Video Game Legends

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Green dinosaur who frequently gives his heroic friends a ride (5)
• Hyrulian hero who awakens to save the princess (4)
• Nintendo's iconic mustachioed plumber (5)
• Coin-op amusement venue where many gaming legends were born (6)
• Electric mouse pocket monster and global pop culture icon (7)
• Best-selling life simulation franchise created by Will Wright (4)
• Golden item collected by a speedy hedgehog for health and score (4)
• Solid stealth operative from Metal Gear (5)

Down

• Company behind the Genesis console and a fast blue hedgehog (4)
• Croft who raids tombs and recently celebrated a major anniversary (4)
• Fungal friend found in the Mushroom Kingdom (4)
• Blue bomber with an arm cannon from Capcom (7)
• The taller, ghost-busting brother of a famous plumber (5)
• Yellow, pellet-munching maze navigator of the 1980s (6)
• One of the earliest video games featuring two paddles and a dot (4)
• Martial artist famous for his fireball attack in Street Fighter (3)

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