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  2. Xyzzy (computing) - Wikipedia

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    The popular Minesweeper game under older versions of Microsoft Windows had a cheat mode triggered by entering the command xyzzy, then pressing the key sequence shift and then enter, which turned a single pixel in the top-left corner of the entire screen into a small black or white dot depending on whether or not the mouse pointer is over a mine ...

  3. Hexcells - Wikipedia

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    The games have been commonly compared to Minesweeper. [1] [2] They were praised for their simplistic art style and contrastive colours. [2] One stated negative was that there was no punishment for making mistakes. [4] Hexcells Infinite was rated 80/100 by New Game Network, who described it as "a unique idea based around the age old concepts of ...

  4. Minesweeper (video game) - Wikipedia

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    A won expert game of KMines, a free and open-source variant of Minesweeper. Minesweeper is a logic puzzle video game genre generally played on personal computers. The game features a grid of clickable tiles, with hidden "mines" (depicted as naval mines in the original game) scattered throughout the board. The objective is to clear the board ...

  5. Minesweeper, Solitaire, and a '90s Moral Panic

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    Over-the-top violence in such video games as Mortal Kombat and Doom drew hand-wringing moral outrage from worrywart parents and government scolds throughout the '90s.Minesweeper—in which players ...

  6. Mined-Out - Wikipedia

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    Mined-Out was an early Minesweeper-style game and preceded the popular 1990 Windows inclusion Microsoft Minesweeper by several years. The two share important similarities such as a grid layout and a display showing the number of adjacent mines.

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  8. Cheating in video games - Wikipedia

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    Cheating in video games involves a video game player using various methods to create an advantage beyond normal gameplay, usually in order to make the game easier.Cheats may be activated from within the game itself (a cheat code implemented by the original game developers), or created by third-party software (a game trainer or debugger) or hardware (a cheat cartridge).

  9. Games.com Essentials: 10 hidden object games you must play - AOL

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    No, wait--that's: "Only every hidden object game surrounds a mystery." But, oh, what mystery you'll find here amid the pseudo-realistic scenes. After all, it's in the dang title.