Microsoft has included the game as part of the Windows operating system since Windows 3.0, starting from 1990. The game was developed in 1989 by then-intern Wes Cherry, who famously received no revenue from his endeavours. The card deck itself was designed by Macintosh pioneer Susan Kare.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".