Monopoly

There have been more than a dozen video game adaptations of Parker Brothers' highly successful board game Monopoly. The first of the adaptations were released in 1985 with the release of Monopoly for the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Over the years, Monopoly has been released for different operating systems on the PC and Macintosh platforms. Also, versions have been licenced and produced for the NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advanc... more

There have been more than a dozen video game adaptations of Parker Brothers' highly successful board game Monopoly. The first of the adaptations were released in 1985 with the release of Monopoly for the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Over the years, Monopoly has been released for different operating systems on the PC and Macintosh platforms. Also, versions have been licenced and produced for the NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles, as well as mobile device (PDA/Smartphone) versions. The game plays by the same rules as the standard board game, and allows for single or multiplayer games. When a single player game is chosen, the game would generate computer-controlled opponents. One of the lesser-liked features of the game was that the players could play only in the exact style programmed into the game. This could... less