There are so many fun activities that you can do at the computer, such as watch a movie, listen to some music or play a video game. The video games got really complex these days and they have a very advanced graphic and game play. These kinds of games come on CD-s or DVD-s and you have to buy them first. But it not always necessary to spend money to play a video game because there are many free downloadable games on the internet.

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Therefore you just copy them, then install them in your computer and then play them. But if you don’t want to spend any money for a game, or spend time installing it, then you can choose a free online flash game. These games are absolutely free and they don’t require any installation because you can play them directly from your internet browser. They have a simple graphic but they can be really fun to play and addictive. They have all sorts of topics and characters, and usually they are sorted on categories. Here are some of the most famous game categories: 3 D games, puzzle games, card games, racing games, shooting games, adventure games, sports games, kids games and many more.

Some of the games are really funny and silly, but others are more serious and require some concentration and intelligence to complete them. And these are the puzzle games. there are two types of them, the simple puzzle games ( that usually require just to use the mouse and click on the screen on different object to trigger all sorts of actions) and there are also the jigsaw puzzle games (that are just like a real jigsaw game).

Everyone knows the rules of those games…you have to combine the pieces together to make a whole image. And the rules are the same for the free online jigsaw puzzle games, and you have to drag and drop the pieces on the screen to make a whole image. But the online version is much easier, because usually the pieces will stick automatically with each other, if you just get the right piece close to the next one. So you won’t have to always try and see where it fits like in a real jigsaw game.  There are many games of this type on the internet, with all sorts of images to make. You can find two of them on the famous site miniclip.com.

And these games are: the “jigsaw – car” and the “jigsaw – ocean”. Their name says it all…in the first game you have to make the image of a car, and in the second one the image of an ocean view. The car is cool red formula one car, and the ocean view is a nice scenery with the ocean, some rocks and waves and also a lighthouse. Like we mentioned before, you have to click on a piece of the puzzle and drag it and drop it in the place where you think it fits.

It is easier to begin with the corners and edges, so you might start with them. Once you get a piece close to its place, it will automatically go there, and remain fixed. And you won’t be able to move it anymore, so you won’t need to bother about that piece. Both of the images are quite easy to make, and you will complete them in just a few minutes. After that you can make the puzzle again, or search for a new image to complete. Good luck!

Mario is really famous character, from the game series with the same name. He plays the role of an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom, and he usually tries to save the Princess Peach from the bad guy which is the dragon called Bowser. Some other enemies of Mario are Donkey Kong or Wario.

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Mario was the mascot of the Nintendo console games for quite a long time, and he appeared in more than 200 video games. He appeared in many kinds of games. First in platform games, and then in racing games (such as the Mario Kart series), sports games (such as Mario Tennis or Mario Golf), role playing games (such as Paper Mario), and also puzzle or fighting games.  He is one of the most famous characters in the video games history, and the Mario series are the best selling video game series of all time, with sells of more than 210 million units.

There were many other things inspired by the Mario character, such as films, comics, TV shows and a line of merchandise. So today we are going to discuss about some free Super Mario games online, and we’ll begin with the first of these games, that was made many years ago, and that is definitely known by many people. Even though you don’t have an original Nintendo game console from the 90’s, you can still play the first Mario game, and you can find it on this site: http://www.nintendo8.com/toplist/more/.

Now let’s play the “Super Mario Bros.” original game. Here you won’t play with a joystick, and the joystick keys are replaced by keys from the keyboard. And these are: Enter – Start button, Control – Select button, X – A button  Z – B button and the arrow keys – the arrows from the joystick. You can play this game in 2 players also, the second player will have the character of Luigi, Mario’s brother. So in this game you will have to move forward across the levels  (forward means that you always have to go in the right side), avoid obstacles and enemies and make your way to the dragon from each level, and save the princess.



To kill an enemy simply jump on his head, or shoot him. But to shoot him you will first need  to eat a mushroom and a flower. When eating the mushroom, Mario will grow bigger. And when he is big and he eats a flower he will be able to shoot. But if an enemy hits you, you will go back to being just big, and then back to your initial dimension. And if you fall directly in air, when you start again you will be small again, with no ammunition. You can jump on most of the enemies to kill them, but not on the carnivore plants. You can kill them only by shooting them. Or you can simply wait for when they go down, and avoid them. There are so many more things to be said about this old but very cool game, but we’ll let you discover all of its secrets. Good luck!

In time, the Internet has become the most important computer network in the whole world, and has gain an important role in our lives. So many activities rely on the Internet, so we can't even imagine how the world would be our days, without the existence of the computer and the Internet. People use the Internet to communicate with each other, to buy or to sell different things, or to run their businesses and make money. But of course the internet is also used for fun and relaxation. The most known type of games over the internet is the funny flash game.

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The subjects of the games are now very diversified. First of all there are the games for children, but with time people made a new category of games: the games that adults play when they are at work, just to have some fun and to relax. If you are a fan of sports, you can choose from many types of sport games such as: football, tennis, volley, if you like adventure games you have many to choose from, and if you like shooter games you can  shoot and kill many kinds of bad guys, celebrities, and even your own boss :) If you prefer races, you can make one with the computer or with your friends, and you can choose from different vehicles such as rally cars, trucks, motor bikes, boats and even ski jets. There are also dancing games, where you have to make the characters dance as good as possible or make them sing. To make the fun even bigger, the creators of the games included some very popular characters in the games, such as movie stars, singers or politicians. There are also games made especially for children, with funny characters such as monkeys, penguins or Santa Claus. And there are also games dedicated for special holidays such as Christmas, Halloween, Easter and Valentine's Day.

You can play the Valentine's Day games during this romantic holiday, but of course they are available on the internet the whole year, so you can play them whenever you want. If you go to Google home page, and you search for Valentine's Day games, you will find many sites to choose from. Let's pick this one: http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/valentines/games.htm

Here you will find 10 cool Valentine's Day games to play. Let's pick the first one, called Romeo. It is a fun and complex game, and it takes you to the country of Shakespeare for many cool adventures. It is similar to Mario Bros Games, and it's very easy to play. You only have to use your arrow keys to move Romeo to the left, right or to make him jump. In the first act of the game, you will learn all the secrets and instructions of the game. Your goal is to help Romeo find his way through Shakespeare Country to rescue Juliet from the balcony. You also have to collect all the roses and watch out for those critters. If you have the bad luck to get killed, you will be transformed into a skeleton.

Another game from this site is the "Valentiner". This game offers you the chance to choose the character that you will win after you complete the game. You can choose a guy called Marco (if you are a girl) or a girl called Susan (if you are a boy). Using just your click button on the mouse, you must press it exactly when the arrow of the little Cupidon is pointed to a golden heart, or to a positive object. If you will hit it, you will gain that heart. You have a given amount of time, so you must hurry. And of course you must keep away your arrows from the hearts made out of rock. Depending of the amount of money you made, after each level you can buy different items to help you along your way.

We will be playing one more game from this site, called the "Valentine Match Game".

Here you must click on the squares with the heart and smiley face image, and under each one you will find a different color heart. You can turn only two hearts at a time, and your goal is to turn the hearts with the exact same color. After you do this, those hearts will disappear. This game will stimulate your visual memory, and if you manage to do it in less attempts,  that means you are really good.

Another site that offers cool Valentine's Day games is http://akidsheart.com/holidays/valntine/valgms.htm

Let's choose the first game, called "Loves me daisy petal game". First of all you will have to write the names of you and the person you love, or you have a crush on. All you have to do is pluck the daisy petals one by one, to see if your gal/guy loves you. There are two possibilities: "he/she loves you" or "he/she loves you not" and the last petal will give you the right answer. It is a fun game to play for children and teenagers that are experiencing their first love.

Another cool game from this site is the "Heart Beak" Here you have to break the hearts by clicking on the groups of hearts with three or more of the same color. If you destroy a group with at least twelve hearts, then you can get a bomb. You can use that bomb to remove more hearts. The game is over when the hearts reach the top of the playing area. The bigger the level is, the faster the hearts will go up, so you must be really fast and careful. But it is a fun game to play, that can keep you or your child busy for hours.

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The last game that we will be presenting is one made for the girls. It is called "Valentine doll dress-up". Like it says in the name, all you have to do is dress-up a girl, exactly as you like. If you are a parent and you might think that the fact the girl is almost naked will affect your younger children, you don't have to worry about this, because it is a non-sexual nudity. All you have to do is drag the desired cloth and put it on the body of the girl. For the torso, you have many t-shirts, blouses and dresses to choose from. They have different colors and shapes, so any girl should be satisfied with them. After you pick your favorite cloth for the torso, you can go to the next category. Here you can choose from a big variety of pants, skirts or dresses. After choosing the appropriate dress, skirt or pair of pants, of course you can't leave your doll barefooted, so you really must put some shoes on her. You can choose from many type of shoes, boots or sneakers, and they also come in many colors and styles.