The Dash series is a strategy and time management video game franchise initially developed by GameLab and published by PlayFirst. It is now owned and published by Glu Mobile. Diner Dash was one of the top-selling downloadable games of all-time,[1]. Since the first release, there has been numerous Sequels and Spin-Offs based on the series, such as the Wedding Dash series and the Cooking Dash series.
The original game was at least remade 3 times, in 2007 for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handhelds with completely redrawn graphics and new retro soundtracks per each restaurant, in 2009 in 3D for (Xbox 360, Wii and PS3) consoles with completely remade graphics and gameplay whilst still maintaining the original art style and music, and in 2010 for Mobile with remastered graphics.
The 2014 reboot has received an estimation of over 10 million downloads (in Google Play), making it among one of the most popular mobile games.[2]
The latest entry in the series, Diner DASH Adventures, combines elements from Diner Dash, DinerTown sim and Hotel Dash with a freemium "pay to win" twist, whilst the story follows after Cooking Dash (2016), the game's story is generic and irrelevant to the original series. Adventures has an estimate of over 5 million downloads on Google Play.[3]
Diner Dash[]
Major releases[]
- Diner Dash (2003)
- Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue (2006)
- Diner Dash 3: Flo on the Go (2007)
- Diner Dash 4: Hometown Hero (2007)
- Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve (2007 Remake for DS and PSP)
- Diner Dash (2009 Remake for PS3 and Wii)
- Diner Dash 5: BOOM! (2010)
- Diner Dash (2010 Remake for iPhone and iPod)
- Diner Dash: Grilling Green (2010)
- Diner Dash (facebook) (2011)
- Diner Dash Classic (2012)
- Diner Dash: Rush (2013)
- Diner Dash (2014 Reboot)
- Diner Dash Adventures (2019 Reboot)
Expansions[]
Cancelled Games[]
Other versions[]
- Diner Dash (flash version)
- Diner Dash (Glu Mobile version)
- Diner Dash 2 (Glu Mobile version)
- Diner Dash 3 (Glu Mobile version)
- Diner Dash 3 (Blackberry version)
- Diner Dash 3 (DS version)
Cooking Dash[]
- Cooking Dash
- Cooking Dash 2: DinerTown Studios
- Cooking Dash 3 Thrills and Spills
- Cooking Dash (2016) (Reboot)
- Restaurant DASH: Gordon Ramsay
Wedding Dash[]
Wedding Dash is the second popular series of all Dash series, WD focuses on a wedding planner Quinn who incidentally starts making more and more couples happy by planning their wedding with assistance from Flo.
- Wedding Dash
- Wedding Dash 2 Rings Around The World
- Wedding Dash Ready, Aim, Love!
- Wedding Dash 4-Ever
Avenue Flo[]
DinerTown[]
Hotel Dash[]
Other games[]
Other games were also created thanks to the success of the Diner Dash series and its subseries of spin offs, these games however did not receive sequels.
- Fitness Dash
- Fashion Dash
- Garden Dash
- Diaper Dash
- Doggie Dash
- Parking Dash
- Dairy Dash
- Soap Opera Dash
- Pet Shop Hop
- Dress Shop Hop
Series Chronology[]
- Cooking Dash 3: Thrills and Spills
- Diner Dash/2007/2009/2010
- Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue
- Diner Dash 3: Flo on the Go
- Wedding Dash
- Diner Dash 4: Hometown Hero
- Cooking Dash (?)
- Cooking Dash 2: DinerTown Studios (?)
- Diner Dash: Grilling Green (Tie in for DinerTown Tycoon at the end)
- DinerTown Tycoon
- Avenue Flo (?)
- Parking Dash (since Flo's diner isn't rebuilt and Karma appears in Diner Dash 5)
- Diner Dash 5: BOOM!
References[]
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2010-09-21). With Diner Dash, PlayFirst has a game that goes everywhere. VentureBeat.
- ↑ Diner Dash on Google Play Store
- ↑ Diner DASH Adventures on Google Play Store