In Fantastic Dizzy, the player has to complete a sliding puzzle to get an extra life.

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Minigames occur either as gameplay features or as Easter eggs. In the latter case, they are often called "secret games." In the former case, the successful completion of such minigames may or may not be required in order to finish the encompassing game. A virtual Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, or computer program. ...

Some games, such as Wario Ware, Inc., or some Cinemaware titles like Defender of the Crown are made up of many minigames strung together into one video game. Similar games such as the Mario Party series are considered party games, games specifically developed for multiplayer amongst players. Usually the minigames involve doing something faster or collecting more of something than other players to win. Wario Ware, Inc. ... Cinemawares first release in 1986, Defender of the Crown, redefined computer game graphic quality of the era and secured its reputation as a developer of graphically superior games in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Defender of the Crown box art Defender of the Crown is a strategy computer game by Cinemaware, and designed by Kellyn Beck. ... Mario Party is the first in a series of board game style video games for Nintendo platforms, featuring the popular Mario characters. ... This is a listing of computer and video games genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... Online gaming redirects here. ...

An example of a minigame is Arcomage, contained within Might and Magic VII. It involves building up a tower whilst trying to destroy the computer opponent's tower. It is a simple but very addictive game that can be played at the inns around the Might and Magic VII game-world, the same way Shenmue II has arcades of early Sega games available to play. Arcomage is a Minigame included in two installments of the Might and Magic series of fantasy role-playing games. ... Addiction is an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequences. ... Shenmue II is the sequel to the Sega Dreamcast Modern Action Adventure, RPG, FREE Shenmue, written and directed by Yu Suzuki. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... Sega (セガ) (pronounced seh-gah in the U.S, see-gah elsewhere) is a video game software and hardware developer, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ...

Other examples of minigames include:

• Maniac Mansion 2: Day of the Tentacle, wherein the whole original Maniac Mansion game can be played on a computer that is encountered.

• In Sam & Max Hit the Road, the player could access several minigames in different locations throughout the game, including "Whack-a-Mole" and "Car Bomb." Some (though not all) of these games needed to be completed in order to progress in the game.

• The sliding numbers magic square that can be played when sailing in Final Fantasy.

• Astro Chicken is playable on an arcade machine standing in Monolith Burger in Space Quest III (Consequently, the Astro Chicken game became a running gag as it repeatedly popped up in somewhat varying incarnations in the following sequels).

• The (rather silly and limited) Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 arcade game, which can be played by the human-controlled hero in the mess hall in Doom 3.

• Puzzle Kombat and Chess Kombat in Mortal Kombat: Deception, which are available from the start, as well as the original Mortal Kombat on the special editions.

• Final Fantasy VII features some minigames that are mandatory to advance the plot, and all of them (plus some others) can later be replayed at will at the Gold Saucer.

• Donkey Kong 64 includes the arcade games Donkey Kong and Jetpac, which represent major achievements of the two companies who developed the game, Nintendo and Rareware. These games must be completed in order to yield the Nintendo and Rareware "coins", tokens which unlock the final area of the game.

• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas includes many minigames, as CJ walks around in a pretty big virtual world.