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| File:Iminlikewithyou logo.png | |
| File:Iminlikewithyou screen shot.jpg Screenshot of i'minlikewithyou's homepage. | |
Type of site | Social network service, online games |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Charles Forman Dan Albritton |
| URL | i'minlikewithyou.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
i'minlikewithyou, also known as IILWY or iilwy (Read: I'm in like with you) is a New York based, entirely built in Flash casual online gaming, dating, and people auction website.
History
i'minlikewithyou emerged from the YCombinator program, and was in stealth mode for the first six months. Charles and Dan used Amazon EC2 and S3 services as part of their infrastructure. The website was launched late in 2006 as a private beta version. After testing, the founders sent invites to friends so that they too could test and send feedback. On May 2007, entrepreneur and co-founder of Digg, Kevin Rose made an investment to the site.[1][2] PC Magazine classified i'minlikewithyou as one of the Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites on August 27, 2007.[3] On September 2007, the website launched its Flash version, which not only was entirely built in Flash, but included many new features such as the game Blockles.[4][5] Even though the Flash version of the site is the most used, the Classic version, which does not support Videos or Games, is still active, just in case a user lacks of Flash. Early in 2008, the website launched the games Dinglepop and Draw my thing. In late May 2008, i'minlikewithyou launched their fourth game, Gemmers.
Arcade
i'minlikewithyou currently has four games; Blockles, Dinglepop, Draw my thing, and still in beta testing Gemmers.
Blockles
Blockles is the oldest and most popular game in i'minlikewithyou. It is based on the classic game Tetris, but in Blockles, players have the option to play with items. Players also have the option to play without them, making it more similar to the classic game.
Dinglepop
Dinglepop was launched early in 2008. It was the second game launched by i'minlikewithyou.
Draw my thing
Draw my thing was launched early in 2008. It was the third game launched by i'minlikewithyou and is the second most popular game of the website. This is the only game in which items are not used.
Gemmers
Gemmers was launched late in May 2008. It is still in beta testing .
Items
Items are bonuses that the players get when they clear lines, dingles or gems. Players use these bonuses on themselves or on other players. They are divided in two groups; blue (generally good items) and orange (generally bad items). In three out of all four games, players have the option to play with items.
| Item | Action | Used in | Item | Action | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removes lines | Blockles | Raises the top wall | Dinglepop | ||
| Clears the screen | Blockles | Clears the top wall | Dinglepop | ||
| Revives a player | Blockles | Removes bubbles | Dinglepop | ||
| Adds lines | Blockles | Turns duds into dingles | Dinglepop | ||
| Scrambles the screen | Blockles | Swaps the screen | Dinglepop | ||
| Swaps the screen | Blockles | Lowers top wall | Dinglepop | ||
| Scrambles the screen | Dinglepop | ||||
| Adds bubbles | Dinglepop | ||||
| Turns dingles into duds | Dinglepop |
Videos
Videos were added to i'minlikewithyou after the release of their Flash version. While watching a video, users are able to comment and draw inside of it. These comments will appear while other users watch the video. Users have the option to turn off the comments in case it gets too messy.