Game Room

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DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from textKrome Studios
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PlatformTemplate:Pluralize from textXbox 360, Windows
ReleaseMarch 24, 2010
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Game Room is a discontinued video game compilation distribution system developed by Krome Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Windows Phone 7. It includes arcade and console video games owned by Activision, Atari, Intellivision and Konami. Launched on March 24, 2010, Game Room let players download classic video games and compete against each other for high scores.[1] Players on both Xbox 360 and Windows PCs could access Game Room through their respective versions of Microsoft's Live online services (Xbox Live and Games for Windows – Live). The servers shut down on October 31, 2017, but Xbox 360 users are still able to redownload the software and purchased games.

At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced a mobile version of Game Room for Windows Phone 7.[2] Asteroids Deluxe was the only game announced, but a show floor demo revealed working prototypes of Centipede and Shao-lin's Road.[3]

Format

The Game Room front end could be downloaded at no charge from Microsoft's Marketplace online storefront and can still be re-downloaded by purchasers as of March, 2026. When launched, players are presented with a three-story virtual video arcade, each story containing four separate rooms. These rooms may be decorated however the player wishes, using the included themes and set pieces. The player can fill the rooms with virtual game cabinets that are used to play arcade and console games downloaded through the service, with each room holding a maximum of eight cabinets.

Games for Game Room were made available through downloadable game packs. While the packs were free to download, individual games needed to be purchased in order to be played fully.[1] Players could play each game in the pack once without charge, limited to ten minutes of game time. Games were purchased on a game-by-game basis, which allows unlimited play of the game.

Previously, this was limited to Xbox 360 or Games for Windows, but a late update removed this distinction, defaulting the game purchases to the previous "Play Anywhere" model (a multiplatform spending model that would be expanded years later for Xbox One and Windows 10 as Xbox Play Anywhere).

Gameplay

Games in Game Room are launched by selecting them while players browse through their arcade. Each game offers a "classic mode", where one can set a number of gameplay options, dependent on the game's format. Arcade games have DIP switches that may be changed in order to increase difficulty or offer additional lives to the player, while console games have their original gameplay variations. Both are accessible using Game Room's on-screen interfaces.

Also, some games can be played in a special "ranked mode," which allows scores to be posted to online leaderboards while limiting gameplay options to a single variation common to all players, as well as disallowing several Game Room options, seemingly to prevent falsifying rankings or other forms of cheating.

While browsing their arcades, players see avatars of themselves and their online friends wandering around and playing the games; Xbox 360 players see their console avatars, while PC players see generic avatars instead. Similarly, players may visit the arcades of their online friends as well as play the games found there. If a friend's arcade has a game that the player does not own, the player may purchase plays or may use their in-game tokens. However, the player may play copies of a game they already own for free. Players may also challenge their friends at various games in both score-based and skill-based contests.

During gameplay, players win medals based on their score or how long they have played the game (both for that individual play and all-time on that game). Medals are offered in gold, silver and bronze, with each being worth a certain number of points. As players earn medals, they can advance in levels, which will unlock new themes and set pieces to be used in their arcades. Like other LIVE titles, players also earn achievements based on their gameplay.

Game selection

The initial game pack releases for Game Room were a mix of arcade, Intellivision, and Atari 2600 games. Other arcade machines were also to be covered, with Microsoft promising at least 1000 virtual arcade cabinets over the subsequent three years.[4] Despite Microsoft's promise, there have not been any new games or other content since Game Pack 13 was released on December 22, 2010. Initially, Microsoft announced plans to release game packs weekly, starting on April 28, 2010,[5] although the first new release did not take place until May 5, 2010.

Available games

Title Platform Release date Pack Publisher
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Atari
A Game of Concentration Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Atari
Script error: No such module "sort". Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Activision
Adventure Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
Air-Sea Battle Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Atari
Amidar Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Armor Battle Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Intellivision
Asteroids Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Atari
Asteroids Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Atari
Asteroids Deluxe Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
Astrosmash Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Intellivision
Auto Racing Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Intellivision
Barnstorming Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Activision
Baseball Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Intellivision
Basketball Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Intellivision
Battlantis Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Konami
Battlezone Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Atari
Beamrider Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Activision
Black Widow Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Atari
Blades of Steel Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Body Slam: Super Pro Wrestling Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Intellivision
Bowling Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Atari
Boxing Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Activision
Boxing Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Intellivision
Breakout Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Bridge Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Activision
Buzz Bombers Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Intellivision
Canyon Bomber Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Atari
Casino Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Atari
Centipede Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
Centipede Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Atari
Checkers Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Activision
Chip Shot Golf Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Intellivision
Chopper Command Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Activision
Circus Atari Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Atari
City Bomber Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Konami
Codebreaker Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Atari
Combat Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
Cosmic Commuter Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Activision
Crackpots Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Activision
Crystal Castles Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
Deep Pocket Billiards Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Intellivision
Demons to Diamonds Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Atari
Desert Falcon Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Atari
Detana!! TwinBee Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Devastators Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Konami
Dodge 'Em Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Atari
Dolphin Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Activision
Double Dunk Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Dragster Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Activision
Enduro Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Activision
Finalizer: Super Transformation Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Konami
Fishing Derby Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Activision
Food Fight Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Atari
Football Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Atari
Freeway Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Activision
Frog Bog Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Intellivision
Frostbite Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Activision
Galactic Warriors Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Konami
Golf Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Grand Prix Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Activision
Gravitar Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
Gravitar Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Atari
Gyruss Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Konami
H.E.R.O. Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Activision
Hard Hat Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Intellivision
Haunted House Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Atari
Hockey Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Intellivision
Horse Racing Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Intellivision
Hover Force Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Intellivision
Human Cannonball Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Hyper Crash Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Konami
Ice Hockey Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Activision
Iron Horse Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Konami
Jackal Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Konami
Jail Break Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Konami
Jungler Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Konami
Juno First Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Konami
Kabobber Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Activision
Kaboom! Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Activision
Keystone Kapers Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Activision
Kitten Kaboodle Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Konami
Konami GT Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Konami
Konami's Ping Pong Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Konami
Laser Blast Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Activision
Liberator Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Atari
Lunar Lander Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
M.I.A.: Missing in Action Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Script error: No such module "sort". Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Konami
Major Havoc Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Atari
Maze Craze Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Atari
Mega Zone Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Konami
Megamania Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Activision
Millipede Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Atari
Millipede Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
Miniature Golf Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Missile Command Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Atari
Missile Command Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Atari
Motocross Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Intellivision
Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Intellivision
Mr. Goemon Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Konami
MX5000 Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Konami
NFL Football Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Intellivision
Night Driver Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Atari
Night Stalker Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Intellivision
Off the Wall Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Atari
Oink! Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Activision
Outlaw Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
Pinball Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Intellivision
Pitfall! Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Activision
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Activision
Plaque Attack Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Activision
Pooyan Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Pressure Cooker Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Activision
Private Eye Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Activision
Quadrun Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Atari
Rack 'Em Up Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Konami
Radar Lock Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Atari
RealSports Baseball Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Atari
RealSports Tennis Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
RealSports Volleyball Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Atari
Red Baron Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
Reversi Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Intellivision
River Raid Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Activision
River Raid II Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Activision
Road Fighter Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Konami
Scooter Shooter Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Konami
Scramble Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Konami
Sea Battle Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Intellivision
Seaquest Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Activision
Shao-lin's Road Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Konami
Shark! Shark! Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Intellivision
Sharp Shot Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Intellivision
Skiing Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Activision
Skiing Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Intellivision
Sky Diver Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Atari
Sky Jinks Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Activision
Slam Dunk Basketball Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Intellivision
Slap Shot: Super Pro Hockey Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Intellivision
Snafu Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Intellivision
Soccer Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Intellivision
Space Armada Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Intellivision
Space Battle Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Intellivision
Space Cadet Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Intellivision
Space Duel Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Atari
Space Hawk Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Intellivision
Space War Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Spider Fighter Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Activision
Spiker! Super Pro Volleyball Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Intellivision
Sprint Master Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Stampede Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Activision
Star Raiders Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
Star Ship Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Atari
Star Strike Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Intellivision
Starmaster Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Activision
Strategy X Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Konami
Street Racer Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Atari
Sub Hunt Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Intellivision
Submarine Commander Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 010 Atari
Super Basketball Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Konami
Super Breakout Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 003 Atari
Super Breakout Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Atari
Super Cobra Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Konami
Super Football Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 011 Atari
Super Pro Decathlon Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Intellivision
Surround Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Atari
Tempest Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 002 Atari
Tennis Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Activision
Tennis Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Intellivision
Thin Ice Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 008 Intellivision
Thunder Castle Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Intellivision
Thwocker Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Activision
Time Pilot Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 004 Konami
Tower of Doom Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Intellivision
Trick Trap Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Triple Action Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Intellivision
Tutankham Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Konami
TwinBee Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Konami
Utopia Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Intellivision
Vectron Intellivision Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Intellivision
Venetian Blinds Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 013 Activision
Video Chess Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 009 Atari
Video Hustler Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Konami
Video Pinball Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 005 Atari
Warlords Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 006 Atari
Warlords Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 012 Atari
Yars' Revenge Atari 2600 Template:Dts Game Pack 001 Atari
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Arcade Template:Dts Game Pack 007 Konami

Additional themes

Along with the several pre-loaded themes available at the start in Game Room, Microsoft has added other themes in the game packs. Unlike many of the pre-loaded themes, which require the player to have attained a certain level in order to be used, these themes are available to be used immediately.

Theme name Release date Pack
Activision Template:Dts Game Pack 003
Activision Showroom Template:Dts Game Pack 012
Arctic Template:Dts Game Pack 009
Atari Showroom Template:Dts Game Pack 012
Caveman Template:Dts Game Pack 010
Fantasy Template:Dts Game Pack 004
Intellivision Showroom Template:Dts Game Pack 012
Konami Showroom Template:Dts Game Pack 012
Laundromat Template:Dts Game Pack 012
Lost Temple Template:Dts Game Pack 001
Old West Template:Dts Game Pack 005
Pirate Template:Dts Game Pack 007
Tiki Template:Dts Game Pack 011

See also

References

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