Bit by Bit: The 8-bit and 16-bit Era.

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  1. 5. Sega's answer to Nintendo's Game Boy.
  2. 6. Most popular handheld system with interchangeable cartridges; released in 1996.
  3. 8. A feature that made certain shooter games much less challenging to play without rapid-fire.
  4. 9. One of the games compatible with R.O.B.
  5. 10. Former Commodore head to whom Atari was sold in May 1986.
  6. 11. Developed NES Zapper and Robot Operating Buddy (R.O.B.)
  7. 14. Renamed and redesigned Sega Mark III (1986).
  8. 16. Pioneered 3D polygonal arcade games and motion-controlled hydraulic arcade cabinets.
Down
  1. 1. Video Game company which pioneered sport-centered video games in the early 1990s.
  2. 2. U.S. City in which NES was first released in 1985.
  3. 3. Nintendo's third-generation console released in 1983.
  4. 4. Atari's competitor who acquired licensed Donkey Kong form Nintendo.
  5. 7. Finishing death moves in Mortal Kombat (1993).
  6. 12. Most powerful console of the fourth generation (16-bit).
  7. 13. Redesigned Super Nintendo Entertainment System before its release in the United States in August 1991.
  8. 15. The console which sold the largest number of units in 16-bit era (only initials needed).