Mobile Games

Undoubtedly one of my most favorite game on iPhone is Bejeweled. It is simply an addictive game with great sound affects and colorful gems visuals that give you intense pleasure while playing. Whether i am sitting in a car waiting for my husband to bring grocery, or i am feeding my baby for long hours or even while waiting in a long queue. Bejeweled is just so irresistible especially on the iPhone 3G and am sure most of you think the same. It was great to discover some interesting facts on this game on games.yahoo.com/pluggedin. So for all those who have still not got their hands on it, check out the entire collection by this developer and don’t forget to try this magical gem swapping Bejeweled.

1. It’s a money machine.

Developer PopCap Games originally tried to sell the rights to Bejeweled for just $40,000 — but found no takers. Instead, they decided to self-publish. When Bejeweled debuted in 2000, it was initially a browser-based game titled Diamond Mine, and the beta testers were the moms of the three co-founders. That turned out to be a smart move: according to PopCap, the game has generated well over $350 million dollars, establishing itself as one of the most lucrative game franchises ever. Despite it being a decade old, the game continues to sell somewhere in the world every 4.3 seconds.

2. It can be beaten.

Barely. In fact, only one person has ever officially completed Bejeweled 2: Mike Leyde, a 57-year old steel contractor from Riverside, California. In 2009, Leyde achieved the highest score possible — 2,147,483,647 points — after playing for more than 2,200 hours. Mike first discovered Bejeweled in 2005 when his son Brian bought him the game. Bejeweled 2 wasn’t designed to show a higher number than this, so his game simply showed a blank where the score would go.