Spider (Microsoft)

Spider

Windows - Screenshot - One suit game.

Developer Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Published 1998-06-25 Platforms Windows Genres Cards, Single-screen, Passive puzzle, Puzzle Series Microsoft Card Games Distribution Commercial

Spider, often referred to as "Spider Solitaire," is a video card game developed and published by Microsoft and first released in the Microsoft Plus! 98 add-on for Windows 98 on 1998-06-25. It is a video game version of the card game spider solitaire and one of many Microsoft card games. An updated version was included with Windows Me which introduced the difficulty setting by adding more suits and moved the status bar onto the green play field. A final update was made for Windows XP. When Windows Vista was released, the game was completely remade as Spider Solitaire.

Personal

Own?	Yes. On Windows XP.
Won?	Yes. Single suit mode.
Finished	2000s.

I remember seeing this game in Windows XP, learning how to play it, and beating the single suit mode several times.

Review

4	5	4	2	8

Best Version: Windows XP

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

• The game is a nice bare-bones version of spider solitaire.
• The ending fireworks animation is quaint.

Bad

• I know they don't show up often, but why aren't we allowed to change the card backs?

Ugly

• The game is multimedia-challenged: although it uses the 256-color Windows palette, it still doesn't have any music, and only a couple unique sounds.

Media

Icon

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  The original.

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  The new icon for XP.

Screenshots

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  Starting a new game with a single suit.

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  Changing difficulty.

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  A new game with four suits.

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  The About dialog for the Windows Me version.

Representation

Strong female character?	Fail	There aren't any characters.
Bechdel test?	Fail	There aren't any characters.
Strong person of color character?	Fail	There aren't any characters.
Queer character?	Fail	There aren't any characters.

Links

   

• mobygames.com/game/windows/microsoft-windows-plus-98-included-games - MobyGames (Windows Plus! 98).