What program is used to make flash movies/games?

Question by Nintendo(64)guy: What program is used to make flash movies/games?
I would like to know if I have the right program for it and where i could get it if I don’t. I really love flash games and want to try it for myself.

Best answer:

Answer by Kaya Toast
⏏ 2D animation ⏏

Pencil 0.4.4b
http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/

FlipBook
http://www.digicelinc.com/index.htm

Plastic Animation Paper 4.0
http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/

Toon Boom Studio 4→ purchase
http://www.toonboom.com/

Anime Studio 5 → purchase
http://graphics.smithmicro.com/article/articleview/1913/1/793?sbss=793

Flash CS3 Professional → purchase
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/

⏏ 3D animation ⏏

DAZ Studio 1.7
http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/software/studio

Blender 2.45
http://www.blender.org/

endorphin 2.7 → purchase
http://www.naturalmotion.com/endorphin.htm

Maya 8.5 → purchase
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7635018

SOFTIMAGE|XSI→ purchase
http://www.softimage.com/products/xsi/

Carrara 6→ purchase
http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/software/carrara/

LightWave 3D 9.2 → purchase
http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/tv.php

You can also try this one:

Game Maker 7.0
http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/

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