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That's the one! Why did such a high-profile Nintendo villain fail to make it into the main list? Well, he really went soft after the first game, as we'll see below: H1. King Dedede (Kirby's Dream Land) Developed By: HAL Laboratory Published By: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Year of Release...

Ah, yes! That one had slipped my mind for some obscure reason (I think it was because I was thinking of the Super Mario platformers as the "main" Mario series). Thank you for the catch–I've gone back and edited the original post to reflect the existence of Mario Bros. and I'll award you one...

It seems that my clues continue to be harder than I intend, so hopefully this next one can lead you to the answer: the game I have in mind came out for the Game Boy in 1992.

No, that isn't quite right. For starters, you would have to leapfrog both Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario Bros., going straight from Donkey Kong to Super Mario Bros., in order to call SMB "the second main entry in [Mario's] main series." Anyway, here's another clue: the antagonist I have in mind...

It seems as though we'll need another clue to move this one along, so here you go: the hero of the franchise did not gain what is usually considered his signature power until the second entry in the franchise's main series.

You seem to have a knack for dishonorable mentions–this is the second straight list where you've full-pointed a dishonorable mention entry. What made Tabuu such an underwhelming end to an ambitious-but-overreaching campaign? There are several reasons, all of which I'll further explicate below...

OK, this one apparently could stand some clarification—the mode I'm talking about is The Subspace Emissary.

It is indeed Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Here's another hint for the villain: he only appears in the single-player campaign mode (NOT the Classic single-player mode), where he is the final boss.

That's a great start to your championship defense, DB! Why did Zant stumble so badly near the end of his tenure? Read on for the sordid details: D1. Post-Penultimate Dungeon Zant (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) Developed & Published By: Nintendo Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2006...

You're focusing in too much on the specifics of the reference. I thought that the Twilight Zone reference would give it straight away, but here's another clue: the villain I have in mind is hijacked by Ganon near the end of his game.

That was indeed my intention. Why would Ganondorf be a dishonorable mention? He's one of the classic Nintendo antagonists from one of Nintendo's Five Pillars, with a history that stretches back to 1986, charisma to spare and great manipulative abilities—in other words, we won't be seeing him...

Apparently, my clues haven't gotten much better since last time, so here's another one: the series this villain hails from had a clarification of the structure of its timeline around 2 years ago.

OK, I'm ready to announce our next two planned lists! First, I'll be going through DB's chosen list, The Top 25 Nintendo Villains, followed by netizen's choice, The Top 25 Western Console & Arcade Game Villains of the 1990s. The format for both chosen lists (and all future lists) will follow...

Thanks! I'm glad that I'm not the only one who's getting a kick out of me doing this. Also, you may want to check your inbox–I believe I sent you a message late last night asking you which list you wanted me to do next. Once I hear back from you and netizen, I'll announce your decisions and...

OK, we're back! First, here's an FAQ concerning this and future lists: Q: How did you decide on the makeup of this list? A: Each list gets ranked on a witch's brew of personality, gameplay, influence, timelessness and several other factors, to some greater or lesser degree. The interplay of...

Xybots is quite the game, but it didn't quite have the impact further down the road that I, Robot would have (though Xybots was the first third-person shooter, according to my research). If I were to do this list over again, I might place The Xybots somewhere in the 25 to 19 area of the list...

I guess nobody here watched Homestar Runner back in the Noughties, so here's another clue: you can find the name of designer Warren Robinett in the game; in fact, this is widely considered to be video gaming's first Easter egg.

I was beginning to wonder if anyone other than DeeEff had even heard of this game (you and he will each get a share of the credit for this one, since he indicated that he knew what game I had in mind). Read on to discover why the eye in the sky is the #2 pre-1991 Western arcade & console game...

I'm surprised nobody was able to place this one yet! Anyway, here's another clue: the correct game out of Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters, I, Robot and Xybots was the first game to have 3-D polygon graphics.

I actually have a blog on this very forum, called "The Pinball Apprentice." It's supposed to be about reviewing video pinball, but since I haven't finished my Rollerball review yet, I might syndicate these entries at the rate of 1-2 per day for the next few weeks. It is indeed one of those...