Editing IPod (section)

=== Games ===
{{Main|iPod game|App Store (iOS)}}

Video games are playable on various versions of iPods. The original iPod had the game ''[[Breakout (video game)|Brick]]'' included as an [[easter egg (media)|easter egg]] hidden feature;<ref>{{Cite web |title=First iPod game |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-ipod-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308040605/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-ipod-game |archive-date=8 March 2024 |access-date=8 March 2024 |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]}}</ref> later [[firmware]] versions added it as a menu option. Later revisions of the iPod added three more games: ''[[Parachute (iPod game)|Parachute]]'', ''[[Solitaire (game)|Solitaire]]'', and ''Music Quiz''.

In September 2006, the [[iTunes Store]] began to offer additional games for purchase with the launch of [[iTunes version history|iTunes 7]], compatible with the [[iPod (5G)|fifth generation iPod]] with iPod software 1.2 or later. Those games were: ''[[Bejeweled (video game)|Bejeweled]]'', ''Cubis 2'', ''[[Mahjong solitaire|Mahjong]]'', ''[[Mini Golf]]'', ''[[Pac-Man]]'', ''[[Tetris]]'', ''[[Texas Hold 'Em]]'', ''[[Vortex (iPod game)|Vortex]]'', ''[[Asphalt 4: Elite Racing]]'' and ''[[Zuma (video game)|Zuma]]''. Additional games have since been added. These games work on the 5th and 6th generation iPod Classic as well as iPod Nano generations 3rd through 5th.

With third parties like [[Namco]], [[Square Enix]], [[Electronic Arts]], [[Sega]], and [[Hudson Soft]] all making games for the iPod, Apple's MP3 player has taken steps towards entering the video game handheld console market. Even video game magazines like [[GamePro]] and [[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]] have reviewed and rated most of their games as of late.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 15, 2006 |title=iPod Games Review Roundup |url = https://www.gamepro.com/article/features/81588/ipod-games-review-roundup/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607151141/https://www.gamepro.com/article/features/81588/ipod-games-review-roundup/|archive-date=June 7, 2011|access-date=August 15, 2011|website=Gamepro.com}}</ref>

The games are in the form of [[.ipg]] files, which are actually [[.zip]] archives in disguise.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://fileinfo.com/extension/ipg |title = IPG File Extension – What is an .ipg file and how do I open it? |website = fileinfo.com |access-date = 2020-04-18 |archive-date = July 28, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240728040227/https://fileinfo.com/extension/ipg |url-status = live }}</ref> When unzipped, they reveal executable files along with common audio and image files, leading to the possibility of [[third-party developer|third party games]]. Apple has not publicly released a [[software development kit]] (SDK) for iPod-specific development.<ref>[https://www.bensinclair.com/article/whats-inside-an-ipod-game "What's Inside an iPod Game?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907165721/https://bensinclair.com/article/whats-inside-an-ipod-game |date=September 7, 2008 }} bensinclair.com, September 14, 2006.</ref> Apps produced with the [[iPhone SDK]] are compatible only with the [[iOS]] on the iPod Touch and iPhone, which cannot run click wheel-based games.