ALPHA PAIRS — PRESS FACT SHEET
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Developer / publisher:  Embraceware Software, Inc.
Release date:           November 7, 2026
Platform:               Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Format:                 Digital download, DRM-free .nes ROM
Plays on:               NES with a flash cartridge (tested on EverDrive N8 Pro),
                        and emulators such as Mesen, FCEUX and OpenEmu
Price:                  See the store pages below
Genre:                  Puzzle, word game
Players:                1
Language:               English
Coming soon:            Sega Genesis, then PC and Mac

Buy direct:             https://embraceware.com/en/games/alpha-pairs/
itch.io:                https://embraceware.itch.io/alpha-pairs
Trailer (YouTube):      https://youtu.be/vpUM9EuI4Es
Trailer (1080p file):   https://embraceware.com/downloads/alpha-pairs/alpha-pairs-trailer-1080p.mp4
Press kit:              https://embraceware.com/en/games/alpha-pairs/#press
Press contact:          press@embraceware.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION
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A brand-new 8-bit word and memory game for the NES. Flip the cubes, find the pairs, spell the words, and keep your letters out of Alphy's mouth.

DESCRIPTION
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Dr. Atoz has fired up his amazing letter machine, and Alphy is hungry for letters! In Alpha Pairs, every matching pair you find drops a letter onto your rack. Spell words from your letters and press PLAY: longer words and rare letters score more points, and matching pairs without a miss builds your streak all the way up to 20X.

But watch out for Alphy. Your rack only holds six letters; win one more and Alphy gobbles up your oldest. Your energy meter drains when you take too long, guess a word that isn't real or forget a cube you've already seen, so spell words and clear boards to keep it topped up. Earn tokens for the REVEAL, SUGGEST and BOMB specials, and clear five boards to unlock the 60-second WORD RUSH bonus round.

Alpha Pairs is a real NES game, written in 6502 assembly and tested on original hardware.

KEY FEATURES
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- Memory meets spelling: every matched pair wins a letter to spell with
- Nearly 30,000 words (29,872) packed into the ROM
- A new board shape and color scheme every level
- Specials: REVEAL, SUGGEST and BOMB
- WORD RUSH, a 60-second bonus round every five boards
- Streaks up to 20X
- Battery-backed high score table
- Original chiptune soundtrack and a built-in tutorial
- Starring Dr. Atoz and Alphy

TECHNICAL
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MMC3 mapper (iNES mapper 4), 256 KB PRG-ROM + 256 KB CHR-ROM (512 KB), battery-backed PRG-RAM for the high scores.

CREDITS
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Game design:   Jerry Brace, Tasha Vach
Programming:   Jerry Brace
Graphics:      Jerry Brace, Anderson Da Silva, David Filus
Music:         Nicole Marie T
QA / testing:  Jason Brace, Tasha Vach

ABOUT EMBRACEWARE
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Embraceware is an independent studio making games and apps for PC, Mac, mobile and consoles, including Ultimate Game Guide, Awaken, HoloSnaps and SoloFocus. Another game, Beyond Sentinel, is also in development. https://embraceware.com

You're welcome to use the screenshots, footage and art in the press kit to cover Alpha Pairs. Please don't alter the logos.
