Windows XP solitaire was peak gaming.
54I miss the old Pinball 3D Space Cadet days
31aparently the pinball game was a demo version of Full Tilt! Pinball , which you can get on abandonware sites.
not sure if it still works on modern windows tho.
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Today's Windows solitaire has adds. I mean wtf, this is a built in game and it has levels and adds up to 30 seconds! I don't use windows privately, only at work I'm forced to, so I don't know when exactly that happened
9My dad latched onto FreeCell and never stopped playing.
7Hahaha same. He's 75+ now but still is going strong. On win11 it's a bit of a pain to create a desktop shortcut for it though so now once in a while I have to remake it for him :')
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Space Cadet pinball for me
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Some-what related funny story: at my old job we removed the built-in games from Windows as part of our Windows 7 rollout. Most people didn't even notice, but the director of public safety was so upset that he demanded (not just asked) we put them back on his computer. When we refused he went to his DOCTOR and got a note stating that he needed Solitaire on his work PC as it helped him manage his anxiety. I was flabbergasted.
32The version that comes with windows 11 is now with ads and you need to pay for a subscription to get rid of the ads.
28Seriously, thank you for posting this. My dad's computer needs an upgrade and most of what he does is the solitaire games on it. This would have been stroke inducing to discover after the fact.
11You can download emulators for all the old windows xp games.
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That was the case in Win 10 as well, p sure it's the exact same app
I think it might go back to 8 or 8.1 but I can't exactly recall
6Yeah, it really sucks. My dad plays them on daily basis with the same ads over and over again after each round.
If I would have to guess, he probably has seen the same ads a couple of thousand times over the years.
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So my dad actually is an avid gamer, though he plays miltary startegy games (hex based type ones). So I legit get to live this meme every time I pay him a visit.
16Kinda wholesome ngl. The MASSIVE monitor inches away is highly accurate
13Balatro is the new solitaire for me
13Been seeing some hype on that. Worth?
2I've already sunk 74 hours into it and is my new nighttime treat.
Rougelike with poker hands (flush, straight, pair, etc.). Joker cards modify rules (extra chips or multipliers for certain cards) and tarot cards modify the deck (ie. remove, copy, modify cards).
Score requirement goes up each round trying to beat at least 8 rounds to "win". Playing a couple rounds goes quick and it's easy to pause when you need to step away.
Progression with new decks unlocked, new joker cards, and challenges.
6Playing Balatro, it always feels like the ultimate goal is to use multipliers in a way the dev didn’t intend and completely break the score counter.
If that sounds as appealing to you as it does to me, you’re gonna love it.
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Back in the CRT monitor days, I could see green even after I stopped playing.
9For my dad it's solitaire. For my mom it's plants vs zombies, I think she has like 500 hours logged last time I checked :)
5I feel seen.
3The legend of Soltar
3Father used to play those spider card games and mahjong on his laptop...
3Free Cell was a go to before bed for me, much better than Solitaire because there was always a solution (well, almost always). I think I got my streak to 300+ wins but I think I had figured out a way to abuse undo.
I've moved into crosswords as my go to now; it's good to have something that's not too demanding and keeps you off social media before bed.
3ny father loves to play pinball of windows XP
2xp solitaire?
2Solitaire Till Dawn!
With games like La Belle Lucie and Klondike.2He just wants to have a good time, i guess.
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