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nounnetplay (uncountable)
- uncountablevideo gamesMultiplayer gameplay over a network.
most emulators support netplay, like SNES9x or RockNes. is anyone interested?
2002, Mark Canavan, “netplay”, in alt.games.video.emulation (Usenet)1 more example
Can somebody help me? I have a PowerMac^([sic]) 6100/60 and a Powerbook^([sic]) 1400 Localtalk^([sic]) networked. I can't get Abuse to work in netplay. Both machines have 16 MB of RAM but when I try to start a netgame, the loading screen comes up then the ocmputer^([sic]) quits... Any ideas?
1997, Kip, “Abuse netplay problems!”, in comp.sys.mac.games.action (Usenet)
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netplay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netplay
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“netplay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netplay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netplay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netplay.
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