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Even vintage gaming platforms aren't immune to , it seems. Kotaku security researcher Stacksmashing has the hit word game to the Game Boy. The 1989-era handheld's ROM size prevented him from including the full word list, but he used a (somewhat inaccurate) filter to help the console determine if you're using one of the 8,000 most common English words.
The port is free and available to , although you'll need to load it on a Game Boy-friendly cartridge if you intend to play on a console. And not everyone has one of Nintendo's earlier handhelds sitting around. You may want to play Wordle on a modern machine like the , particularly if you aren't keen on the first Game Boy's lack of built-in display lighting.
This isn't the first retro Wordle port, and it might not be the last. Huxley Dunsany recently ported the title , for instance. In that regard, this could be the new Doom — that is, the game adapted to run on imaginable. Don't be surprised if Wordle is seemingly ubiquitous before long, even if you're unlikely to play it on ancient devices.
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The port is free and available to , although you'll need to load it on a Game Boy-friendly cartridge if you intend to play on a console. And not everyone has one of Nintendo's earlier handhelds sitting around. You may want to play Wordle on a modern machine like the , particularly if you aren't keen on the first Game Boy's lack of built-in display lighting.
This isn't the first retro Wordle port, and it might not be the last. Huxley Dunsany recently ported the title , for instance. In that regard, this could be the new Doom — that is, the game adapted to run on imaginable. Don't be surprised if Wordle is seemingly ubiquitous before long, even if you're unlikely to play it on ancient devices.
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