Bejeweled (series) explained

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Bejeweled
Genre:Puzzle
Developer:PopCap Games
Publisher:PopCap Games
Electronic Arts
Creator:Jason Kapalka[1]
Platforms:Microsoft Windows
Xbox 360
Windows Phone
Windows Mobile
Mac OS X
iOS
Android
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
Wii
Java ME
Adobe Flash
Palm OS
Symbian^3
PlayStation Vita
Online
Arcade
First Release Version:Bejeweled
First Release Date:May 30, 2001
Latest Release Version:Bejeweled Champions
Latest Release Date:September 9, 2020
Spinoffs:Bejeweled Twist, Bejeweled Blitz, Bejeweled Stars

Bejeweled is a series of tile-matching puzzle video games created by PopCap Games. Bejeweled was released initially for browsers in 2001, followed by seven sequels: Bejeweled 2 (2004), Bejeweled Twist (2008), Bejeweled Blitz (2009), Bejeweled 3 (2010), Bejeweled Legend (2012, in Japan only) Bejeweled Stars (2016), and Bejeweled Champions (2020) all by PopCap Games and its parent, Electronic Arts. More than 10 million copies of Bejeweled have been sold, and the game has been downloaded more than 350 million times.[2] By February 2010, Bejeweled sales hit 50 million. The figure includes the original game, plus the Blitz and Twist versions.[3] An arcade version was released in Q3 2013.

Games

Main series
Spin-offs

Influence

Bejeweled was directly influenced by a web-based game called "Colors Game" (1999), with possible indirect inspiration from games such as Shariki, Tetris Attack, and Columns, although the extent of their impact on Bejeweleds design remains a subject of speculation.[5] [6] [7] [8]

The popularity of Bejeweled has spawned several clones. Collectively known as match three games, these games revolve around the mechanics of creating three-in-a-row combinations of identical pieces.

Legacy

After the release of Bejeweled, the game has been ported to many platforms, including cellphones, smartphones, game consoles, plug and plays, in-flight entertainment displays, and more. The series would be subject to several non-video game products including casino machines, three board games from Hasbro, a web series based on the characters Snackers and Anchovy from Bejeweled Blitz and more.

On September 25, 2008,[9] Bejeweled was officially released as a free addon for the fantasy MMORPG World of Warcraft, alongside Peggle.[10] [11] [12] [13] In addendum to the standard 'Classic' (Normal) and 'Timed' modes, the addon has an exclusive 'Flight' mode, wherein the game begins when the player takes a flight from one in-game location to another, with the goal to score as high as possible before they reach their destination.[14] The WoW addon adds achievements to the game, as well as a levelling system.

In 2014, Bejeweled and Candy Crush Saga (along with many other similar match three games) were proved to be NP-hard.[15] [16]

Bejeweled is often considered an important part of the match-3 genre. The series had won multiple awards. By 2013, PopCap estimates that over 10 billion hours of the game had been played on over 500 million downloaded copies.[17] In 2020, Bejeweled was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.[18]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bejeweled® Deluxe Readme . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612032438/http://popcap.com/faq/bejeweled/1033/pc/readme.html . dead . 2010-06-12 . 2017-03-07.
  2. News: Mark. Ward. Casual games make a serious impact. BBC News. BBC. 2008-03-18. 2008-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080321144805/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7301374.stm. 21 March 2008 . live.
  3. Web site: Leigh. Alexander. Bejeweled Sales Hit 50 Million. Gamasutra. February 10, 2010. March 14, 2020. September 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907173346/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/118126/Bejeweled_Sales_Hit_50_Million.php. live.
  4. worldwinner . 1303767806471741441 . Let's celebrate! Bejeweled 2 is now Bejeweled Champions! Check out the new version on http://worldwinner.com AND in the WorldWinner app! ✨ https://go.worldwinner.com/LEaPXlY8D9 TODAY: Enjoy 10X Rewards Points in Bejeweled Champions cash tournaments until midnight ET.. 2020-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200909185111/https://twitter.com/WorldWinner/status/1303767806471741441. live. 2020-12-14.
  5. Web site: Kapalka . Jason . Jason Kapalka . Classic Game Postmortem - Bejeweled . youtube.com . . en . video . March 4, 2011.
  6. Web site: Hester. Larry. October 21, 2013. Inside Bejeweled: An Interview with Executive Producer Heather Hazen. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026003253/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/10/inside-bejeweled-interview-with-heather-hazen. October 26, 2017. August 15, 2023. Complex. mdy-all. When Brian Fiete, Jason Kapalka and John Vechey of PopCap came across a Russian match-three game called Shariki (or The Colors Game), it inspired them to create a browser-based game named Diamond Mine which later evolved into the glittery, ball of addiction we now know as Bejeweled..
  7. Web site: Here's The History Of The Game That Was Copied To Create Candy Crush Saga . Edwards . Jim . February 18, 2014 . BusinessInsider.com . August 15, 2023 . But even Bejeweled isn't the original match-three game. That honor probably belongs to a Russian computer game from the early 1990s called Shariki.
  8. Web site: Museum of the Schariki game. 2008-11-13. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20081020024058/http://scharik.ru/. 20 October 2008 . live.
  9. Web site: Chalk. Andy. September 22, 2008. Bejeweled Comes To World Of Warcraft. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210320124822/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86401-Bejeweled-Comes-To-World-Of-Warcraft. March 20, 2021. The Escapist.
  10. Cavalli. Earnest. September 19, 2008. Bejeweled, Warcraft Combine to Form World's Most Addictive Game. live. Wired. Condé Nast. https://web.archive.org/web/20140616064901/https://www.wired.com/2008/09/bejeweled-comin/. June 16, 2014.
  11. Web site: Schramm. Mike. September 20, 2008. WoW Insider's preview of PopCap Games' Bejeweled addon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101217014257/http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/09/20/wow-insiders-preview-of-popcap-games-bejeweled-addon/. December 17, 2010. WoW Insider. AOL.
  12. Web site: Dumitrescu. Andrei. September 22, 2008. Bejeweled to Appear as Minigame in World of Warcraft. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080924124520/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Bejeweled-to-Appear-As-Mini-Game-in-World-of-Warcraft-93885.shtml. September 24, 2008. Softpedia. SoftNews NET SRL.
  13. Web site: North. Dale. September 22, 2008. Unholy unity: Bejeweled added to World of Warcraft. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819122101/https://www.destructoid.com/unholy-unity-bejeweled-added-to-world-of-warcraft-104650.phtml. August 19, 2009. Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming.
  14. Web site: Welsh. Oli. September 22, 2008. Bejeweled add-on coming to WOW. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216052906/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bejeweled-add-on-coming-to-wow. February 16, 2012. Eurogamer. Gamer Network.
  15. 1403.1911. cs.CC. T. Walsh. Candy Crush is NP-Hard. 2014.
  16. Book: Gualà. L.. Leucci. S.. Natale. E.. 2014 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games . Bejeweled, Candy Crush and other match-three games are (NP-)hard . August 2014. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6932866. 1–8. 1403.5830. 10.1109/CIG.2014.6932866. 978-1-4799-3547-5. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211005/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6932866. 2021-10-05. 21294688.
  17. Web site: Edwards. Jim. 2013-09-11. The Definitive, Illustrated History of the Most Underrated Game Ever. 2017-03-11. Business Insider. 2017-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313124417/http://www.businessinsider.com/the-history-of-bejewled-2013-9. live.
  18. Web site: Bejeweled, Minecraft among games inducted into hall of fame The Spokesman-Review. 2020-12-08. www.spokesman.com. 2020-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202062846/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/22/bejeweled-minecraft-among-games-inducted-into-hall/#:~:text=Bejeweled,%20created%20as%20a%20web,more%20than%20500%20million%20times.. live.

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