Diamond Mine
Game Description:
Diamond Mine is the predecessor to the ultimate Match-3 that became a worldwide success, Bejeweled. Noteworthy for being the first game developed under PopCap's current name after...yeah.
Diamond Mine is a tile match-3 game developed by PopCap Games, and the first game to be developed by the studio under their current name. It is the original title for the video game Bejeweled and is the first playable version of the game. It was released for browsers originally in November 2000.
The core game mechanic of Diamond Mine involves matching three or more gems in a row to score points.
Diamond Mine was released in two different variations online for web browsers: a version of the game that ran on the Java platform, and a version that ran on Adobe Flash Player. The Flash version of the game was developed by GameRival.
Diamond Mine is a match-3 game that involves matching three or more gems horizontally or vertically. Clearing four or more gems at once award bonus points. When gems disappear, gems fall from above, possibly creating cascades. The Java version of the game features three modes, labelled under skill levels.