Plugin - Shockwave

This is the gold standard for web game preservation. It is a massive archive that includes a built-in "browser environment" designed to run Flash and Shockwave games safely.

The Shockwave plugin was first released in 1995 and was initially used to view Shockwave content on websites. The plugin was available for various web browsers, including Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. shockwave plugin

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If you used the internet between 1997 and 2003, you almost certainly encountered these without realizing they were running on Shockwave: The plugin was available for various web browsers,

In the early days of the internet, the web was static, text-heavy, and largely uninteresting. That changed with the introduction of interactive multimedia, a revolution driven by plugins like Macromedia (later Adobe) Shockwave. The was once a mandatory component for any web browser, responsible for powering engaging games, immersive 3D simulations, and complex interactive content.

In its final years, it was notorious for frequent browser crashes and becoming "unresponsive" in modern browsers like Chrome and Firefox.

Between 2010 and 2014, HTML5 matured dramatically. The <canvas> element, WebGL, CSS3 animations, and native <audio> / <video> tags did everything Shockwave did, but better, faster, and without installation. You didn't need a proprietary plugin to draw a bouncing ball; you needed five lines of JavaScript.