A single-player video game is a variant of a particular video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. "Single-player game" usually implies a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" usually refers to an option in a normally one player game where more than 1 player play may be also played in a different mode. The majority of early computer games were single-player...
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A single-player video game is a variant of a particular video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. "Single-player game" usually implies a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" usually refers to an option in a normally one player game where more than 1 player play may be also played in a different mode. The majority of early computer games were single-player. Two-player games appeared with the first personal computers, and 1978 introduced the first multiplayer games, known as MUDs. The early 1990s introduced many games which utilized local area networks and null modems for multiplayer mode. Doom is a notable example of one such game.
The major selling points of larger single-player games are interesting storylines, impressive graphics, and realistic non-player characters and opponents. Notable examples include the Half-Life, Doom and The Legend of Zelda series. Selling points of the smaller games...
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