Whyville is an educational Internet site geared towards children from ages 8–14+ founded and managed by Numedeon, Inc. Whyville engages its users in learning about a broad range of topics, including science, business, art and geography. Whyville's users (Whyvillians) engage in virtual world simulation based games and role play sponsored by a wide range of governmental, non-profit, and corporate entities. In 2009, the website had a registered base of more than 7 million users.
The Intruder is an interactive narrative based on a story by Jorge Luis Borges. The viewer must compete in some rudimentary games to hear, read and see the story. Thoroughly well-observed, and compelling, The Intruder takes about 15 minutes to navigate. The games are not difficult but act as an aid to the narrative and introduce levels of addiction to the telling of the story.
Arcane: Online Mystery Serial was a collection of small point and click flash games created by Warner Bros and Sarbakan in 1999. Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the game tells the story of three protagonists: Ophelia McDermoth, Prescott Bridgeman and Gregor McDermoth.
Javaders is a space invader look-a-like, except that it has more graphics, faster/meaner aliens and better weapons to defend yourself. It is played over 5 levels, each with 5 sub-levels and an end-of-level super invader.
There are four difficulty levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and a custom level. The custom level allows you to change various aspects of the game to suit your skill level. Extra bombs, lives and weapons continually fall during the game to assist you in the destruction of the invaders. The question is, are you able to complete all 5 levels on the Advanced difficulty setting?
Neopets (originally stylized NeoPets, and currently neopets) is a virtual pet website. Users can own virtual pets ("Neopets"), and buy virtual items for them using one of two virtual currencies. One currency, called Neopoints, can be earned within the site, and the other, Neocash, can either be purchased with real-world money, or won by chance in-game.
The Star Wars Combine is a game set in the Star Wars Universe. The game has been online since 1998 and although it is technically a browser game, it sees itself rather as an MMORPG. It is programmed and run entirely by volunteers, so playing is free. There are no monthly charges and no premium features that are restricted to players who register a paid account.
The game is player driven, all roles - from the emperor or commander of the Rebel Alliance to the fighter pilots - are open for player characters. Combat is not implemented yet, but the player driven economy offers many options to mine, trade or build cities, facilities and stations.
Any new player can create their individual character selecting from various skills and more than 50 different races from Star Wars (Wookies, Twi'leks etc). They can then join an existing group - from the infamous Empire to less famous smaller production, trading or even pirate groups - and later found their own company.
There are more than 5,000 planets that can be explored a
Pokémon Crater was an unofficial online Pokémon game that was played with just a mouse. The site was created by webmaster Aaron in 1999 and received numerous updates throughout the years, reaching version 7 before closing on December 1, 2007. The site was recreated as Pokémon Vortex in 2009.
iSketch is a game where you draw a given word while the rest of the users in your room score points by guessing it. Be creative and don't use letters!
iSketch is also useful to learn different languages as people from all over the world play it 24/7
The first known video game to bear the SpongeBob SquarePants name, released sometime in early 1999 on the nick.com website. It's based off the "Jellyfishing" episode and has the spongy protagonist jump to catch jellyfish for a high score.
Try to clear the course as fast as you can! Drive the crazy taxi down the course and score points by crashing into the cars with the correct number on them.
Each course will give you a number that determines which cars to hit. You can only score when you crash into a car that is a multiple of the given number. Each course looks for multiples of different numbers, so you’ll want to study up on your times tables!
Utopia was a browser-based strategy game where each player manages a province within a kingdom, collaborating with other players to grow their territories and strengthen their kingdom. Players build and manage resources like food, housing, and military defenses on their land, and engage in real-time attacks and espionage against other provinces. The game emphasizes teamwork, strategic planning, and timing as players balance growth, defense, and warfare to lead their kingdom to dominance.
Mario's Memory Madness was a browser game that was playable on the official Mario Party website. Unlike future promotional web games published by Nintendo, both Mario's Memory Madness and Wario's Whack Attack were made in Adobe Director instead of Flash and required the Adobe Shockwave 7.0 plug-in.
Wario's Whack Attack was a browser game that was available to play on Mario Party's official website. Along with Mario's Memory Madness and Donkey Konk, it is among the oldest Mario-related promotional games released by Nintendo.
Battlefield was an online multiplayer game where the player controlled a tank belonging to one of the four teams, moving around the map and firing at enemies. The game was partially turn-based: while the player gave their tanks commands in real-time, the tanks made their moves in turns. Tanks could also teleport to any spot on the map, lay down mines as traps for enemy tanks, and use a radar to detect hidden enemy mines and pickups.
Fuel played the role of the tank's health, and it was consumed by moving, teleporting, shooting, using a radar, laying mines, or getting shot by enemies. Upon running out of fuel the tank was deactivated and the player had to wait to respawn. It could be replenished by collecting fuel canisters. Equipment could also be acquired; this included better weapons, protective shields, and a long-range radar. Other map features included obstacles which could be moved around by the tank, and ferries used for transport over water.
The game was originally available on the game website Bonus.com,