{"id":12111,"date":"2020-10-29T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=12111"},"modified":"2020-10-29T12:01:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:01:25","slug":"the-legacy-of-microsoft-solitaire-30-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/10\/29\/the-legacy-of-microsoft-solitaire-30-years-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legacy of Microsoft Solitaire 30 Years On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2020, Microsoft Solitaire turned 30 years old. This simple card game was first included with copies of Windows 3.0 when it launched in 1990. Since then, the software giant has bundled the game with every version of the operating system it produced until Windows 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, after backlash from consumers, Microsoft returned Solitaire to <a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2015\/07\/30\/first-impressions-of-windows-10-on-a-surface-pro-3\/\">Windows 10<\/a> when it was released in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why Solitaire?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 1990, when Microsoft Windows 3.0 first went on sale, the computing market was very different to what it is today. Most PCs ran on DOS-based operating systems which used a command-line interface. So instead of using a mouse to manipulate things on the screen, you\u2019d enter commands via the keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 3.0 was one of the early operating systems to change that, making it quite radical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft, therefore, needed a way to teach people how to use a mouse more effectively. Once you understand that, the idea of having people drag playing cards around to help them learn how to use a new piece of technology actually makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Great Success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a huge success too. Microsoft has claimed that at one time, 100 million people played Solitaire each day. And even today, when there is a myriad of free games to play on PC and mobile devices, the company says that around 35 million users still stack cards in Solitaire each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of these impressive figures and the game\u2019s iconic status, Microsoft Solitaire was added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Solitaire_GameScreenshot_01_300x225.png?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Microsoft Solitaire Collection\" class=\"wp-image-12112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Solitaire_GameScreenshot_01_300x225.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Solitaire_GameScreenshot_01_300x225.png?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>The Microsoft Solitaire Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The popularity of solitaire among computer users helped to show game developers that there was a huge demand for the genre. Just a few years after Microsoft first released Solitaire with Windows, the first online poker sites began springing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the late 1990s and into the mid-2000s, online poker saw a huge rise in popularity. Today, like with many other card games, users can play poker on the go through their smartphone or tablet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/mobile-poker-sites.htm\">best poker apps<\/a> offer an almost identical experience in this smaller format and have been downloaded by millions of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many other card games, including blackjack and baccarat, can also be played on computers, both for free, and with options to wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Controversy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A game that has had so many people play it and that comes pre-installed in the world\u2019s most popular computer operating system is bound to have had a controversy or two. And that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happened with Solitaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2006, while Michael Bloomberg was the Mayor of New York, one of his assistants was caught playing the game while at work. Shortly afterwards, he was let go from his position, with the Mayor commenting that playing Solitaire during work time was \u201cnot appropriate behavior\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the programmer at Microsoft who had been tasked with creating the first game had installed a solution in his first version. Called \u201cBoss Mode\u201d, a <a href=\"https:\/\/bamgameonline.com\/solitaire-and-the-boss-key\/\">fake spreadsheet would appear on screen<\/a> at the press of a button if someone had been caught playing the game in work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2020, Microsoft Solitaire turned 30 years old. This simple card game was first included with copies of Windows 3.0 when it launched in 1990. 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