How to run packaged flash games in OSX

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How to run packaged flash games in OSX

There are a few old flash games that I really like that I couldn’t play on OSX. When I try to run the file I get the following error:

This is caused by the overzealous security in modern versions of OSX. If you want to bypass it you just need to run the following command from the terminal:

xattr -cr /path/to/application.app

Note: Just be sure you trust the application you are running since you are turning off all security measures!

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