There have been numerous ''Monopoly''

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s based on the core game mechanics of

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and

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's board game ''

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''. They have been developed by numerous teams and released on multiple platforms over 35+ years.

List

* ''

'' (1985) by Leisure Genius, multi-platform * ''

'' (1988) by Nexa Corporation for Sega Master System * ''

'' (1991) by

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for Game Boy, SNES, Genesis, and NES * ''Monopoly Deluxe'' (1992) by

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for DOS and Windows * ''Monopoly'' (1993) for Super Famicom in Japan by Ape and Creamsoft * MacPlay Monopoly (1993) by HumanWave Technology for Macintosh * ''

'' (1995) by

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for Macintosh and Windows * '' The Monopoly Game 2'' (1995, Japan) by Tomcat System for Super Famicom * ''

'' (1997) by

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for PlayStation * ''

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'' (1997) by Artech Digital Entertainment for Windows * ''Monopoly World Cup France 98 Edition'' (1998) by

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for Windows * ''

'' (1999) by Mind's Eye Productions for Nintendo 64 * ''

'' (2000) by Artech Studios for Macintosh, Windows and PlayStation Portable * '' Monopoly Tycoon'' (2001) by Deep Red Games for Windows and mobiles * ''EX Monopoly'' (2001) by Mobile 21 for Game Boy Advance * ''Monopoly Party'' (2002) by

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for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube * ''Monopoly SpongeBob SquarePants Edition'' (2007) by

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for Windows * ''Monopoly'' (2008) by Encore, Inc. for Windows * '' Monopoly Here and Now'' (2009) by

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for iOS * ''Monopoly: Build-a-lot Edition'' (2009) by HipSoft for PC * '' Monopoly Streets'' (2010) by EA Salt Lake for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii * ''

'' (2010) for Nintendo DS * ''Monopoly'' (2012) by PopCap Games for Windows and Macintosh * Monopoly Deal (2014) by

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for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. * ''Monopoly Plus'' (2014) by

for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One **''Monopoly for Nintendo Switch'' (2017) ported by

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** ''Monopoly'' (2020) for Stadia ported by

* ''Monopoly'' (2019) for iOS and Android devices, by Marmalade Game Studio * ''Monopoly Poker'' (2020) by Azerion for iOS, Android and PC * ''Monopoly Madness'' (2021) for Google Stadia, Luna, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S ported by

History

Early versions

Many unlicensed, non-commercial computer games based on ''Monopoly'' were distributed on bulletin board systems,

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disks and academic computer systems, and appeared as early as the late 1970s. At the time,

was unaware of this distribution until a user informed them of one version that stated "A Parker Brother game" on the title screen; the company then began enforcing its copyright and trademark on ''Monopoly''. Over the years, ''Monopoly'' has been released for different operating systems on the PC and Macintosh platforms. The first of the legally licensed commercial adaptations began in 1985 for the

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and MSX. Versions have been licensed and produced for the Nintendo Entertainment System,

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, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Master System, Genesis,

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, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Nintendo Switch consoles, as well as mobile device (PDA/Smartphone) versions. The ''Monopoly'' video games play by the same rules as the standard board game, allowing for single or multiplayer games. When a single player game is chosen, the game in question would generate computer-controlled opponents.

Console and computer versions

''Monopoly'' for the PlayStation was developed by

, and a Windows and Macintosh version by

. The Windows/Mac version played top down, while the PlayStation version was in 3D. They both had

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s in common, played when showing the game pieces moving on their own. In 1998, Hasbro Interactive released a ''Monopoly'' video game for Microsoft Windows, which used 3D graphics instead of the top-down design used in previous versions. It ran on

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(although can be run on up to

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, but will not work on

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and up) and had a special online play feature which used a

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. A new version developed by

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was released in 2008 for the Wii,

, iPhone and

, with a slightly stripped-down version for the PlayStation 2. It includes a transatlantic selection of boards, including the new Here & Now edition boards and new game mode, Richest. There are no online features, however. EA's ''Monopoly'' game scored fairly poorly, with a 54% average on the PS3 on

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, and 56% on the Xbox 360. The Wii version fared better with 70%. The ''

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'' in the UK were most positive in their evaluation of the Wii version, which they called "great fun" in the Christmas 2008 issue.

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was less enthusiastic, saying: "For the price of ''Monopoly'' for Wii, you could buy real ''Monopoly''. Twice. Or you could just buy no ''Monopoly'' at all and spend the money on something more likely to inspire amity and harmony, like a book by

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." The ''Monopoly Family Fun Pack'', produced by

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for PlayStation 4 and

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, was released on November 18, 2014. It is an on-disc bundle consisting of the digitally-released ''Monopoly Plus'' and ''Monopoly Deal'', as well as ''Monopoly Plus'''s My Monopoly expansion. In 2017, Ubisoft released a more traditional ''Monopoly'' video game on the Nintendo Switch, based on ''Monopoly Plus''. This game takes advantage of the

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's "HD Rumble" feature. In 2020, the Stadia version of the game, based on ''Monopoly Plus'', was released.

Other versions

An official version, ''Safe As Houses'' was released for the Atari ST. An electronic handheld version of the game was marketed from 1997–2001. For several months in 2009,

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hosted an online version of ''Monopoly'', ''Monopoly City Streets'', using its maps as the board.

References

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