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No Touching & Royal Boop

Two of the most beloved My Little Pony micro-games ever made — the original 2014 Flash poking game by 4as, rebuilt in HTML5. Poke 45 chubby ponies. Boop 5 princesses. Discover the hidden Flutterbat. The adorable classic that inspired a whole generation of poking games, including No Touching Forsaken.

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What Is No Touching & Royal Boop?

No Touching & Royal Boop is a pair of silly, cozy poking micro-games built around My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic characters. The artist 4as originally created them in Flash around 2014, then rebuilt them in HTML5 using Haxe and OpenFL so they would keep working after Flash was discontinued. They have been live on itch.io and Newgrounds since November 6, 2021.

No Touching! lets you poke 45 different chubby pony designs — main characters like Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie, villains like Nightmare Moon and Queen Chrysalis, fan favorites like Derpy and Fluffle Puff, plus deep-cut background ponies like Doctor Whooves and Fausticorn. Each one reacts in its own animated way.

Royal Boop is the royal companion piece: just five characters, all princesses or queens — Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, and Daybreaker — each with a unique laugh ripped directly from the show. 4as spent roughly five days separating the laughs from the background music, and the result is a tiny, perfect gallery of MLP's most iconic villainesses.

No Touching & Royal Boop — official cover art by 4as showing chubby My Little Pony characters

Why It Became a Cult Classic

Three ponies short of a herd, but here is what kept players coming back for over a decade.

45 Ponies, 45 Reactions

The No Touching roster is a who's-who of MLP fandom favourites — Mane 6, princesses, villains, background ponies, and even community originals like Fluffle Puff and Fausticorn. Every single one has bespoke reaction art and animation.

5 Princesses With Real Laughs

Royal Boop isn't a reskin — every princess's laugh is ripped directly from the show, sourced to specific YouTube clips 4as published alongside the game. Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, and Daybreaker each have their own moment.

Hidden Flutterbat Secret

Poke Fluttershy eight times and she transforms into Flutterbat — a loving nod to the season 4 episode "Bats!". It is the game's most-talked-about easter egg and a rite of passage for new players.

A Decade of Nostalgia

For a generation of MLP fans, this was the desktop toy they kept open in a browser tab. The HTML5 re-release means the nostalgia now works on phones, tablets, and any modern browser without Flash.

All 45 Characters in No Touching

The full roster, organized by where each pony sits in MLP lore. Move your mouse left and right across any of them to poke. (Source: Flash Museum, cross-checked against the in-game icon bar.)

Mane Six & Close Friends

Twilight Sparkle
Alicorn of Magic
Pinkie Pie
Laughter
Fluttershy
Secret: poke 8×
Rarity
Generosity
Applejack
Honesty
Rainbow Dash
Loyalty

Princesses & Royalty

Princess Celestia
Sun
Princess Luna
Moon
Princess Cadance
Love
Shining Armor
Royal Guard captain
Royal Guard
Background
Flash Sentry
Guardspony

Villains & Antagonists

Nightmare Moon
S1 finale villain
Queen Chrysalis
Changeling queen
Discord
Spirit of chaos
King Sombra
Shadow king
Daybreaker
Celestia's dark form
Mane-iac
Power Ponies villain

Fan Favorites & Side Characters

Derpy
Muffins
Trixie
Great and Powerful
Sunset Shimmer
EG protagonist
Spike
Dragon assistant
Gilda
Griffon
Berry Punch
Background
Octavia
Cellist
Vinyl Scratch
DJ PON-3
Spitfire
Wonderbolts
Big Macintosh
Apple brother
Lyra Heartstrings
Sits like a human
Bon Bon
Lyra's best friend

Cutie Mark Crusaders & Foals

Apple Bloom
Scootaloo
Sweetie Belle
Babs Seed
Diamond Tiara
Silver Spoon

The Pie Family

Maud Pie
Marble Pie

Background Ponies & Deep Cuts

Golden Harvest
Apple Fritter
Cloudchaser
Flitter
Minuette
Colgate
Zecora
Zebra shaman
Doctor Whooves
Time Turner

Community Originals (not from the show)

Two characters in No Touching are fan creations, not official MLP canon — included with permission. Fluffle Puff is the beloved fluffy pink pony from askflufflepuff.tumblr.com by Mixermike622. Fausticorn is the fandom's tribute to Lauren Faust, the show's original developer. The chubby character designs themselves are based on the askmlcblobs.tumblr.com art style.

Fluffle Puff
by Mixermike622
Fausticorn
Lauren Faust tribute

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Royal Boop: Five Princesses, Five Laughs

A smaller, more focused companion piece. Each princess has her own laugh — ripped directly from the show and sourced to a specific clip 4as published alongside the game.

Princess Celestia

The regal solar monarch. The original Celestia laugh is warm, maternal, and unmistakable.

▶ Original laugh clip

Princess Luna

4as himself admits Luna's laugh doesn't quite fit her character — which has become part of the joke among fans.

▶ Original laugh clip

Queen Chrysalis

The changeling queen's sinister cackle is one of the show's most recognizable villain laughs.

▶ Original laugh clip

Nightmare Moon

The first major villain of the series. Her echoing, dramatic laugh defined the season 1 pilot.

▶ Original laugh clip

Daybreaker

Celestia's hypothetical dark form from "A Royal Problem" — the rarest of the five, and a fan favorite.

▶ Original laugh clip

Why are they out of regalia?

In 4as's own words, posted alongside the original release: "They are not wearing their regalia because they are off duty, obviously." The casual pajama look is canonical fan service — and 4as has confirmed no further characters will be added to Royal Boop. What you see is the complete set.

He also noted it took about five days to separate each laugh from its background music — a small but telling detail about the care that went into this tiny game.

Hidden Mechanics & Secrets

The game is simple on the surface — but poke long enough and a few lovingly-built secrets reveal themselves.

The Fluttershy → Flutterbat Transformation

The single most famous secret in the game. Poke Fluttershy exactly eight times and her sprite transforms into Flutterbat — the vampiric fruit-bat hybrid from the season 4 episode "Bats!". The transformation persists for that session and is visible in the icon bar. This was 4as's love letter to one of the most memorable episodes in the show's run, and discovering it is a rite of passage for new players.

Tip: count slowly. The transformation triggers on the eighth poke, not before.

Sourced Audio Loops for Octavia, Vinyl & Pinkie

Three characters in No Touching have music loops instead of (or in addition to) reactions: Octavia, Vinyl Scratch, and Pinkie Pie (listed in the credits as "Inkie"). 4as credited the source loops publicly on Flash Museum:

The "Final Version" Commitment (Feb 2015)

On February 16, 2015, 4as published what he called the final version of No Touching!, announcing he would add no more characters and was moving on to his next project. He kept that promise — the 45-character roster has stayed fixed ever since. That makes the current HTML5 re-release a faithful preservation of a specific moment in MLP fandom history, not a living game.

Who Is 4as?

4as is the artist and developer behind No Touching! and Royal Boop. He describes himself as "Programmer by day, almost an artist by night", and his work sits at the intersection of MLP fandom, casual Flash toys, and what we'd now call cozy gaming. His DeviantArt gallery goes back to the early 2010s and includes vectors, animations, and interactive pieces — No Touching! being by far his most-played work.

Beyond the games themselves, 4as is important to this fan site for one specific reason: his work is the direct inspiration for No Touching Forsaken. The creator of Forsaken Beans, ktet, credits 4as explicitly on the itch.io page with the line "heavily inspired by 4as's work!" Without No Touching!, the Forsaken-themed poking game simply would not exist in its current form.

4as has not added new content to No Touching! since February 2015, and confirmed in the Royal Boop release notes that no more characters will be added there either. The HTML5 re-release in November 2021 was a preservation effort, not a revival — keeping the games playable after Flash was discontinued.

Where to find 4as

Game credits & attributions

  • 🐰 Fluffle Puff belongs to Mixermike622 (askflufflepuff.tumblr.com)
  • 🎨 Chubby pony designs based on askmlcblobs.tumblr.com
  • 🛠️ Built with Haxe + OpenFL (HTML5 re-release)
  • 🍿 Original IP: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic — Hasbro

From MLP to Roblox: How No Touching! Inspired a Genre

The short version of a fandom story that ties this page to the rest of the site.

2014

4as ships No Touching! (Flash)

Inspired by a photoshopped "I am the night" bat image with a chubby Gamer Luna pasted in, 4as vectorizes the chubby-pony style from askmlcblobs.tumblr.com and turns it into a poking toy. Over the next year he adds 45 characters — Mane 6, princesses, villains, background ponies, and community originals.

2015

Royal Boop ships, then No Touching! goes final (Feb)

4as spends ~5 days isolating the show-accurate laughs for 5 princesses and queens. On Feb 16, he declares No Touching! feature-complete and moves on to other projects.

2020

Flash dies, MLP poking games nearly die with it

Adobe ends Flash support. No Touching! and Royal Boop become unplayable in modern browsers. The fandom mourns.

2021

4as re-releases both games in HTML5 (Nov 6)

Rebuilt in Haxe + OpenFL, No Touching & Royal Boop returns to itch.io and Newgrounds — now playable on phones, tablets, and any modern browser. The preservation is faithful: no new characters, just keeping a fandom artifact alive.

2025+

ktet ships No Touching Forsaken, crediting 4as

A separate creator, ktet, adapts the same poking mechanic to Roblox Forsaken characters (Taph, Dusekkar, Builderman). The itch.io page reads "heavily inspired by 4as's work!" — explicit acknowledgment that without 4as's originals, this game would not exist. See our main fan site for Forsaken →

How to Play

1

Find the Game

The game is embedded right at the top of this page — just scroll up and start poking. No download, no account, no setup. Prefer another platform? The toolbar under the game links to itch.io, Newgrounds, and Flash Museum.

2

Move to Poke

On desktop, move your mouse left and right across the character. On a phone or tablet, press and drag. Each character has multiple reaction stages depending on how persistent you are.

3

Switch Characters

Click the icons at the top of the screen to jump between any of the 45 ponies in No Touching, or any of the 5 princesses in Royal Boop. Each character has its own bespoke reaction art.

4

Find the Secrets

Try poking Fluttershy eight times to trigger Flutterbat. Listen for the music-loop characters (Octavia, Vinyl, Pinkie). Compare each princess's laugh to the show original. There is no fail state — just curiosity and silly reactions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is No Touching & Royal Boop?
No Touching & Royal Boop is a pair of free, browser-based My Little Pony micro-games by 4as. In No Touching you poke 45 chubby pony characters; in Royal Boop you boop 5 princesses and queens. Each character reacts in its own silly way. Originally Flash (2014), rebuilt in HTML5 in 2021.
How do I play?
Move your mouse left and right across a character to poke (or boop) it. On a touchscreen, press and drag. Click the icons at the top of the screen to switch characters. That is the entire game — there is no score, no timer, and no fail state.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free. The game is hosted on itch.io, Newgrounds, and Flash Museum, and the creator 4as shares it for everyone to play. No download, no account, no in-app purchases.
Who made No Touching & Royal Boop?
The artist 4as created both games — originally in Flash around 2014, rebuilt in HTML5 in 2021. He is also the original inspiration for No Touching Forsaken: that game's creator ktet explicitly credits 4as as inspiration.
Does it still need Adobe Flash?
No. 4as rebuilt the games in HTML5 using Haxe and OpenFL and re-released them on November 6, 2021. They now run in any modern browser on desktop and mobile, with no plugins required.
How many characters are in the game?
No Touching: 45 ponies, including the Mane 6, princesses, villains, background favourites, and two community originals (Fluffle Puff and Fausticorn). Royal Boop: 5 princesses and queens (Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, Daybreaker). See the full roster above on this page.
Is there a hidden Flutterbat in the game?
Yes. In No Touching, poke Fluttershy exactly 8 times and she transforms into Flutterbat — a loving nod to the season 4 episode "Bats!". This is the single most well-known secret in the game.
Is this the same game as No Touching Forsaken?
No. They are different games by different authors. No Touching & Royal Boop is the original MLP poking game by 4as, first released in Flash around 2014. No Touching Forsaken (originally "Forsaken Beans") is a Roblox Forsaken-themed poking game by ktet, who explicitly credits 4as's work as inspiration. Same poking mechanic, different characters and IP. See No Touching Forsaken →
Can I play it directly on this page, or do I have to leave?
Yes — the game runs directly on this page, embedded at the top. You can also visit the same game on itch.io, Newgrounds, or Flash Museum via the toolbar below the embedded game, if you prefer one of those platforms.

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Credits & Fan-Made Notice

This is an independent fan tribute page. The original game No Touching & Royal Boop was created by 4as (itch.io · DeviantArt). My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and all character names are trademarks of Hasbro. This page is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by 4as or Hasbro.

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