Play Pictionary - The Game of Video Quick Draw Online

Pictionary: The Game of Video Quick Draw came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, developed by Software Creations. It was one of those party games that tried to bring a living room staple to the console, fitting right in with the era's push for more social and family oriented titles. You didn't need a box full of cards and paper; the cartridge handled everything.

You control a cursor to select words and then use the D-pad to draw crude, blocky pictures on a grid, while your teammates shout guesses. The main objective is to get your team to correctly identify your drawing before the timer runs out. Signature mechanics include earning drawing tools or hints through brief, simple minigames, and the constant pressure of a ticking clock that makes every sketch feel frantic. The pacing is quick, and the difficulty comes more from interpreting terrible drawings than from any complex controls. It feels like trying to communicate through a broken telephone, where every misdrawn line leads to another round of hilarious confusion.