Puzzle #5 ยท

These were the answers to all six Gamedle modes on October 24, 2026. For each one, the facts used in the comparisons and how players did that day.

๐ŸŽฎ Classic: Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Mortal Kombat Trilogy is an Arcade / Fighting game released in 1996, developed by Midway Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive. It came out on PC, PS1, N64 and Saturn, with a side-scroller camera.

Year
1996
Genre
Arcade, Fighting
Platforms
PC, PS1, N64, Saturn
Camera
Side-Scroller
Developer
Midway Games, Avalanche Software, Williams Entertainment

9 people played this mode: 33% got it, in 6 guesses on average, and 2 gave up. Most common wrong guesses: Mortal Kombat 3, Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Cover: Battletoads

Battletoads

Battletoads is a Platformer / Adventure / Action game released in 1991, developed by Arc System Works and published by Microsoft Studios. It came out on PC, Xbox One, NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive, Game Gear and Amiga, with a side-scroller camera.

Year
1991
Genre
Platformer, Adventure, Action
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Amiga
Camera
Side-Scroller
Developer
Arc System Works, Rare, Mindscape
Critic score
69

7 people played this mode: 57% got it, in 1 guess on average, and 5 gave up. Most common wrong guesses: Super Mario Odyssey, Galactic Fighter and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Quote: Metal Gear Solid

โ€œSnake? Snake?! SNAAAAAKE!โ€

The line is said by Colonel Campbell in Metal Gear Solid (1998), by Konami. Any game from the Metal Gear franchise counted as a win.

Speaker
Colonel Campbell
Year
1998
Studio
Konami
Franchise
Metal Gear

9 people played this mode: 89% got it, in 1 guess on average, and 1 gave up. Most common wrong guesses: NieR:Automata and Elden Ring.

๐Ÿ˜€ Emoji: Subway Surfers

๐Ÿš‡ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ›น ๐Ÿ‘ฎ ๐Ÿช™

The emojis described Subway Surfers (2012). Every wrong guess revealed one more, in the order above.

6 people played this mode: 67% got it, in 1.3 guesses on average, and 6 gave up. Most common wrong guesses: Train Simulator, Business Tour and Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series.

๐Ÿฆธ Character: Ratchet

Ratchet

Ratchet belongs to the Ratchet & Clank franchise and debuted in 2002 (Sony).

Franchise
Ratchet & Clank
Gender
Male
Species
Alien
Role
Hero
Genre
Platformer, Shooter
Debut
2002
Company
Sony

6 people played this mode: 67% got it, in 4.8 guesses on average, and 2 gave up. Most common wrong guesses: Leon S. Kennedy, 2B and Aventurine.

๐Ÿ˜ˆ Villain: G-Man

G-Man

Opening clue: A mysterious man in a suit with a briefcase who watches the scientist and speaks of his employers.

G-Man belongs to the Half-Life franchise and debuted in 1998, in Half-Life (Valve).

Franchise
Half-Life
Gender
Male
Species
Human
Role
Villain
Genre
Shooter
Debut
1998
Company
Valve

5 people played this mode: 80% got it, in 2.5 guesses on average, and 1 gave up. Most common wrong guesses: Liquid Snake, Albert Wesker and Creeper.