[casual_games] RE: Technology used to build some of the downloadable casual games that were most popular in the last 2 years

[Natalia Prokhorovich]

Hello, James.

I can speak for Magic Ball 2 - its engine was built with MS Visual C++
and DirectX8 technology.

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Best regards,
Natalia Prokhorovich
Alawar Entertainment
www.alawar.com 

mailto:natalia at alawar.com


You wrote Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 2:55:57:

JCS> For those of you who may find this information useful, here are the results
JCS> of my inquiry about the technology used to build some of the downloadable
JCS> casual games that were most popular in the last 2 years.


JCS> PopCap Framework
JCS> -Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
JCS> -Zuma Deluxe
JCS> -Insaniquarium Deluxe

JCS> Director
JCS> -Diner Dash
JCS> -Ancient Tripeaks
JCS> -Magic Vines
JCS> -QBeez 2
JCS> -Mah Jong Adventures

JCS> Flash (surrounded by a custom C++ wrapper)
JCS> -Wheel of Fortune (and other Sony games that didn't make my "popular" list)

JCS> Torque Game Builder (Torque2D)
JCS> -Fortune Tiles Gold

JCS> Blitz BASIC
JCS> -Platypus

JCS> Delphi (Object Pascal) based Proprietary engine
JCS> -Rainbow Web
JCS> -Fiber Twig
JCS> -Fiber Twig 2
JCS> -Fresco Wizard
JCS> -Adventure Inlay ???(or may be C++ if this one was done by GameHouse)


JCS> C/C++ based Proprietary engine
JCS> -Luxor
JCS> -Luxor - Amun Rising
JCS> -Mad Caps
JCS> -Chainz 2 - Relinked
JCS> -Feeding Frenzy
JCS> -Iggle Pop! 
JCS> -Chuzzle Deluxe
JCS> -Big Kahuna Reef (Reflexive Framework)
JCS> -Rebound Lost Worlds  (Reflexive Framework)
JCS> -Rebound Lost Worlds - Recharged  (Reflexive Framework)
JCS> -Cosmic Bugs
JCS> -Water Bugs
JCS> -Granny in Paradise
JCS> -Bricks of Egypt
JCS> -Bricks of Atlantis
JCS> -Snowy - Treasure Hunter
JCS> -Cubis Gold 2
JCS> -Ballistik
JCS> -Puzzle Solitaire
JCS> -Jewel Quest (iWin framework)
JCS> -Mah Jong Quest (iWin framework)
JCS> -Casino Island To Go
JCS> -Mahjong Garden To Go
JCS> -Phlinx To Go
JCS> -Gem Shop
JCS> -7 Wonders
JCS> -Magic Match
JCS> -Tumblebugs
JCS> -Mah Jong Medley
JCS> -Aloha Solitaire
JCS> -Shape Shifter

JCS> Unknown (The world may never know (or care))
JCS> -Hotel Solitaire
JCS> -Magic Ball 2
JCS> -I SPY Spooky Mansion Deluxe

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