I wouldn’t call Candy Crush Saga an exact “clone” of Bejeweled, any more than I would say Puzzle Quest is a “clone” of Bejeweled. Sure, their core gameplay has much in common (the match-3 and powerup rules etc.), but they innovated a lot on top of that to make a game that was just perfect for the broad, casual mobile…

Bust-A-Move already got the “Candy Crush” treatment - King published Bubble Witch Saga before Candy Crush, on Facebook web (along with a bunch of other titles (like Puzzle Saga) - it was fascinating to watch how they developed their engine over time). Back in the day, it did rather well, though not as well as Zynga’s…