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'''Angry Birds''' is an action-puzzle gaming franchise developed for mobile phones and PC by Rovio Entertainment. Its games have accumulated over 3 billion downloads in total across various platforms.
''Angry Birds'' is an action-puzzle gaming franchise developed for mobile phones and PC by Rovio Entertainment. It's games have accumulated over 3 billion downloads in total across various platforms.


Throughout the first half of the 2010s beginning with the release of ''Angry Birds Chrome'', Rovio developed a plethora of Angry Birds games targeted at browsers. Typically, these were created in collaboration with companies or organizations and distributed through Facebook as part of promotional campaigns; thus, they were often temporary and disappeared after a certain amount of time. By the end of 2015, ''Angry Birds Chrome'' and all other Angry Birds webgames at the time were discontinued (with the exception of ''Angry Birds Friends'').
Throughout the first half of the 2010s beginning with the release of ''Angry Birds Chrome'', '''Rovio developed a plethora of ''Angry Birds'' games targeted at browsers'''. Typically, these were created in collaboration with companies or organizations and distributed through Facebook as part of promotional campaigns; thus, they were often temporary and disappeared after a certain amount of time. By the end of 2015, ''Angry Birds Chrome'' and all other Angry Birds webgames at the time were discontinued (with the exception of ''Angry Birds Friends'').


Despite the closure of ''Angry Birds Chrome'', the game saw continued use by the AIBIRDS coding competition in the form of a cache archive made available to participants by Rovio.<ref>[http://aibirds.org/basic-game-playing-software/offline-chrome.html AIBIRDS' article on obtaining and setting up the ''Angry Birds Chrome'' cache archive.] Retrieved 8 Apr '21</ref> On September 23rd, 2019, the cache was uploaded to the Internet Archive by Riga2ru.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/abchromeoffline ''Angry Birds Chrome'' cache archive, with additional documentation.] Retrieved 8 Apr '21</ref> Only the first set of levels were playable, with the rest being locked behind a broken login prompt. On April 20th, 2020, a curation for the archival project BlueMaxima's Flashpoint was released through efforts by Wumbo and Computerdude77, restoring the game to its non-cached state and removing the login prompts.<ref name="chromegames">[https://bluepload.unstable.life/angrybirdflashpointpack.7z Flashpoint curations for all Chrome-based Angry Birds games, with setup instructions.] Retrieved 8 Apr '21</ref>
Despite the closure of ''Angry Birds Chrome'', the game saw continued use by the AIBIRDS coding competition in the form of a cache archive made available to participants by Rovio.<ref>[http://aibirds.org/basic-game-playing-software/offline-chrome.html AIBIRDS' article on obtaining and setting up the ''Angry Birds Chrome'' cache archive.] Retrieved 08 Apr '21</ref> On September 23rd, 2019, the cache was uploaded to the Internet Archive by Riga2ru.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/abchromeoffline ''Angry Birds Chrome'' cache archive, with additional documentation.] Retrieved 08 Apr '21</ref> Only the first set of levels were playable, with the rest being locked behind a broken login prompt. On April 20th, 2020, a curation for the archival project BlueMaxima's Flashpoint was released through efforts by Wumbo and Computerdude77, restoring the game to its non-cached state and removing the login prompts.<ref name="chromegames">[https://bluepload.unstable.life/angrybirdflashpointpack.7z Flashpoint curations for all Chrome-based ''Angry Birds'' games, with setup instructions.] Retrieved 08 Apr '21</ref>


During March 2021, the files for various other Angry Birds webgames were discovered throughout several subdomains of appspot.com, the hosting provider for web applications deployed through the Google App Engine, by members of Flashpoint and the Angry Birds Modding Discord.
During March 2021, the files for various other ''Angry Birds'' webgames were discovered throughout several subdomains of appspot.com, the hosting provider for web applications deployed through the Google App Engine, by members of Flashpoint and the ''Angry Birds'' Modding Discord.


==List of Games==
==List of Games==
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|[https://angry-birds-social.appspot.com/ <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost''']
|[https://angry-birds-social.appspot.com/ <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost''']
|No
|No
|Rovio's first attempt at an Angry Birds level editor that ended up being cancelled. Wayback Machine captures of the homepage date as far back as May 2011, implying that it may predate ''Angry Birds Flash''. Hangs at the loading screen.
|Rovio's first attempt at an ''Angry Birds'' level editor that ended up being cancelled. Wayback Machine captures of the homepage date as far back as May 2011, implying that it may predate ''Angry Birds Flash''. Hangs at the loading screen.
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|-
|Bad Piggies Build
|Bad Piggies Build
|[https://head-dot-angrybirds-build.appspot.com/20121109-0003/public/flash/AngryBirdsBuildAndShareCanvas.swf <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|[https://head-dot-angrybirds-build.appspot.com/20121109-0003/public/flash/AngryBirdsBuildAndShareCanvas.swf <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|Partial
|Partial
|Rovio's second attempt at an Angry Birds level editor that was once again cancelled. An older build can be accessed [https://angrybirds-build.appspot.com/20121016-0939/public/flash/AngryBirdsBuildAndShareCanvas.swf here].
|Rovio's second attempt at an ''Angry Birds'' level editor that was once again cancelled. An older build can be accessed [https://angrybirds-build.appspot.com/20121016-0939/public/flash/AngryBirdsBuildAndShareCanvas.swf here].
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|-
|Angry Birds Friends (Flash Version)
|Angry Birds Friends (Flash Version)
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-_sfYRlhUSkQ25ZMEtRb0tBVlVFOTBKbXVOdXZ6cGc2dDYw Partial scrape of the Flash-based ''Angry Birds Friends''.] Retrieved 8 Apr '21</ref>
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-_sfYRlhUSkQ25ZMEtRb0tBVlVFOTBKbXVOdXZ6cGc2dDYw Partial scrape of the Flash-based ''Angry Birds Friends''.] Retrieved 08 Apr '21</ref>
|No
|No
|The original version of the game, as newer versions are built with Unity. Many of its core assets were scraped by AngryBirdsBiggestFan before its closure in January 2020, and remnants of an embedded version similar to ''Ultrabook Adventure'''s can be found within ''Bad Piggies Build''.
|The original version of the game, as newer versions are built with Unity. Many of its core assets were scraped by AngryBirdsBiggestFan before its closure in January 2020, and remnants of an embedded version similar to ''Ultrabook Adventure'''s can be found within ''Bad Piggies Build''.
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|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|No
|No
|A tech demo showcased at Adobe Max 2011 which served as the basis for ''Angry Birds Friends'' and all other Flash-based Angry Birds titles. The opening animation can be found among the assets for ''Angry Birds in Ultrabook Adventure''.<ref>[https://angrybirds-ultrabook.appspot.com/20120801-1848/flash/external_assets/AngryBirdsGoesTo11.swf The opening animation for ''Angry Birds Flash''.]</ref>
|A tech demo showcased at Adobe Max 2011 which served as the basis for ''Angry Birds Friends'' and all other Flash-based ''Angry Birds'' titles. The opening animation can be found among the assets for ''Angry Birds in Ultrabook Adventure''.<ref>[https://angrybirds-ultrabook.appspot.com/20120801-1848/flash/external_assets/AngryBirdsGoesTo11.swf The opening animation for ''Angry Birds Flash''.] Retrieved 08 Apr '21</ref>
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|Angry Birds Google+
|Angry Birds Google+
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|No
|No
|Closed along with the Google+ Gaming Service. Some of its assets can be found in other HTML5-based Angry Birds games.
|Closed along with the Google+ Gaming Service. Some of its assets can be found in other HTML5-based ''Angry Birds''g games.
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|Angry Birds McDonald's
|Angry Birds McDonald's
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|No
|No
|Originally hosted at ''mcd.angrybirds.com''.
|Originally hosted at mcd.angrybirds.com.
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|Angry Birds Coca-Cola
|Angry Birds Coca-Cola
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|No
|No
|Originally hosted at ''coca-cola.angrybirds.com''.
|Originally hosted at coca-cola.angrybirds.com.
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   |description2 =An advertisement for ''Angry Birds Coca-Cola''.
   |description2 =An advertisement for ''Angry Birds Coca-Cola''.
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==External Links==
==External Link==
* [https://flashfreeze.submissions.unstable.life/furiousfledgelings4.7z An archive containing scrapes of every discovered game.]
* [https://flashfreeze.submissions.unstable.life/furiousfledgelings4.7z An archive containing scrapes of every discovered game.]
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 16:03, 15 April 2021

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Angry Birds Chrome's loading screen.

Status: Partially Lost

Angry Birds is an action-puzzle gaming franchise developed for mobile phones and PC by Rovio Entertainment. It's games have accumulated over 3 billion downloads in total across various platforms.

Throughout the first half of the 2010s beginning with the release of Angry Birds Chrome, Rovio developed a plethora of Angry Birds games targeted at browsers. Typically, these were created in collaboration with companies or organizations and distributed through Facebook as part of promotional campaigns; thus, they were often temporary and disappeared after a certain amount of time. By the end of 2015, Angry Birds Chrome and all other Angry Birds webgames at the time were discontinued (with the exception of Angry Birds Friends).

Despite the closure of Angry Birds Chrome, the game saw continued use by the AIBIRDS coding competition in the form of a cache archive made available to participants by Rovio.[1] On September 23rd, 2019, the cache was uploaded to the Internet Archive by Riga2ru.[2] Only the first set of levels were playable, with the rest being locked behind a broken login prompt. On April 20th, 2020, a curation for the archival project BlueMaxima's Flashpoint was released through efforts by Wumbo and Computerdude77, restoring the game to its non-cached state and removing the login prompts.[3]

During March 2021, the files for various other Angry Birds webgames were discovered throughout several subdomains of appspot.com, the hosting provider for web applications deployed through the Google App Engine, by members of Flashpoint and the Angry Birds Modding Discord.

List of Games

Game Name Status Playable? Notes
Angry Birds Chrome Found[3] Yes
(Hacked)
Retrieved by AIBIRDS and uploaded to the Internet Archive by Riga2ru.
Angry Birds Fuji TV Found[3] Yes
(Hacked)
Original embed is only accessible from the Wayback Machine. May crash if the pause menu is used.
Angry Birds Telepizza Found[3] Yes
(Hacked)
Original embed is lost. Sometimes exhibits cache-related problems.
Angry Birds Wonderful Pistachios (aka Angry Birds in The Hunt for the Golden Pistachio) Found[3] Partial Only the first two levels are playable; the others can currently only be accessed through file swapping.
Angry Birds Tyrkisk Peber Volcano (aka Angry Birds Volcano) Found Yes Discovered by TacoDew.
Angry Birds Philadelphia Eagles Found Yes Discovered by Binaer.
Angry Birds Lotus F1 Team Found Yes Subdomains containing later versions than 1.0.1.0 are admin-locked.
Angry Birds Ultrabook Adventure Partially Lost Yes
(Banner ad)
No
(Full game)
Full version requires login. Banner ad version has 14 levels that can be accessed by changing the query string of the URL.
Angry Birds Heikki Partially Lost No Discovered by Binaer. Requires login.
Angry Birds Vuela Tazos Partially Lost No Requires login.
Angry Birds Vuela Tazos 2 Partially Lost No Requires login.
Angry Birds Cheetos Partially Lost No Embed includes a developer interface. The login button doesn't work and the game hangs.
Angry Birds Cheetos 2 Partially Lost No Discovered by Halo345. Requires login.
Angry Birds Star Wars (Facebook Version) Partially Lost No Freezes during loading screen as it likely expects a cached login.
Angry Birds Breakfast Part 1 Found Yes Downloadable version only.
Angry Birds Breakfast Part 2 Found Yes Downloadable version only.
Angry Birds Breakfast Part 3 Partially Lost No Discovered by Binaer. Requires login.
Angry Birds Social Partially Lost No Rovio's first attempt at an Angry Birds level editor that ended up being cancelled. Wayback Machine captures of the homepage date as far back as May 2011, implying that it may predate Angry Birds Flash. Hangs at the loading screen.
Bad Piggies Build Found Partial Rovio's second attempt at an Angry Birds level editor that was once again cancelled. An older build can be accessed here.
Angry Birds Friends (Flash Version) Partially Lost[4] No The original version of the game, as newer versions are built with Unity. Many of its core assets were scraped by AngryBirdsBiggestFan before its closure in January 2020, and remnants of an embedded version similar to Ultrabook Adventure's can be found within Bad Piggies Build.
Angry Birds Flash Lost No A tech demo showcased at Adobe Max 2011 which served as the basis for Angry Birds Friends and all other Flash-based Angry Birds titles. The opening animation can be found among the assets for Angry Birds in Ultrabook Adventure.[5]
Angry Birds Google+ Lost No Closed along with the Google+ Gaming Service. Some of its assets can be found in other HTML5-based Angry Birdsg games.
Angry Birds McDonald's Lost No Originally hosted at mcd.angrybirds.com.
Angry Birds Coca-Cola Lost No Originally hosted at coca-cola.angrybirds.com.

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