Before this Nintendo character starred in his own series, he was the antagonist for the hit 1981 arcade game created by Shigeru Miyamoto.
Who is Donkey Kong?
100
This game was named because its developer was going bankrupt and intended it to be their last title. It would later become one of the most popular RPG series of all time, with over 13 subsequent titles.
What is Final Fantasy?
100
In this recent and popular title, your character alters his own DNA for superpowers while exploring a secret city in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is Bioshock?
100
Name the game where this theme plays.
What is Pokemon?
200
Invented by Ralph Baer, this was the first commercial "home" gaming system made available to the general public. Before then, all gaming was done at the arcade.
What is Magnavox Odyssey?
200
Created by Satoshi Tajiri, this game series started with 150 creatures called the same name as this popular game series.
What is Pokemon?
200
This popular RPG Series was rumored to start when the Japanese regional managers for Walt Disney and Squaresoft met in an elevator.
What is Kingdom Hearts?
200
There is no "right" or "wrong" choice in this space adventure/shooter trilogy, in which the player is a ship's captain who must make morally complex choices to determine the fate of the known universe.
What is Mass Effect?
200
This track plays in the opening cutscene to this game.
What is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
300
This "virtual table tennis" game is the forerunner of the video game industry as we know it, being the first game available to play at home instead of the arcade.
What is Pong?
300
Before his death in 1997, this Nintendo Developer is responsible for the Metroid Series and the Game Boy handheld.
Who is Gunpei Yokoi?
300
This well-known and fashionable prefecture in the Tokyo metropolitan complex became the setting for Square Enix's game The World Ends With You, for Nintendo DS.
What is Shibuya?
300
This AI accompanies the protagonist in the Halo series as they explore alien worlds to unravel a mystery that threatens the existence of all sentient life in the galaxy.
Who is Cortana?
300
Name the game from this track. (Hint: Not all planets are spheres)
What is Halo?
400
This game character was inspired when developers ordered a pizza and saw it had a missing slice.
What is Pac-Man?
400
This roleplay game series was inspired partially by Shigeru Miyamoto's childhood exploration in the forest.
What is the Legend of Zelda?
400
These penguin-like creatures are denizens of the Netherworld in the Atlus RPG series "Disgaea". Dood!
What is a prinny?
400
This woman, once the secretary to the founder of Aperture Science, had her personality sealed inside the AI that would later become the snarky antagonist of the physics-warping puzzle platformer "Portal".
Who is Caroline?
400
Name the game that this track comes from. (Hint: Don't fear the Reapers)
What is The World Ends With You?
500
This man, who also founded Chuck-E-Cheese and uWink, is responsible for the founding of the original Atari Corporation.
Who is Nolan Bushnell?
500
This warehouse landlord is the inspiration for the name of Nintendo's most popular character.
Who is Mario Segale?
500
This handgun-like device is used as a tool for summoning in the Atlus RPG "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3." (Hint: you're not supposed to shoot it at the enemy)
What is an Evoker?
500
This high-tech corporation from the game Assassin's Creed is actually a front for the Order of Knights Templar.
What is Abstergo Industries?
500
Name the game that this track is from. (Hint: Memento Mori)