Video Games Crossword for Teens

Iconic Video Games

"Iconic Video Games" is a medium crossword about video games with 15 clues, 8 across and 7 down, on an 11 by 11 grid.

The longest answer runs eight letters: "Japanese gaming giant behind the Switch console" (9 Across). It crosses three other answers, which makes it a useful one to try first.

  • 15 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Medium
  • Answers 4 to 8 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 9 Across (8)Japanese gaming giant behind the Switch console
  2. 6 Down (7)Classic handheld device bundled with Tetris in 1989
  3. 8 Down (7)Geralt of Rivia's monster-hunting profession

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Across

  1. 1. Titular royal of a legendary action-adventure series
  2. 3. Best-selling life simulation franchise where characters speak a gibberish language
  3. 5. Table tennis simulation that helped launch the arcade industry
  4. 7. Early gaming pioneer behind Asteroids and Centipede
  5. 9. Japanese gaming giant behind the Switch console
  6. 12. Valve puzzle game featuring a promised cake
  7. 14. Bounty hunter Aran who wears the Varia Suit
  8. 15. Pink puffball who copies enemies' abilities by inhaling them

Down

  1. 2. Pioneering 1993 first-person shooter set on Mars
  2. 4. Jumpman's more famous moniker
  3. 6. Classic handheld device bundled with Tetris in 1989
  4. 8. Geralt of Rivia's monster-hunting profession
  5. 10. Buster Sword-wielding protagonist of Final Fantasy VII
  6. 11. Hero of Hyrule who is frequently mistaken for a princess
  7. 13. Cheerful Mushroom Kingdom resident with a fungal cap

Answer key

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