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Kyle Orland, author of the new Boss Fight Books’ Minesweeper , joins the show to talk about one of the most prolific 90’s games by the same name. In this episode: the Minesweeper generation, how Bill Gates got addicted to it, the ultimate time waster, it was a mouse tutorial, Microsoft’s internal conflicts, the moral panic around games like Minesweeper, and the clock is ticking. See more from Kyle Orland: Twitter: @KyleOrl Sr. Gaming Editor, Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/author/kyle-orland/ Book: https://bossfightbooks.com/products/minesweeper-by-kyle-orland Video Game History Foundation: Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg Website: gamehistory.org Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg