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1. 1 Easy

   Which character uses a vacuum cleaner to capture ghosts?

   Answer: Luigi

   Why: Luigi's Mansion launched with the GameCube in 2001, and Luigi won that haunted mansion in a contest he never even entered.

2. 2 Medium

   Which speed class represents the fastest racing category in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

   Answer: 200cc

   Why: Added as a free software update for Mario Kart 8, 200cc dramatically speeds up karts and requires players to brake through tight turns.

3. 3 Hard

   Nintendo's character Kirby was named after a lawyer who did what?

   Answer: defended them in court

   Why: Miyamoto said in 2011 the name came partly in connection with John Kirby, not after him; Nintendo's thanks was a sailboat named Donkey Kong.

4. 4 Easy

   Who directly inspired the green-clad, elf-like appearance of Link in Zelda?

   Answer: Peter Pan

   Why: Miyamoto said Link's long hat and ears came first; back then pointed ears meant Peter Pan, so the team borrowed his green too.

5. 5 Medium

   Which Pikmin type is resistant to electricity and thrown the highest?

   Answer: Yellow Pikmin

   Why: In the 2001 original, yellows were not shockproof at all: only they could carry bomb rocks. Electricity immunity arrived with Pikmin 2.

6. 6 Hard

   What was the original name of the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan?

   Answer: Famicom

   Why: It launched on 15 July 1983 for 14,800 yen as the Family Computer; the nickname Famicom came from designer Masayuki Uemura's wife.