Donkey Kong
Before he was known as Mario, the player character in the original Donkey Kong went by this name.
What is: Jumpman?
The Animal Crossing series is known as this genre of game.
What is: Social Simulation or Life Simulation?
This was the first fully open world Pokémon game.
What is: Scarlet/Violet?
The game "Tokyo Mirage Sessions: #FE" was a crossover between Fire Emblem and this iconic JRPG series.
What is: Shin Megami Tensei?
Gotta Catch 'Em All!
What is: Pokémon?
Donkey Kong's design was drastically changed after Rare took over the series. The given reason for this design change in game is that the original Donkey Kong retired and appears as this character throughout the series.
Who is: Cranky Kong?
This friendly "turtle" ferries you to different islands throughout the Animal Crossing series.
Who is: Kapp'n?
Originally only used by the rival in a generation 1 game, this fan favorite Pokémon would eventually become a starter Pokémon two decades later.
What is: Eevee?
This Fire Emblem game sees the main character have to choose between the two warring countries of Nohr and Hoshido.
What is: Fire Emblem Fates?
Duke it out as your favorite Nintendo characters!
What is: Super Smash Bros.?
Donkey Kong Country 3 sees the player save and collect these small avian creatures through Simon says-like minigames.
What are: Banana Birds?
This is the housing association in the Animal Crossing series that evaluates and scores villager houses, sending results to them in the mail every week.
What is: The Happy Room Academy or Happy Home Academy?
In Generation 4, there's an infamous trade where the player is given this Pokémon, but it's holding an everstone.
What is: Haunter?
This Fire Emblem title was such a success, it's said to have "saved the series."
What is: Fire Emblem Awakening?
Where racing becomes an adventure!
What is: Super Mario Kart?
The DK Bongos were an accessory for the Gamecube. It was compatible with 4 games. Name 2 of them.
What are: Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, Donkey Konga 3, and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat?
Mr. Resetti is an infamous character in the Animal Crossing series that shows up to chastise the player if they reset or turn off the game without saving. On rare occasions, this brother of his will also speak to the player.
Who is: Don Resetti?
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, there's a side quest where you find this secret idol's Xtransceiver in Nimbasa city, starting a long series of phone calls in many different places on the map.
Who is: Yancy/Curtis, depending on the gender of your character. I'll accept either.
This Fire Emblem character was added to Super Smash Bros. before the game he hails from even came out.
Who is: Roy?
Explore nine worlds and 96 levels of non-stop action!
What is: Super Mario World?
Donkey Kong Country used pre-rendered 3D graphics, allowing the game to look far more technologically advanced than other SNES games. This mainline Mario game was also planned to have the style, as shown in its opening cutscene, but it was dropped for a different style.
What is: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island?
Animal Crossing: Wild World, for the Nintendo DS, has a long item trading quest that ends with the player receiving this special tool.
What is: The Golden Axe?
In The Pokémon TCG2 for the GameBoy Color, this evil team went around stealing everyone's trading cards and bringing them back to the island named after them.
Who are: Team GR or Great Rocket?
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem - Heroes of Light and Shadow is a Nintendo DS remake of Fire Emblem 3: Mystery of the Emblem for the SNES. The remake adds these two new main characters to the story of Marth's second adventure.
Who are: the Avatar/Kris and Katarina?
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What is: Tetris?