"netplay" meaning in All languages combined

See netplay on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-netplay.wav
Etymology: From net + play. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|net|play}} net + play Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} netplay (uncountable)
  1. (video games) Multiplayer gameplay over a network. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-netplay-en-noun-Ij4PWvUb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games
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          "text": "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?",
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