Protagonists
"It's a me!" this Nintendo mainstay has been around since his debut in 1981.
(Super) Mario
Bob Hoskins
John Leguizamo
Dennis Hopper
Super Mario Bros
Sony's first console released in North America in 1995 and featured classics like Tekken 3, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII.
Playstation
This fighting game released in 1994 that features a 7 foot tall NBA star fighting martial artists and creatures, was less than a slam dunk.
Shaq Fu
This Capcom horror action franchise is known as Biohazard in Japan.
Resident Evil
"ATHENA!" This vengeful "Ghost of Sparta" stars in Sony's God of War franchise.
Kratos
Ben Schwartz
Jim Carrey
James Marsden
Sonic the Hedgehog
Released in 1977 with it's iconic joystick and one red button controller, this system gave us classics such as Pitfall, Yars Revenge and Combat.
Atari 2600
This Atari 2600 game based on a 1982 Stephen Spielberg film about an alien was a major contributing factor to the video game crash of 1983.
E.T.
This Nintendo RPG series is known as Mother in Japan.
Earthbound
"OBJECTION" This spikey haired lawyer in a blue suit faced many Trials and Tribulations as the star of the majority of Capcom's Ace Attorney franchise.
Phoenix Wright
Angelina Jolie
Jon Voight
Daniel Craig
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Released in 1995 and considered perhaps Nintendo's greatest failure, this "handheld" console has only a 22 title game library including Nester's Funky Bowling, Wario Land, and Mario's Tennis.
Virtual Boy
Released in 2023, this broken disaster of a game based on the literary works of J. R. R. Tolkien is less than "Precious."
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
This side scrolling run and gun shooter where you fight aliens is known as Gryzor in Europe and Probotector in PAL Regions.
Contra
Nicknamed "The Dragon of Dojima" this man is the main playable character in the majority of SEGA's Yakuza (Like a Dragon) franchise.
Kazama Kiryu
Robin Shou
Christopher Lambert
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Released in 2003 this Nokia hybrid phone and handheld console failed to gain success in the market despite having big titles like Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Tomb Raider, and Splinter Cell on it.
N-Gage
Legendary Sonic creator Yuji Naka released this dud of a platformer in 2021 featuring a magical character in a white hat.
Balan Wonderworld
This Koei Tecmo Horror franchise that focuses on using a camera is known as Zero in Japan or Project Zero in Europe.
Fatal Frame
This early feline Xbox mascot starred in 2 platform games armed with a vacuum cleaner and time powers before being left to obscurity.
Blinx (The Time Sweeper)
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ben Kingsley
Alfred Molina
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
This SEGA handheld released in 1995 with a wandering name is notable for being able to play Genesis cartridges in the palm of your hands.
This 2006 Xbox 360 exclusive took a cute franchise with "explosively" fun local multiplayer and turned it into a dark and gritty reboot with no local multiplayer to little success.
Bomberman: Act Zero
This Capcom side scrolling action shooter with no jumping is called Hitler's Resurrection: Top Secret in Japan.
Bionic Commando