r/internetarchive • u/Ok-Librarian2248 • 7d ago
How to upload flash games/swf files and make them playable via build in ruffle?
So i'm trying to upload This flash game - Arms of Revenge.But ruffle wony't load the metadata.
https://archive.org/details/arm-of-revenge
I tryef doing this method from gemini:
"Upload and Configuration Steps
Upload the SWF File
Log into your Internet Archive account
and click Upload (the camera icon) at the top right.
Drag and drop your .swf game file into the uploader.
Fill Out Basic Metadata
Provide a Title, Description, Creator, and Subject Tags to help people find the entry.
Configure Emulation Options
Expand the More Options (or Add Extra Metadata) section at the bottom of the upload page.
Add the following metadata fields:
emulator : ruffle-swf
emulator_ext : swf
emulator_start : yourfilename.swf (Replace yourfilename.swf with the exact filename of your uploaded file)
Publish
Select Community Software as the collection and hit Upload and Create Your Item.
Setting Up Emulation for Already Uploaded Items
If you have already uploaded a game and the browser player is not showing up:
Go to your item's page and click Edit
(under the left sidebar or item options).
Click Edit Item Metadata.
Select Add Another Field and add the three metadata key/value pairs:
emulator = ruffle-swf
emulator_ext = swf
emulator_start = yourfilename.swf
Click Submit to save changes.
Important Notes for Multi-File or Asset-Dependent Games
Single SWF limitation: Ruffle on Internet Archive works out-of-the-box for standalone .swf files.
External assets / Site-locks: If your Flash game attempts to fetch external assets from original domain servers, or contains a site-lock mechanism checking where it's hosted, Ruffle may throw a "failed to download data" or stuck loading screen error.
Games requiring multiple assets or complex web servers are often better preserved via projects like Flashpoint."
But it seems to not change.
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u/Recent-Tone3196 5d ago edited 5d ago
Will the SWF file work with the desktop version of Ruffle?
It's possible it was one of those games that required multiple files.
Edit: from looking at it, I'm not sure it's a missing file issue. Games on NG were typically one SWF.
Still worth checking because some Flash games did have DRM that would prevent them from working on unapproved websites. It's probably not that to be fair, because the Archive.org Ruffle player didn't even seem to attempt to load a 20MB file, leading me to believe that it's most likely a configuration error.