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This Italian plumber first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong, where he was originally called Jumpman.
- Mario
- Luigi
- Wario
- Toad
This 1972 arcade game by Atari featured two paddles and a bouncing square, becoming one of the first commercially successful video games.
- Space Invaders
- Pong
- Breakout
- Asteroids
This handheld gaming device released by Nintendo in 1989 featured a green-tinted screen and came bundled with Tetris.
- Game Gear
- Neo Geo Pocket
- Game Boy
- Atari Lynx
This blue hedgehog was created by Sega in 1991 to compete with Nintendo's Mario.
- Sonic
- Crash Bandicoot
- Spyro
- Bubsy
This Nintendo console, released in 1985 in North America, revived the video game industry after the crash of 1983.
- Super Nintendo
- Nintendo 64
- Atari 2600
- Nintendo Entertainment System
This 1980 arcade game by Namco features a yellow circular character eating dots while avoiding colorful ghosts.
- Donkey Kong
- Pac-Man
- Frogger
- Q*bert
This puzzle game featuring falling blocks was created by Soviet programmer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984.
- Dr. Mario
- Columns
- Tetris
- Puyo Puyo
This Microsoft console, released in 2001, was the company's first entry into the home console market.
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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