Miniclip was where school computer labs went to play 8 Ball Pool, Club Penguin's ancestors and hundreds of other Flash games. In 2010 it claimed tens of millions of monthly players and was expanding into iPhone games.
- Domain in 2010
- miniclip.com
- Launched
- 2001
- Founders
- Robert Small, Tihan Presbie
- Owner in 2010
- Miniclip SA (private)
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Free Flash games
- Multiplayer pool and racing games
Interface characteristics
- Blue logo with a grid of game thumbnails
- Ads around the game frame
Notable features
- 8 Ball Pool
- Early iOS games
What happened later
Miniclip became a mobile-game publisher owned by Tencent.
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