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An original Matica game

Matica Air Race

Fly your Stunt Plane around London, through the desert, race other people in our Air Race Game.

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Matica Air Race

A little internet history

A whole world of Flash games.

1996
FutureSplash brought animation to the web and became Macromedia Flash. Games, cartoons and interactive websites followed.
2020–2021
Adobe ended Flash Player support on 31 December 2020 and blocked playback in its player from 12 January 2021.
Today
We use Ruffle to help preserve these original Flash games in modern browsers, without the old Flash plug-in. Compatibility varies by game.

Our part in that early web

Our Java games began on Smilie.com in the 1990s, before Matica followed. A surviving Smilie archive from 1 June 1997 refers to Mirkin’s Darts; Matica appears in the archive from 11 November 1998.

These games are part of that first wave of web play. We’re keeping them accessible, along with their original pages and history.

Read more: Adobe’s Flash history · Adobe’s end-of-life notice · Ruffle

We’re restoring our classic games for today’s browsers. Some controls need a keyboard or mouse; scores and other features are still being checked.

Play Matica Air Race

Original game notes

Desktop Arcade Cabinet

Inspired by the Red Bull Air Race, do you fancy yourself as a budding Hannes Arch? Fly your Stunt Plane around London City, in the countryside or through the desert. Race other people in our Air Race Game. New levels are being added all the time, and you can join the Matica Air Race Facebook Group to swap tracks, recordings, and tips.

You can even make your own levels for the game using the Matica Air Race Construction Kit, we will be including the best user generated levels in the next update of the game.

You can learn more about The Making of Matica Air Race if you are interested in how we make our games.

If you fancy a Mini Arcade Cabinet on your desk like the one in the picture then you can download and print off the plans by clicking here. All you need is scissors and a little glue.