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Nineties Game Night

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Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.

A few of the words

CARTRIDGE
The Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge famously had 72 pins — and blowing into the slot became a ritual millions swore by, even if the fix was really just reseating the connection.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
GENESIS
The Sega Genesis launched in North America in 1989 and became the platform that brought Sonic the Hedgehog to living rooms everywhere in 1991.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SAVEPOINT
Before memory cards and auto-save, reaching a save point felt like a genuine act of survival — a hard-won checkpoint in a quest that could stretch across weeks.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BOSS
The tradition of a powerful 'boss' enemy guarding the end of a level traces back to early arcade design, where a formidable final challenge kept players feeding coins into the machine.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About Nineties Game Night

On a Friday night in the nineties, the television was tuned to a different channel entirely — one you plugged in yourself. Cartridges clicked into their slots with a satisfying snap, controllers were passed hand to hand on the carpet, and the whole room tilted with the player as they steered around a corner. The glow of the screen, the chip-tune soundtrack humming through the speakers, and the thrill of reaching a new level made the hours disappear completely.

How to play

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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    Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.

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