Common video game format, back in the day Crossword Clue

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COMMON (noun)
1. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
COMMON (adjective)
1. common to or shared by two or more parties
2. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
FORMAT (verb)
1. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
2. set (printed matter) into a specific format
FORMAT (noun)
1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
2. the general appearance of a publication

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