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Type of site | Games |
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| Owner | Yahoo! |
| Created by | Yahoo! |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
Yahoo! Games was a section of the Yahoo! website, launched on March 31, 1998, in which Yahoo! users could play games either with other users or by themselves. The majority of Yahoo! Games were closed down on March 31, 2014 and the balance were closed on February 9, 2016.[3] Yahoo! announced that "changes in supporting technologies and increased security requirements for our own Yahoo! web pages, made it impossible to keep the games running safely and securely".[4] It was then announced by Yahoo! that its Games section would be dissolved completely on May 13, 2016.[5]
Features[]
The games on the web site were typically Java applets or quick Flash games, although some titles required a local download. Many of the games that required a download contained TryMedia Adware.[6] Yahoo! Games also included Yahoo! Video Games, which provides news, previews, and reviews of currently available or upcoming First Party games–and Yahoo! Games on Demand–which provided free demos and full-size downloads of full PC games for a charge.[citation needed]
The site featured an "All Star" system for users, in which a user could pay to get an All Star username. All Star users were able to get extra privileges on Yahoo! Games sites such as disabling pop-up ads. All Star users did not have playable games without downloading.[citation needed]
Yahoo! Games was built on Yahoo!'s acquisition of ClassicGames.com (created by Internet entrepreneur Joel Comm and programmer Eron Jokipii) in 1997.[7] The last used Yahoo! Video Games section of the site was formerly known as Games Domain, from back when Yahoo! acquired the web site in 2003. As of May 14, 2016, Yahoo! Games held over 1,400 games, most of which were developed externally.[citation needed]
Games[]
Board games[]
Playable online (PO), Downloadable (D), Mobile (M), Skill (S)
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- Backgammon PO
- Bingo PO
- Catan D
- Checkers PO
- Chess PO
- Chessmaster Challenge D
- Chester S
- Chinese Checkers PO
- Dominos PO, M
- Dots PO
- Emperor's Moh Jong D
- Go PO
- JigWords D, PO
- Jigsaw: Great Art D
- Jigsaw: Landscapes D
- Jigsaw: Medley D
- Jigsaw: Pet D
- Car Games
- Literati PO
- Luxor Mahjong D
- Mah Jong PO
- Mah Jong Adventures D
- Mah Jong Garden D
- Mah Jong Jade Expedition D
- Mah Jong Medly D, PO
- Mah Jong Towers Eternity D, PO
- Mah-Jomino D
- Mahjong Escape D, PO
- Mahjong Match D
- Mahjong Treasure S
- Mahjong Fortuna S
- Midas Mahjong S
- Monopoly 3 D
- Naval Command PO
- Poker Pop D, PO
- Reversi PO
- Saints and Sinners Bingo D, PO
- Sudoko: Latin Squares D
- Super Mah Jong D
- Word Slinger D
Up until March 2014, Yahoo! Games included a popular Internet chess server. Ten years earlier, in 2004, James Eade had recommended Yahoo! Chess as the best of Internet chess, writing that "action is to be found there at all times".[8] Yahoo! Chess differed from more contemporary Internet chess servers in its complete lack of oversight regarding user conduct or chess engine use.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Card games[]
Playable online (PO), Downloadable (D), Mobile (M), Skill (S)
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- Addiction Solitaire D, PO
- Aloha Solitaire D, PO
- Aloha TriPeaks D, PO
- Ancient 4 in 1 GamePak D
- Ancient Hearts and Spades D
- Ancient Tri-Jong D
- Ancient Tripeaks D
- Blackjack PO
- Canasta PO
- Contract Bridge PO
- Cribbage PO
- Deuces Wild Video Poker PO
- Double Down Video Poker PO
- Euchre PO
- Five Card Deluxe D, PO
- Freecell Solitaire D PO
- Gin PO
- Go Fish PO
- Golf Solitaire D, PO
- Hearts PO, M
- Hold 'Em Poker PO
- Honey Combo S
- Hotel Solitaire D
- Klondike Solitaire D, PO
- Pinochle PO
- Poker Superstars II D, PO
- Pyramid S
- Pyramids PO, M
- Sheepshead PO
- Solitaire 13 D, PO
- Spades PO
- Super Solitaire D
- Super Solitaire 2 D
- Tornado 21 PO, M
- Turbo Solitaire D, PO
Other games[]
Playable online (PO), Downloadable (D), Mobile (M), Skill (S)
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- Mushroomer PO
- Pac-Man D
- Pool PO
- TextTwist D, PO
- Tradewinds D
- Tradewinds 2 D, PO
- Tradewinds Legends D, PO
- Word Racer PO
- Yahoo! Graffiti PO
- Yahoo! Towers PO
See also[]
- MSN Games
- PlayOK
References[]
- ↑ "Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline". Wayback Machine. 2008-07-13. Archived from the original on 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Yahoo Games Has Passed Away at Just 17 WIRED". Wired. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Yahoo! Games shuts down
- ↑ YGames News (2014-03-11). "State of the Yahoo! Multiplayer Parlor Games". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ Yahoo! Games end-of-life FAQ - Yahoo! Inc.. Retrieved on 2016-04-10 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurlCS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). - ↑ According to McAfee SiteAdvisor.
- ↑ Carlson, Nicholas (May 22, 2009). "Yahoo!'s Entire, Sorry Acquisition History". Business Insider.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Eade, James (2004). The Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Game.
Bibliography[]
- Eade, James (2004). The Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Game.
- http://www.usgamer.net/articles/yahoo-games-shutting-down-in-may-ending-a-major-piece-of-game-history
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