Problems with chromium in pixel desktop

[Wulf]

First of all, I wanted to say hi, and thanks for all of the hard work and progress put into retropie!

I'm inexperienced with raspberry pi and linux, but I tried to do what I could before coming here. The problem that I'm running into is that Chromium in Pixel doesn't seem to have flashplayer. I believe the newest version of pixel is supposed to have pepperflash installed, but updating Pixel from the terminal (in pixel of course) with the below code doesn't solve the problem:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install -y rpi-chromium-mods
sudo apt-get install -y python-sense-emu python3-sense-emu
sudo apt-get install -y python-sense-emu-doc realvnc-vnc-viewer

The other issue is that going to google sites gives me this error:

This site can't provide a secure connection
chrome.google.com sent an invalid response.
ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR

I've updated the setup script and installed pixel from Configuration / Tools >> Raspbiantools >> Install Pixel Desktop Environment using this guide (https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/FAQ). I also upgraded the Raspbian packages. Any help or suggestions is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

systems information:

Raspberry pi 3 model B with KOOKYE 3.5'' Touch Screen 480x320 LCD
2.5 amp power supply
RetroPie version 4.1.14
imaged SD card with retropie-4.1-rpi2_rpi3.img
USB devices: Gear Head Windows mini smart touch keyboard
Controller: generic wired xbox 360 controller