Add 5 Cool Classic Games To Your iGoogle Homepage

All work and no play makes your iGoogle home page pretty boring. So why not add some classic games to it and make your iGoogle page something more than just a bunch of RSS feed updates or a big clock ticking time away. Here are five cool games that will keep you busy, or maybe make your boss think your working away…

 

 

Cool Game #1 - Pacman - Every body all time favorite classic game. Who doesn't like that dot eating Pac-man while it races around the maze to gobble up every dot in sight while avoiding those pesky ghosts? And it sure looks cool on your iGoogle homepage. Best of all, you can post your high score so all iGooglers can see it when you become the Pacman king. This game has one other gadget feature, that's pretty handy. Click on the link "Popout and play in window"at the bottom and see for yourself!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 Cool Game #2 - Royal Vegas Texas Hold em - Nothing beats gambling when you can't lose your shirt. There are many poker game gadgets available and while some are good, others stink. You can't go wrong with Royal Vegas. As you crush your opponents and pull in the cash, you can speed up the pace of the game by clicking on the arrows in the upper right corner of the gadget.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Cool Game #3 - Frogger - Another popular game, help the Froggers avoid cars while crossing the busy road and navigate a river full of hazards. Carefully jump on logs and turtles then safely on an empty lilypad until all the frogs are home. But watch out for traffic or those pesky snakes in the median strip. And don't embarrass yourself by missing your landing when jumping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cool Game #4 - Space Invaders - Shoot down those marching aliens row by row before they get you. Keep going and they move faster, but by now, were all skilled enough not lose…OOOPS, got me! Don't forget, stop pressing the space bar to shoot, hold it down for automatic fire power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool Game #5 - Asteroids - What is it with this game? You start it and you just can't stop playing. A big hit for Atari what seems like a long time ago, it's still an all time favorite. Smack in the middle, there you are a lonely triangle space ship, spinning around blasting away at those asteroids only to hit them into smaller pieces. Look out behind you!! Time to thrust warp in to hyperspace and get out of here.

 

 

Know of a vintage game that is available as an iGoogle gadget? Comment below and tell us about it.

If you find that you are filling up your home page with games, we have a solution for that, just add a tab to your iGoogle home page and fill it up as much as you like.