Defunct Studios
Founded in 1958, this studio saw major successes primarily in arcades until the turn of the century. A decade later, the company filed for bankruptcy.
What is Midway?
Mega Man's RPG series on the GBA, with its GameCube spinoff of Classic series-style gameplay.
What is Mega Man Battle Network Transmission?
This chip was capable of producing spectacular FM tracks on the Sega Genesis, though many western developers weren't too keen on making anything but GEMS.
What is the YM2612?
The original Mario Party often had kids use their palm to spin the stick for optimal minigame play. Otherwise, they'd be using this body part.
What is a thumb?
Wave Race
What is 24 years since Wave Race Blue Storm?
This American company created in April 1990 by LJN co-founder Jack Friedman continued the legacy of licensed titles through the late 90s and 2000s from WWE to Power Rangers. Who knew they would be destroyed by a drawing tablet? At least they weren't drawing dinosaurs.
What is THQ?
This 1995 Square Super Nintendo RPG, and the subtitle of the first Danganronpa title.
What is Chrono Trigger Happy Havoc?
This chip found in Mega Man X2 and X3 allowed the Super Nintendo to be capable of rendering wireframe graphics.
What is CX4?
This company originally wanted to name their arcade machine Puck-Man, though quickly changed the name once they realized how easy it would be to graffiti.
What is Namco?
Kid Icarus
What is 13 years since Kid Icarus Uprising?
Known by this name originally, this studio doesn't develop video games anymore, but instead the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
What is APE?
This classic N64 Zelda subtitle, and this on-rail light gun shooter from Namco.
What is Ocarina of Time Crisis?
This chip is not only the GPU for the Nintendo Switch, but the often-forgotten Nvidia Shield microconsole.
What is Tegra X1?
This Chicago-born actor named his daughter after Nintendo's second princess. In return, they shared the screen for a somewhat somber Ocarina of Time 3D commercial.
Who is Robin (Williams)
F-Zero
What is 22 years since F-Zero GX?
Most notable for developing the original Star Fox, these Brits ended up having to liquidate in 2004, ceasing to exist by 2007 until their recent resurrection in August of 2024 to release the remaster of Croc.
What is Argonaut Games?
This GameCube title developed by Treasure, and the classic MMO RPG made by Blizzard.
What is Wario World of Warcraft?
This Konami-designed chip increased the Famicom's available sound channels by 3. Fitting as that's the number of games it was used for only in Japan.
What is VRC6?
The Atlus-developed Sega Saturn title and the Castlevania game released for PC-Engine CD share this word's pronunciation, despite its different spelling.
What is Rondo/Ronde?
Punch-Out!!
What is 16 years since Punch Out for Wii?
Creators of the Fable franchise, this studio roared into the hands of Microsoft in 2006 only to be dissolved in 2016.
What is Lionhead Studios?
This hidden gem NES sequel, and the subtitle to this 2002 Spongebob platformer.
What is Startropics 2: Zoda's Revenge of the Flying Dutchman?
This CPU designed by the creators of the Intel 8080 and manufactured by Zilog was the powerhouse of the Sega Master System.
What is the Z80?
Game Freak certainly didn't have a finger on it when they decided to release this man on the Sega Channel and not on a cartridge in North America.
What is Pulse?
Custom Robo
What is 18 years since Custom Robo Arena?