When it comes to game recommendations these days, my favorites are the type that require little to no installation of any software, and can be played in-browser with minimal fuss.
1. Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook
I’d dare to say that for some of you, this may be the only reason to have a Facebook account.
Bejeweled is not a new game, but Bejeweled Blitz is a modernized version with a one-minute time limit per game that will keep you coming back over and over again. Highly addicting, very cool arcade-style gameplay, fantastic sound effects (particularly when lightning strikes across the board and jewels explode), this game has it all.
Most people can’t stand Facebook, but totally love Bejeweled Blitz.
2/3/4/5/6. nintendo8.com, c64i.com, gbemul.com, mastersystem8.com, dosdose.com
The above links are the absolute mother lode of retro gaming. Nintendo8 is for NES titles, c64i.com for Commodore 64 games, gbemul.com for Nintendo Gameboy games, mastersystem8.com for Sega Master System (the one before Genesis) games, and dosdose.com for MS-DOS games.
All five sites are from the same provider, and it could literally take you weeks to go through all the games.
All games are in-browser, all original ROMs, all free. The only drawback is that you play with your keyboard instead of a game controller since you’re using your computer.
Those of you with Nintendo Wii consoles will particularly find Nintendo8.com useful because you can actually test a vintage game title before actually buying it for Virtual Console.
7. Neave Games
Paul Neave has had a web site for a very long time, and also has some fantastic remakes of classic arcade games, including a great Tetris clone, Frogger, Hexxagon (remember that one?) and more. All the games are simple and all very addicting.
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I personally think bejeweled is a boring game but that's my opinion lots of people like it but I do like old NES emulators I have 2 on my computer NES and Super NES and for all you Linux haters out their that like video game don't use Nintendo and Playstation their linux based
Bejeweled isn't for everyone, but most people like it for the same reason many like Gunbound. Simple, accommodates all skill levels, addicting.
Farmville. That is all.
j/k… never wasted my time on that.
That's a great idea to use sites like nintendo8.com to preview potential Virtual Console purchases on the Nintendo Wii. If you have to you can always buy a USB controller for your computer and use a program like Xpadder to map keystrokes to the it.