Ye Olde CN Games - Ben 10: Battle Ready

I felt like destroying all the boxes, drums and machines in the alien stages. The video is so long cos the maps for Stinkfly and Wildmutt seemed harder to navigate, plus my terrible sense of direction...

0:25 - Fourarms
7:48 - XLR8
13:17 - Ripjaws
18:26 - Stinkfly
39:50 - Grey Matter
46:01 - Ghostfreak
50:58 - Wildmutt
1:07:30 - Heatblast
1:17:03 - Diamondhead
1:22:19 - Upgrade
1:25:30 - Secret Area
1:27:52 - Boss

Good 'ol Cartoon Network games, with some amateur gameplay shown here using Flashpoint Infinity 6.1.

Game Type: Shockwave
Game File Source: Unknown, since it was already curated and added to Flashpoint by others
Status in Flashpoint: Already in Flashpoint (as of version 6.1)

FAQs

Q1) What is Flashpoint?

A1) It is a webgame preservation project by BlueMaxima that aims to collect as many web browser games and animations as possible before they are lost forever due to the phasing out of programs such as Shockwave Player and eventually, Flash Player.

Q2) How can I help?

A2) There are several ways, the most common being:

a. Spread the word to get more people to help contribute to the project
b. Search and curate requested games by others, which if successful, will result in the game being added to Flashpoint.
c. Testing games which have/haven’t been added to Flashpoint and report any bugs/missing files

The Game Request List states all the requested games others have put up so far. You can download the Flashpoint program itself as well if you just want to play the games too.

Q3) What do you mean by “curate”?

A3) In short, it means you find a website that contains the game/animation and download the relevant files (e.g. dcr files for Shockwave games & swf files for Flash games). These will be opened with a Flashpoint program such as Flashpoint Core to test whether the game/animation works.

If they work, several files such as gameplay screenshots, text file containing the launch commands etc. are required to be placed into a ZIP file and uploaded to the relevant section of the Discord page, where they will be vetted by the experienced team there, and if successful, will be added to the newer Flashpoint version.

If you wish to help curate games, pls watch this video first in the link below, which will teach you how to curate the games you’ve found before submitting them for approval. Again, if you are still unsure, the folks at Discord will be able to help you!

Q4) According to the Game Master List, this game should be in Flashpoint but I can’t find it!

A4) If you’ve downloaded Flashpoint Infinity, take note that it doesn’t contain all the games in the Game Master List. For example, if the game you’re looking for is a Shockwave game: at the main screen of the program, you will see a section called “Upgrades”. Click the download button for “Other technologies”. For Flashpoint Infinity 6.1, it is about 900 MB. Once that is done, restart the program and the Shockwave games will appear.

Q5) I want to play this game, but it’s neither in Flashpoint nor the Game Master List!

A5) This means that game has not been added to Flashpoint yet. If there are games you want to be in Flashpoint, you can either wait for it to appear in later versions, or put up a request using the link in Q2. Note that to edit the Google Doc file, you need to request permission first.

Even if you have been granted editing privileges, pls check whether the game you want has already been requested before. Do not search by the specific name only. For example, if you are looking for the game “Scooby-Doo: Horror of the High Seas Episode 1 – The Ghost Pirate Attacks!”, try searching “Scooby Doo”, “Scooby-Doo”, “Ghost Pirate” etc.

This is because some game websites name them differently (e.g. Tom and Jerry: Food Fight is aka Tom and Jerry: Food Free-For-All). Curators who tested the games may also name them differently (e.g. the Scooby-Doo game mentioned above was named as “Scooby Doo Ghost Ship Episode One”).

Q6) Hey, this game isn’t from the Cartoon Network websites!

A6) Though some games came from other websites (e.g. some Scooby-Doo games originated from Warner Bros website), the cartoon characters in these games have appeared in Cartoon Network before, and are therefore included.

[henrythepotatohead]

IMPORTANT: As of version 6.1, two files for the Grey Matter and Boss stages are missing from the game. This will probably be fixed in version 6.2, but if you can't wait, you can manually fix it yourself by downloading the files at the Discord page from the above link in Q2 and follow the steps below:

1) At the Discord page, type "Missing assets for Ben 10 - Battle Ready" in the search bar on the upper right corner.

2) It is available for download as a 355 kB zip file on the right side of the screen. Extract the two files, and place them in your Flashpoint folder: "Flashpoint 6.1 Infinity" -- "Flashpoint" -- "Server" -- "htdocs" -- "ht.cdn.turner.com" -- "toon" -- "games" -- "ben10" -- "battleready"

3) The Grey Matter stage file is named "map_Micro.cct" and it will be 0 kB, so replace it with the downloaded file. The missing Boss stage file is named "char_Boss.cct"

4) Start Flashpoint Infinity 6.1, load the game and enjoy!

[LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME]

The theme from the Ripjaws/Ghostfreak/Wildmutt levels, of all things, was still stuck in my head after all these years- probably because of how long it took me to navigate them.

[xxixty_dippnxx]

Love you dude, many ppl thought this game is gone forever!

[Gamesmarts]

So many memories. Using Ghostfreak to phrase through walls, XLR8 to speed everywhere...


Intentionally dropping Ben in a pit or wall, figuring out that Grey Matter is a useless blob...

[musashi]

One of the better Ben 10 flash game that actually let you transform at will.

[Isaac-vqgw]

I wasted so many hours with this game as a kid omfg

[elementallobsterx]

I've been looking for this game for YEARS. I'm so glad to see that there's people who love it as much as I do. It's probably the most nostalgic game in my life, as well as my favorite CN game of all time. I used to have dreams about playing this, and now I can finally peer into my childhood once again! Thank you for making this!

[ComicBookKing]

this was one of the cartoon network games that you actually had to put a lot of time in to finish. I remember the game even saved how many sumo card you collected so you didn't have to start over when our parents would tell us to do our homework lol. good times

[redduck]

IT STILL EXISTS! I played this game so much as a kid. Wasn’t ever smart enough to get far though, but I loved it anyway

[joepalmer]

man the nostalgia is off the charts watching this...

[henrythepotatohead]

General boss strategy:

1) (Optional) - Change to Ghostfreak and destroy those smaller robots at the top and bottom regions of the main area first, cos they tend to get in your way when the boss starts spinning.

2) Change to to attack the boss from a distance. When a little less than half its health remains, it starts spinning around rapidly, following you for a short while.

3) Quickly change to XLR8 and run near the blue barrels. As the boss follows, it will destroy them, releasing health orbs. Grab just enough orbs to replenish your health.

4) After keeping a safe distance from the boss, change back to one of the projectile-shooting aliens and continue your attack.

5) When its health falls to about a quarter, it will spin again. Repeat steps 3 and 4 till the boss is destroyed. Note: The boss spins more frequently when its health gets lower.

[j.i]

These sound effects are forever stuck in my head

[thatsalrightwithmeman]

I knew i played this as a kid but man it was buried so deep in my memories it was hard to recognize at first

[tjknight]

I remember scouring the Stinkfly level for fucking hours looking for that last card, seeing it finally completed all these years later was something I never knew I needed until I saw it

[JWesker]

I always started with the Diamondhead level when I was a kid. Made my weeks worthwhile.

[theater_fan_channel_artislife]

God bless you for uploading videos of good old Cartoon Network games, they were my entire childhood! ❤

[MisterBig-]

When I was a kid, I called this game "Ben 10's Labyrinth" 😂

[gaminggoof]

I remember this being like the only time I could experience Ghostfreak, and it's still neat for that. He barely got any time as an alien before being turned evil, which kind of sucks cause he never got much use even when AF/UA came around. Even Wildmutt. I love Protector of Earth but they really screwed you on the aliens

[OliverTerp]

I haven’t play this game on the computer for years

[bballfan]

Yes. The memories. Man i miss my childhood