How this Flash series changed Zombie Survival games (The Last Stand) | Flashlight

[@2leftthumbs]

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[@nam430]

you’re

[@2leftthumbs]

@@nam430 Only took people 5 months to catch that ;) Cheers

[@thatguybrody4819]

have you tried Black Navy? i think you might find it as good as i did.

[@fredericksacramento677]

@@2leftthumbs can you do a summary about epic war I would like to see it

[@nordlawt8242]

@@thatguybrody4819 I still play that every so often

[@mrgreen497]

ive played every single game here, i can see them all vividly in my memory......i miss not paying bills 😒

[@2leftthumbs]

I hear ya. Spending an entire evening bouncing around random Flash game was always a blast!

[@pinkinthesushi]

Same bro. It’s that and paying 30$ at the gas station only to see it only fill well over a quarter of your tank whereas if you were a young dude in the early 2000’s that’s a half tank right there 😒

[@gyneve]

@@pinkinthesushi I used to pay $0.89 a gallon...

[@Sazan_Jackal]

Mood

[@wimar4444]

Samee broo

[@DeadPollo]

I remember the first time playing UnionCity, i was like: "Is this really a Flash Game? It can't be, there are AAA console games that are worth HALF the value of this _free_ game"

[@AJadedLizard]

I found UnionCity right after I got my first job after high school; I didn't have internet at the time so I'd take myself to the public library after work and play it for about an hour every day. I eventually downloaded an emulator that let me play it at home, but finally being able to buy this game and play it in Steam was everything I wanted. I bought the game specifically for UC, even though I enjoyed the first two games as well.

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

@@AJadedLizardsadly I only played Union city one time but it was still great

[@AJadedLizard]

@@dionjaywoollaston1349 I played the first one and liked it but the second is better than it in every way, and then Union City is easily the best of the three.

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

@@AJadedLizard very difficult though which is why it feels great when you beat them

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

all the more shame where it lead to to speak... i would have bought a copy of their flash games 'freshed up' to run on some other engine on g.o.g or such so to speak but the paytowin crap i think this turned into ...no way in hel.

[@izyaboicallume]

The most striking part of the game for me is when your barricade is almost destroyed and your teamates run away leaving you to die alone.

[@LegoMonthMan]

Really makes you think that your absolutely fucked.

[@itsoldtyde]

Last stand for a reason.

[@sentient.t-5522]

Its kinda realistic. But what pissed me off was that fat running zombie with a hammer in his hand coming to bonk your survivor on the head

[@dom7634]

Maybe that idiot shouldn't stand there when he's getting rushed by 15 zombies

[@Immolator772]

this guy was Rick Grimes, before Rick Grimes existed.

[@pyroshilov8474]

Con Artist practically made my flash experiences as a Kid. Last Stand, Union City and Warfare 1917/1944 are still fantastic to this day. The dude really made incredible experiences all on a website. What a legend. I'm curious what he's up to these days

[@-redacted-6240]

They made another Last Stand game on Steam in case you didn't already know, it's pretty good too edit: They also combined the first three games into a pack on Steam

[@DrSimplices2]

Thanks for commenting this, just looked it up on steam, planning on experiencing these games again. @@-redacted-6240

[@DaCouchWarrior]

Daaamm. Warfare games was my favourite!

[@Anttown123]

@@-redacted-6240whats it called

[@infinty_yt]

Union City was incredible.

[@2leftthumbs]

I was surprised how well it held up! There is SO much to that game!!

[@e_x_c_u_b_i_t_o_r_ejiysb7169]

So was deadzone, though I honestly prefer Union city more.

[@FloeticsPH]

Yes, yes it fucking is.

[@Go_D_Josopp]

Ahhhh childhood.

[@gabycashy5]

I was playing that game at school in between breaks such a good game

[@Kaiimei]

Gah, I remember Con Artist so well! The Last Stand, the Warfare 1917/1944 games and Crush the Castle. All three CANNOT be called anything less than outstanding games that honestly defined that time period.

[@pogba5757]

My memories.. warfare 17 :) my best game

[@agent-xqj3733]

My history teacher in high school actually had us play Warfare 1917 and 1944 when we were in our WWI and WWII units respectively. He told us to see how long we could hold off against German/British forces, try to push to the other side to take over the enemy's trench and to compare their tactics. It was a very fun lesson and I have Con Artist to thank for that, and for my history teacher being a massive Flash Game fan and Con Artist fan.

[@sfpro6978]

@@agent-xqj3733 Friend, I was fascinated by that little anecdote, without a doubt you had the best history teacher in the world and he has my respect, the truth is that the warfare 1917 and warfare 1944 series are fucking masterpieces; and you should all play them even more than the last stand in my opinion, friend by any chance do you know more flash war games that you recommend to download?

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Age of War be like:😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@MustardSeagull]

1917/1944 started my obsession with rts which then lead to my obsession with history

[@unknownmaestro]

damn I remember when I was a kid, the last stand union city where the zombie suddenly burst out from the roof was the terrifying experience I ever had that to the point I tend to avoid the buildings if I can

[@abugonapugonamugonarug1653]

I remember that one of my allies died in one of those events. She was standing right under the hole and zombies were dropping on her, we both started blasting but she eventually got knocked down. I wanted to save her but I couldn’t kill the zombies fast enough… was really sad, felt like I lost an actual friend.

[@mickeyalcala9524]

@@abugonapugonamugonarug1653 you can actually press G to save her/him to keep him up and you can escape via door BUT DO NOT ESCAPE IF HE/SHE IS DOWN HE/SHE WIL DIE if you can revive her and shove the zeds and escape via door and the best way to fight the horde is outside cause it’s either the horde will spawn at the left or right and if you have a companion always go first not her and if you found the grenade launcher give it to your companion he/she has unlimited ammo and again if you have a silenced weapon give it to her so that you can go quietly and only to take care the horde too^^ I do recommend playing the last stand union at armor games cause it has a secret map that you could go and more quest!

[@mickeyalcala9524]

To be honest the same man even id I still play it again and again it still scares me but again you have no choice you have to loot for better weapons and for food and medicine^^

[@phoenixmarktwo]

Fun fact! Those events can happen outside as well, it's just that it will come from the left or right side of the screen.

[@mickeyalcala9524]

@@phoenixmarktwo I just did said it but thanks!

[@leatheryfoot6354]

I've been chasing my dream zombie game not remembering where my love of the genre came from, and now you have unlocked a memory I didn't realize I had.

[@YoungyNS]

have you heard about project zomboid?

[@gkdunch]

⁠@@YoungyNSi swear if PZ was third person, or even just easier to control, it would be practically perfect

[@Glenn_Quagmire]

​@@gkdunchtry using a controller. The game works surprisingly well as a twin stick game. Left stick move right stick aim and r2 or rt to attack. L2 or lt run and circle or B to sprint while running. You can also look ahead by aiming and holding r1 or rb. Only thing that's kinda annoying is inventory management but you can just use your mouse when you need to

[@Glenn_Quagmire]

Oh and for guns it's rb or r1 to reload while not aiming. And right click is square or x(?) But you need to be close to the thing you want to interact with

[@terraversalvoid5391]

Me when my computer couldn't handle it 😭

[@iagorocha4814]

The Last Stand: Union City was the flash game I replayed the most as a child. There was something about the freedom I felt with this game that brought me back to it over and over again. To think I didn't even know english properly and spent hours on google translator trying to level my character the way I wanted and knowing what my next quest step was fills me with nostalgia. I teach english as a side job today, and rpgs are my favorite genre, with Fallout New Vegas being my favorite game ever. I really have to thank Con Artist, all of his three games shaped me as a gamer and a person and were vry important to me growing up. Thank you Con Artist.

[@Ugh718]

Wait who was it that made the decision games(decision 1,2,3 and medieval)?Someone like falling anvil or sthg XD? Oh and ps:U can still play them through Bluemaxima's Flashpoint and the downloadable y8 browser;)

[@pnnp2796]

@@Ugh718 Oh God I played that game as well. Jeez Flash games gave me a really good time, and it still now.

[@zachsilby4569]

I remember it had save games and I was able to keep my save on a usb stick, it was legendary to go through a game over months in the computer lab. I had a full kit of military gear and a SCARH and FUCKED zombies up.

[@pnnp2796]

@@zachsilby4569 Damn bro that is sick. True Flash moment

[@psicopaticduck]

This is exactly word for word my experience,although i don't teach english and im still a teen from Venezuela on Perú but i learned english that way WORD FOR WORD

[@troyking464]

God, I can’t count how many hours I pumped into the Last Stand trilogy, Union City to be specific. It was ridiculous how good and in depth that one was for a Flash title. I’m happy the series is so fondly remembered.

[@citrus7487]

Never knew The Last Stand inspired the zombies mode for Call of Duty! Holy shit I enjoyed both those series a lot but I never knew they were inspired by each other! That's crazy!

[@LegendStormcrow]

I never suspected that. There were ones on WC3, Gary's Mod, and Halo, and I figured it came from there.

[@maxfov2078]

Dead Zone and Union City were the most memorable games of my childhood! These games are the reason why I love games similar to them in design and mechanics to this very day. I loved hearing Con's perspective on it all as well. He sounds so humble.

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

The fact that Union City was a flash game that got DLC astounds me.

[@grump1537]

The fact that

[@juiceb0x0]

the fact

[@secktuss9610]

the

[@ohnree4110]

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[@MomJeans1738]

True that white boy, true that

[@MrHomelessHobos]

I loved the Last Stand series growing up in the 2000s, they stood against the other flash games at the time, they were felt like full complete games, all for free.

[@blackirontarkus2672]

To me personally, Union City needed to have a sequel. It was the best out of the original three and still is very enjoyable as of 2022 (if you have Flashpoint).

[@thetankhunter100]

Gonna play some operation flashpoint now.

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

There is a mobile game called flat zombies, its a pretty good succesor with great gore physics,but its very basic

[@dylanwight5764]

It did. Naughty Dog called it The Last Of Us.

[@user-tt6ey8ko6x]

@@dylanwight5764 but i think union city graphics are better than TLOU graphics

[@13matjim]

@@dylanwight5764 and they fucked it

[@dnowling6915]

I was in end of middle school/beginning of high school when Union City came out. My family was finally able to afford getting me my first laptop and I must have played Union City through over 50 times, easy, probably way more. It's one of the best free flash games ever made, hands down!

[@CaptainZlex]

If you remember playing the first game back in the day you're officially eligible for a veteran's discount.

[@ThompsonExpress]

I remember playing it and sucking at it. Union City was the jam tho.

[@MercilessJoey]

I always beaten it and then restarting it

[@willjones9110]

I remember playing the first before the second was developed, but not much due to it being so terrifying to me. Got my young heart pumping fast lol

[@KingInfernagon]

Union City still has the feels for me

[@destrojer124]

Shhhhhhhhhh!@!!!!!@!@!@!@!@!@!

[@LeadingMole058]

The nostalgia for these ’simple’ flash games is immense. I wish con would find a way to have the legacy pack on consoles or in the app stores, even if he charges for them on IOS and Android.

[@terraversalvoid5391]

I would pay easily for a last stand mobile collection

[@LHQCosmicCanvas]

Union city was a fantastic game and the last stand series helped alot with my personal passions towards zombie culture

[@timfrank7461]

Same

[@Т1000-м1и]

I always somehow knew flash games partly started the whole zombie thing, as well as hearing that from a lets play video. But now I truly know

[@Deamons64]

Dude, I played the absolute HELL out of the last stand 2 when I was a kid. They were simple, and so damn fun. Union city was excellent too, despite how poorly my PC at the time ran it. And I can tell you, when I was browsing the PS store and saw Aftermath, my exact words were "no fucking way." This series went from flash games to a serious multi console release, and as someone who played the hell out ofnthe series as a kid, it made me so damn happy to see it come this far.

[@2leftthumbs]

There have been quite a few examples now of Flash devs making the jump with their well known in-browser franchises to proper, paid releases. It's exciting to see each and every time!

[@Deamons64]

@@2leftthumbs I know man. Another developer I followed back in the day, Nerdook has had a fairly successful career post his kongregate dev days. It really makes me happy to see these passionate people find success in their field.

[@dariotatopiola]

It blew my mind when i saw this new game too

[@dariotatopiola]

Also the madness one

[@trulygreg1797]

Also scriptwelder, with deep sleep collection, and don't escape, 4 days to survive.

[@haveagoodday7021]

I find it ironic and nice that the guy named "con artist" is one of the few guys who didn't run away with his kickstarter money and actually made the project.

[@thecrazyinvasion]

I've heard of Last Stand before, but I never really got the memo of why Last Stand is so special. This video basically explained all of why it's special, it made me want to actually play these games. Honestly, this video was amazing, keep up the good work!

[@2leftthumbs]

Glad to hear it! I know these videos will mostly appeal to people who grew up with these games, but I'm so pleased to hear it also appeals to newcomers :)

[@Donsposts]

you can play all of them except for the 4th one the dead zone :/

[@daoyang223]

I was always a zombie fanatic. I watched Dawn of the dead remake as a child and loved the genre ever since. Back in 2005 when I saw the Last Stand on Newgrounds, I immediately fell in love. I even played all the sequels.

[@bubbadoo10]

Oh! I remember Dead Zone, I fell off it but I would still pick it up every now and again and continue. Always enjoyed myself, even if the time mechanics kept burning me out for long periods. Kinda really sad to hear it's fully dead now

[@Norinia]

Seriously, the time mechanics were the only down side to that game. There was so much varied loot, building bases from the scraps of the city felt genuine, the squad combat was great, it was just awesome. Just that f^cking time mechanic meant to make you pay $30 bucks for the stupid car 🙄 I swear though. If they sold it as is game today (including some sort of reasonable fix for the time mechanic) it would be crazy awesome. I’d immediately jump back in it. Really miss that game. 😢

[@bubbadoo10]

@@Norinia Yeah, seriously! I remember everything else being a lot of fun, like strategizing your squad during looting so you can deal with a wave of zombies coming in while still progressing on gathering stuff. It'd be amazing to have that game without the time mechanics.

[@TrollBishbaalkin]

So true, while the combat might be just decent and there, everything else was absolute gorgeousness. Was very very saddened that it died when flash get unsupported.

[@hiddendesire3076]

Dead Zone was a favorite of mine. Actually, in Project Zomboid I am awaiting the update to increase the map heights and add NPC survivors before I attempt to remake the Union City area from Dead Zone in Zomboid, with its subway systems, sewers, construction zones, etc.

[@Weiswolfe]

wait what, npc! neaaat

[@jobRobbemond]

If you ever make a Union City map in PZ, please let me know, that sounds incredible. KZbin doesnt notify of replies, but it does if you like the comment. Either way, best of luck my friend!

[@Kittensarecute111]

If you do, you GOTTA upload it to the workshop.

[@hiddendesire3076]

@@Kittensarecute111 Oh I plan on it. I’ve been first and foremost trying to hunt down enough images of the Overworld Map we had in the game with all of its zones displaying the roads as well. From there I am trying to find screenshots of the regions themselves and their respective layouts of where everything is. Thanks to its similar angular style with its camera up in one corner, it should make it relatively easy to recreate in some capacity. Luckily, youtubers had made videos of the game before it got pulled. Honestly I wish it was still around, even if they had to put in on steam and charge like $10 for it, would make it alot easier and let me play a classic I love.

[@jobRobbemond]

@@hiddendesire3076 Does the Last Stand collection on Steam not have Union City, or am I overlooking something obvious? Apologies if so!

[@Greenstrtjs87]

man here i was thinking this was just a great browser game i played years back and there’s a whole culture of fans… this is why love the internet

[@TheAngelRaven]

I loved Deadzone. Still wish they'd make a form of it for Steam that was heavily updated, but remove a lot of the time-gating and premium currency so that it can be something like a open world base builder.

[@luthfiasifahmadrafi5887]

I think the waiting part of the game was essential for the game. It punishes players for rushing (and most likely doesn't do their planning) but the looting is rewarding enought that player would still advances. And rapidly repeating the same action and just looting the same level 6 medium house kills the experience. And yes i agree with you, Con artist should re-release it on steam. The game model was great and there are almost no other management MMO games like Dead Zone out there.

[@kesorangutan6170]

I want Dead Zone Single Player.

[@Botar48]

So true. Damn imagine a heavily reworked version of it. Like multiple survivors some proper reballanced more fun version of base building and crafting.

[@kesorangutan6170]

@@godofwar1392 Yeah but do developers finally added NPCs? I'm waiting for that update.

[@Hyrule409]

@@kesorangutan6170 They haven't added NPCs yet but the rest of the game has a solid design and core gameplay loop. They added vehicles a while back and a profession to go along with it, and they've done amazing with what they've had. Project Zomboid is amazing for how much you buy it for and is the only zombie game to date that is as in-depth as it is.

[@frozencoati8806]

What I love and what this video acknowledges is that human's as a species typically build off one another gradually in many ways. It's rare that a genius comes along and has totally original never-before thought of idea. Just as COD Zombies spawned from The Last Stand which spawned from a love of zombie movies (or alternatively of the movie 28 Days Later), we see a natural progression as people build off one another to make something great. It's like a set of stairs we gradually climb and it almost makes you wonder what sort of game COD Zombies may spawn in turn, having inspired some young developer today.

[@happylittlemountains3724]

Truly a wonderful thing being a community

[@spiralgodking9877]

Communist Zombies~!!!

[@MyLifeIsOver]

Damn, this series has gone a long way. From 1 and 2 being simple solid games to union city being a certified hood classic(even though it was a bit short) to dead zone which was cool and took the series to a new level but had that mobile waiting and microtransaction bs so it's amazing to see it become an actual published videogame.

[@deathpyre42]

what does hood classic mean anyway?

[@zacharychristy8928]

"Saves are the hardest part of game dev" This is SO FUCKING TRUE in software engineering in general. We refer to it as "persistence" and broadly it refers to all the data you need you keep on the hard drive to restore the state of your software. What makes it hard is that you need to expose ALL of the necessary data to your persistence code, and you need to keep your persistent data compatible with all past versions, and plan for all future versions. On the loading side, you need to be able to make the state of all your game code configurable by the persistence data. It's really hard to do well!

[@godw1ll99]

its really not that hard, well as hard as coding whatever it is that you need the persistence for anyway, but its definitely something that nearly doubles the workload.

[@zacharychristy8928]

@@godw1ll99 yeah, writing information to persistent storage is the easy part. Doing it in a way that you don't permananently screw up later versions is hard.

[@frog6054]

I have an admirable respect to software engineer. I try to made a website with JavaScript/HTML/CSS which is like the easiest part of software engineering and I kinda give up on it. Too much for my brain to handle.

[@robocu4]

@@zacharychristy8928 It's not too hard, if you anticipate cases for persistent key value pairs being null

[@zacharychristy8928]

@@robocu4 you say that like it's simple! Haha. When you have potentially thousands of different classes and fields, are you going to create default values for all of them? There are plenty of cases where default values don't even make sense, or the presence of some values mean you HAVE to have other values, or sometimes a value is null because the data is stored somewhere else now so you have to have logic to retrieve it. All of this is just a big lasagna of complexity that gets a new layer every time you add more information to your save files. It can get out of hand quickly for anything past small, simple projects.

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

While I enjoyed The Last Stand and The Last Stand 2, Zombie Horde was my go to zombie flash game. It had a strikingly similar scope scaling and trajectory with each installment, going from a cabin, to a different but bigger building to a full on city

[@sheshin]

Maybe it was because i was really young at the time, but i always tought there was something going on with the zombies in CoD, like, huh, this feels like the last stand but in 3D, amazing to know it was kind of true

[@joshuadouglas2203]

I still remember there was a glitch if you attacked with the chain saw and quickly switch to shotgun back and forth rapidly and stop on the shot gun and it would become full auto until your done with the area you were in

[@thepassivepasta4982]

Last stand series, the decision series, and the rebuild series were definitely my favorite zombie flash games

[@Jrpogi98]

Wow. This was a blast from the past. I'm really glad the creator of one of the best arguably THE BEST easy access zombie series and my personal favorite (Union City) is doing well. Gonna give the new game a try. It looks so awesome. Sending all the love in the world to Con Artist

[@atlasprime6193]

I like to think that the Colony where Aftermath begins is the result of the Dead Zone. You finally build your town strong enough, and 15 years later it became the Colony.

[@novayussof9232]

Union City... God the ending still stuck in my head for years.

[@xavierharvey4961]

From what I can understand this man had a passion and goal from a very early age.. thats absolutely awesome and I'm glad he stuck to it cuz he made some beautiful memories to look back on. And I think as a developer hearing that is one of the greatest feelings ever.. i think what blows my mind is the fact that a developer of cod was inspired, and expanded upon the idea of Last Stand, made it a 1st person defense gametype with zombies.. with an actual map to move around and mechanics.. This flash game was most definitely the underrated catalyst that began revolutionary Era of zombies.. thats wild..

[@terraversalvoid5391]

Flash was huge when I was in grade and middle school. I've played so many games featured here its astonishing really. This was a nice dose of nostslgia, and helped give last stand some exposure, which until today, I'd been unaware of its realease!

[@slenderminion2229]

Got really fond memories while playing The Last Stand 1 and 2 as a kid. Never managed to beat them back then though, they were too tough. Did get close a few times however and I always found 2 to be just a bit better than the original, simply for the improved scavenging that made the world feel a bit more real. Never found out about Union City until Markiplier played it 6 years ago and never got to play Dead Zone unfortunately. Also the Nazi Zombie Army soundtrack was a nice touch, don't think I didn't recognize those tunes.

[@2leftthumbs]

I tried a few different soundtracks to support this video. The Last Stand itself had music that felt a little too atmospheric and gloomy for a video like this. Glad someone recognized my eventual choice ;)

[@DJGaming35744]

I still miss deadzone. Rest in peace, old friend :')

[@crystalid-7611]

Dead zone was amazing, the amount of people you had the chance to talk and build friendships/alliances with was also really fun. While sad that it was shut down, the journey and people you got to meet throughout the lifetime of the game is still something that I personally remember even now.

[@Krynillix]

It is amazing but newer players that were joining got beaten down so bad that many stopped playing

[@adaneitor]

Union City is one of my favorite games ever, the fact that he took it seriously I loved that

[@GregoryStevens42069]

I remember back when Union City was still in development, I believe there was an open beta type thing I used to play. I always considered Con Artist as one of the best flash game developers. Loved his trench warfare games too. By the way, you should check out the mud n blood series, it's still my favorite flash game series of all time.

[@HaotoAnimeOnPiano]

I recorded the last few days of The Last Stand Dead Zone on my channel. It has thousands of views and many thanking me for recording it as a reminiscent video. However, it only has 2% viewer retention for the entire +1 hour long video, haha.

[@Gdsryrox]

Would love dead zone to come back, one of the few 'base builder' games I enjoyed as it made sense things took a while to get built and the RTS styled scavenging was fun Personally wouldn't mind a remake of UC in a new engine

[@2leftthumbs]

The ways Aftermath ties in elements of both Union City and Dead Zone is *really* well done! But I can appreciate that. Hopefully they at minimum update the Legacy Collection to iron out some of the UC bugs

[@deathpyre42]

Yea, that sort of squad based rts type scav combat is something I miss

[@Krynillix]

A more balance approach will be very good as it wont give a small number of players OP bully powers

[@TicTacPilgrim]

I was lucky to stumble upon last stand when browsing flash games. Was an immediate fan and was amazed when the sequel came out. Even more so when I saw union city released. That franchise and castle crashers for me are still prominent memories I have of great flash games.

[@Elvisbackpack]

The only one I didn't play was Dead Zone, but I have played the first one every few months religiously since 2009. Just picked up Aftermath and the Legacy Collection to relive my old memories and make new ones.

[@yttriusk]

This was a great documentary. I've been a huge fan of this whole franchise for years starting wayyyyy back lots of years ago when i started playing last stand 1 on our old family computer. I've always been fascinated by the gameplay loop of this game. I remember my countless of playthroughs on union city and hours put into replaying both last stand 1 and 2 which was a very amazing experience, this is one of the best flash games out there that made my childhood along side earn to die.

[@Akehiko_Urabaya]

The old times of pausing the game to reload your shotgun Or glitching the hunting rifle to have 999 shots Successfully getting into union city beta A simpler time, we can only hope he one day releases his new game( oh he did )or brings back that modern tug of war game

[@thelast749]

There was another glitch where shooting an automatic weapon and immediately switch to the shotgun while firing. Turning it into a full auto shottie. Man, I remember me and my cousin's shock when we accidentally discovered this and proceeded to blaze through the game while using the pause reload bug for the shotgun

[@superbanana3398]

Holy shit I never knew of this 🤣

[@nguyenquyetthang1326]

ah, the old days of farming the Military Bases and Raiding Union Island

[@brianhoang2312]

I already have this game on my wishlist and didn't even realize that it was made by the same developers. Its incredible that there is not only such a nostalgia but such an impact that this game is so representative of not just our childhoods but our era in a sense. That we all relate on some level to growing up as kids bypassing school proxxy servers to enjoy a childhood innocence- a respite from whatever problems we all had growing up- and that all of us are grown now. Game dev, gamers, hell some of us gamers have children of our own now building a childhood nostalgia of their own.

[@ratheonhudson3311]

I really enjoyed The Last OG Stand and bought Aftermath. At first I was frustrated with the loss of life when you die the first time, but then when you remember that the first thing the game tells you is that you are infected and your goal is to support the next survivor who in turn assists the colony as a whole. As you think this way you can change the mindset from "I need to survive and collect loot to upgrade me" to "I need to cut through the world and achieve goals before the colony dies". Sure, we don't see the colony again since we are sent on a one-way mission out further and further away, not being able to travel backwards, but that trip is more of a self-sacrificial hero role that you go for a cause. No longer surviving for surviving's sake. I really like this. Live for others

[@thylaggyone4513]

Holy crap i loved the last stand series, before I could even buy or download games, it was great, its on steam now

[@youdonthavetoknowsssh8154]

I play Last Stand because there are "friends" who help us fight the frightening zombies. I was so hooked and played every of his games. What a journey, seeing Last Stand Aftermath on steam bring me so much joy.

[@ZachX888]

I loved Dead Zone, played it non stop for years from the day it was released. Problem with it is it felt very microtransaction encouraging for progression after so long...

[@nguyenquyetthang1326]

30 bucks for the car was all you need

[@Ugh718]

@@nguyenquyetthang1326 U make it sound like its easy to get 30 bucks,or that 30 bucks isn't a substantial amount of money XD

[@TrulyAndasen]

@@Ugh718 well gotta get those bread

[@Krynillix]

Lols with exploits you can basically play the game to top tier levels. Double UCS book bug gets you almost instant return time then combine that with the infinite fuel bug you can basically pay to win the game using the fuel like buying tons of keys to trade OP gear and open boxes or trade for prems and also craft OP crafts

[@ZachX888]

@@nguyenquyetthang1326 That's what was fucking wrong with it. >:( I shouldn't have to pay ANY amount of money on in-game crap. DLC that adds loads of content is fine, but having to pay that kind of money? ON A SINGLE ITEM? That is complete bullshit. NO game should EVER do shit like that.

[@TheBurningEngram]

There's just something so heartwarming about hearing how a seemingly simple Flash game project (at that time) can even go on to become a big IP, and influence other IPs as famous as Call of Duty to make similar content. It's insane how things blow up.

[@mernferd6449]

I absolutely loved TLS series and saw that Con Artist Games was making a new one a while back. It was a nice surprise to see the notification on Steam

[@nerdytechs514]

The last stand brings back so many nostalgic memorise, it was the best days for flash games.

[@samuellaging6791]

I loved this series so much that I can't wait to play Aftermath! I also did notice that Aftermath is like a combination of Dead Zone and Union City, which is actually an interesting turn for the series but it works well! Thank you for this video and reminding me how great the series was as a kid

[@2leftthumbs]

Plenty of Flash games branched out and tweaked their formulas/genres in pursuit of the next big thing. I think The Last Stand might be one of the best examples of actually navigating multiple genres equally successfully!

[@unironicallydel7527]

I really hope they bring back some part of deadzone. Maybe instead of a multiplayer game you get raided by bandits or something. (tbh it became much more single player anyway due to the perm white flag book being a thing) Deadzone could have been a single player game from the get go and would've still been a super fun time.

[@tennesseeheckler3014]

I'm getting the Aftermath today. A friend turned me onto it, and I spent the last few days watching some lets plays of it. Looks like a phenomenal game! Can't believe it was made by just 2 people. Any word on if there will be continued support for the game?

[@2leftthumbs]

I'm sure they'll address bugs and such. But I have no idea if they haves plans to literally expand it or anything. I wonder what more they could add?

[@el-yerba-buena9678]

You made me remember something I have almost forgotten, the era where I only played Facebook games. Back then I played this game, Last Stand Dead Zone with PvZ Adventures, a knockoff version of CoC (Ninja Kingdom), Dragon City, Monster Legends, and a game that made me question my future profession, Criminal Case good times. I was almost maxed out on every game without spending real money on none of this games. For about 3 years, I didn't have a Legendary monster in Monster Legend, but had everything from the store and I almost hacked the Dragon City gems, but after failing, I stopped playing it (Monster Legends is better).

[@kacheechang4667]

I remember watching my brother playing this game back like 12 years ago because I was legit too scared to play this game. Wow has time surely passed.

[@Prof.Pwnalot]

What a man of culture. The last stand was pretty damn good to play back in the day on the computers at school or on the phone. Was a good zombies hit while away from the console / pc. Call of duty zombies on the mobile in the iphone3gs days was awesome too. Great vid dude

[@FloeticsPH]

Bro Honestly, I Hope Dead Zone and Union City come to Android like one the Rebuild series is specifically for Android (I'm not sure), Rebuild 3. My god the amount of players it would probably bring might be enormous enough for the game to have a Healthy player base, I sincerely hope Con Consider this as someone who doesn't own a PC and only play Mobile Games this would bring so much joy.

[@cl0271]

I used to play so much of the Last Stand series back when I was a kid. I often spend hours replaying with different playstyles. Even Dead Zone was great especially the class system. I never thought Con would release The Aftermath in which I will play immediately.

[@Clubbythaseal]

I love this series so much. I still have my old old KZbin account where I used a free screen recorder program to record myself playing the full first game when it came out. Back then KZbin let you add some random music from bands to whatever you upload and I picked "Bodies" by Drowning Pool. It fit so well

[@SkibbyGaming]

I used to play this years ago, im happy I found this video. This game has always been on the back of my mind and the name has always eluded me. Thank you for reminding me

[@GiubileiFernando]

I'm glad someone is paying attention to great flash games. I feel like a lot of them are becoming basically lost media as they rarely had anything like a wiki. I have a couple of flash games in my memory that I have no idea how to find, like a WWI trench zombie game, similar to TLS but placed from first person. I recently found a point and click adventure game that I remembered being awesome, I didn't know at the time that it was basically a rip-off of The Mist

[@Ugh718]

U can still play them through emulators tho lol

[@vinusundar8495]

That would be the Carveniola files

[@GiubileiFernando]

@@vinusundar8495 thank you! I'll look it up

[@antoniobrendo3100]

Union City is one of my favorite zombie games ever, I thanks to Con artist for bring me such a good time with this game

[@DCSVolg]

I remember playing that game back in school, omfg sooo much memories unlocked

[@Harrace]

Computer lab lessons in primary school was so exciting because it was the first few times I played The Last Stand, and so many other memorable flash games, Boxhead, Union City, all the Stickman games, Sift, my goodness the nostalgia is too much too handle!!

[@strikeforce1500]

Man, Last Stand and Road of The Dead were such fun games. I also remember playing Union City and the MMO one, but never completed. I didn't knew there was a new Last Stand game, which *clicks tongue* Noice.

[@jorgepimentel256]

I get a lot of ppl who I watch mention this game but you the first dude who doing an actual vid haha much appreciated man thanks for taking me back

[@Dewicre]

Yes, the games were amazing and I remember when every one of them came out. I was always hyped and never disappointed. I followed ConArtist's work very closely back in the day and loved how he evolved the franchise. The memories are grand and all, but I've only been able to achieve the same kind of fun in Project Zomboid since. There aren't that many zombie games that do it right. I think zombie survival games thrive the most on NOT doing anything extra, just by placing you in the experience of here are zombies, don't get bitten, shoot to kill, maybe survive.

[@crmy]

sooo happy people are keeping flash games alive. that was such an important part of the internet for so long

[@dialko2596]

The second game was such a big part of my childhood. I remember it freaked me out so much, but because of that, every night I survived felt like a such a victory.

[@Ser_Sunday]

Such classic games. Thanks for the nostalgia. I loved this flash series and played it many times

[@azoverdosed]

Union City was the best, replayed it many times. Until this day, I never found the Military Boots again. I know it exists because I clearly remember getting it.

[@2leftthumbs]

I love that idea that such a specific thing from this game has stuck with you all this time!

[@donaldgracie]

It can only be obtained in the high level areas, but even then it's extremely rare. I've played union city a few too much times and only obtained it once.

[@lupusinvictus2229]

I remember that specifically; it's not that it's very rare. It's that they seem to only spawn in containers at LOWER searching levels. I only ever found them at sub 40 searching, and above that I'd only get them from drops. That's stuck with me for years, and I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[@glassychords]

there's a lot of roundabouts in this video where you begin to explain one game, go off on a tangent, then restart explaining the game again. other than that, awesome information is presented here and overall a good watch. thanks for this gem 🙏

[@RicardoMenson]

0:28 please make a vid about that series, it felt like "triple A quality flash game" for me back then, and it's still amazing.

[@2leftthumbs]

Sonny is awesome! I'd love to make a series on it someday :)

[@MisterXenomorph]

Its nice to see that the death of flash didnt affect his career that much. Im happy to see that he still wants to keep doing the series in some form

[@darkohunter5739]

The last stand games would have me playing for hours on end and now with aftermath I feel that nostalgia while getting a completely new and fantastic game love the game and its creator

[@crispycastle5885]

I played these games for hundreds of hours and I believe this is what started my preference for the zombie genre in general.

[@Fakhritampan04]

I remember reading the notes off the survivors and do their side quests to find a good loot, even surprised to find a weapon shop at King-o since the door way got bars and i'd think it's safe or has good loot, i only hate the horde jumpscare, whether you go outside they'd appear on one side and chase you off , or they'd fall off the ceiling in a sudden, i never find or make a companion in the game ever since

[@manuelvegatorres7488]

I've been trying to remember what this game was called. I loved this game when I was a kid, the sound everytime you checked inside a cabinet, your calm quiet walk whenever you walk at night. Its just too good.

[@Diov514]

I LOVED Dead Zone, it was absolutely amazing for its time, played it for around 500-600 hours, good stuff

[@nathanbeaudoin4437]

while watching you play Union City (ahh, good memories) I noticed you didn't push at all and kept just exchanging blows. I found that the push action was amazing for those rushing zombies during ceiling collapses as it kept your character out of the hoard's range but well within your range.

[@BinaryGleam]

Hey you ! I'm in midwatch of the video but I gotta praise you man. 7 months ago I went aware of your channel by an answer you gave me on twitter and I suggested that you put forward how some games had an impact on the mainstream culture and how games are shaped to this day thanks to flash counter culture. And this video is exactly that and I'm thrilled. This video so far is so amazing and insightful, I can't believe you do such quality content for not a very big fan base. Even though it is a lovely one. Anyway I don't actually think my comment did anything at all back then, except showing that you were a cool dude checking your comments and giving some good answers about your content. But I just wanted to come back in order to say a simple thing. Your content is amazing I'm impressed by how the quality keeps getting higher with time. And I wish you the best in your life's endeavors and life itself let's be honest :p Cheers mate

[@2leftthumbs]

I'm so happy to hear these video resonate with people :) Wonderful comments like these are always appreciate! I want to make the stuff that means something to me, and if it can connect with other people that's amazing!!

[@GottaBeAHero]

man, thank you for this video. during my younger/teenage years I scoured the internet for the best zombie flash games and Con Artist always made amazing ones, i will never forget The Last Stand series and got all my friends on them, Also as a massive COD Zombies fan its cool to see it inspired them to make it, this is why i always respect the roots of something. Con thank you for making my childhood way more fun you have my respect for life.

[@coltstelting6969]

I absolutely LOVED these games! Sooo many nostalgic memories of playing the hell out of the first three games during my childhood, unfortunately I only got to play a small amount of Dead Zone. It's a shame I've only just now heard about Aftermath, I'm absolutely STOKED to get my computer running so I can play it!

[@cesrez1316]

Man just opened the door to my nostalgic childhood memories. I played them all but never got to fully finish them. Dead zone was one of my favorites and so was union city.

[@CoolNatureShorts]

I’m so glad people are remembering this game franchise cuz dang it was my favorite among all the different last stand games I enjoyed all of them🔥

[@RedBarchettaYYZ]

Played the game when I was like 10-11 years old. First time playing the game I didn’t know you could move your character. Got killed by a bunch of zombies at the lower part of the barricade because I couldn’t shoot at them.

[@mr.cathacker]

Noob........who am i kidding, i did the same thing

[@denizs.9619]

Dude me too! lmao

[@zerrierslizer1]

0:16 ah yes, my favorite Zombie movie of all time. *SAHUN OF THE DEAD**

[@weeb_dweeb]

Still one of the best zombie games ever made

[@2leftthumbs]

I really like the Flash series, but I really have loved Aftermath! It's a little steep at launch. But I'd recommend keeping an eye out to pick it up someday :)

[@weeb_dweeb]

@@2leftthumbs i hope it still has the charm from the older games

[@2leftthumbs]

@@weeb_dweeb 100%!! I am picky about zombie stuff, and this game really felt like a natural and fitting next step for the series

[@Tomax_4354]

Aftermath did make me tear up a little because i remember playing the last stand games on my old pc around 2013/4 in my free times and having a BLAST of a noon 😭

[@fecking_weirdo]

Wow, I noticed that u use Zombie Army Trilogy's soundtrack in the background. That game is so underrated. Especially it's wonderful soundtrack

[@unib4324]

Union city was my favourite zombie game