What's Your Favorite Pocket PC Game?

[Jon Westfall]

I go through phases in regards to gaming with my Pocket PC. I'll latch onto a game and then play it till I beat it, or till I hard reset / switch devices, and then not play it ever again. Or I'll remember it a year later, reload it, and have fun once more. Some of you, I assume, are probably on extreme ends of the gaming spectrum (i.e. it's all you do vs. you never play games on your PPC), and some of you may just know about the games built in. So as Summer fast approaches in the northern hemisphere and diversions are needed for long car rides to vacation spots (and as winter approaches southern hemisphere readers who need something to play indoors), I figured a post on our favorite (all-time and/or current) games may be in order! I'll even start it off.<br /><br /><img src=http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/westfall-spbbrain-.jpg><br /><br />I've been playing (and am a bit addicted to) <a href="http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/brainevolution/?en">Spb Brain Evolution</a>. Brain Evolution is a brain trainer-type program (others include Mastersoft's <a href="http://www.mastersoftmobilesolutions.com/brainschool_ppc.php">Brain School</a>) that requires you to complete mini-games in order to strengthen your mind's problem solving abilities. Perhaps because I'm a cognitive psychologist-in-training specializing in decision making (an area fairly close to problem solving in some ways), I find the idea interesting and challenging. If you haven't tried Brain Evolution, you can download a trial from Spb's site. For what it's worth, in the past year my "favorite games" have also included Spb's Air Islands, and Mastersoft's Sudoku! Now it's your turn - do share!

[piperpilot]

For adventure/RPG games, I like the Arvale series. For puzzle games, it's definitely Astraware's Cubis.

[dommasters]

Digital Concepts Rocket Elite ... an oldie but a goodie :0)

[signothefish]

Hot Death Uno by Priebesoft. It's free and it's fun!

[JD Silver]

I am totally hooked on Astraware's Bejewelled.

[psyjohn]

eSoft's Traffic Jam is super-fun, but my current favorite has to be Mike Miller's SuperDodu. It's free, skinnable, challenging, and has a great UI.
:D :D :D

[yawanag]

I'm really a lover of Word Games. My two favorites are "Scrabble" and "Bookworm."

I finally got bored with "Sudoko."

My favorite OLDIES and FREEBIES are: "Pac Man," "Invaders," "MasterMind," "Trivia King," and "Click Ball"

My latest favorite is "Brain School."

And I absolutely hate any form of "Tetris."

[lone*star]

I'm seriously addicted now to Mastersoft's Brain School ..... ideal for me, fun AND a real challenge! This one's going to keep me amused for a long time to come ..... :D

Other than that it was always 'Jawbreaker' or similar for mindless 'popping' ...... no way a challenge LOL, but always FUN!!! :lol:

[gregh]

I'm a big fan of Brain Evolution as well..............

[happety]

After destroying 2 PPCs playing arcade type games, I swore I would never play one again after getting a treo 700w (and then the 700wx.) My favorite game used to be the SNES emulator (which doesn't really count as "a" game, but I loved playing all of the old Super NES games. They were so much fun (especially shooters like Galaga and any of the Mario Worlds) but I guess I got too excited when I played and hit the buttons and rocker so hard it eventually tore up my hardware. :(

Now, by far, my favorite game is Pocket Mini Golf 2 (plus all of the expansion packs.) There are so many play variations, it never gets old. :D

[bigray327]

I've been addicted to K-Rally for several months now. When they come out with the bluetooth multiplayer, I'll probably have to quit my job so I can play all day.

[ctmagnus]

Right now, it's Mastersoft Brain School, and AstraWare Sudoku and Bejewelled.

[JesterMania]

Besides my NES/SNES emulators, I would say int13's Thinking Bunny (http://int13.net/thinkingbunny.htm) is one of my most favourite games.

[gracefrabove]

My wife, my 9 year old son and I have all been hooked on Crazy Bubble by Pocket Mind for over a year and a half. It has enough variation in options that even my young son finds it easy and entertaining. Not to appear totally boring, but I've continued to enjoy Solitaire since it was first released - Vegas style, one card, with cumulative score gets pretty challenging if your aim is to leave with money in your pocket. I can have a game going for months, simply picking up where I left off the previous session.

[Hewlit]

The best game ever is Brain School from Mastersoft

it has 20 different games inside.
Brain Evolution from SpB is a small kid when compared to Brain School.
just give it a try and you won't be able to live without it!

[feo]

After destroying 2 PPCs playing arcade type games, I swore I would never play one again after getting a treo 700w (and then the 700wx.) My favorite game used to be the SNES emulator (which doesn't really count as "a" game, but I loved playing all of the old Super NES games. They were so much fun (especially shooters like Galaga and any of the Mario Worlds) but I guess I got too excited when I played and hit the buttons and rocker so hard it eventually tore up my hardware. :(

Now, by far, my favorite game is Pocket Mini Golf 2 (plus all of the expansion packs.) There are so many play variations, it never gets old. :D

Happety,
Not that I want to contribute to your addiction by giving you another way to keep going, but you could get a bluetooth gamepad, that will keep your PDA safe...

[asims]

Two games that I find myself playing over and over again are Eggstreme3 from clickgamer.com, and FreeCell (nandhp version). Both of these games are free and challenging! My wife has FreeCell on her pda also and really enjoys it. You are able to select which board you want to solve, so we started at #1, solved it and continued on up. I'm up to #92 (yes, solving each one before going to the next one) and my lovely Lady (who is much better than I am at solving puzzles) is past #200!

[splat]

PocketKobo (freeware space shooter) and the bubble game that comes on the HP WM machines. Both provide lots of fun in small bursts for me...

[Reid Kistler]

Like most "puzzle" games - and keep coming back to FreeCell - but have been having a lot of FUN lately with Tantric.