Английская Википедия:Game Room
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox online service Game Room was a social gaming service for the Xbox 360 video game system, Microsoft Windows PCs, and Windows Phone 7. Launched on March 24, 2010, Game Room let players download classic video games and compete against each other for high scores.[1] Players on both Xbox 360 and Windows PCs could access Game Room through their respective versions of Microsoft's Live online services (Xbox Live and Games for Windows – Live). The servers shut down on October 31, 2017.
At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced a mobile version of Game Room for Windows Phone 7.[2] Asteroids Deluxe was the only game announced, but a show floor demo revealed working prototypes of Centipede and Shao-Lin's Road.[3]
Format
The Game Room front end can be downloaded at no charge from Microsoft's Marketplace online storefront. When launched, players are presented with a three-story virtual video arcade, each story containing four separate rooms. These rooms may be decorated however the player wishes, using the included themes and set pieces. The player can fill the rooms with virtual game cabinets that are used to play arcade and console games downloaded through the service, with each room holding a maximum of eight cabinets.
Games for Game Room are made available through downloadable game packs. While the packs are free to download, individual games must be purchased in order to be played fully.[1] Players may play each game in the pack once without charge, limited to ten minutes of game time. Games are purchased on a game-by-game basis, which allows unlimited play of the game.
Previously, this was limited to Xbox 360 or Games for Windows, but a late update removed this distinction, defaulting the game purchases to the previous "Play Anywhere" model (a multiplatform spending model that would be expanded years later for Xbox One and Windows 10 as Xbox Play Anywhere).
Gameplay
Games in Game Room are launched by selecting them while players browse through their arcade. Each game offers a "classic mode", where one can set a number of gameplay options, dependent on the game's format. Arcade games have DIP switches that may be changed in order to increase difficulty or offer additional lives to the player, while console games have their original gameplay variations. Both are accessible using Game Room's on-screen interfaces.
Also, some games can be played in a special "ranked mode," which allows scores to be posted to online leaderboards while limiting gameplay options to a single variation common to all players, as well as disallowing several Game Room options, seemingly to prevent falsifying rankings or other forms of cheating.
While browsing their arcades, players see avatars of themselves and their online friends wandering around and playing the games; Xbox 360 players see their console avatars, while PC players see generic avatars instead. Similarly, players may visit the arcades of their online friends as well as play the games found there. If a friend's arcade has a game that the player does not own, the player may purchase plays or may use their in-game tokens. However, the player may play copies of a game they already own for free. Players may also challenge their friends at various games in both score-based and skill-based contests.
During gameplay, players win medals based on their score or how long they have played the game (both for that individual play and all-time on that game). Medals are offered in gold, silver and bronze, with each being worth a certain number of points. As players earn medals, they can advance in levels, which will unlock new themes and set pieces to be used in their arcades. Like other LIVE titles, players also earn achievements based on their gameplay.
Game selection
The initial game pack releases for Game Room were a mix of arcade, Intellivision, and Atari 2600 games. Other arcade machines were also to be covered, with Microsoft promising at least 1000 virtual arcade cabinets over the subsequent three years.[4] Despite Microsoft's promise, there have not been any new games or other content since Game Pack 13 was released on December 22, 2010. Initially, Microsoft announced plans to release game packs weekly, starting on April 28, 2010,[5] although the first new release did not take place until May 5, 2010.
Available games
Title | Platform | Release Date | Pack | Publisher |
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3-D Tic-Tac-Toe | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Atari |
A Game of Concentration | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Atari |
Activision Decathlon | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Activision |
Adventure | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
Air-Sea Battle | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Atari |
Amidar | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Armor Battle | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Intellivision |
Asteroids | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Atari |
Asteroids | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Atari |
Asteroids Deluxe | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
Astrosmash | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Intellivision |
Auto Racing | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Intellivision |
Barnstorming | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Activision |
Baseball | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Intellivision |
Basketball | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Intellivision |
Battlantis | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Konami |
Battlezone | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Atari |
Beamrider | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Activision |
Black Widow | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Atari |
Blades of Steel | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Body Slam! Super Pro Wrestling | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Intellivision |
Bowling | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Atari |
Boxing | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Activision |
Boxing | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Intellivision |
Breakout | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Bridge | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Activision |
Buzz Bombers | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Intellivision |
Canyon Bomber | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Atari |
Casino | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Atari |
Centipede | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
Centipede | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Atari |
Checkers | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Activision |
Chip Shot Golf | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Intellivision |
Chopper Command | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Activision |
Circus Atari | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Atari |
City Bomber | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Konami |
Codebreaker | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Atari |
Combat | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
Cosmic Commuter | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Activision |
Crackpots | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Activision |
Crystal Castles | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
Deep Pocket Billiards | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Intellivision |
Demons to Diamonds | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Atari |
Desert Falcon | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Atari |
Detana!! TwinBee | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Devastators | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Konami |
Dodge 'Em | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Atari |
Dolphin | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Activision |
Double Dunk | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Dragster | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Activision |
Enduro | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Activision |
Finalizer | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Konami |
Fishing Derby | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Activision |
Flak Attack | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Konami |
Food Fight | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Atari |
Football | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Atari |
Freeway | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Activision |
Frog Bog | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Intellivision |
Frostbite | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Activision |
Galactic Warriors | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Konami |
Golf | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Grand Prix | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Activision |
Gravitar | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
Gravitar | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Atari |
Gyruss | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Konami |
H.E.R.O. | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Activision |
Hard Hat | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Intellivision |
Haunted House | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Atari |
Hockey | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Intellivision |
Horse Racing | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Intellivision |
Hover Force | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Intellivision |
Human Cannonball | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Hyper Crash | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Konami |
Ice Hockey | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Activision |
Iron Horse | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Konami |
Jackal | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Konami |
Jail Break | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Konami |
Jungler | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Konami |
Juno First | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Konami |
Kabobber | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Activision |
Kaboom! | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Activision |
Keystone Kapers | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Activision |
Kitten Kaboodle | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Konami |
Konami GT | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Konami |
Konami's Ping Pong | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Konami |
Laser Blast | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Activision |
Liberator | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Atari |
Lunar Lander | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
M.I.A. | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Major Havoc | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Atari |
Maze Craze | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Atari |
Mega Zone | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Konami |
Megamania | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Activision |
Millipede | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Atari |
Millipede | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
Miniature Golf | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Missile Command | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Atari |
Missile Command | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Atari |
Motocross | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Intellivision |
Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Intellivision |
Mr. Goemon | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Konami |
NFL Football | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Intellivision |
Night Driver | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Atari |
Night Stalker | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Intellivision |
Off the Wall | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Atari |
Oink! | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Activision |
Outlaw | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
Pinball | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Intellivision |
Pitfall! | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Activision |
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Activision |
Plaque Attack | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Activision |
Pooyan | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Pressure Cooker | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Activision |
Private Eye | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Activision |
Quadrun | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Atari |
Rack 'Em Up | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Konami |
Radar Lock | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Atari |
RealSports Baseball | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Atari |
RealSports Tennis | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
RealSports Volleyball | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Atari |
Red Baron | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
Reversi | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Intellivision |
River Raid | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Activision |
River Raid II | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Activision |
Road Fighter | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Konami |
Scooter Shooter | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Konami |
Scramble | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Konami |
Sea Battle | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Intellivision |
Seaquest | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Activision |
Shao-Lin's Road | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Konami |
Shark! Shark! | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Intellivision |
Sharp Shot | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Intellivision |
Skiing | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Activision |
Skiing | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Intellivision |
Sky Diver | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Atari |
Sky Jinks | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Activision |
Slam Dunk Basketball | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Intellivision |
Slap Shot: Super Pro Hockey | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Intellivision |
Snafu | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Intellivision |
Soccer | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Intellivision |
Space Armada | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Intellivision |
Space Battle | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Intellivision |
Space Cadet | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Intellivision |
Space Duel | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Atari |
Space Hawk | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Intellivision |
Space War | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Spider Fighter | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Activision |
Spiker! Volleyball | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Intellivision |
Sprint Master | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Stampede | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Activision |
Star Raiders | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
Star Ship | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Atari |
Star Strike | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Intellivision |
Starmaster | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Activision |
Strategy X | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Konami |
Street Racer | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Atari |
Sub Hunt | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Intellivision |
Submarine Commander | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 | Atari |
Super Basketball | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Konami |
Super Breakout | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 | Atari |
Super Breakout | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Atari |
Super Cobra | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Konami |
Super Football | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 | Atari |
Super Pro Decathlon | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Intellivision |
Surround | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Atari |
Tempest | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 002 | Atari |
Tennis | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Activision |
Tennis | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Intellivision |
The Main Event | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Konami |
Thin Ice | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 008 | Intellivision |
Thunder Castle | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Intellivision |
Thwocker | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Activision |
Time Pilot | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 | Konami |
Tower of Doom | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Intellivision |
Trick Trap | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Triple Action | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Intellivision |
Tutankham | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Konami |
TwinBee | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Konami |
Utopia | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Intellivision |
Vectron | Intellivision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Intellivision |
Venetian Blinds | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 013 | Activision |
Video Chess | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 | Atari |
Video Hustler | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Konami |
Video Pinball | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 | Atari |
Warlords | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 006 | Atari |
Warlords | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 | Atari |
Yars' Revenge | Atari 2600 | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 | Atari |
Yie Ar Kung-Fu | Arcade | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 | Konami |
Additional themes
Along with the several pre-loaded themes available at the start in Game Room, Microsoft has added other themes in the game packs. Unlike many of the pre-loaded themes, which require the player to have attained a certain level in order to be used, these themes are available to be used immediately.
Theme Name | Release Date | Pack |
---|---|---|
Activision | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 003 |
Activision Showroom | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 |
Arctic | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 009 |
Atari Showroom | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 |
Caveman | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 010 |
Fantasy | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 004 |
Intellivision Showroom | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 |
Konami Showroom | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 |
Laundromat | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 012 |
Lost Temple | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 001 |
Old West | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 005 |
Pirate | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 007 |
Tiki | Шаблон:Dts | Game Pack 011 |
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