# Google flash style games site

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989 "2021-11-26T20:45:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/1 "2021-11-26T20:45:59Z")

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Google have spent large amounts of money on a load of html5 games and hosted them on this site: [GameSnacks](https://gamesnacks.com/embed/)

Retrodrift for the win!

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/2 "2021-11-26T20:49:19Z")

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Moved to The Game Room as about Games. Video Games in fact.

Curious, where do you see that Google owns/operates GameSnacks?

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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/3 "2021-11-26T20:59:45Z")

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Oops sorry! Should have known to post there. Right at the bottom of the page it says:

> GameSnacks is built by [Area 120](https://area120.google.com/) by Google.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/4 "2021-11-26T21:02:16Z")

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No problem, just housekeeping and thanks for the Area 120 by Google bit.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/5 "2021-11-27T14:59:15Z")

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Thank you for this link. These are great mindless games.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/6 "2021-12-01T14:42:38Z")

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_ **Pin the UFO** _ is especially addicting for me.  
Fairly simple puzzle solving game.

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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989/7 "2021-12-01T15:12:57Z")

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I haven’t tried that one. Will do now!