Do You NintenKnow: April 2025
Below is a set of clues for games that have a notable US release date anniversary (5, 10, 15, etc.) in the current month. See if you can figure out the title before clicking the blurred image to find out if you were correct! Head down to the comments when you’re finished and reminisce about the personal memories that were dredged up. Remember that these are going by the release date in the United States. Have fun!
April 1990
Konami released this NES tactical espionage sequel to Hideo Kojima’s popular debut outing in the series…without his input! In fact, this inspired Kojima to produce his own sequel for the MSX2 which was only released in Japan, while the title we’re looking at here only came out in North America and Europe. The main character was the same, and his name is half of the game’s title. There’s your big hint!
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Konami’s run-and-gun series returned to the NES with this arcade port sequel to the first game. Bill and Lance are back once again with three stages exclusive to the NES version. Sadly, there is no Konami code to be found this time. However, a different code will still give you ten lives in the NES version and thirty lives in the Famicom version…no fair! The European name is also way cooler – Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces.
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April 2000
That famous monster-catching franchise had this Game Boy Color spinoff that brought deck building and battling into the virtual space. Keep winning battles in the in the clubs to win packs and expand your decks. There aren’t eight Gym Leaders but there are eight Club Masters to defeat. Oh, and instead of an Elite Four, there are four Grand Masters to prove your ultimate mettle. The soundtrack is also very, very good which is important considering the fact that the battles can take a long time, so you hear the music for extended periods.
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April 2010
This Capcom title was the third main entry in a very popular (at least in Japan) series and actually began as a Playstation 3 title before making the shift to Wii. Groups of players band together to take down large beasts, harvesting parts from their bodies to continually upgrade their gear. The main addition in this edition was the ability to travel and fight underwater, with new beasties that took full advantage of that. There were also new weapons like the Switch Axe. With all of the coordination needed, it was a great excuse to use the Wii Speak device to chat with all of your friends!
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April 2015
Have you ever tried to cram something into a small container that you know should really be in a bigger one and wonder what the point was in even trying? That might be an accurate depiction of this New Nintendo 3DS exclusive title, a port of a massive Monolith soft Wii RPG. Wield the Monado as Shulk and travel across breathtaking landscapes of both the Bionis and Mechonis…on the small screens of a handheld? I guess it was a technical achievement if nothing else!
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April 2020
Square Enix released this 3D action RPG remake of an old Super Famicom title from 1995 on the Nintendo Switch, along with the PlayStation 4 and Windows. The original title, Seiken Densetsu 3, was not released outside of Japan even though the first two titles in the series made their way over to North America. Fight enemies and gain experience on your way to save a certain tree. Not everything about the remake was necessarily a positive as some of the voice acting was grating, particularly Charlotte’s dialogue that has her talking like a baby.
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