Riddle Wired is one of those old-school Sega Genesis puzzlers that makes you feel both stupid and brilliant at the same time. You start off thinking, "Oh, these riddles can't be that hard," and then five minutes later you're staring at some cryptic wordplay about a candle in a library, completely stumped.

The pixel art has that classic 16-bit charm—simple but full of personality. Some of the puzzles are logic-based, others are straight-up lateral thinking brain melters. I remember getting stuck on one about a man who dies in the desert next to an unopened package for way too long before the answer clicked.

It's the kind of game where you'll scribble notes on actual paper (remember that?) and then yell "OH COME ON" when the solution turns out to be something ridiculously simple. If you dig vintage puzzle games that don't hold your hand, this one's a solid time capsule.