Mini game
A mini-game is a short computer game that is featured in another game. Mini-games are generally shorter and simpler than the game they are included in.
Mini-games can either appear as regular game content or as an Easter egg . If a minigame is embedded as normal game content, solving the minigame can have an impact on the progress of the entire game, while minigames are unlocked as Easter eggs by exploring the game world or solving tasks by the player.
Some games, such as Lazy Jones , WarioWare or Leisure Suit Larry 8 - Magna Cum Laude, are mainly based on stringing together mini-games.
Examples
- In some stealth shooters like Thief or Splinter Cell or role-playing games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion or Fallout 3 , picking locks with a lockpick is implemented as a mini-game.
- In many adventures , classic puzzles such as the sliding puzzle (e.g. in Nibiru - The Messenger of the Gods or Ecoquest ) or the knight's jump (e.g. in Black Mirror ) are integrated as a mini-game.
- In Day of the Tentacle , the entire predecessor Maniac Mansion can be played on a computer that can be found in the game.
- In Donkey Kong 64 , the classic arcade game Donkey Kong can be played on a slot machine.
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas you can play video games at slot machines or consoles, as well as billiards in bars or basketball on sports fields.