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Platform reference

Other (objects, etc.) concept

One or more of the game's titles (redundantly) references, directly or indirectly, the platform they're for. Not including fan titles.

550
games
58
platforms

Alternate name: Platform allusion

LCHESS (Windows 3.1)
LCHESS
W31 1992
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii)
Battalion Wars 2
WII 2007-10-29
Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol.2 (Nintendo DS)
Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol.2
NDS 2008
Disgaea DS (Nintendo DS)
Disgaea DS
NDS 2008-06
Heiwa Pachinko World 64 (Nintendo 64)
Heiwa Pachinko World 64
N64 1997-11-28
Mac Challenger (Macintosh OS Classic)
Mac Challenger
MAC 1985
TI Invaders (TI-99/4A)
TI Invaders
TI99 1981
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360)
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
X360 2012-05-09
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
NDS 2007-06-23
Jotto for Windows (Windows 3.1)
Jotto for Windows
W31 1992
Sprung: The Dating Game DS (Nintendo DS)
Sprung: The Dating Game DS
NDS 2004
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Nintendo 64)
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
N64 1999-07-14
Some parts of the titles need to be ignored for this since they're not really part of the game name, such as SIMPLE DS series.

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Games by year

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The first Platform reference video game was released in 1978.

Nintendo, Sega and Konami published most of these games.

Platforms

Nintendo DS 116
N64 91
C64 33
Win3.1 32
Wii 29
Mac OS Classic 26
Tandy Coco 24
3DS 22
OS/2 20
Amstrad CPC 18
Linux 17
Oric 14
Atari 2600 10
Mega Drive 8
Atari 400/800 8
Atari ST 8
Neo-Geo 6
Amiga 5
Wii U 5
Windows 4
PS Vita 4
Apple II E 3
SNES 3
Unix 3
TI99 2
VIC-20 2
Thomson 2
Super A'Can 2
WonderSwan 2
BSD 2

Most common companies

Nintendo50
Sega13
Konami9
Hudson9
Electronic Arts8
Namco7
Atari7
IBM7
Koei6
Majesco5
Culture Brain5
Spectral Associates4
Media Works4
Interceptor Software4
Taito4