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Who is Isabelle
This administrative dog is likely to take credit for all of the work YOU did for Tom Nook's island
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What is E.T. the Extraterrestrial
This 1982 movie tie-in game was so terrible that many credit it with crashing the video game market at the time
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What is Subnautica
Players survive the alien oceans of Planet 4546B in this series from developer Unknown Worlds
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What is Game Freak
While dabbling in various multi-console projects over the years, this Japanese studio is primarily known to make Pokemon titles for Nintendo consoles
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What is F-Zero
Made famous by Smash Bros., Captain Falcon is one of many racers playable in this high-speed series, which saw its last title released exclusively in Japan in 2004
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Who is Gabe Newell
This real-world CEO of Valve is generally considered the only likeable executive of a large gaming company. He also appears as a powerful monster in the indie game Crawl
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What is Aliens: Colonial Marines
This 2013 SEGA-published game based on James Cameron's extraterrestrial movie sequel was derided by critics. At least a few of it's flaws were owed to a single typo in its AI programming
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What is BioShock
The underwater dystopia of Rapture and the floating Americana-themed Columbia are the primary locales of this series
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What is Yacht Club Games
This indie studio is primarily known for the prestigious series Shovel Knight
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What is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Players took the role of Darth Vader's powerful secret apprentice in this Star Wars series that abruptly ended after its second entry
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Who is Captain Qwark
This green-clad superhero was the most famous face in the galaxy before falling from grace and teaming up with the villainous Chairman Drek in Ratchet and Clank
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What is Cyberpunk 2077
The last-gen console version of this 2020 RPG was so poorly optimized and buggy that Sony made exceptions to its refund policy and delisted it from purchase on PS4
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What is Stray
You guide your non-human protagonist through a cyberpunk locale inspired by the Kowloon Walled City in this 2022 title
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What is Retro Studios
Acquired by Nintendo in 2002, this studio is known for developing acclaimed titles in both the Metroid and Donkey Kong Country series
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What is Jak & Daxter
After moving on from Crash Bandicoot, developer Naughty Dog created a trilogy of games (alongside some spinoffs) in this PS2-era franchise
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Who is Cave Johnson
This CEO of Aperture Science from the Portal series had a very big head by the end of his life
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What is Superman (64)
Most players did not feel very powerful when they were forced to clunkily fly through rings in this 1999 superhero title for the Nintendo 64
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What is Super Mario Bros. 2
Instead of taking place in its usual kingdom, the American version of this sequel was set in a dream world called Subcon, which is ruled over by an evil royal frog named Wart.
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What is Firaxis Games
Acclaimed "Sim" series designer Sid Meier is currently employed at this company, which has Civilization and XCOM among its flagship titles
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What is Earthworm Jim
This crude and surreal series starring an annelid in a humanoid suit has not produced a new title since 1999
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What is the Metroid Prime
The eponymous threat in this sci-fi trilogy evolved into a dark doppelganger of the protagonist after stealing her suit at the end of its boss fight in the first game
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What is Duke Nukem Forever
Only recently usurped as the game languishing longest in development, this final game in a testosterone-soaked FPS franchise spent over 14 years in development before releasing to poor reviews.
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What is Ark: Survival Evolved
Despite the naturalistic biomes and large variety of prehistoric fauna, most of the maps in this open world survival game actually take place on massive space stations in the far future.
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What is Factor Five
This defunct studio was known for developing aerial combat games, including the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series and PS3 exclusive Lair
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What is Chibi-Robo!
This series involving a tiny, helpful household robot with a short battery life was last seen as a poorly-received platformer released in 2015 for 3DS
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