About the Y2K & 2000s recall game
If you ever burned a mix CD, mastered predictive text or waited three minutes for dial-up to connect, this one's for you. The Y2K deck bottles millennium-era nostalgia — now officially retro, which is making millennials feel things.
Did you know?
- The first iPod launched in 2001 promising "1,000 songs in your pocket".
- CD sales peaked around the year 2000 — nearly 2.5 billion discs were sold worldwide that year.
- Snake, preloaded on Nokia phones from 1997, was many people's first ever mobile game.
- The feared "Y2K bug" prompted a worldwide computer-fixing effort estimated to have cost over $300 billion.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Y2K & 2000s recall game work?
All the y2k & 2000s tiles are shown face up for a few seconds — memorise the layout. They then hide, and the game asks for each one in turn ("Where was the Flip Phone?"). Click the right spot to reveal it; wrong clicks count as misses.
What are the difficulty levels?
Quick is 6 tiles with 6 seconds of study time, Standard is 9 tiles with 8 seconds, and Full Deck lays out all 12 tiles with 10 seconds. Your best first-try score is saved for each level.
Is it free?
Completely free, no signup, nothing to install. Progress is saved privately on your device.