Gasp, it was me! I created Windows RG almost 20 years ago! So glad people still remember it after all this time. RIP forever Flash, we'll never forget you
Gotta give credit to that piece of satire at 3:48, it aged particularly well in an era where Windows 10 crippled the legacy Control Panel to an unrecognizable mess lol.
I first explored these Flash parodies in 2011 and used to play them every day. Over time they got boring so I stopped. It's good to see these still alive!
@@TheStarscouts its been. THREE YEARS??? Oh my god its been so long i feel old Edit about 5 seconds later: Went back to go watch it... ITS BEEN NINE DAMN YEARS
Damn windows RG is some good nostalgia, and the author actually replied to this video, this is legendary. I remember making my own version inspired by it back in high school. Such a classic.
Hey Micheal, long time viewer here. When I was 7 years old I discovered Windows RG on Newgrounds and I attempted to make an XP version called “Virus XP”. This video brings back so many memories because I literally spent months on that parody. I’m 20 now, but that parody is probably laying around somewhere on an old drive. Might dig it out, who knows ;) but yeah, so glad you managed to check these parodies out! Love your channel btw!
Ah! The good old days of Flash games. I’d love to see you do a video about some of the best Flash games that were made. Would be an interesting trip for nostalgia sakes
If you would've kept going in the word one after the paperclip.exe will be shot message comes up you hear a gunshot and the paperclip falls over and blood comes out and it says "Why do I have blood?" then a message comes up saying something along the lines of "Word.exe has performed an illegal operation (killed a paperclip) and will be arrested, and of course, closed!"
The welcome dialogue is actually a parody of the one from Windows ME, which is a bit more intrusive in its attempts to tell you all the wonderful new features they crammed into their shiny new OS. Funnily enough, Windows ME is one of the only versions of Windows that I have only ever used pre-installed and haven't done the installation and initial config of myself. Lots of fun memories from high school IT classes of just sitting in the back of the classroom building PCs and making partitions on the hard drive to install windows onto before summarily upgrading them or reinstalling them.
Did you know? The voice at 5:56 is by AT&T, with the voice name of Mike. Interestingly, Microsoft also had a voice named Mike, although it didn't come with Windows XP and was available as an optional download alongside Microsoft Mary in a merge module for the SAPI5 TTS Engine. However, Microsoft Mike is the first Microsoft voice to ever be introduced in the SAPI3 SDK of Windows, back then named Mark Lund (Not to be confused with Mark on Windows 10). So, despite Sam being a popular voice, Mike was the first. I get the feeling that AT&T Mike was also another one of those things to copy Microsoft, since their voice sounds human like when compared with Microsoft's at that time.
Honestly find these little parody Windows things really funny :P They make stupid puns, and I love it. Doesn’t matter if the person was trashing on Windows, they made something funny. Which a bit of poking fun at stuff is needed, so long as it’s in good spirits.
@akunalternatif windows me wasn’t a mistake the possible reason why it was horrible was because of the hardware people used it depends on the hardware and stuff I guess me was picky about stuff
Not specifically Windows but I really liked one called “Bash the Computer” (“Métele al Ordenata”, it was from Spain), advertised as a “stress reliever” 👊🤣
I remember all this stuff! I actually made a similar thing myself in Flash MX2004 back then, but I never finished or released it anywhere on the internet.
Windows RG was one of the reasons for me to try out Macromedia Flash. I liked to create my own program interfaces that way and share them (you could export them as EXE).
Ah Windows RG, I remember playing with that in high school. Back when Windows ME crashing all the time was the joke. Geeze it's been 19 years already :-O
did was fun to watch, after installing windows 10 on a laptop, installing windows xp on a computer and doing a fresh install of windows 98 on my 1996 pc :) yep, i did that all, today. took me around 10 hours Edit: oh btw for people wondering my 1996 pc is a packard bell corner pc, its rare and amazing. i love it.
Holy crap. I never thought I’d see that fake Windows XP flash game ever again. See if you can find Windows Mista too. They were all on newgrounds!! I even remember finding the secret password to “scotty’s” account with the password of “spleenfat” lmao
While we're on the topic of windows parodies, something i'm shocked you haven't checked out is Windows 93, that is like these flash games, but with WAAAAAYYYY more content, you should check it out if you haven't already!
I had way too much fun with Windows RG as a kid. I didn't have my own computer for a long time so it was like having my own little sandbox even if it was just a joke.
You should take a look at scratch. it used to use flash but recently changed to html, there are many parodies of windows there, especially the colorgram ones like Windows 10 Simulator and Windows Vista Simulator (and several other obscure ones too)
Back when Windows XP was released my family PC's specs was too low (64MB RAM) to install XP. So I actually played some of those Windows XP flash games to have a taste of the new OS.
This reminds me of SajiOS, a Windows Vista parody/clone for Symbian S60 phones that used Flash Lite and Python, which served as an alternative menu/launcher/desktop.
Lol, when I first saw those flashes back then, I thought: "So funny, but a little bit over the edge - we all know Windows is not going to get any close to this nonsense!" Now, with Win10 out, I see how wrong I was on that "nonsense" part...
16:40 Clearly death by Among Us Imposter is not as bad as death by gun. Or at least crewmate death isn't as bad as paperclip death. _He certainly holds a lot of blood..._
Gasp, it was me! I created Windows RG almost 20 years ago! So glad people still remember it after all this time. RIP forever Flash, we'll never forget you
We want a remake. No, we need a remake. I loved that game.
You basically created a part of my childhood. I used that to prank my parents all the time!
Well congrats man.
ty for this epic creation
So YOU are the legend ago create this? OMG!
When I was younger I fullscreened Windows RG on my grandmas computer. She sat down at her desk and 20 seconds later i heard "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!!"
lol
Ahahah i did exactly the same thing, but with my mom 😂
Ajji la kashala traas dete??
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nice
hahahahahhahahahhahaha
Gotta give credit to that piece of satire at 3:48, it aged particularly well in an era where Windows 10 crippled the legacy Control Panel to an unrecognizable mess lol.
Thought the same lol It predicted the future. Someone should make an updated parody for Windows 10 and those awful UWP apps.
The classic Control Panel still exists in Windows 10 20H2.
@@crashbandicoot4everr Yes but they said they will get rid of it forever in the future.
@@rubix2980 for Windows 10 or Windows 11?
Granted, but these types of jokes have been going on since DOS.
oh wow... I remember playing Windows RG on Newgrounds!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE
i would say a thing but the comment above already says it
O_O
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I found BFDI
Oh man, I used to "play" these Windows fakes
hello kristian
@@ozi039 hello turki man
@@kristiantodorov5080 hello!
Hi kristian
A good thing is that there are still lots of things like these on scratch.
the kids thingy program... yes I've used that before
i use that sometimes
I make them!
Yeah
shuddup shuddup shutup
i made one
oh what a mistake
it was so pointless
(probably because it was windows)
((i use arch, btw))
9:40 "Check your ip address. If there are any letters other than numbers, then you're too stupid to own a PC".
IPv6: Am I a joke to you?
@@qwerty6-6 Do stupid-ish
@@qwerty6-6 what was that, dear? 🔫
Yes
3:38 You know it's old when you had to *buy* RAM instead of downloading it
lol
Where is the line between Flash parody Windows and actual Windows
Action Retro! I enjoy all of your videos, they’re really fun to watch!
The line is one functions and the other doesn't. I'll let you decide which is better (hint hint: the parodies have more functionality)
even these parodies are better than ANY shitty mac O.S. !!
WIndows Vista
I first explored these Flash parodies in 2011 and used to play them every day. Over time they got boring so I stopped. It's good to see these still alive!
This stinks of early Newgrounds humor and honestly I'm here for it
well, these are ones that i remember playing this around sometime in 2016.
Fyi Michael, Windows RG is a parody of Windows ME.
I don't know why, but this is making me think of the old computer clan Windows crap edition.
Same
I remember being in the K3YB0ARD W4RR1ORS back in 2009, those were the times lol
this is the first time i find a weather radio collector "out in the wild" lol
@@Genio_soy lol. I'm a nerd in multiple different ways
@@TheStarscouts its been. THREE YEARS???
Oh my god its been so long i feel old
Edit about 5 seconds later: Went back to go watch it... ITS BEEN NINE DAMN YEARS
Damn windows RG is some good nostalgia, and the author actually replied to this video, this is legendary. I remember making my own version inspired by it back in high school. Such a classic.
Where is it I still have flash well unsupported flash but flash
Now Microsoft is the tool of the devil
Hey Micheal, long time viewer here. When I was 7 years old I discovered Windows RG on Newgrounds and I attempted to make an XP version called “Virus XP”. This video brings back so many memories because I literally spent months on that parody. I’m 20 now, but that parody is probably laying around somewhere on an old drive. Might dig it out, who knows ;) but yeah, so glad you managed to check these parodies out! Love your channel btw!
pls make a full public version of virus xp it would be epic
Ah! The good old days of Flash games. I’d love to see you do a video about some of the best Flash games that were made. Would be an interesting trip for nostalgia sakes
If you would've kept going in the word one after the paperclip.exe will be shot message comes up you hear a gunshot and the paperclip falls over and blood comes out and it says "Why do I have blood?" then a message comes up saying something along the lines of "Word.exe has performed an illegal operation (killed a paperclip) and will be arrested, and of course, closed!"
The welcome dialogue is actually a parody of the one from Windows ME, which is a bit more intrusive in its attempts to tell you all the wonderful new features they crammed into their shiny new OS. Funnily enough, Windows ME is one of the only versions of Windows that I have only ever used pre-installed and haven't done the installation and initial config of myself. Lots of fun memories from high school IT classes of just sitting in the back of the classroom building PCs and making partitions on the hard drive to install windows onto before summarily upgrading them or reinstalling them.
Did you know?
The voice at 5:56 is by AT&T, with the voice name of Mike. Interestingly, Microsoft also had a voice named Mike, although it didn't come with Windows XP and was available as an optional download alongside Microsoft Mary in a merge module for the SAPI5 TTS Engine. However, Microsoft Mike is the first Microsoft voice to ever be introduced in the SAPI3 SDK of Windows, back then named Mark Lund (Not to be confused with Mark on Windows 10). So, despite Sam being a popular voice, Mike was the first. I get the feeling that AT&T Mike was also another one of those things to copy Microsoft, since their voice sounds human like when compared with Microsoft's at that time.
And also I found out, if you click the speech icon with the giant cursor, it will say, "I said, Stop clicking me, with that giant cursor."
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So much nostalgia here for RG. I remember playing that when I was a kid in newgrounds. Along with Windows NG (newgrounds edition)
Honestly find these little parody Windows things really funny :P
They make stupid puns, and I love it.
Doesn’t matter if the person was trashing on Windows, they made something funny. Which a bit of poking fun at stuff is needed, so long as it’s in good spirits.
Windows Really Good Edition is a priority of Windows Millennium Edition
@akunalternatif windows me wasn’t a mistake the possible reason why it was horrible was because of the hardware people used it depends on the hardware and stuff I guess me was picky about stuff
Not specifically Windows but I really liked one called “Bash the Computer” (“Métele al Ordenata”, it was from Spain), advertised as a “stress reliever” 👊🤣
i remember playing that game a lot long ago among with many other flash games
R.I.P Adobe Flash Player. 1996-2021
I remember all this stuff! I actually made a similar thing myself in Flash MX2004 back then, but I never finished or released it anywhere on the internet.
i never seen him so happy doing a time travle!
honestly it's really nice
These things were my literal childhood. Thanks for covering them! :D
Windows RG was one of the reasons for me to try out Macromedia Flash.
I liked to create my own program interfaces that way and share them (you could export them as EXE).
The scratch version of OS simulations, make me happy sometimes.
At least the kids try to "make a Operating System".
an not a
I've used Flashpoint for a long time and it's cool to see you using it!
I LOOVE Windows RG haha! Love the vids. Keep Em Coming!
1 WORD - lmao
I remember playing these flash games on newgrounds. For some reason they were addicting
Oh my god. This was like a nostalgia nuke. Holy shit.
5:58 If you click it with a giant cursor, it will say "Stop clicking me WITH THAT GIANT CURSOR
Ah Windows RG, I remember playing with that in high school. Back when Windows ME crashing all the time was the joke. Geeze it's been 19 years already :-O
i used to play these windows parodies until 2019
My favorite Windows parody has always been Windows Doors. So nostalgic
agree. i like windows vista.
Funny, I did the exact same thing right when I downloaded Flashpoint
Heh
bruh Flashpoint is 9999 TB storage
Michael the lad making videos on Christmas Day
That's some commitment
love the content MJD keep up the great content you are truly the best
The makers of FlashPoint should be given a Noble Peace Prize for archiving ~relaxing~ games
So should the creators of Ruffle.
Oh man I love these old flash games and animations.
The top right cloud in windows XP looks like a finger circle
6:09 if you click on mouse then speech it will say: stop clicking me WITH THAT GIANT CURSOR, i said.
I can't believe someone actually knows what this is :D I remember playing all of these in newgrounds back in the 2012.
This reminded me of windows 93
did was fun to watch, after installing windows 10 on a laptop, installing windows xp on a computer and doing a fresh install of windows 98 on my 1996 pc :)
yep, i did that all, today. took me around 10 hours
Edit: oh btw for people wondering my 1996 pc is a packard bell corner pc, its rare and amazing. i love it.
I've never laughed this much at one of your videos; thank you!
Holy crap. I never thought I’d see that fake Windows XP flash game ever again. See if you can find Windows Mista too. They were all on newgrounds!! I even remember finding the secret password to “scotty’s” account with the password of “spleenfat” lmao
i use Ruffle browser extention
(P.S. Rullfe is a Flash emulator programmed In Rust)
the wallpaper was definitely made in word or similar (productivity software with vector drawing layers), judging by the gradients.
Literally that Windows RG window didn't scare me at all but then when you show that Bob I literally jumped xD
21:14 cool that they have experience proffesinal and home edition.
You should have explored one called Windows Doors. i find it to be one of the best tbh
"The programmers of Netscape products."
Jamie Zawinski is probably shaking his fist at this right now.
Please continue this and make it a small series! I' d love it, I would watch every episode ever XD
great video micheal these parodys were my childhood
Childhood memories from the 2000s... :')
I used to love these windows parody games as a kid
While we're on the topic of windows parodies, something i'm shocked you haven't checked out is Windows 93, that is like these flash games, but with WAAAAAYYYY more content, you should check it out if you haven't already!
Ah hello there
I remember when I still a kid. I run this windows flash on Nokia N70.
wow these parodies are much older than i thought they were!
XP 19.914 had me rolling on the floor 🤣
i just realized micheal, windows xp version v19.194 was released o july 27th 2003!
windows doors was the best one.
oh and don't forget windows donghorn
I think I played with that one. It had the media player that had chiptune Rickroll right?
What about Windows ABC?
@@andreytop1gg HOLY FUCK I FORGOT ABOUT THAT
when i was a kid i was just messing around with my prants computer and i stumbled upon windows tour brings back so many memories to me
I used to go on Newgrounds to play these when I didn’t know about VMs and such.
Awww... we never got to see Media Player RG... isn't that a shame?? Isn't it?
Yea what does it do?
Rest in piece Flash, you ran nightmares and you ran gems, thank you.
You cant IMAGINE how much i played Windows XP 19.914 around 6 to 7 years ago lmaooo.
Same, 4-6 years ago.
If you think about it, these aren't too far off from a regular Windows experience, lol!
Man Windows RG brings back memories
These were my childhood! Every one of them 100% accurate. Fave ones were the ones that snuck in porno somehow
Happy 20th birthday Windows RG !
I had way too much fun with Windows RG as a kid. I didn't have my own computer for a long time so it was like having my own little sandbox even if it was just a joke.
i used to go on scratch and newgrounds since the early 2010 just for the windows parody
You should take a look at scratch. it used to use flash but recently changed to html, there are many parodies of windows there, especially the colorgram ones like Windows 10 Simulator and Windows Vista Simulator (and several other obscure ones too)
i'll see what they have on scratch.
It would be even cooler if clicking on Crash causes NES crashing sounds and creates a crash report.
2:03 That background was very likely recreated using Flash itself, not MS Paint. You have to know these things when you're animating with both tools.
The background was made in Flash. I said it _looked_ like it was made in MS Paint, not that it was actually made in it.
@@MichaelMJD Do you really think you can get gradients out of MS Paint?
You're really over-analyzing a simple observation that I made at first glance. It's not necessary.
Back when Windows XP was released my family PC's specs was too low (64MB RAM) to install XP. So I actually played some of those Windows XP flash games to have a taste of the new OS.
I remember one called Windows Doors on Newgrounds, there were definitely a few others I remember but that's the only one I can think of by name.
Man loves windows so much he uses the default browser
oh god, the nostalgia i get from here! so strong aaaaaaaaa
😂😂😂this seems way funnier now than it was 1.5 decades back
Fun fact: in windows xp 19.914, if you go to the start menu, then documents, open the credits.tx file and close it an easter egg will happen
Windows RG is such a nostalgia trip
I just realised the cloud on top right in Windows XP 19.914 shows 👌
Oh god this brings back so many memories on newgrounds
This reminds me of SajiOS, a Windows Vista parody/clone for Symbian S60 phones that used Flash Lite and Python, which served as an alternative menu/launcher/desktop.
Love your video man keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
Windows xp itself
Crash actually puts a blue background over everything
when i was 10 i would go on these websites to prank my family into believing i got windows running on their macbook
@@jotsa no they let me use the internet unsupervised but i only went to places i liked when i was 10 like newgrounds and youtube
Lol, when I first saw those flashes back then, I thought: "So funny, but a little bit over the edge - we all know Windows is not going to get any close to this nonsense!" Now, with Win10 out, I see how wrong I was on that "nonsense" part...
i remember spending a lot of time on these 😭
Play Windows Doors next
Zoom In... Zoom Out... About Macromedia Flash Player 6.0... I miss these times...
16:40 Clearly death by Among Us Imposter is not as bad as death by gun. Or at least crewmate death isn't as bad as paperclip death. _He certainly holds a lot of blood..._
Jesse what the fuck are you talking about
if you click the speech with the big mouse it will say: I SAID stop clicking me with that giant currser.
The cool thing is seeing a grown man playing around with Flash parodies