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In Mario Golf, who isn’t a playable character?

Waluigi

Princess Peach

Wario

Yoshi

Waluigi
You can play as Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, or Wario in Mario Golf. You may also play as a few lesser-known characters, although Waluigi isn’t one of them.

In Resident Evil 2, what is the name of the city you play in?

Tokyo

Raccoon City

Los Angeles

Umbrella City

Raccoon City
Raccoon City is a fictitious city from the Resident Evil survival horror genre that has appeared in several games. It was a small, industrialized town in Arklay County, a remote mountainous region of the Midwest. During the t-Virus epidemic in 1998, it was completely destroyed.

What is the name of the game in which you have to journey across the Dragon Kingdom in order to beat Gnasty Gnorc?

Lord of the Rings

Dragon Quest

Spyro the Dragon

Dragon Valor

Spyro the Dragon
Spyro the Dragon was a PlayStation game created by Insomniac Games and published in 1998. You play as Spyro and journey through the Dragon Kingdom’s five kingdoms, releasing dragons and defeating Gnasty Gnorc’s army.

When GoldenEye 007 was launched, who portrayed James Bond?

Roger Moore

Daniel Craig

Sean Connery

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan
At the time, Pierce Brosnan was James Bond, and GoldenEye 007 is based on the critically praised Bond film from 1995.

Yoshi

Waluigi

Mario

Princess Peach

Yoshi
Yoshi made his first appearance in 1990’s Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

What video game genre does Animal Crossing belong to?

Action Adventure

Role Playing Game

First-Person Shooter

Life Simulation

Life Simulation
You are a member of a village in Animal Crossing, where you do different chores such as farming, fossil collecting, and fishing.

What simulation game did Nintendo bring to the SNES after it had already made a significant sensation on home computers?

Zoo Tycoon

Roller Coaster Tycoon

SimCity

Spore

SimCity
The SNES version of SimCity was quite identical to the PC version, and it was the franchise’s first console game.

Which one-on-one combat game puts you in charge of an assassin who was formerly a member of the Kage assassin organization but has now escaped and must battle each of the other members?

Final Fantasy VI

Triangle Strategy

Red Dead Redemption

Bushido Blade

Bushido Blade
Bushido Blade was published in North America in 1997 by Square for the PlayStation. You play as a figure who has fled a dojo containing the secrets of your old assassin organization known as Kage.

What was the name of the third Legend of Zelda game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System?

The Adventure of Link

A Link to the Past

Breath of the Wild

Ocarina of Time

A Link to the Past
In 1992, A Link to the Past was released on the SNES, and it had memorable bosses and excellent gameplay.

The Pikmin themselves are aliens from another world in Pikmin. What is the name of the character controlled by the player?

Josh

Captain Olimar

Solid Snake

Doctor Octopus

Captain Olimar
Captain Olimar hails from the planet Hocotate and made his Nintendo GameCube debut in the first Pikmin game.

On the Game Boy Color, the first two Pokemon games were released. For American viewers, what colors were these games?

Pokemon Red and Blue

Pokemon Gold and Silver

Pokemon Purple and Orange

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

Pokemon Red and Blue
Pokemon Red and Green were the names of the games in Japan. The games were known as Pokemon Red and Blue in the United States.

Which action-adventure game is a spin-off series with the main character who wears blue armor and wields the Buster Gun hand cannon?

Breath of Fire

Legend of the Blue Sea

Mega Man Legends

Final Fantasy Tactics

Mega Man Legends
Capcom produced and published Mega Man Legends for the PlayStation, which was released in North America in 1998. It is the second Mega Man game to be done in 3D and is a sub-series of Mega Man games.

Bowser

Donkey Kong

Princess Peach

Wario

Wario
In the original Super Mario Kart, there were eight playable characters, but Wario was not one of them.

Which of the following game titles is called after the vehicle combat deathmatch tournament from the game?

Twisted Metal

Gran Turismo

Forza

Need for Speed

Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal was published in North America for the PlayStation in 1995. In order to obtain a gift from the enigmatic persona Calypso, you must pick from 12 distinct unique automobiles to compete in a last-person-standing car deathmatch.

In which PlayStation game did you control the character Solid Snake?

Snake 3

Vagrant Story

Tekken Origins

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid
Konami released Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation in 1998. In the game, you take on the role of Solid Snake and are tasked with eliminating terrorists from the FOXHOUND renegade special forces team.

A baseball video game for the SNES included only one MLB player’s name and likeness. Who was the main character?

Barry Bonds

Willey Mays

Ken Griffey Jr.

Roger Clemens

Ken Griffey Jr.
Because there was no Major League Baseball Players’ Association license, Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run was a fun baseball video game that solely included his picture.

What was the title of Conker’s Pocket Tales’ raunchy sequel?

Conker’s Bad Fur Day

Conker: Live and Reloaded

Conker the Squirrel

Conker Goes Wild

Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Although Conker’s Pocket Tales is a very harmless game, the sequel upped the ante by turning the title character into a binge-drinking lunatic.

Which of these games is based on the work of an undercover cop who uncovers a plan to murder the president and is inspired by cinematic automobile chases?

Need For Speed

Driver

Gran Turismo

Twisted Metal

Driver
In 1999, the PlayStation game Driver: You Are the Wheelman was published. You play as John Tanner, an NYPD cop and former racing car driver who is deployed undercover to investigate a crime group and subsequently uncovers a presidential assassination plan.

Link’s Awakening

Ocarina of Time

Breath of the Wild

Tri-force Heroes

Ocarina of Time
Many people believe Ocarina of Time to be the finest N64 game ever. It possessed an emotional depth that no other video game has before.

What is the protagonist’s name in the Perfect Dark series?

Black Dark

Samus Aran

Joanna Dark

Donnie Darko

Joanna Dark
The protagonist of Perfect Dark is Joanna Dark. She is a secret spy for the Carrington Institute and participates in clandestine missions.

In the original Super Smash Bros for the N64, which of the following was not a playable character?

Zelda

Link

Mario

Princess Peach

Princess Peach
Super Smash Bros. had 12 playable characters in the original game, four of which had to be unlocked.

In the Star Fox video game series, what is the name of the titular fox?

Rocket

Fox McCloud

Fox McFoxFace

Foxtrot

Fox McCloud
The hero of the Star Fox video games is named Fox McCloud. He made his debut on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

What is the name of the Mario smartphone game that Nintendo released?

Super Mario Mobile

Super Mario Run

iPhone Mario

Super Mario Android

Super Mario Run
Super Mario Run is a 2016 iOS and Android platform video game developed and published by Nintendo.

The Skyward Sword

The Sword of Hope

The Master Sword

Excalibur

The Master Sword
After making your way through the Lost Woods, you obtain Master Sword by releasing three pendants.

What was the name of the role-playing game in which humans and dinosaurs coexist on the globe and time travel is a feature?

Metal Chronos

Chrono Trigger

UN Squadron

Time Traveling Dinosaurs

Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger is a timeless game in which you can go to the future or the past.

This successful racing game for the PlayStation, published in 1997, spawned a big series of games for each of the PlayStation’s numbered systems. What was the name of the game where you could choose from 140 different sports cars?

Gran Turismo

Forza Horizon

Need for Speed

Asphalt

Gran Turismo
Polyphony Digital created Gran Turismo, which was launched in 1997 for the original PlayStation platform. There were 11 distinct racing circuits and 140 cars to select from in this game.

In the EarthBound series, what is the name of the protagonist?

Timmy

Ness

Link

Giygas

Ness
Ness is the main character of EarthBound, and he fights with a yo-yo and a baseball bat.

Which rhythmic game has characters named Sunny Funny and Joe Chin?

PaRappa The Rapper

Crash Bandicoot

Spyro

Oddworld

PaRappa The Rapper
PaRappa The Rapper is a video game created by NanaOn-Sha that was published in Japan in 1996 and internationally in 1997. The protagonist of the game is PaRappa, a rapping dog who is attempting to impress a lady named Sunny Funny. The player must push buttons in time to make PaRappa rap.

Which Pokemon games for the GameBoy Color were compatible with Pokemon Stadium?

Pokemon Gold and Silver

Pokemon Gold and Crystal

Pokemon Green and Blue

Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow
You may play Pokemon Stadium using the Pokemon you gathered in Red, Blue, or Yellow by using a Transfer Pak accessory.

In Pokemon Snap, what is the name of the photographer character you play as?

Todd Snap

Gary Oak

Misty

Ash Ketchum

Todd Snap
Todd Snap appeared in a few episodes of the anime, but his most famous part was in Pokemon Snap.

What N64 game uses characters from the Donkey Kong Country franchise to enjoy their own racing fun, drawing inspiration from the Mario Kart series?

Kongs and Cars

Donkey Kong Country Racing

Diddy Kong Racing

Donkey’s Racing Adventures

Diddy Kong Racing
In this entertaining racing adventure, you may play as Diddy Kong, Conker, Banjo, and other characters.

What is the name of the Konami survival horror game in which you play as Harry Mason, who is searching for his adoptive daughter in a town with the same name as the game?

Silent Hill

Outlast

Amnesia

Diablo

Silent Hill
Konami released Silent Hill on the PlayStation in 1999. You play as Harry Mason, who is searching for his adopted daughter in the town of Silent Hill. You will face enemies in the game, which Harry must either battle or flee in order to survive and find his daughter.

What was the twist in the original Metroid game’s ending?

The game gets corrupted.

Samus is a woman.

It was all just a dream.

Samus is a robot.

Samus is a woman.
Many gamers were astonished to learn that Samus Aran was a woman when the game’s manual referred to her as a “he” in 1986.

What is the name of the one and only standalone Kirby game on the Nintendo 64?

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Star Allies

Kirby’s Dream Land 3

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was notable for allowing Kirby to concurrently obtain two powers, allowing for some extremely interesting combo strikes.

Samurai Shodown

Super Mario Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Street Fighter

Super Smash Bros.
The game Super Smash Bros. was first released in 1999. There were 12 playable characters in the original game.

Mario first appeared in the arcade game Donkey Kong. His given name, however, was not Mario. What was it?

Mr. Plumber

Jumpman

Plumbus

Red Man

Jumpman
Despite conflicting reports as to whether Jumpman and Mario were supposed to be the same person, many fans believe they are.

In The Legend of Zelda series, who is the main character?

Peach

Link

Princess Zelda

Ganon

Link
Despite the fact that Zelda is the title character, you play as Link in this popular video game series.

Which Fox McCloud-starring N64 game was the first to make use of the console’s Rumble Pak?

Star Fox Adventures

Star Fox 64

Fox McCloud and Beyond

Star Fox Zero

Star Fox 64
The Rumble Pak was an add-on accessory that you could insert into the controller’s expansion slot to make it vibrate while you played. It added to the excitement of playing Star Fox 64.

Which of these characters was not playable in Mario Kart 64 for the Nintendo 64?

Mario

Bowser

Princess Peach

Link

Link
Although Link would eventually become a playable character in the Mario Kart franchise, the game’s first playable characters were Mario and his pals.

With this video game, the Wii U launched a unique style of first-person shooter in which you had to blast adversaries with ink.

Octopus Kids

Splatter Kings

Ninjago

Splatoon

Splatoon
Splatoon is a chaotic yet colorful first-person shooter that many gamers have grown to adore since its release in the summer of 2015.

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