Classics at the Arcade
Introduced in 1982, this sequel had as big an appetite as her male predecessor, plus a cute little bow!
Who is Ms. Pac-Man?
This spinoff of the Pokemon series was first released in 2005, and the remake released in 2020 for the Switch. Instead of being a trainer, you play as a pokemon!
What is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon?
Toby Fox says Undertale took inspiration from several other video game series like Mario & Luigi, Brandish, and Touhou Project, but mainly this one.
What is Mother? (or Earthbound)
This rhythm game, often abbreviated as "DDR" involves a player stepping on four directional arrows along with the beat of a song.
What is Dance Dance Revolution?
In 1991, The Sega Genesis quickly outsold the SNES after the console was packaged and advertised alongside this now iconic video game. Gotta go buy a Genesis!
What is Sonic the Hedgehog?
For a while, this 1972 4-letter arcade game from Atari was the coolest thing since table tennis.
What is Pong?
Due to the character Carlos' new look in this 2020 remake, fans began calling him "Miguel" since his new design looks a lot like the Tekken character of the same name.
What is Resident Evil 3?
The title princess of this best selling franchise was named for F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife.
What is the Legend of Zelda?
In this game, your performance is measured by the "U Rappin'" meter. Ranking it as either Awful, Bad, Good or Cool.
What is PaRappa the Rapper?
The sixth generation of video game consoles refers to the consoles released at the turn of the 21st century. Including the Gamecube, Dreamcast, Xbox, and this console from Sony.
What is the Playstation 2?
He was a bouncing orange critter with a big nose and an asterisk in his name who hopped around the level to escape enemies like "Coily" and "Ugg".
Who is Q*bert?
This installment in the Legend of Zelda series is set not in Hyrule, but rather on the isle of Koholint. The original released for the Game Boy, a remake came out for the Switch.
What is Link's Awakening?
The desire in his childhood to catch every insect inspired Satoshi Tajiri to create this 1996 game.
What is Pokemon?
This 2007 game from Harmonix is like "Guitar hero" with a mic and drums.
What is Rock Band?
The eighth generation of video game consoles includes consoles released since 2012 by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. This system was the first home console of the generation to be discontinued.
What is the Wii U?
This classic arcade game from 1982 popularized two player co-op. The players controlled lance-wielding knights riding ostriches, and dueled enemy knights riding buzzards.
What is Joust?
In the remake of this game, the character Jessie is given a much larger role. As she lies dying, the game's main character says the famous line, "You owe me a pizza".
What is Final Fantasy 7?
This famous developer stated that his newest game was inspired by recent poilitical events and situations. He referenced Donald Trump and Brexit as influences.
Who is Hideo Kojima?
This game, mentioned by Dunkey in his best of 2016 video, is described as a "psychadelic horror rhythm game". You play as a space beetle racing through a hellish void.
What is Thumper?
This crowdfunded microconsole created by Julie Uhrman received $8.5 million in preorders before launching in 2013. Post-launch sales were extremely poor and the device was a commercial failure.
What is the Ouya?
You had left, middle and right fire buttons in this arcade game. It's also the name of a U.S Army unit known as "MICOM" for short.
What is Missle Command?
The Spyro Reignited trilogy was released for Xbox One, PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch in 2018. The original trilogy was released for this console.
What is the Playstation?
The villains in this popular mobile game were inspired by the swine flu epidemic scare.
What is Angry Birds?
The third game in the Rhythm Heaven series was the first to be localized for a western audience. It was released internationally in 2009 for this system.
What is the Nintendo DS?
Microsoft has only one of their consoles on the list of the top-ten best-selling consoles of all time. Roughly 84 million units of this console were sold, putting it sixth on the list.
What is the Xbox 360?