List of console game franchises

This is a list of console video game franchises organized by the generations in which they first appeared. Franchises listed as "revivals" are those that have been resurrected with a new sequel after one or more generation's absence. Franchises listed as "internationalizations" are those that were introduced to foreign markets after being marketed exclusively in their country of origin for one or more generations. [[Video game remake|Remakes]] do not qualify for listing as "revival."

==[[History of video game consoles (second generation)|Second generation]]==
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*''[[Asteroids (game)|Asteroids]]''
*''[[Breakout]]''
*''[[Choplifter]]''
*''[[Defender (game)|Defender]]''
*''[[Dig Dug]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]''
*''[[Frogger]]''
*''[[Galaxian]]''
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*''[[Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Mr. Do series|Mr. Do!]]''
*''[[Pac-Man]]''
*''[[Pitfall!]]''
*''[[Space Invaders]]''
*''[[Spy Hunter]]''
*''[[Tempest (arcade game)|Tempest]]''
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==[[History of video game consoles (third generation)|Third generation (8-bit era)]]==

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*''[[1942 (video game)|19XX]]''
*''[[Adventure Island]]''
*''[[Alex Kidd]]''
*''[[Battletoads]]''
*''[[Blaster Master]]''
*''[[Bomb Jack]]''
*''[[Bomberman (series)|Bomberman]]''
*''[[Bubble Bobble]]''
*''[[Castlevania]]''
*''[[Contra (series)|Contra]]''
*''[[Darius (series)|Darius]]''
*''[[Deep Dungeon]]''
*''[[Double Dragon (series)|Double Dragon]]''
*''[[Dragon Quest]]'' (formerly ''Dragon Warrior'' in NA)
*''[[EarthBound series|EarthBound]]'' (''Mother'' in Japan)
*''[[Excitebike]]''
*''[[Final Fantasy]]'' (has subfranchises)
*''[[Fire Emblem]]''¹
*''[[Gauntlet (arcade game)|Gauntlet]]''
*''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins]]''
*''[[Ganbare Goemon|Goemon]]''
*''[[Glory of Heracles]]''
*''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]''
*''[[Hydlide]]''
*''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]]''
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*''[[Kirby (Nintendo)|Kirby]]''
*''[[The Legend of Zelda series|The Legend of Zelda]]''
*''[[Mega Man Classic|Mega Man]]'' (''Rockman'' in Japan)
*''[[Megami Tensei]]''
*''[[Metal Gear (series)|Metal Gear]]''
*''[[Metal Max (series)|Metal Max]]''
*''[[Metroid series|Metroid]]''
*''[[Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun]]''
*''[[Ninja Gaiden (series)|Ninja Gaiden]]''
*''[[Nintendo Wars]]''²
*''[[Phantasy Star series|Phantasy Star]]''
*''[[KiKi KaiKai|Pocky & Rocky]]''
*''[[Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Punch-Out!!]]''
*''[[R-Type]]''
*''[[SaGa]]''
*''[[Shinobi series|Shinobi]]''
*''[[Super Mario Bros. (series)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (video games)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
*''[[Tetris]]''
*''[[Twinbee]]''
*''[[Wave Race]]''
*''[[Wonder Boy]]''
*''[[Ys (video game)|Ys]]''
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¹ ''Fire Emblem'' debuted on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] in Japan during the third generation era. It was introduced to international markets on the [[Game Boy Advance]] during the [[sixth generation era]]. That was partly influenced by the success of [[Marth (Fire Emblem)|Marth]] and [[Roy (Fire Emblem)|Roy]] as playable characters in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

² ''Nintendo Wars'' debuted on the Famicom in Japan as ''Famicom Wars'' during the third generation era. It was introduced to international markets on the [[Game Boy Advance]] during the [[sixth generation era]], where it was marketed as ''Advance Wars''. Interestingly, ''Advance Wars'' was not released in Japan until the ''Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2'' compilation, due to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

== [[History of video game consoles (fourth generation)|Fourth generation (16-bit era)]]==
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*''[[ActRaiser]]''
*''[[Bonk (video game series)|Bonk]]''
*''[[Breath of Fire (series)|Breath of Fire]]''
*''[[Bubsy]]''
*''[[Cho Aniki]]''
*''[[Chrono (series)|Chrono]]''
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
*''[[Doom (video game)|Doom]]''
*''[[Earthworm Jim]]''
*''[[Ecco the Dolphin (series)|Ecco the Dolphin]]''
*''[[Fatal Fury]]''
*''[[FIFA Series]]''
*''[[Final Fight]]
*''[[Front Mission]]''
*''[[F-Zero (series)|F-Zero]]''
*''[[Harvest Moon (series)|Harvest Moon]]''
*''[[International Superstar Soccer]]''
*''[[Killer Instinct]]''
*''[[King of Fighters]]''
*''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''
*''[[Lufia]]''
*''[[Lunar series|Lunar]]''
*''[[Madden NFL]]''
*''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' (known in Japan as ''Seiken Densetsu'')
*''[[Mario Kart]]''
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*''[[Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X]]''
*''[[Metal Slug (series)|Metal Slug]]''
*''[[Mortal Kombat (series)|Mortal Kombat]]''
*''[[NBA Jam]]''
*''[[NBA Live]]''
*''[[NHL series]]''
*''[[Ogre Battle]]''
*''[[Pilotwings]]''
*''[[Pokémon]]
*''[[Prince of Persia (series)|Prince of Persia]]''
*''[[Puzzle Bobble]]
*''[[Samurai Shodown (series)|Samurai Shodown]]''
*''[[Shining series]]''
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic The Hedgehog]]''
*''[[Soul Blazer series|Soul Blazer]]''
*''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]''
*''[[Star Ocean]]''
*''[[Street Fighter]]''
*''[[Streets of Rage (series)|Streets of Rage]]''
*''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]''
*''[[Tales (role-playing game series)|Tales Series]]''
*''[[ToeJam & Earl]]''
*''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3|Wario Land]]''
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island]]''
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===Internationalizations===
[[EarthBound|Mother 2]]/[[EarthBound]]

== [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)|Fifth generation]] ==

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*''[[1080° Snowboarding]]''
*''[[Ace Combat]]''
*''[[Ape Escape]]''
*''[[Arc the Lad]]''
*''[[Armored Core]]''
*''[[Baldur's Gate series|Baldur's Gate]]'' (on consoles)
*''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''
*''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]'' series
*''[[Bloody Roar]]''
*''[[Colony Wars (series)|Colony Wars]]''
*''[[Crash Bandicoot series|Crash Bandicoot]]''
*''[[Cruis'n USA|Cruis'n]]'' series
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]''
*''[[Daytona USA (arcade game)|Daytona USA]]''
*''[[Dead or Alive (video game series)|Dead or Alive]]''
*''[[Destruction Derby]]''
*''[[Digimon World]]''
*''[[DonPachi]]''
*''[[Doubutsu no Mori]]'' (known internationally as ''[[Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'')
*''[[Driver (series)|Driver]]''
*''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''
*''[[Extreme G]]''
*''[[Gex (video game series)|Gex]]''

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*''[[Grandia]]''
*''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]''
*''[[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]]''
*''[[Guilty Gear]]''
*''[[The House of the Dead (video game)|House of the Dead]]''
*''[[Klonoa]]''
*''[[Marvel vs. Capcom series|Marvel vs. Capcom]]''
*''[[Medal of Honor series|Medal of Honor]]''
*''[[Mario Party series|Mario Party]]''
*''[[MediEvil]]''
*''[[Mega Man Legends series|Mega Man Legends]]''
*''[[Need for Speed series|Need for Speed]]''
*''[[Nights into Dreams...|Nights]]''
*''[[Oddworld]]''
*''[[Panzer Dragoon]]''
*''[[Parappa the Rapper]]''
*''[[Perfect Dark]]''
*''[[Persona]]''
*''[[Petz]]''
*''[[Pokémon (video games)|Pokémon]]''
*''[[Quake series|Quake]]''
*''[[Rayman]]''
*''[[Resident Evil (series)|Resident Evil]]''
*''[[Ridge Racer (series)|Ridge Racer]]''
*''[[Sakura Wars]]''

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*''[[San Francisco Rush]]''
*''[[Sega Rally Championship]]''
*''[[Silent Hill]]''
*''[[Soul (series)|Soul]]''
*''[[Spyro the Dragon]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series|Star Wars Rogue Squadron]]''
*''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' (Zero in Japan) series
*''[[Suikoden]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
*''[[Syphon Filter]]''
*''[[Tekken]]''
*''[[Time Crisis (series)|Time Crisis]]''
*''[[To Heart]]''
*''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six]]''
*''[[Tomb Raider]]''
*''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]''
*''[[Twisted Metal (series)|Twisted Metal]]''
*''[[Turok: Dinosaur Hunter|Turok]]''
*''[[Unreal]]''
*''[[Virtua Fighter]]''
*''[[Wild Arms]]''
*''[[wipEout]]''
*''[[WWE SmackDown! (video game series)|WWE SmackDown]]''
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===Revivals===
*''[[Metal Gear (series)|Metal Gear]]''
*''[[Wave Race]]''

==[[History of video game consoles (sixth generation)|Sixth generation]]==
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*[[Visual Concepts|2K Sports series]]
*''[[AeroWings]]''
*''[[Alien Hominid]]''
*''[[Amped]]''
*''[[Area 51 (first-person shooter)|Area 51]]''
*''[[ATV Offroad Fury]]''
*''[[Baten Kaitos]]''
*''[[Battalion Wars]]''
*''[[Battlefield (video game series)|Battlefield]]'' series
*''[[Big Mutha Truckers]]''
*''[[BloodRayne]]''
*''[[Boktai]]''
*''[[Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30|Brothers In Arms]]''
*''[[Burnout (game)|Burnout]]''
*''[[Buzz!]]''
*''[[Call of Duty]]''
*''[[Chibi-Robo]]''
*''[[Crazy Taxi]]''
*''[[Crimson Sea]]''
*''[[Dark Cloud]]''
*''[[Dead to Rights]]''
*''[[Def Jam Vendetta|Def Jam]]''
*''[[Destroy All Humans!]]''
*''[[Devil May Cry]]''
*''[[Deus Ex]]''
*''[[Disaster Report]]''
*''[[Disgaea]]''
*''[[Donkey Konga]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball Z Budokai]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi]]''
*''[[Drakengard]]''
*[[Electronic Arts|EA]] "Street" series (''[[NBA Street]]'', ''[[FIFA Street]]'', ''[[NFL Street]]'')
*''[[Everblue]]''
*''[[EyeToy#Games|EyeToy games]]''
*''[[Fable (video game)|Fable]]''
*''[[Fatal Frame]]''
*''[[Fight Night 2004|Fight Night]]''
*''[[Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles]]''
*''[[Flatout]]''
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*''[[Fuzion Frenzy]]''
*''[[Genji: Dawn of the Samurai]]''
*''[[The Getaway (video game)|The Getaway]]''
*''[[Giga Wing]]''
*''[[God of War]]''
*''[[Golden Sun]]''
*''[[Guitar Hero (2005 video game)|Guitar Hero]]''
*''[[Gungrave]]''
*''[[NBA Live series]]''
*''[[Half-Life (game)|Half-Life]]''
*''[[Halo (video game series)|Halo]]''
*''[[Headhunter (video game)|Headhunter]]''
*''[[Hitman (computer game series)|Hitman]]''
*''[[.hack (video game series)|.hack//]] (alternative titled Dot Hack, as it is pronounced)''
*''[[Jak and Daxter]]''
*''[[Jet Set Radio]]''
*''[[Juiced]]''
*''[[Karaoke Revolution]]''
*''[[Katamari Damacy]]''
*''[[Kessen]]''
*''[[Killzone]]''
*''[[Kingdom Hearts series|Kingdom Hearts]]''
*''[[Kuru Kuru Kururin|Kururin]]''
*''[[Legend of Stafy]]''
*''[[Lego Star Wars: The Video Game|Lego Star Wars]]''
*''[[Lost Kingdoms]]''
*''[[Manhunt]]''
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' (a [[spin-off]] series to ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]])
*''[[Maximo: Ghosts to Glory|Maximo]]''
*''[[Max Payne]]''
*''[[Mech Assault]]''
*''[[Mega Man Battle Network series|MegaMan Battle Network]]''
*''[[Mega Man Zero series|Mega Man Zero]]''
*''[[Midnight Club]]''
*''[[MotoGP]]''
*''[[Onimusha]]''
*''[[Ace Attorney (series)|Phoenix Wright]]''
*''[[Pikmin (series)|Pikmin]]''
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*''[[Power Stone]]''
*''[[Project Gotham Racing]]'' (a new franchise of sequels to ''[[Metropolis Street Racer]]'')
*''[[Rallisport Challenge]]''
*''[[Ratchet & Clank (series)|Ratchet & Clank]]''
*''[[Ready 2 Rumble Boxing]]''
*''[[Rumble Roses]]''
*''[[Samba de Amigo]]''
*''[[Sega GT]]''
*''[[Shadow Hearts]]''
*''[[Shenmue]]''
*''[[Shuffle!]]''
*''[[Singstar]]''
*''[[Skies of Arcadia]]''
*''[[Sly Cooper]]''
*''[[Smuggler's Run]]''
*''[[SNK vs. Capcom (series)|SNK vs. Capcom]]''
*''[[SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs|SOCOM]]''
*''[[Space Channel 5]]''
*''[[SSX]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
*''[[Summoner (game)|Summoner]]''
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
*''[[Super Monkey Ball]]''
*''[[Tak and the Power of Juju|Tak]]''
*''[[TimeSplitters]]''
*''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]]''
*''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell]]''
*''[[True Crime: Streets of LA|True Crime]]''
*''[[Ty the Tasmanian Tiger]]''
*''[[Viewtiful Joe]]''
*''[[Virtua Tennis]]''
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]''
*''[[Xenosaga]]''
*''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''
*''[[Zone of the Enders]]''
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=== Revivals ===
*''[[Defender (arcade game)|Defender]]''
*''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''
*''[[Mother (video game)|Mother]]''
*''[[Ninja Gaiden (series)|Ninja Gaiden]]''
*''[[Prince of Persia (series)|Prince of Persia]]''
*''[[Spy Hunter]]''
*''[[Ys (video game)|Ys]]''
*''[[Ecco The Dolphin]]''
*''[[Toejam and Earl]]''

=== Internationalizations ===
*''[[Doubutsu no Mori]]'' (as ''[[Animal Crossing]]'')
*''[[Fire Emblem]]''
*''[[Nintendo Wars]]''

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