Definitions
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- noun gaming A
board game packaged in a small set withinstructions inbooklet format andcounters to be cut from sheets of paper or cardboard. - noun video games A very small
minigame , typically lasting for only a few seconds.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Many kudos to Fiery Dragon for: a) keeping the "microgame" wargame model alive, b) including a number of alternate-history titles in their library, and c) giving me a copy of Freikorps just for being me.
Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2005
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I Wish I Were the Moon is a lovely microgame in the mold of I Fell in Love with the Majesty of Colors said to be inspired by the Italo Calvino story “The Distance to the Moon.”
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When users are inspired to create their own microgames, they can choose from a library of ready-made graphics, sounds and game elements, or let their imaginations run wild and build a whole new microgame from scratch.
IGN DS 2010
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This week's microgame comes from WayForward Technologies 'Matt Bozon, known for his work on hand-held classics like Shantae and Contra 4.
IGN DS 2010
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The trio of tidbits we jotted down is rounded out by word of contests Nintendo is planning to hold, in which specific microgame themes will be presented to the
Joystiq Randy Nelson 2010
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When users are inspired to create their own microgames, they can choose from a library of ready-made graphics, sounds and game elements, or let their imaginations run wild and build a whole new microgame from scratch.
IGN DS 2010
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Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games and to see a video of Matt Bozon creating his original microgame, Shantae NAB!
IGN DS 2010
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Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii system today to learn more about these games and to see a video of Matt Bozon creating his original microgame, Shantae NAB!
IGN Complete 2010
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This week's microgame comes from WayForward Technologies 'Matt Bozon, known for his work on hand-held classics like Shantae and Contra 4.
IGN Complete 2010
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The trio of tidbits we jotted down is rounded out by word of contests Nintendo is planning to hold, in which specific microgame themes will be presented to the
Joystiq Randy Nelson 2010
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