This was a black-and-white version of Bejeweled for the Palm Pilot. This is the greatest video game story ever told. The archive includes images of the founders from when they were unknown teenage game nerds, forgotten black-and-white versions of Bejeweled for the Palm Pilot, and a picture of Snackers the cat, who makes Easter egg appearances in most versions of the game.

We asked PopCap to give us all the earliest photos they had from the birth of Bejeweled.

Ten years later, their company was bought by Electronic Arts in a deal worth $1.3 billion. That's how influential and powerful the Bejeweled format is.īejeweled's creators - Jason Kapalka, Brian Fiete and John Vechey - once offered to sell the franchise to Microsoft for just $50,000. The success of Candy Crush is leading King toward an IPO. Most recently, Bejeweled was copied by for Candy Crush Saga, which in turn has triggered millions more downloads. The house in San Francisco where Bejeweled was born.Ībout 100 million units of Bejeweled have been sold in one form or another, throughout its history, according to PopCap founder Jason Kapalka.Īnd Bejeweled has spawned a vast array of copycat games, all based on the 'match-three' genre that Bejeweled pioneered.

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