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Surf (video Game)
''Surf'' is a browser game developed by Microsoft that is shipped with the Microsoft Edge web browser. In the game, the player must control a surfer as they move across a body of water while also collecting power-ups and evading obstacles and a kraken. The game features three game modes (classic, time trial, and slalom), has character customization, and supports keyboard, mouse, touch and gamepad controls. Like Google Chrome's ''Dinosaur Game'', ''Surf'' is accessible from the browser's offline error page and can also be accessed by entering edge://surf into the Edge address bar. Its gameplay has been frequently compared to the 1991 video game ''SkiFree''. Microsoft also hosts a version of the game with limited features that is playable from any modern web browser. The game is also included with the Android and iOS versions of Edge. Users can also play the game while waiting for Windows 11 setup to finish. In 2021, the game was updated with seasonal theming that changed the sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washington, United States. Its best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. Microsoft ranked No. 21 in the 2020 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue; it was the world's largest software maker by revenue as of 2019. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Meta. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Easter Eggs In Microsoft Products
Some of Microsoft's early products included hidden Easter eggs. Microsoft formally stopped including Easter eggs in its programs as part of its Trustworthy Computing Initiative in 2002. Windows Windows 1.0, 2.0 and 2.1 all include an Easter egg which features a window that shows a list of people who worked on the software along with a "Congrats!" button. Double clicking the list box further changes the background of the window to tiled smiley faces. The instructions for invoking the Easter egg vary depending on the version: * 1.xx: Press . * 1.01 and later: Hold then , release then , press twice then press . * 2.0 and later: Press , , , and in rapid succession. Windows 3.0 has a developer credits page which may be accessed by setting the focus to the desktop (by minimizing all windows and clicking on an open area of the desktop) then typing win30 followed by and in quick succession. This causes the developer credits to appear on the desktop in the form of the email ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skiing Video Games
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Ski Federation (FIS). History Skiing has a history of almost five millennia. Although modern skiing has evolved from beginnings in Scandinavia, it may have been practiced more than 100 centuries ago in what is now China, according to an interpretation of ancient paintings. However, this continues to be debated. The word "ski" comes from the Old Norse word "skíð" which means to "split piece of wood or firewood". Asymmetrical skis were used in northern Finland and Sweden until at least the late 19th century. On one foot, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and a shorter ski was worn on the other foot for kicking. The underside of the short ski was either plain or covered with animal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfing Video Games
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found in standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or in wave pools. The term ''surfing'' refers to a person riding a wave using a board, regardless of the stance. There are several types of boards. The Moche of Peru would often surf on reed craft, while the native peoples of the Pacific surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such water craft. Ancient cultures often surfed on their belly and knees, while the modern-day definition of surfing most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing on a surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, where a surfer rides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeware Games
This is a selected list of freeware video games implemented as traditional executable files that must be downloaded and installed. Freeware games are games that are released as freeware and can be downloaded and played, free of charge, for an unlimited amount of time. This list does not include: *Open source games (see List of open-source video games). *Games that were previously sold commercially (see List of commercial video games released as freeware). * Shareware or Free-to-play games that require purchase for play time, game items, new content or features. * Browser games alias browser-based games. * Mods: software that cannot be played as stand-alone game. A *''Aleph One'' is a modified version of the ''Marathon 2'' engine *'' Ahriman's Prophecy'' is a prequel to the '' Aveyond'' RPG series. *''Alien Swarm'' is a free top down shooter from Valve used to test the Source 2010 beta. *''America's Army'' is the official United States Army game. *'' Anchorhead'' is a horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeti In Fiction
The Yeti ()"Yeti" ''''. is an -like creature purported to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in . In western popular culture, the creature is commonly referred to as the Abominable Snowman. Many dubious articles have been offered in an attempt to prove the existence of the Yeti, including [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraken In Popular Culture
References to the fictional kraken are found in film, literature, television, and other popular culture forms. Comics In various comics, particularly DC and Marvel Comics, multiple creatures have been named Kraken. The Kraken from ''The Umbrella Academy'' was named so after the kraken (sea monster) as he has the ability to breathe under water. In the Disney comic series "Tamers of Nonhuman Threats", the Kraken appears in the fifth story, "Let's Get Kraken". In this story, the Kraken has a natural enemy, the sperm whale. The kraken is an aquatic monster that has appeared in many comics publications. A Kraken was featured in the story "The Kraken" in issue #49 of ''Adventures into the Unknown'' by ACG in 1953. ''Champion Comics'' #5 (March 1940, Harvey Comics), ''Monster Hunters'' #10 (Oct. 1977, Charlton Comics), ''Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates'' #2 (Jan. 1996, Dark Horse Comics), and the Japanese comic, ''One Piece (ワンピース Wan Pīsu)'' #62 (November 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-player Video Games
A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. A single-player game is usually a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" is usually a game mode designed to be played by a single player, though the game also contains multi-player modes. Most modern console games and arcade games are designed so that they can be played by a single player; although many of these games have modes that allow two or more players to play (not necessarily simultaneously), very few actually require more than one player for the game to be played. The ''Unreal Tournament'' series is one example of such. History The earliest video games, such as ''Tennis for Two'' (1958), '' Spacewar!'' (1962), and ''Pong'' (1972), were symmetrical games designed to be played by two players. Single-player games gained popularity only after this, with early titles such as ''Speed Race'' (1974) and ''Space Invad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Games
Xbox Game Studios (formerly Microsoft Games, Microsoft Game Studios and Microsoft Studios) is an American video game publisher that acts as a division of technology company Microsoft. The division was created in March 2000 and replaced Microsoft's internal Games Group. This is a list of games that were published by Microsoft through the Games Group and, later, through Xbox Game Studios. Video games References See also * List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X - Some Xbox 360 and original Xbox games may have been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S via backwards compatibility. * List of Bethesda Softworks video games - Xbox Game Studios acquired ZeniMax Media/Bethesda Softworks and those subsidiaries games are published by Bethesda. {{DEFAULTSORT:Video games published by Microsoft Xbox Game Studios Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Browser Games
A browser game or a "flash game" is a video game that is played via the internet using a web browser. They are mostly free-to-play and can be single-player or multiplayer. Some browser games are also available as mobile apps, PC games, or on consoles. For users, the advantage of the browser version is not having to install the game; the browser automatically downloads the necessary content from the game's website. However, the browser version may have fewer features or inferior graphics compared to the others, which are usually native apps. The front end of a browser game is what runs in the user's browser. It is implemented with the standard web technologies of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly. In addition, WebGL enables more sophisticated graphics. On the back end, numerous server technologies can be used. In the past, many games were created with Adobe Flash, but they can no longer be played in the major browsers, such as Google Chrome, Safari, and Firefox due to Adob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casual Games
A casual game is a video game targeted at a mass market audience, as opposed to a Hardcore gamer, hardcore game, which is targeted at Gamer#Dedication spectrum, hobbyist gamers. Casual games may exhibit any type of gameplay and genre. They generally involve simpler rules, shorter sessions, and require less learned skill. They don't expect familiarity with a standard set of mechanics, controls, and trope (cinema), tropes. Countless casual games have been developed and published, alongside hardcore games, across the history of video games. A concerted effort to capitalize on casual games grew in the 1990s and 2000s, as many developers and publishers branded themselves as casual game companies, publishing games especially for PCs, web browsers, and, after 2007, smartphones. Overview Most casual games have: *Fun, simple gameplay that is easy to understand *Simple user interface, operated with a mobile phone Pointing device gesture, tap-and-swipe interface or a one-button mouse in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
