One percent inspiration

The Internet is packed with small, simple, and free-to-play games that offer the cheap thrill of a singular piece of joy. Let's analyze some of these games to see what we can learn. For each example, we'll identify:

  • The core game mechanic—that singular piece of joy
  • The skin
  • The feature set
  • Possible additional features
  • Alternate skin ideas

These games require the Flash Player plugin, which you probably already have. If, for some weird reason, your computer's been living under a digital rock and you need to install it, browse to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and follow the instructions there.