PLAY 2048 FREE
SYSTEM NESGENRE PUZZLEYEAR 2014PRICE $0 — FOREVER
The sliding number-merge puzzle, ported to run natively on real NES hardware. Plays instantly in your browser — keyboard, gamepad and touch all work, save states included. No download, no install, no quarters.
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CARTRIDGE: 2048 — tsone — open source (2014). FREE HOMEBREW, LEGALLY DISTRIBUTED WITH FULL CREDIT — SEE ATTRIBUTION. EMULATION VIA EMULATORJS (RETROARCH NES CORE, WEBASSEMBLY). PART OF THE CABINET — 49 FREE RETRO GAMES AT STARESBACK.GG.
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