Questions You Got Wrong
One of the magic medallions in “A Link to the Past”, or a classic first-person shooter involving magic runes
Quake
This RPG seemed like it was designed to use the game link cable, the only real way to finish 100% of the game by trading between versions.
Pokemon (red, green, blue)
In the “Futurama” episode ‘Anthology of Interest II’, Fry is brought in to help the ‘Milatari’ defend the Earth from a planet named after this video game console.
Nintendo 64 (Planet Nintenduu 64)
She is the red bird that spends most of her time in her partner Banjo’s backpack.
Kazooie
Nathan Drake plays this game in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End while Elena teaches him the controls. He complains the entire time, questioning what kind of animal the main character actually is.
Crash Bandicoot
You can steal in “Skyrim” without raising suspicion or causing any harm if you perform this ‘heady’ act on potential witnesses beforehand.
Putting buckets over their heads
This game is named after a common enemy from the series, generally found in its larval form.
Metroid
This controller was used to drive the statue of Liberty after covering it in pink slime charged with positive emotions, giving the Ghostbusters the leg-up they needed to get past the slime barrier.
The NES Advantage controller
A giant, winged, half-cat animal that shares the name of the “Last Guardian’s” development cycle.
Trico
The Mass Effect 3 ending features a fitting cameo from this real life astronaut who famously piloted the Apollo 11 mission.
Buzz Aldrin
This wildly popular horse racing sim series is comprised of over 21 games total, of which 2, 3, 96 and 98 were released in some form on super famicom.
Derby Stallion
In contrast to the Mario series, this Famicom launch title was made to be non-linear and encouraged exploration.
The Legend of Zelda
Season 3 of ”The Office” featured this first person shooter, used as a team building exercise. Jim, the newest member of the Stamford branch, was terrible at the game, despite the game actually being used as a team building tool for the cast and writers of the show.
Call of Duty
A small white and brown dog known to help Yoshi who first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.
Poochy
This singer, songwriter known for her impressive vocal range appeared in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius during a limited time event and could even join your party.
Ariana Grande
First released in 1996, the GameShark was a runner-up for EGM’s ‘Best Peripheral of the Year’ behind this product that debuted alongside a flagship title.
The Saturn 3D Control Pad
Technically the second game in the series, a party of 4 characters travel the world collecting melodies in order to defeat a cosmic destroyer.
Earthbound
This Midway fighting game was played by Seth Rogan in “40 year old virgin” using an N64 controller, even though it only ever came out on the Xbox, PS2, GameCube and Gameboy Advance
Mortal Kombat: Deception (Just Mortal Kombat is good enough)
This cat-shaped guardian is what grants Kat’s ability to shift gravity.
Dusty
Hiding in a bunker, a hologram of this late night television host can be found wearing an otter hat, an item that helps the player swim more easily.
Conan O’Brien
Social media came down hard on this 2019 indie RPG for being a perceived r’atrocity when screens circulated on social media of an in-game tombstone paying tribute to the late Satoru Iwata.
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
This SNES launch title takes place in the year 2560, and is known for its extensive use of the Mode 7 graphical mode.
F-Zero
This 8-bit handheld video game system was shown throughout the movie “Surf Ninjas”, acting as the conduit for one of the characters’ power, allowing him to see real life events and even affect them by playing the game.
The Gamegear
This pudgy ninja dressed in all blue uses fans and mallets to aid his long time friend Goemon.
Ebisumaru
Phil Collins makes a cameo appearance in this PSP prequel set in 1984, and released in 2006, where the player is hired to protect him, ending in a performance of “In the Air Tonight”.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories