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'''Microsoft Windows''' is a brand of PC operating system families created [[Microsoft]]. The consumer versions were first based on [[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]] until the Windows NT kernel, originally designed for workstations and network servers, began being used for all of Microsoft's general purpose PCs. Windows is thus the most popular PC operating system in the world. | '''Microsoft Windows''' is a brand of PC operating system families created by [[Microsoft]]. The consumer versions were first based on [[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]] until the Windows NT kernel, originally designed for workstations and network servers, began being used for all of Microsoft's general purpose PCs. Windows 10, the second latest in line, is thus the most popular PC operating system in the world. The [[Xbox One]]'s operating system is also based on Windows. | ||
Being a subsidiary of Microsoft, several games by [[Rare]] saw an original release on Windows 10. ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' were also made playable on Windows 10 and mobile operating systems through '''Project xCloud''', Microsoft's Xbox cloud gaming service. | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
[[ | * ''[[Viva Piñata (video game)|Viva Piñata]]'' (2007)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724220524/http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/Games/Pages/VivaPinataforWindows.aspx Viva Piñata for Windows] ([[wikipedia:List of Games for Windows – Live titles|Windows Live]]) - www.microsoft.com</ref> | ||
* ''[[Minecraft]]'' (2011) | |||
* ''[[Project Spark]]'' (2014) | |||
* ''[[Killer Instinct (2013 video game)|Killer Instinct]]'' (2016) | |||
* ''[[Sea of Thieves]]'' (2018) | |||
* ''[[Battletoads (2020 video game)|Battletoads]]'' (2020) | |||
* ''[[Everwild]]'' (upcoming) | |||
* ''[[Perfect Dark (upcoming video game)|Perfect Dark]]'' (upcoming) | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* A cancelled game ''[[Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling Armada]]'' was being developed by Rare in early 1990s for PC or Macintosh. This point-and-click title is where the inspiration for [[mariowiki:Kremling|Kremlings]], the main foes of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', came from. | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Consoles}} | {{Consoles}} | ||
Latest revision as of 03:26, January 6, 2022
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| Developer | Microsoft |
| Release date(s) | November 20, 1985 |
Microsoft Windows is a brand of PC operating system families created by Microsoft. The consumer versions were first based on MS-DOS until the Windows NT kernel, originally designed for workstations and network servers, began being used for all of Microsoft's general purpose PCs. Windows 10, the second latest in line, is thus the most popular PC operating system in the world. The Xbox One's operating system is also based on Windows.
Being a subsidiary of Microsoft, several games by Rare saw an original release on Windows 10. Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie were also made playable on Windows 10 and mobile operating systems through Project xCloud, Microsoft's Xbox cloud gaming service.
Games
- Viva Piñata (2007)[1]
- Minecraft (2011)
- Project Spark (2014)
- Killer Instinct (2016)
- Sea of Thieves (2018)
- Battletoads (2020)
- Everwild (upcoming)
- Perfect Dark (upcoming)
Trivia
- A cancelled game Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling Armada was being developed by Rare in early 1990s for PC or Macintosh. This point-and-click title is where the inspiration for Kremlings, the main foes of Donkey Kong Country, came from.
References
- ↑ Viva Piñata for Windows (Windows Live) - www.microsoft.com
[Edit] Consoles
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| Commodore | Commodore VIC-20 • Commodore 64 • Amiga • Amiga CD³² |
| Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System • Game Boy • Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Nintendo 64 • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo GameCube • Nintendo DS |
| Sega | Sega Master System • Sega Genesis • Game Gear |
| Microsoft | MSX • Microsoft Windows • Xbox • Xbox 360 • Xbox One • Xbox Series X/S |
| Other | ZX Spectrum • BBC Micro • Amstrad CPC • Arcade |
