Minesweeper: Volume 31

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of "just one more game" replayability. Originally sold as part of a "big box" bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades.

Author: Kyle Orland
Publisher: Boss Fight Books
Published: 06/02/2023
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781940535326
ISBN10: 1940535328
BISAC Categories:
- Games & Activities | Video & Mobile
- Computers | Operating Systems | Windows Desktop
- Computers | Programming | Games