Wordle on Game Boy? Here's the scoop!

Haneet Singh

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Wordle is a popular puzzle game that requires you to guess a five-letter word every day. It's in trend, millions of people out there are playing the game.

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Looking at Wordle’s success, many fun versions of Wordle have been released, and people are enjoying it. It's a free game so why not make the most out of it?!

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While it’s all fun and games out there, a few people have taken their time and effort to make Wordle playable on devices you wouldn't even imagine.

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Few people have managed to make Wordle playable on the Nintendo Game Boy and even on the Palm VII.

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A twitter user @stacksmashing has published a ROM for the Nintendo Game Boy and Analogue Pocket that contains the Wordle game.

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Yes, a whole ROM that can be downloaded and played right away on your Game Boy. If you do not have a Game Boy, you can play it on your mobile from browser.

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The Wordle dictionary for the Game Boy currently has around 800 words in store. We could hope to see more words being added later (hopefully).

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The source code for the game has been made available by the person, and you can access it from the GitHub Repository right here.

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