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Answer: Pokemon

"Pokémon", while aimed at children, is a game that breaks all age barriers. "Pokemon 'Red' and 'Blue'" (or "Green" instead of "Blue" in Japan) were released for the Game Boy in 1996 and became an instant world-wide hit. Based in the Kanto region, the main character has a choice of three starter Pokémon to start their adventure with: Bulbasaur (Grass type), Charmander (Fire type) and Squirtle (Water type). Since then, numerous other "Pokémon" games for different consoles have been released such as "'Gold' and 'Silver'" and "'Ruby' and 'Sapphire'" and a number of spin-off series have been released as well, such as "Pokémon Rumble" and "Pokémon Ranger", as well as trading cards, an anime series, comic books and movies.

Answer: The Sims

"The Sims" is a franchise based off the popular "SimCity" games. The first game was released in 2000 for the PC, which had sold more than 2 million copies by 2002. The next direct sequel, "The Sims 2", was released in 2004. Although mostly based around the PC, the games have been released for other platforms such as the XBox and XBox 360, the PS2 and 3, the GameCube etc. Other spin-off series' have also been released, such as "The Sims Medieval", "The Sims Online" and "The Sims Social", as well as numerous expansion packs for the various games.

The other games are also life-simulation games.

Answer: Tom Clancy

The Tom Clancy endorsed video game series had its first instalment in 1987, titled "The Hunt for Red October". They were developed by Red Storm Entertainment, a company Clancy co-founded, which was later bought by publisher Ubisoft Games in 2000. Most of the games are split in to separate series, such as the "Rainbow Six" series, the "Splinter Cell" series, the "Ghost Recon" series and the "EndWar" series. While Clancy does not directly work on the games himself, he does endorse them and allows his name to be used in the title.

Stephen King is famous for novels such as "It", "Pet Sematary" and "The Stand", Dan Brown for "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels & Demons" and Michael Crichton for "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World". All of them have had video games based on their work, major or not.

Answer: Call of Duty

"Call of Duty" was first published on the PC with the first title, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, released in 2003. It was highly praised by critics and the series kicked off quickly, with the sequel released in 2006 and new titles released often after that. One of the games ("Call of Duty: Black Ops") smashed previous selling records, selling over 5.6 million copies worldwide within 24 hours. As well as "Black Ops" other spin-off titles include "Modern Warfare" and "World at War". Other media related to "COD" include a comic book series ("Modern Warfare 2: Ghost"), card games and action figures. A non-profit organization named "Call of Duty Endowment" (or "CODE") has also been set up to help US military veterans find employment.

The other games are also popular shooter franchises.

Answer: American Football

The "Madden" series by EA Games is named after John Madden, a former player, head coach and a commentator of American football (NFL). It began in 1988 with "John Madden Football" and has since had a game released almost every new NFL season. Each game is quite simple- you play out the season as any of the NFL teams, making all the selections, controlling the players as they play and trading and drafting players and then start a new season. This "franchise mode" was introduced in 1998, before you simply played the games. "Madden '94" was the first game to feature real teams of the NFL after receiving official licensing to do so and the NFL Players Association gave permission to use real names in "Madden '95".

The "FIFA" games are the most popular soccer/football games by copies sold, the "NBA" series is the most popular basketball games and the "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" is the most popular golf game.

Answer: Final Fantasy

The first of the "Final Fantasy" games was released in 1987 as one last video game effort by creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. However, due to the game's success, he continued making games and the "Final Fantasy" series continued. The games all have a fairly similar structure- a group of characters all fighting one imposing evil threat- and sometimes share characters. The franchise also has a number of spin-offs, including the "Kingdom Hearts" series, which has similar gameplay but with Disney characters (and some "FF" characters thrown in). It has also spawned other media works such as motion pictures, trading cards and an anime.

The other video games are also notable role-playing game franchises.

Answer: Need for Speed

"Need For Speed" is a racing-game series which began in 1994 with "The Need for Speed". The games started on race tracks from around the globe, but with the release of "Need for Speed: Underground" the franchise has focused mainly on metropolitan streets. In the games cars can be bought and customised to suit the player's wants. Since "Underground", most of these cars have been sport cars such as the Lamborghini Gallardo or the Ferrari Enzo. The series includes titles such as "Hot Pursuit" (2010), "Underground" (2003) and "Shift" (2009).

The other games are also racing games.

Answer: Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is the titular character of a popular SEGA game franchise. He is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog with super speed. The first game of the franchise was released in 1991 for the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis. Since then he has appeared in many sequels and remakes and has featured in a crossover series titled "Mario & Sonic". It has also spawned numerous other adaptations including cartoons, movies and comic book series.

A famous bandicoot from video games is Crash Bandicoot, Conker is a famous squirrel and Banjo is a famous bear.

Answer: Guitar Hero

The first "Guitar Hero" game was released for PS2 in 2005 and featured music by the likes of Queen, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Megadeth and Deep Purple. When Harmonix left in 2007 and created the "Rock Band" series, Neversoft took over. Since the original, numerous direct sequels featuring various music artists have been created as well as other indirect sequels including "DJ Hero", "Guitar Hero: Metallica" and "Guitar Hero: Van Halen". It has also expanded to other consoles, including the Xbox 360, PC and Nintendo DS. Each game features the same general gameplay- the player uses the instrument-shaped controllers to play the right colour button based on which colour appears on the screen at which time to play popular songs. Singing is different, the player must sing in accordance to a line which goes up and down depending on how high or low you must sing.

The other games are quite similar in gameplay to "Guitar Hero".

Answer: Plumber

Mario, the short Italian plumber in red, first appeared as "Jumpman" in the "Donkey Kong" arcade game of 1981, before being renamed "Mario" for "Donkey Kong Junior". "Mario Bros." was the first game in which he (and his brother Luigi) appeared as the main protagonist. "Super Mario Bros." was the first platform game released for the NES in which he was protagonist. Since then he has appeared in many Nintendo games, including "Super Mario" and the ever-popular "Mario Kart" and many other Nintendo media franchises including movies, comic books and more. In most of his games he rescues Princess Peach from the major villain (mostly Bowser).

The other occupations were chosen at random.