples of the genre. Like most branded Flash games it was quietly removed from the web when Flash died, with no archival copy known to exist.

A World of Warcraft video from 2005 in which a player named Leeroy Jenkins charges into a dungeon screaming his own name, ruining his guild's carefully laid plans. The video became one of the most famous gaming moments in internet history and Leeroy Jenkins was later officially added to the game as a character.

A massively multiplayer online game launched in 2005 where players controlled penguin avatars on a virtual island. At its peak it had 200 million registered accounts. Disney shut down the original servers in 2017. Fans created Club Penguin Rewritten which was shut down by Disney in 2022, leaving millions of nostalgic players without a home.

A Flash animation series by Jason Steele (FilmCow) about a grumpy unicorn dragged on adventures by two annoyingly enthusiastic companions. The first episode from 2005 was one of the most watched Flash animations on Newgrounds and early YouTube, spawning three sequels.

A short Flash animation by Jason Windsor depicting a hilariously dramatic countdown to the end of the world with a heavy accent. One of the most quoted Flash animations of the early 2000s — 'OMFG SHOES' and 'but I am le tired' became common internet phrases.

A looping Flash animation by Jonti Picking featuring badgers doing a repetitive dance, suddenly interrupted by a mushroom and then a snake. The animation was deliberately designed to loop forever with no end. It became one of the most referenced early internet animations.

A Flash animation featuring a dancing banana set to a song by The Buckwheat Boyz. It spread virally through AIM and email in 2002 and was later featured on Family Guy, cementing its place in early internet history. The original creator is disputed.

An independent Flash cartoon website created by brothers Matt and Mike Chapman. It featured the loveable athlete Homestar Runner and his cast of friends with weekly updates for years. A cornerstone of early internet humor that defined the Flash animation era.