10 Gaming Websites Every '00s Kid Was Obsessed With

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Forget butterfly clips, trucker caps, and flip phones: nothing screams the early 2000s like a or -style online PC game. Growing up in the 2000s, the free-to-play landscape was immensely different. Hundreds of thousands of Flash games were available for free online, from the fan-made to the corporate promotional. Mostly short and sweet, these games could run even on a lower-end PC. Microtransactions were nearly unheard of, and many made games for the simple joy of creation (and a healthy dose of ad revenue). They weren't always good, but they were usually free.

Unfortunately, the browser game landscape changed drastically when Adobe stopped supporting Flash Player in 2020. This was the platform many online games were built on, and without it, many of these sites will never again see the light of day. Browser games can still run on Java, and many still exist, but the popularity of free online browser games has undeniably dwindled. Luckily, over 150,000 Flash games have been preserved by the Flashpoint archive. While some of these games have fallen by the wayside, a few are still available for nostalgic revisiting today.

In a smart and creative marketing tactic,the Post/Kraft food conglomerate (the same one behind everyone's favorite sugary cereals and mac and cheese) launched a website in 2001 that had games featuring (and heavily promoting) the brand's products like Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles, Honeycomb, and Golden Crisp, among others. Games included for Pebbles cereal and themed for Oreo O's. Starting in 2003, cereal boxes included codes called Postokens that could be used to unlock exclusive games, cheats, and extra levels.

Unfortunately, Postopia shut down in 2011. It was replaced by the -themed Pebbles Play, which has also since gone offline. Thankfully, many original Postopia games are preserved and playable via Flashpoint, including,, and. Those Postokens probably don't work anymore, though.

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