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What is Penguin Adventure?
Hideo Kojima got his start in the MSX division of Konami with his first credit on this game.
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Who is CAPCOM?
Capsule Computers
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What is Super Mario World?
Originally going to be given the "4", it instead became its own series on the SNES with the second title starring the dinosaur sidekick.
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What is the Odyssey?
Considered one of the first consoles, Magnavox only produced these from '72 through '75 before making a 2nd one in 1978.
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Who is King K. Rool?
While Mario is considered his rival, this crocodilian was introduced as Donkey Kong's new enemy on the SNES.
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Who is Rare?
Originally known as Ultimate Play the Game, this game developer had its start on ZX Spectrum titles such as Jetpak and Sabre Wulf.
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Who is Irem?
International Rental Electronics Machines
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What is Ducktales?
Capcom would release two games for this licensed TV show with the second title becoming one of the rarest games.
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What is the Atari 5200?
Atari would give this console the "SuperSystem" name. It would be discontinued two years later with over 1 million units sold, 29 million less than its previous version.
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Who is Garland?
The first Final Fantasy would introduce this evil knight as the final boss but he would make a few more appearances across the main series.
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Who is Rockstar?
As DMA Design, this Edinburgh-based developer was known for shooter games on MS-DOS such as Menace and Blood Money long before they would go on to release their open-world crime series.
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Who is Coleco?
Connecticut Leather Company
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What is ActRaiser?
This SNES duology started as a strategy/action-platformer game with a popular soundtrack. Sadly, Quintet never got to release the third title on the N64.
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What is the 3DO?
Despite selling over 2 million worldwide, this console was not produced by one company but was licensed out to many 3rd parties. It was discontinued after two years... but hey, at least it had Gex!
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What is the Return of Samus?
Samus took out Mother Brain in her first and second outing, but in the Return of Samus,
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Who is Sid Meier?
He had his start working on racing and flight combat titles long before he began planning for this renowned 4X series.
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Who is SEGA?
Service Games
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What is Viewtiful Joe?
Hideki Kamiya's side-scrolling action game on the Gamecube did not sell well despite having an outspoken fanbase with the lead character's last cameo in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
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What is the Neo Geo CD?
Made as a CD-addon to their home-arcade console, it ended up bringing the prices down from $300+ per game to just under $70. Sadly, it only lasted for a year in the US before it was discontinued.
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What is Metal Gear Solid 3?
Before becoming The Boss, he had to take out The Boss in this action/survival/espionage title - considered the best one in the series.
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What is Fire Emblem?
Despite his untimely death in 1995, Gunpei Yokoi had a hand in developing Nintendo's early consoles, including working as a producer for the first three games of this tactics RPG series.
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Who is Enix?
Phoenix and ENIAC - the world's first computer.
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What is Maximo?
Set in the world of Ghoul 'n Goblins, this 3D action game only had two titles on the Playstation consoles.
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What is the Ouya?
Razer would acquire all of its assets in 2015 for this Kickstarter console which ended up being an Android-based platform with very few exclusive games with around 200,000 units sold.
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What is Knuckles Chaotix?
While Metal Sonic made his debut in Sonic CD, he also would appear as the final boss in this off-shoot game on the 32X that didn't star Sonic.
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