This lazy, skeleton brother wears a blue hoodie and loves bad puns.
Who is Sans?
This mustachioed Italian plumber is Nintendo's official mascot.
Who is Mario?
This small, sleepy town sits directly above the ruins of Hallownest and serves as the game's main hub.
What is Dirtmouth?
Minecraft and Terraria are prime examples of this genre, where players gather resources, craft items, and alter the virtual world.
What is Sandbox/Survival?
This classic dot-eating arcade game features four colorful ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
What is Pac-Man?
What is the name of the iconic, high-energy theme song that plays during Sans's hardest boss fight?
What is MEGALOVANIA?
He is the green-clad hero who wields the Master Sword to rescue Princess Zelda.
Who is Link?
This lush, green area is the first major zone players explore when entering the kingdom.
What is Greenpath?
Often abbreviated as MOBA, this strategic subgenre includes competitive heavyweights like League of Legends and Dota 2.
What is Multiplayer Online Battle Arena?
This iconic Nintendo platformer released in 1985 features a plumber saving Princess Toadstool from Bowser.
What is Super Mario Bros?
This goat-like caretaker of the Ruins rescues you at the start of the game and bakes snail pie.
Who is Toriel?
Released in 2017, this hybrid console allows you to play on a TV or on the go.
What is the Nintendo Switch?
It is the capital city of Hallownest, where it is perpetually raining due to the lake situated directly above it.
What is the city of tears?
Named after two classic Konami and Nintendo franchises, this genre features interconnected maps that require players to find new abilities to access locked areas.
What is Metroidvania?
Created in the Soviet Union in 1984, this falling-block puzzle game was famously bundled with the original Game Boy.
What is Tetris?
The garbage-disposal-loving dog character who fits inside a tiny shell or keeps expanding when petted.
Who is Lesser Dog?
This pink, puffball hero from Dream Land copies his enemies' powers by inhaling them.
Who is Kirby?
This ancient, divine entity is responsible for the creation of Hallownest and gave its insect citizens their sapience.
Who is the Pale King?
This subgenre of RPGs features procedurally generated dungeons, turn-based gameplay, and "permadeath," meaning if your character dies, you start all over.
What is Roguelike?
Released by Atari in 1979, this space shooter asks you to blast floating space rocks while avoiding flying saucers.
What is Asteroids?
This mysterious character is associated with the sound effect "entry number seventeen" and is hidden away in the game's code/fun values.
Who is W.D. Gaster?
Before video games, Nintendo was founded in 1889 to manufacture these traditional playing cards.
What are Hanafuda cards?
This dark, dangerous region at the very bottom of the kingdom requires a Tram Pass or Lumafly Lantern to safely navigate, and is home to the terrifying spiders.
What is Deepnest?
StarCraft and Age of Empires belong to RTS, which stands for this tactical genre.
What is Real-Time-Strategy?
This text-based adventure game from 1976 lets players explore a subterranean cave system and introduced phrases like "XYZZY."
What is Colossal Cave Adventure?