Name of the Game
In the Game
Going Places
Part of the Story
Um, Actually...
100

Snapping Turtle King, Matooba, Moth King, Idaho, KID, and Ruin are all bosses you must defeat in this shoot ‘em up for the Neo Geo

Viewpoint

100

In Shenmue, Ryo’s father is killed once Lan Di takes this mirror, 1 part of a 2-mirror-set along with the Phoenix mirror

The Dragon mirror

100

A fictional parody of the United States, Earthbound takes place in this country, several years after the events of “Mother”

Eagleland

100

Soulcalibur gets it’s name from the combination of Soul Edge and this mythical sword that would eventually be an in-game weapon used to counteract Soul Edge's evil

Excalibur

100

While PaRappa tries to win the heart of his crush, Sunny Funny, before his rival, Joe Chin, he must endure various trials. The first of these trials is learning judo at a dojo run by Chop Chop Master Onion.

Um, actually, PaRappa learns karate, not judo.

200

This Jaguar tube shooter is a remake of an Atari game known for its use of QuadraScan vector color display technology

Tempest 2000

200

Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean has you playing as Pike trying to cure his sister who was turned to stone by an evil mage. Pike sets off on his journey with this, an inheritance from his late father

A talking sword (Cirrus)

200

In Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue, you find a series of notes chronicling the sad story of Mew and Mewtwo. According to these notes, Mew was found in this South American country next to Venezuela

Guyana (Now Faraway Island, accessible in Pokemon Emerald)

200

This SNES game, a sequel to a Japan only release named “Strange and Mysterious World”, has you playing as a shrine maiden who must team up with a Tanuki that needs her help to cure his friends, the Nopino Goblins

Pocky & Rocky

200

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario is joined by Mallow, a young tadpole, Geno, a possessed doll, Bowser, after he was abandoned, and Princess Toadstool.

Um, Actually, Mallow is a cloud boy, and only thinks he's a tadpole.

300

Learn the four Judo abilities allowing you to summon an animal companion at level 1, attack all enemies at level 2, fly at level 3, and unleash a powerful repetitive attack in this SNES game

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

300

In Yoshi’s Story, this is the name for your health meter, represented by a flower with facial expressions at the top left of the screen

The smile meter

300

Digimon World has you traveling around the digital world trying to build up this city by bringing back various Digimon that have gone feral

File City

300

This game was originally written to be the story of Final Fantasy VII, but was deemed too dark by the superiors at Square before it became a new IP

Xenogears

300

In Metal Gear Solid, Solid Snake is aided by two people he meets on Shadow Moses: Otacon, a scientist, and Meryl Silverburgh, the daughter of Snake's former commanding officer, Colonel Roy Campbell.

Um, Actually, Meryl is Colonel Campbell's niece, not daughter.

400

This action RPG bundle originally released for the TurboGrafx-CD, praised for having some of the best video game music ever composed, was a pack-in title for the TurboDuo

Ys Book I & II (or just Ys I & II)

400

Saturn Bomberman lets you use multiple multitaps in order for this many people to play simultaneously, even though it made the game hard to see since it had to zoom out to show everyone on screen

10

400

This first party SNES game features a secret room with a fan’s name hidden inside after he won a Nintendo Power contest that required players to send in a photo of a rare enemy in Final Fantasy

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

400

Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring’s plot had a group of fighters trying to win a tournament in order to win this legendary sword

The Sword Ehrgeiz

400

In Tomb Raider, Lara Croft must fight dangerous animals and creatures using a variety of weapons. She carries two pistols with very limited ammo and can pick up a shotgun, dual magnums, and dual Uzis.

Um, Actually, her pistols have infinite ammo.

500

This Sega Saturn game features characters such as Jeffry McWild, Bark the Polar Bear, Rent-A-Hero, AM2 Palm Tree, and Janet

Fighters Megamix

500

Mario kart 64 introduced this well known tactic in racing to the series, used to gain a boost of speed by reducing the effect of drag on your kart

Drafting (or slipstreaming)

500

In Sonic Adventure, these hidden, protective environments can be used to care for cute virtual pets that players can hatch, name and interact with. 

Chao Gardens

500

The Bloody Roar series has had 25 different characters/animals, but the first game started with just 8. Name at least 4 of the 8 animals featured

Rabbit, fox, lion, gorilla, tiger, boar, wolf, mole

500

Mario tennis for the Virtual Boy Lets the player choose one of seven Mario characters, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Toad, Lakitu, and Donkey Kong Jr., all with differing attributes in regards to "speed", "power" or "racket area”.

Um, Actually, Koopa Troopa was a playable character, not Lakitu.