Isn't it perfect? There is a grid in the shape of a Christmas tree with mines acting as ornaments, a cheat code Easter egg on the back, and Windows control buttons in the top corner. It is wonderful. You might forget that the same people who designed the Kin and Windows 11 are behind these.
This pullover is about to be discussed. The sweater is offensive, Microsoft made some changes to the colors, and it is $5 more expensive than last year. This doesn't bother me.
If 1.5 million people watched the video on how to play Minesweeper, it would be obvious that this sweater is homage to a game most people had no idea how to play. I am not one of the nine people who could beat the game.
The minesweeper deserves a lot of attention. The strategy game was in the Windows Entertainment Pack in 1990 and was replaced by Reversi in Windows 3.1 in 1993. The ‘90s kids used to play Minesweeper to pass time in class and hope they didn't land on a mine. It turns out that that is not how you play.
Playing a game where stepping in the wrong spot means blowing up may feel like a perfect example of living through a global epidemic, but I would rather just take this at face value. It is an ugly sweater and it is near perfect.
Microsoft is donating $100,000 to AbleGamers, a charity that works to improve the quality of life for those with disabilities through video games, and the company is encouraging others to do the same. Why wouldn't you donate if you didn't have to buy the sweater?
