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mario

7

Nintendo R&D4

Super Mario Bros. (1985)

Super Mario World (1990)

Super Mario Kart (1992)

The Legend of Zelda

5

Nintendo R&D4

The Legend of Zelda (1986)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

castlevania

4

Konami

Castlevania (1986)

Super Castlevania IV (1991)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)

final-fantasy

4

Square

Final Fantasy (1987)

Final Fantasy VI (1994)

Final Fantasy VII (1997)

donkey-kong

3

Rare

Donkey Kong Country (1994)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)

Donkey Kong 64 (1999)

Mega Man

3

Capcom

Mega Man 2 (1988)

Mega Man 3 (1990)

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (1991)

metroid

3

Nintendo R&D1

Metroid (1986)

Super Metroid (1994)

Metroid Fusion (2002)

Punch-Out!!

3

Nintendo R&D3

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987)

Punch-Out!! (1987)

Super Punch-Out!! (1994)

Contra

2

Konami

Contra (1987)

Contra III: The Alien Wars (1992)

kirby

2

HAL Laboratory

Kirby's Dream Land (1992)

Kirby's Adventure (1993)

Sonic the Hedgehog

2

Sonic Team

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)

star-fox

2

Nintendo EAD

Star Fox (1993)

Star Fox 64 (1997)

advance-wars

1

Intelligent Systems

Advance Wars (2001)

banjo-kazooie

1

Rare

Banjo-Kazooie (1998)

Chrono

1

Square

Chrono Trigger (1995)

Double Dragon

1

Technos Japan

Double Dragon (1988)

crash-bandicoot

1

Naughty Dog

Crash Bandicoot (1996)

EarthBound

1

HAL Laboratory

EarthBound (1994)

F-Zero

1

Nintendo EAD

F-Zero (1990)

fire-emblem

1

Intelligent Systems

Fire Emblem (2003)

Golden Axe

1

Sega

Golden Axe (1989)

golden-sun

1

Camelot Software Planning

Golden Sun (2001)

gran-turismo

1

Polyphony Digital

Gran Turismo (1997)

Mega Man X

1

Capcom

Mega Man X (1993)

metal-gear

1

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

Metal Gear Solid (1998)

Ninja Gaiden

1

Tecmo

Ninja Gaiden (1988)

panzer-dragoon

1

Team Andromeda

Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998)

Phantasy Star

1

Sega

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993)

pokemon

1

Game Freak

Pokémon Red Version (1996)

resident-evil

1

Capcom Production Studio 1

Resident Evil (1996)

Mana

1

Square

Secret of Mana (1993)

Shinobi

1

Sega

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)

spyro

1

Insomniac Games

Spyro the Dragon (1998)

Street Fighter

1

Capcom

Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1993)

Streets of Rage

1

Sega AM7

Streets of Rage 2 (1992)

tekken

1

Namco

Tekken 3 (1997)

super-smash-bros

1

HAL Laboratory

Super Smash Bros. (1999)

tomb-raider

1

Core Design

Tomb Raider (1996)

tony-hawk

1

Neversoft

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)

twisted-metal

1

SingleTrac

Twisted Metal 2 (1996)