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Video games have always been a terrific way to pass the time while improving your coordination and problem-solving abilities without you realizing it. See how much you understand video games by taking this quiz!

What classic game allows you to have Mario display his artistic side with the SNES Mouse peripheral?

Mario Paint

Mario Sculpting

Mario Music

Mario Watercolors

Mario Paint
The most well-known game that called for the SNES Mouse is Mario Paint.

Which spin-off series of the action-adventure genre has a blue-armored main character with the Buster Gun hand cannon?

Syphon Filter

Suikoden 2

Final Fantasy Tactics

Mega Man Legends

Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends was created and released by Capcom for the PlayStation in North America in 1998. It belongs to the Mega Man subseries and is the second 3D Mega Man game.

What was the name of the gaming system that immediately replaced the Wii?

Wii 2

Wii Extreme

Wii U

Wii X

Wii U
Better HD visuals and a GamePad controller made the Wii U a new way for gamers to play.

Who is the adorable pink figure who can inhale people to absorb their abilities?

Pikachu

Kirby

Meta Knight

Jigglypuff

Kirby
The iconic Nintendo character Kirby, who made his debut in 1992, has appeared in many titles.

Which of the following PlayStation games takes place in Raccoon City?

Twisted Metal

Rayman

Crash Bandicoot

Resident Evil

Resident Evil
The first game in the Resident Evil series was released in 1996 for the PlayStation by Capcom. As the S.T.A.R.S. task force members Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine look for their missing teammates, they encounter zombies and other creatures.

Which of these sports was not available as part of Wii Sports?

Basketball

Golf

Boxing

Bowling

Basketball
Thanks to Wii Sports, players now have an entirely new way to enjoy their favorite sports. But basketball was not included in the compilation.

Which Ocarina of Time sequel, released in 2000 for the N64, was one of the most eagerly awaited Zelda games?

Majora’s Mask

Wind Waker

The Faces of Evil

Hyrule Warriors

Majora’s Mask
The sixth game in The Legend of Zelda series to be released, Majora’s Mask, is remarkable for barely featuring Princess Zelda or Ganon.

You may design a little character that looks like you on different Nintendo platforms. What’s the name of this character?

Little Marios

Avatar

Yuu

Mii

Mii
For the Wii system, Miis were first released in 2006, and you may customize yours however you like.

What Mario game saw Mario choose a new job while drawing inspiration from Tetris?


Chef Mario

Dr. Mario

Baby Mario

Metal Mario

Dr. Mario
Like the original Tetris game, Dr. Mario challenges you to stack pills and clear lines.

Drawing success from the Mario Kart series, what N64 game used characters from the Donkey Kong Country franchise to have their racing fun?

Conker’s Hovercraft

Donkey’s Racing Adventures

Diddy Kong Racing

Kongs and Cars

Diddy Kong Racing
You can play Diddy Kong, Conker, Banjo, and more in this fun racing game.

Nintendo released which classic game in 1985 that would feature a dog laughing at you if you failed to shoot down certain birds?

Centipede

Duck Hunt

Battletoads

Super Mario Bros.

Duck Hunt
To shoot ducks in Duck Hunt, a unique controller in the form of a rifle was necessary. One of the most recognizable zapper games in video gaming history would eventually emerge from it.

In Mario Golf, who is not a playable character?

Luigi

Yoshi

Waluigi

Wario

Waluigi
You can play 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 which PlayStation original game lets you play Solid Snake?

Bushido Blade

Vagrant Story

Metal Gear Solid

Tekken 3

Metal Gear Solid
Konami created Metal Gear Solid in 1998 for the PlayStation. You take on the role of Solid Snake in the game, and your task is to eliminate terrorists from the FOXHOUND renegade special forces team.

Which one-on-one combat game places you in charge of an assassin who was a part of the Kage gang but managed to escape and is now forced to confront each of the other assassins in the group?

Bushido Blade

Chrono Cross

Vagrant Story

Final Fantasy VI

Bushido Blade
Square created Bushido Blade for the PlayStation, which was made available in North America in 1997. You play as Kage, a guy in this game who has just fled from a dojo carrying the secrets of your former gang of assassins. You battle with each person in this group as they close the gap on you.

Sunny Funny and Joe Chin are characters in which rhythm game?

Spyro

PaRappa The Rapper

Guitar Hero

Crash Bandicoot

PaRappa The Rapper
The video game PaRappa The Rapper was created by NanaOn-Sha and launched in Japan in 1996 and in other nations in 1997. In the game, PaRappa, a rapping dog, strives to win over Sunny Funny, a female character. To make PaRappa rap, the player must hit buttons in time with the music.

What was the Nintendo 64 version of Yoshi’s Island from the SNES?

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

Yoshi’s Story

Yoshi’s Safar

Yoshi’s Cookie

Yoshi’s Story
Many of the same gameplay elements from Yoshi’s Island are present in Yoshi’s Story, but there are also additional puzzles.

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

Samus was dead all along

It was all just a dream

The game is unwinnable.

Samus is a woman

Samus is a woman
Since the game’s instructions referred to Samus Aran as a “he,” many players were shocked to learn that she was a woman in 1986.

Which characters could not be controlled in the first Super Smash Bros. game for the N64?

Princess Peach

Yoshi

Pikachu

Samus

Princess Peach
Four of the twelve playable characters in the original Super Smash Bros. had to be unlocked.

What would the announcer for Mortal Kombat II say when you were about to win a fight?

Fatality!

Yeah!

There you go!

Finish him!

Finish him!
There were many famous phrases in Mortal Kombat II, but before you would win, the announcer would yell, “Finish him!”

 The first pair of Pokemon games came out on the Game Boy Color. What colors were these games for American audiences?

 Pokemon Yellow and Red

Pokemon Red and Blue

Pokemon Purple and Orange

Pokemon Blue and Green

Pokemon Red and Blue
The Japan version of the games were called Pokemon Red and Green. However, in the United States, the games were called Pokemon Red and Blue.

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