Mushroom Kingdom
Guts & Gridiron
Grottos & Gremlins
Scream, Aim, Fire
What Are You Afraid Of?
100
Though he is really more of a dinosaur-lizard, he has still been Mario's trusty steed since 1990.
Who is Yoshi?
100
Named after the Super Bowl-winning Raiders coach, this football game series has seen a release every year since 1988.
What is Madden?
100
Spanning eight in-game generations of creatures, as well as over 20 real-life years of video games, trading card sets, and animated shows, this series has inspired legions of trainers to go out and "catch 'em all".
What is Pokemon?
100
Chug jugs and pickaxes are abound in this Epic Games-developed battle royale shooter, which has become their biggest online game since Unreal Tournament.
What is Fortnite?
100
Players endure an entire week as an underpaid and overworked security guard for a very haunted pizza place, constantly at the mercy of four murderous animatronic characters.
What is Five Nights at Freddy's?
200
The Kingdom of _______, where Princess Zelda and the warrior Link call their home.
What is Hyrule?
200
This publishing company is best known for its name-brand association with the NBA games since 2006, and the WWE games since 2014.
Who is 2K?
200
From Morrowind and Skyrim to Cyrodill and Elsewhyr, this Bethesda-developed series has seen players explore the Kingdom of Tamriel since 1994.
What is The Elder Scrolls?
200
This military shooter series - developed in a yearly cycle between Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games - was at one point a juggernaut of the games industry following the release of 2009's Modern Warfare 2, but has since lost its crown to the battle royale genre.
What is Call of Duty?
200
This bat-swinging, zombified old lady has seen her popularity increase since the release of her mobile game in 2017.
Who is Granny?
300
The scourge of Samus Aran, these adorable little brain parasites are in the title of the games they appear in.
What is (a) Metroid?
300
This California-born "Birdman" had already retired when "____ _____'s Pro Skater" released in 1999.
Who is Tony Hawk?
300
Do not let the "finality" of title fool you: this series has had 15 (XV) sequels since 1987, and is set to release a remastered version of its seventh sequel starring the blonde, spiky-haired hero Cloud.
What is Final Fantasy?
300
These are the ring-shaped planets that serve as the battlefield between the Master Chief and the alien Covenant, as well as the title of this XBOX and PC-exclusive series.
What is (a) Halo?
300
Enter the survival horror with this series that defined the genre, spanning 7 main titles and centered around a genetically-engineered zombie biohazard called the T-Virus.
What is Resident Evil?
400
Though it has not had a sequel since 2004, this mach-speed futuristic racing game starring Captain Falcon is considered one of Nintendo's flagship motor-sports games.
What is F-Zero?
400
It has become a controversial staple of sports video games since 2009 with its inclusion in EA's FIFA and NFL games, requiring gamers to drop real-life money on randomized packs of players in order to have the best squad for online matches.
What is Ultimate Team (or MyTEAM)?
400
This 2011 trilogy developed by FromSoftware is credited with inventing an entirely new genre - the "Souls-like" - and was succeeded by the PlayStation 4-exclusive "Bloodborne".
What is Dark Souls?
400
This game series - which received a sequel this March - pits players against demons, zombies, and other monsters as they battle out of the reaches of space and into Hell itself.
What is Doom?
400
This town is also the title of a psychological horror franchise that forces regular people to confront their own anxieties, manifested as deformed monsters and corrupted dreams.
What is Silent Hill?
500
Until the 3DS, this was Nintendo's first and only attempt at a fully 3-D games console, and was discontinued in 1995 - the same year it released.
What is the Virtual Boy?
500
From football to soccer, basketball to pro-wrestling, it seems that ending up on the front of a yearly video game box generally results in something very bad happening to an athlete, leading many to believe this exists.
What is the Cover Curse?
500
This 2007 computer game about the white-haired monster hunter Geralt of Rivia would go on to spawn two increasingly successful sequels, a mobile card game, and a 2019 Netflix series starring Henry Cavill.
What is The Witcher?
500
At one point bumping shoulders with Call of Duty and Battlefield, this military series - named after the most prestigious military decoration in the United States Armed Forces - has been dormant since 2012 following the lackluster reception of its final sequel, "Warfighter".
What is Medal of Honor?
500
One of Rockstar's most controversial titles, this game pits an absolved death row inmate against a swarm of psychopaths as he fights to survive the deadliest film ever made.
What is Manhunt?
