Tell me the best casual games out there and don't hate

[chupon]

I'm researching casual games and would appreciate everyones recommendations. Can be any genre and any platform. Also - so the thread doesn't get locked - don't hate on casual.

I only actually know a few:

Peggle
Bejeweled
Angry Birds
Cut the Rope
Super Hexagon

[Jrecee]

Words with friends?
Bubble breaker?

Then there's the classics, solitaire and minesweeper. Those might be good for historical context.

Maybe even Snake?

[8bit]

Words with friends?
Bubble breaker?

Then there's the classics, solitaire and minesweeper. Those might be good for historical context.

Maybe even Snake?

I feel like I'm hearing a father talk to his son about the good ole days. Anyone remember the classic casual game "rodents revenge"?

[flojocabron]

oh yeah. I loved that game.

And I did lots of hours on jezzball.

[8bit]

oh yeah. I loved that game.

And I did lots of hours on jezzball.

OMG. Even better! Jezzball rocked!

[J T]

Super Hexagon

This is not casual at all. That game is insanely hard!

[nightrnr]

I feel like I'm hearing a father talk to his son about the good ole days. Anyone remember the classic casual game "rodents revenge"?

Holy crap, I know that one! It took that screenshot to remember it though.
I can't quite place how or where I played it. I think it might have been in with 50 other shareware titles on a CD collection, or maybe even came with this "Software of the Month" club that my Mom joined once.

Anyways, I think it was fun enough. Thanks for extracting the memory from my overcrowded head.

I don't have any recommendations though.
Maybe look into video pinball games or Tempest 2000 (or clone). That always scratches my casual itch.

[BoneSnapDeez]

If we're talking about Windows pack-in games, try some Chip's Challenge. It's an action/puzzle game that's tons of fun.

You can find free downloadable versions online and I think it was even ported to the Lynx, C64, and maybe a few other systems.

[dsheinem]

Maybe look into video pinball games or Tempest 2000 (or clone). That always scratches my casual itch.

I don't see these games as in any way ""casual"

[Menegrothx]

If we're talking about Windows pack-in games, try some Chip's Challenge. It's an action/puzzle game that's tons of fun.

You can find free downloadable versions online and I think it was even ported to the Lynx, C64, and maybe a few other systems.

There's also Crystal Mines II on the Lynx. Supaplex is another great Dig dug clone, but it gets hard really fast and is more complicated than the original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8Ys1ZPVcw