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1. Mario is Nintendo's icon, and arguably the most popular gaming icon in all of history. "Super Mario 64" for the Nintendo 64 was the first 3D platforming adventure Mario undertook. His famous nemesis opposes him here, and is a major boss fight on three different occasions. Who is it?
2. One of few franchises to rival Mario as an all-time gaming icon would be another of Nintendo's legendary franchises- "Pokemon." The very first games ended up reshaping gaming as we know it. Here, the player must defeat eight gym leaders, clear the Elite Four, and then dethrone the champion in various Pokemon battles. At the end of the long, arduous journey, who is the champion the player must defeat to claim the crown?
3. The "DOOM" franchise is rightfully, often viewed as the franchise which pioneered the first person shooter genre. With the first game in its history being released in 1993, who was the first ever boss the franchise would witness?
4. Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob Squarepants" is arguably the most popular cartoon of all time. It also has had quite the place in video gaming as well. "Battle for Bikini Bottom" ultimately went on to consistently earn the best reviews, ratings and revenue out of any other game developed within the franchise within the 2000s. It was to the point where it even got a remake in 2020. Who is the final boss of this cult classic?
5. The "Legend of Zelda" franchise is definitely spoken of respectfully alongside the "Pokemon" and "Mario" in terms of legendary franchises produced by the gaming titan Nintendo. Link has just about always been the main protagonist of every game released by the franchise. His archenemy, generally each game's final boss in some way, has also been right there with him. Who is it?
6. While the "Metroid" series hasn't quite been Nintendo's most popular, it is still doubtlessly iconic on it's own. It was notably Nintendo's first ever attempt at featuring a female protagonist, Samus Aran. Samus' sworn enemy is a frequent pain in her side as a boss. Who is this?
7. The "Dark Souls" franchise began in 2008 and it became iconic to the point of becoming a cult classic franchise. The third game in the series sends the player off fitfully, a standout last hoorah. Who was the last boss that FROM Software put into the series to cap off their trilogy?
8. "Call of Duty Black Ops 3" captivated fans of the franchise with its famous Aether storyline, which had been going on for the previous ten years at the time the game released. The very last original map, Revelations, seems to end off the beloved storyline with an intense boss fight against an old foe. Who is it?
9. "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" ended up being the game to finally get Nintendo's strategy extraordinaire back on track, outperforming the franchise's previous three games in day one, quarterly and annually revenue combined. Here, the game presents a possibility of three different final bosses depending on how the player plays the game. Which of the following is an example?
10. "Super Smash Bros" is an all time Nintendo hit, a crossover of many different video game franchises in a single fighting game. In "Super Smash Bros Brawl", the cast must come together to save the entire multiverse as they know it from a mysterious threat in the "Subspace Emissary" campaign. Who is the final boss here?
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