| There are so many things which we have as children | | | | who have a huge selection of games in this style. |
| and then when we reencounter them as adults they | | | | What's more, Big Fish Games sells all types of games, |
| have somehow been re-branded, or changed just | | | | so they are not just some old company rehashing an |
| that bit to irritate us. There has been a whole | | | | idea to try and avoid bankruptcy, but they are a |
| generation who have grown up with computers and | | | | company who have enough understanding of games |
| the simple games which were developed for these | | | | to be able to see the importance of the fantasy |
| first computers. These uncomplicated games, which | | | | adventure games, which once mastered never offers |
| were the best thing we had ever seen at the time, | | | | the same appeal (admittedly some can take nearly a |
| progressively got more complex as development | | | | lifetime to master!), as well as the 'always there for a |
| moved on, unfortunately work began to get in the | | | | quick gaming fix' of 'casual games'. Why have a go at |
| way and we started to get less time to play the | | | | 'casual games' if you have never come across one |
| newest games when they came out. Before we | | | | before? Well, they are definitely addictive, so you will |
| knew it, we had lost touch with the gaming world as | | | | be have hours of fun, they are designed so you can |
| other demands were put on our time. The beauty of | | | | just leap straight in and have a go, but there is one |
| the first games was in their simplicity. They did not | | | | really useful aspect, they can be played on a |
| come with a thousand page manual in twenty | | | | computer or laptop! So if you are practicing in secret |
| different languages, they were games where you | | | | then you can always just Alt_Tab back to that |
| could just start playing and only stop when you were | | | | document or spreadsheet which you have been |
| either so frustrated that you had to stop (otherwise | | | | working on and no one is the wiser. So you can get |
| you would have thrown the thing out the window) or | | | | that T-Rex munching eggs with just a few clicks and |
| if another member of the family came and | | | | then you will remember why you liked computers |
| demanded a turn. These games were simpler and | | | | when they first came into your life, before they |
| had innocence about then. Unfortunately the next | | | | became about reports and work! There is another |
| generation of games strove to impress with greater | | | | advantage to the new 'casual games' (apart from the |
| complexity and in doing so destroyed the part that | | | | obvious improvements in graphics and speed), these |
| was most attractive, the simplicity. After some time | | | | can be played online, and if you are feeling really |
| the beauty of the early games shone through and | | | | generous there is a section on the Big Fish site for |
| suddenly they were all available again, and the | | | | games you can play with your kids (otherwise you |
| upgrades have kept the concept in tack. There was | | | | could just not tell them about it and keep as much of |
| one very unfortunate twist to this tale of | | | | the computer time to yourself as possible)! |
| rediscovery, someone thought to call these great | | | | Jon Kelly is a published author who writes articles and |
| classic games, 'casual games'! Such an unattractive | | | | reviews on games and gaming. If you would like to |
| name, such an implication of boring games, such an | | | | play computer games and learn more about new |
| inappropriate image; especially as these are now very | | | | games coming out. |
| popular and there are companies such as Big Fish | | | | |