publication date: Saturday, May 19, 2018 (part of Spring 2018)

category: Games

clue: After he worked on Mario and Zelda, his childhood love of insect-collecting inspired him to create what became one of Nintendo's biggest franchises.

explanation: Tajiri created the Pokemon games. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Matthew Preston


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