diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 50e7b4d..433fe2c 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
                 antialias: options.antialias,
                 premultipliedAlpha: this.transparent && this.transparent !== 'notMultiplied',
                 stencil: true,
+                forceWebGL1:!!options.forceWebGL1,
                 preserveDrawingBuffer: options.preserveDrawingBuffer,
             });
         }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
 
         this._initContext();
 
-        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL 2' : 'WebGL');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 50e7b4d..433fe2c 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
                 antialias: options.antialias,
                 premultipliedAlpha: this.transparent && this.transparent !== 'notMultiplied',
                 stencil: true,
+                forceWebGL1:!!options.forceWebGL1,
                 preserveDrawingBuffer: options.preserveDrawingBuffer,
             });
         }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
 
         this._initContext();
 
-        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL 2' : 'WebGL');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index 7430d11..60db681 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
-        this.webGLversion = 1;
+        this.webGLVersion = 1;
 
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        let gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
+
+        let gl;
+
+        if(!options.forceWebGL1)
+        {
+            gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
+        }
 
         if (gl)
         {
-            this.webGLversion = 2;
+            this.webGLVersion = 2;
         }
         else
         {
-            this.webGLversion = 1;
+            this.webGLVersion = 1;
 
             gl = canvas.getContext('webgl', options)
             || canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 50e7b4d..433fe2c 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
                 antialias: options.antialias,
                 premultipliedAlpha: this.transparent && this.transparent !== 'notMultiplied',
                 stencil: true,
+                forceWebGL1:!!options.forceWebGL1,
                 preserveDrawingBuffer: options.preserveDrawingBuffer,
             });
         }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
 
         this._initContext();
 
-        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL 2' : 'WebGL');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index 7430d11..60db681 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
-        this.webGLversion = 1;
+        this.webGLVersion = 1;
 
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        let gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
+
+        let gl;
+
+        if(!options.forceWebGL1)
+        {
+            gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
+        }
 
         if (gl)
         {
-            this.webGLversion = 2;
+            this.webGLVersion = 2;
         }
         else
         {
-            this.webGLversion = 1;
+            this.webGLVersion = 1;
 
             gl = canvas.getContext('webgl', options)
             || canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index 0a9a771..c4aa8df 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as core from './core';
 import * as mesh from './mesh';
-import * as particles from './particles';
+//import * as particles from './particles';
 import * as extras from './extras';
 import * as filters from './filters';
 import * as prepare from './prepare';
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
      * @see PIXI.particles.ParticleContainer
      * @deprecated since version 4.0.0
      */
-    ParticleContainer: {
+    /*ParticleContainer: {
         enumerable: true,
         get()
         {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
             return particles.ParticleContainer;
         },
-    },
+    },*/
 
     /**
      * @class

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 50e7b4d..433fe2c 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
                 antialias: options.antialias,
                 premultipliedAlpha: this.transparent && this.transparent !== 'notMultiplied',
                 stencil: true,
+                forceWebGL1:!!options.forceWebGL1,
                 preserveDrawingBuffer: options.preserveDrawingBuffer,
             });
         }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
 
         this._initContext();
 
-        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL' : 'WebGL 2');
+        sayHello(this.context.webGLVersion === 2 ? 'WebGL 2' : 'WebGL');
     }
 
     addSystem(_class, name)
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
index 7430d11..60db681 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/systems/ContextSystem.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     {
         super(renderer);
 
-        this.webGLversion = 1;
+        this.webGLVersion = 1;
 
         this.handleContextLost = this.handleContextLost.bind(this);
         this.handleContextRestored = this.handleContextRestored.bind(this);
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@
      */
     createContext(canvas, options)
     {
-        let gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
+
+        let gl;
+
+        if(!options.forceWebGL1)
+        {
+            gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', options);
+        }
 
         if (gl)
         {
-            this.webGLversion = 2;
+            this.webGLVersion = 2;
         }
         else
         {
-            this.webGLversion = 1;
+            this.webGLVersion = 1;
 
             gl = canvas.getContext('webgl', options)
             || canvas.getContext('experimental-webgl', options);
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index 0a9a771..c4aa8df 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as core from './core';
 import * as mesh from './mesh';
-import * as particles from './particles';
+//import * as particles from './particles';
 import * as extras from './extras';
 import * as filters from './filters';
 import * as prepare from './prepare';
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
      * @see PIXI.particles.ParticleContainer
      * @deprecated since version 4.0.0
      */
-    ParticleContainer: {
+    /*ParticleContainer: {
         enumerable: true,
         get()
         {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
             return particles.ParticleContainer;
         },
-    },
+    },*/
 
     /**
      * @class
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 77da490..5f0d025 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import * as interaction from './interaction';
 import * as loaders from './loaders';
 import * as mesh from './mesh';
-import * as particles from './particles';
+//import * as particles from './particles';
 import * as prepare from './prepare';
 
 // handle mixins now, after all code has been added, including deprecation
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     interaction,
     loaders,
     mesh,
-    particles,
+   // particles,
     prepare,
     loader,
 };