games

The game chess has held a fascination for many people for hundreds of years, so much so that the first automated chess playing machine, “The Mechanical Turk” was built in 1770! ...

Minesweeper is a classic puzzle game that challenges players to uncover squares on a grid while avoiding hidden mines. It became popular as a default game included in Microsoft Windows operating systems. ...

Pong is a table tennis-themed game that Atari originally released in 1972. It was apparently the first commercially successful computer game and a key part of establishing the computer gaming industry. ...

Snake was one of the first games that was available on a mobile phone - the Nokia 6110 in 1997! ...

Space Invaders is a classic arcade video game in which players control a space ship and try to shoot down waves of aliens. It is one of the most iconic and influential games in video gaming history. Space Invaders was a phenomenon and key to starting the golden age of arcade games. ...

Tetris is a computer game that has been around since 1985 and has appeared on many platforms since then. It is one of the best selling computer games of all time. Fundamentally is is quite a simple game. The player completes horizontal lines along the bottom of the screen by fitting together shapes that descend from the top of the screen. Completed lines disappear, earning the player points. The game ends when the uncleared lines reach the top of the screen. ...