List of fictional mustelids
Video games
Table:
Name

Type

Work

Platform(s)

Notes

Daxter

Ottsel

Jak and Daxter

PlayStation 2

Jak's best friend, who got accidentally transformed into a half otter, half weasel creature called an Ottsel.

Otto

Otter

Spyro: A Hero's Tail

Nintendo GameCube
Xbox, PlayStation 2

An otter surfer.

Pascal

Otter

Animal Crossing: Wild World

Nintendo DS

An otter philosopher.

Kicks

Skunk

Animal Crossing

Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS

A skunk who sells shoes, socks, and boots.

Lyle

Otter

Animal Crossing

Nintendo 3DS

A blue otter who sells insurance.

Lottie

Otter

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Nintendo 3DS

A girly pink otter who loves house designing.

Punky

Skunk

Punky Skunk

PlayStation

The protagonist, a fan of then-popular 'extreme' sports.

Spanx

Long-tailed weasel

Whiplash

PlayStation 2
Xbox

Chained to a rabbit named Redmond. They must work together to escape from a product testing machinery corporation.

Stink Bomb

Skunk

Skylanders: Swap Force

PlayStation 3
Nintendo 3DS
Wii U, Wii

A skunk that is a master of a martial art known as "Kung Fume". His catchphrase is "Clear the air!" He can throw shuriken, turn into a cloud of skunk spray, and perform palm thrust attacks. He is of the Life element, and has the Sneak skill.

Jimmy Bumples

Weasel

JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade

Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh

The antagonist.

Mr. Weasel

Weasel

Rocket Weasel

Android
Flash

A weasel who runs a chicken-hunting school. He has to rescue the students after a field trip goes bad.

Don Weaso and the Weasel Mafia

Weasels

Conker's Bad Fur Day

Nintendo 64
Xbox

Don Weaso leads the Weasel Mafia, a mafia-like crime syndicate of weasels parodying The Untouchables that enlists Conker the Squirrel to exterminate a population of cavemen and rob the central bank. When Conker accomplishes the latter, Weaso ends up betraying Conker, as he was hired by the malicious Panther King to capture Conker and turn him into a table leg. In the confrontation that follows, Weaso murders Conker's girlfriend, Berri, under the Panther King's orders. Upon first sight of Professor Von Kriplespac's pet Xenomorph, Heinrich, who bursts out of the King's chest, Weaso ducks behind the now-deceased King's throne. He is likely sucked into space and killed when Conker opens the airlock in the vault-turned-spaceship that had just entered Earth's orbit.

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Daxter is a fictional character from the Jak and Daxter video game series . First introduced in Jak and Daxter : The Precursor Legacy , Daxter is Jak 's best friend , and was accidentally transformed into an ottsel ( half otter , half weasel ) . Daxter is voiced by Max Casella , Richard McGonagle , and Steve Blum ( as Dark Daxter ) . Daxter stars in his own game , named after himself . Critics have been divided with the character , some calling him funny , others calling him annoying .
Jak and Daxter [ a ] is a video game franchise created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin and owned by Sony Computer Entertainment . The series was developed by Naughty Dog with a number of installments being outsourced to Ready at Dawn and High Impact Games . The first game , released on December 3 , 2001 , was one of the earliest titles for the PlayStation 2 , and is regarded as a defining franchise for the console . The games are considered story-based platformers that feature a mixture of action , racing and puzzle solving . The series is set in a fictional universe that incorporates science fantasy , steampunk/cyberpunk , and mystical elements together , while centering on the eponymous characters as they try to uncover the secrets of their world , and unravel the mysteries left behind by an ancient race of Precursors . The games are inspired by both Eastern and Western culture , a decision made among the team members at Naughty Dog and related stakeholders while developing the first title . The first three games in the series were re-released on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita as part of a remastered collection that includes support for the PlayStation Network and the PlayStation Suite . The remastered collection was handled by Mass Media Inc. with Naughty Dog assisting with the conversion of the games . The series has also produced various forms of extended media and merchandise , and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide . On April 3 , 2017 , PlayStation announced that the original three Jak and Daxter games , along with Jak X : Combat Racing , would be ported to the PlayStation 4 . Jak and Daxter : The Precursor Legacy was released on August 22 of the same year , alongside the release of Uncharted : The Lost Legacy . Later on December 6 , Jak II , Jak 3 and Jak X : Combat Racing were released .
The PlayStation 2 ( officially branded as PS2 ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It was first released in Japan on March 4 , 2000 , in North America on October 26 , 2000 , and in Europe and Australia on November 24 , 2000 , and is the successor to the original PlayStation , as well as the second installment in the PlayStation console line-up . A sixth-generation console , it competed with Sega 's Dreamcast , Nintendo 's GameCube , and Microsoft 's original Xbox . Announced in 1999 , the PS2 offered backward-compatibility for its predecessor 's DualShock controller , as well as its games . The PS2 is the best-selling video game console of all time , having sold over 155 million units worldwide , as confirmed by Sony . Over 3,800 game titles have been released for the PS2 , with over 1.5 billion copies sold . Sony later manufactured several smaller , lighter revisions of the console known as Slimline models in 2004 . Even with the release of its successor , the PlayStation 3 , the PS2 remained popular well into the seventh generation , and continued to be produced until 2013 , when Sony finally announced it had been discontinued after twelve years of production - one of the longest lifespans of a video game console . Despite the announcement , new games for the console continued to be produced until the end of 2013 , including Final Fantasy XI : Seekers of Adoulin for Japan , FIFA 13 for North America , and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 for Europe . Repair services for the system in Japan ended on September 7 , 2018 .
Spyro : A Hero 's Tail is the fifth console game in the original Spyro series and the ninth game in the series in all . Developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software , it was the first game in the series for the Xbox , as well as the second game in the series for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube . The game introduces a new antagonist , Red , a former Dragon Elder banished years before the events of the game , and sees the protagonist , Spyro the Dragon , attempt to defeat him with the aid of his best friend Sparx the dragonfly , Hunter the Cheetah , Sgt . Byrd the flying penguin , and Blink the mole , who are all playable .
The Nintendo GameCube [ b ] [ c ] ( commonly abbreviated as GameCube ) is a home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan and North America in 2001 and in the PAL territories in 2002 . The sixth-generation console is the successor to the Nintendo 64 . It competed with Sony 's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft 's original Xbox . The GameCube is the first Nintendo console to use optical discs as its primary storage medium . The discs are in the miniDVD format and the system was not designed to play full-sized DVDs or audio CDs , unlike its competitors , and focused on gaming instead . The console supports limited online gaming for a small number of games via a GameCube broadband or modem adapter and can connect to a Game Boy Advance with a link cable , which allows players to access exclusive in-game features using the handheld as a second screen and controller . The GameCube uses composite video cables to display games on the television ; however , there are differences in the two GameCube models . The models produced before May 2004 also have the ability to use digital component AV cables and progressive scan and a second serial port . The nameplate on the top of the console with the words Nintendo GameCube can be removed . This model is known as DOL-001 . The previously mentioned features were removed in GameCube consoles produced between 2004-2007 ; the later model was known as DOL-101 . The newer model has updated firmware that disables Action Replay cheats and cheat codes ( a newer version was developed to circumvent this ) and the disc-reading laser was improved in many ways , though it is not as durable .
The Xbox is a home video game console and the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles manufactured by Microsoft . It was released as Microsoft 's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15 , 2001 , in North America , followed by Australia , Europe and Japan in 2002 . It is classified as a sixth generation console , competing with Sony 's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 's GameCube . It was also the first major console produced by an American company since the Atari Jaguar ceased production in 1996 . Announced in 2000 , the Xbox was graphically powerful compared to its rivals , featuring a 733 MHz Intel Pentium III processor , a processor that could be found on a standard PC . It was also noted for its PC-like size and weight , and was the first console to feature a built-in hard disk . In November 2002 , Microsoft launched Xbox Live , a fee-based online gaming service that enabled subscribers to download new content and connect with other players through a broadband connection . Unlike online services from Sega and Sony , Xbox Live had support in the original console design through an integrated Ethernet port . The service gave Microsoft an early foothold in online gaming and would help the Xbox become a competitor in the sixth-generation of consoles . The popularity of blockbuster titles such as Bungie 's Halo 2 contributed to the popularity of online console gaming , and in particular first-person shooters . The Xbox had a record-breaking launch in North America , selling 1.5 million units before the end of 2001 , aided by the popularity of one of the system 's launch titles , Halo : Combat Evolved , which sold a million units by April 2002 . The system went on to sell a worldwide total of 24 million units , including 16 million in North America ; however , Microsoft was unable to make a steady profit off of the console , which had a manufacturing price far more expensive than its retail price , despite its popularity , losing over $ 4 billion during its market life .
Animal Crossing : Wild World [ a ] is a social simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console , released in Japan and North America in late 2005 and Europe in March 2006 . It is the second installment in the Animal Crossing series , and the sequel to Animal Crossing on the GameCube . Wild World focuses on living in a remote village populated with anthropomorphic animals , where the player character is encouraged to perform any number of tasks , such as collecting and planting . Like all Animal Crossing titles , the game is synced to the console 's clock and calendar , allowing the game to be played in real-time , which affects the occurrence of in-game events based on the current time of day or season . Wild World utilized Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection , which allowed players to travel and visit the villages of other players via online play , until the service was shut down in May 2014 . The game received positive reviews upon release , garnering aggregate scores of 86/100 on Metacritic and GameRankings . Wild World is the ninth best-selling game on the Nintendo DS with 11.75 million copies sold worldwide as of March 31 , 2016 . It was additionally re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console in October 2016 .
The Nintendo DS , [ b ] or simply DS , is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and released by Nintendo . The device released globally across 2004 and 2005 . The DS , an acronym for Developers ' System or Dual Screen , introduced distinctive new features to handheld gaming : two LCD screens working in tandem ( the bottom one being a touchscreen ) , a built-in microphone , and support for wireless connectivity . Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP . The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network . Alternatively , they could interact online using the now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service . Its main competitor was Sony 's PlayStation Portable during the seventh generation of video game consoles . Prior to its release , the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental , third pillar in Nintendo 's console lineup , meant to complement the Game Boy Advance and GameCube . However , backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance titles and strong sales ultimately established it as the successor to the Game Boy series . On March 2 , 2006 , Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS Lite , a slimmer and lighter redesign of the original Nintendo DS with brighter screens . On November 1 , 2008 , Nintendo released the Nintendo DSi , another redesign with several hardware improvements and new features , although it lost backwards compatibility for Game Boy Advance titles . All Nintendo DS models combined have sold 154.02 million units , making it the best selling handheld game console to date , and the second best selling video game console of all time behind Sony 's PlayStation 2 .
Animal Crossing [ a ] is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo and created by Katsuya Eguchi . In Animal Crossing , the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals , carrying out various activities such as fishing , bug catching , fossil hunting . The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and extensive use of the video game consoles ' internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time . Four Animal Crossing games have been released worldwide , one each for the Nintendo 64/iQue Player ( enhanced and reissued for the GameCube ) Nintendo DS , Wii , and the Nintendo 3DS . A fifth game , for the Nintendo Switch , is scheduled to be released on March 20 , 2020 . The series has been both critically and commercially successful and has sold over 30 million units worldwide . Three spin-off games have also been released : Animal Crossing : Happy Home Designer for Nintendo 3DS , Animal Crossing : Amiibo Festival for Wii U , and Animal Crossing : Pocket Camp for mobile and PC devices .
The Wii ( /wiː/ WEE ; known unofficially as the Nintendo Wii ) is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh-generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Sony 's PlayStation 3 . Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . As of the first quarter of 2016 [ update ] , the Wii led its generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States . The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller , which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions . The console runs games supplied on Wii optical discs . It also supported the now discontinued WiiConnect24 service , which enabled Wii to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode . Like other seventh-generation consoles it supported a service , called Virtual Console , that downloaded emulated games from past Nintendo consoles , support for online video streaming such as BBC iPlayer , and other services provided by Nintendo over the Internet . From June 28 , 2013 , Internet services were gradually discontinued ; since January 31 , 2019 , only re-download of games , system software update , and transfer of data between Wii and Wii U continued to be available , to be withdrawn at an unspecified future date . Wii Points could no longer be purchased after March 2018 , and could not be used and were permanently lost from January 31 , 2019 . The Wii succeeded the GameCube ; early models are fully backward-compatible with all GameCube games and most accessories . Nintendo first spoke of the console at the E3 2004 press conference and later unveiled it at E3 2005 .
The Nintendo 3DS [ a ] is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo . It is capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories . Nintendo announced the console in March 2010 and officially unveiled it at E3 2010 on June 15 . The console succeeds the Nintendo DS , featuring backward compatibility with older Nintendo DS video games . Its primary competitor was Sony 's PlayStation Vita . The handheld offers new features such as the StreetPass and SpotPass tag modes , powered by Nintendo Network ; augmented reality , using its 3D cameras ; and Virtual Console , which allows owners to download and play games originally released on older video game systems . It is also pre-loaded with various applications including an online distribution store called Nintendo eShop ; a social networking service called Miiverse ( shut down in 2017 ) ; an Internet Browser ; the Netflix , Hulu Plus and YouTube streaming video services ; Nintendo Video ; a messaging application called Swapnote ( known as Nintendo Letter Box in Europe and Australia ) ; and Mii Maker . The Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan on February 26 , 2011 , and worldwide beginning in March 2011 . Less than six months later on July 28 , 2011 , Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from US $ 249 to US $ 169 amid disappointing launch sales . The company offered ten free Nintendo Entertainment System games and ten free Game Boy Advance games from the Nintendo eShop to consumers who bought the system at the original launch price . This strategy was considered a major success , and the console went on to become one of Nintendo 's most successful handheld consoles in the first two years of its release . As of December 31 , 2019 [ update ] , the Nintendo 3DS family of systems combined have sold 75.71 million units .
Animal Crossing : Happy Home Designer is a sandbox video game developed and published by Nintendo , with assistance from Monolith Soft , for the Nintendo 3DS . The game was released in Japan in July 2015 , in North America in September 2015 , and in PAL regions in October 2015 . The game is a spin-off of the Animal Crossing series where the player has to design homes for various anthropomorphic animal characters . The game received mixed reviews from critics upon release .
Punky Skunk [ a ] is a side-scrolling action-platform video game developed by Ukiyotei and published by Visit in Japan on 1 November , 1996 and later by Jaleco in North America in February 1998 exclusively for the PlayStation . Taking place on a set of island archipiélagos where the wolf Badler and his legion of mouse-like Chews are threatening to pollute the locations through industries and machinery , players assume the role of the titular main protagonist in an attempt to overthrow Badler and his BB Brigade army with the help of his companions Nash and Kelly . Its gameplay mainly consists of platforming using a main three-button configuration . Punky Skunk was conceived by Ukiyotei founder Kenshi Naruse during his time working at the company , who began creating a mascot action game intended for younger audiences reminiscent of Sony 's Skyblazer on the Super Famicom as a commission by Bullet-Proof Software but later settled on doing a new title directed towards western audience with Visit using the same game engine after Bullet-Proof Software changed their direction . The arrival of PlayStation in both eastern and western markets led Ukiyotei with suspending development of the project on Super Famicom before ultimately deciding on making a different version for the former platform , while integrating some of their previously established ideas from the original version into the final release . Upon its release , Punky Skunk was met with a mostly negative reception , with critics panning its visual presentation , audio and gameplay .
PlayStation ( Japanese : プレイステーション , Hepburn : Pureisutēshon , officially abbreviated as PS ) is a video game brand that consists of four home video game consoles , as well as a media center , an online service , a line of controllers , two handhelds and a phone , as well as multiple magazines . The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment , a division of Sony , with the first console releasing as the PlayStation in Japan released in December 1994 , and worldwide the following year . The original console in the series was the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units , doing so in under a decade . Its successor , the PlayStation 2 , was released in 2000 . The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling home console to date , having reached over 155 million units sold by the end of 2012 . Sony 's next console , the PlayStation 3 , was released in 2006 , selling over 87.4 million units by March 2017 . Sony 's latest console , the PlayStation 4 , was released in 2013 , selling a million units within a day , becoming the fastest selling console in history . The next console in the series , the PlayStation 5 , is expected to be released by the end of 2020 . The first handheld game console in the series , the PlayStation Portable or PSP , sold a total of 80 million units worldwide by November 2013 . Its successor , the PlayStation Vita , which launched in Japan in December 2011 and in most other major territories in February 2012 , selling over four million units by January 2013 . PlayStation TV is a microconsole and a non-portable variant of the PlayStation Vita handheld game console . Other hardware released as part of the PlayStation series includes the PSX , a digital video recorder which was integrated with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 , though it was short lived due to its high price and was never released outside Japan , as well as a Sony Bravia television set which has an integrated PlayStation 2 .
The long-tailed weasel ( Mustela frenata ) , also known as the bridled weasel or big stoat , is a species of mustelid distributed from southern Canada throughout all the United States and Mexico , southward through all of Central America and into northern South America . It is distinct from the short-tailed weasel , also known as a stoat , a close relation which originated in Eurasia and crossed into North America some half million years ago .
Whiplash is a 2003 platform video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox where a long-tailed weasel named Spanx and a rabbit called Redmond finds themselves chained to one another and follows their adventures as the pair endeavor to find a way out of the warehouse of the product testing corporation known as Genron . The game is a 3D platformer , with Spanx being controlled by the player for the majority of the game , and Redmond used more in combat or as a means of traversing the world . The game was featured on the cover of Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . There was also some controversy over the game with animal cruelty .
Skylanders : Swap Force is a platformer video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision . It is the third main game in the Skylanders video game and toy franchise , following 2012 's Skylanders : Giants , which was a direct sequel to 2011 's Skylanders : Spyro 's Adventure ( the spin-off of The Legend of Spyro series ) . It is the game before Skylanders : Trap Team and features the voices of John DiMaggio , Jess Harnell , Audrey Wasilewski , Richard Tatum , David Sobolov , Josh Keaton , Keythe Farley , Dave Wittenberg , Joey Camen , Gregg Berger , Troy Baker , Robin Atkin Downes , and Matthew Yang King . It is the first Skylanders game to be released in North America before other regions , unlike the previous two games where Australia got the installments first . It is also the first Skylanders game not to be owned by Vivendi .
The PlayStation 3 ( officially abbreviated as PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to PlayStation 2 , and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles . It was first released on November 11 , 2006 in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , and March 23 , 2007 in Europe and Australia . The PlayStation 3 competed primarily against Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Nintendo 's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . The console was first officially announced at E3 2005 , and was released at the end of 2006 . It was the first console to use Blu-ray Disc as its primary storage medium . The console was the first PlayStation to integrate social gaming services , including the PlayStation Network , as well as the first to be controllable from a handheld console , through its remote connectivity with PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita . In September 2009 , the Slim model of the PlayStation 3 was released . It no longer provided the hardware ability to run PS2 games . It was lighter and thinner than the original version , and featured a redesigned logo and marketing design , as well as a minor start-up change in software . A Super Slim variation was then released in late 2012 , further refining and redesigning the console . During its early years , the system was negatively received , due to its high price ( $ 599 for a 60 gigabyte model , $ 499 for a 20 GB model ) , a complex processor architecture , and lack of quality games but was praised for its Blu-ray capabilities and untapped potential .
The Wii U ( /ˌwiː ˈjuː/ WEE YOO ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii . Released in late 2012 , it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft 's Xbox One and Sony 's PlayStation 4 . The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics . The system 's primary controller is the Wii U GamePad , which features an embedded touchscreen , directional buttons , analog sticks , and action buttons . The screen can be used either as a supplement to the main display or in supported games to play the game directly on the GamePad . The Wii U Pro Controller can be used in its place as a more traditional alternative . The Wii U is backward compatible with all Wii software and accessories . Games can support any combination of the GamePad , Wii Remote , Nunchuk , Balance Board , or Nintendo 's Classic Controller or Wii U Pro Controller . Online functionality centers around the Nintendo Network platform and Miiverse , an integrated social networking service which allows users to share content in game-specific communities . The Wii U was met with a generally positive reception , which included praise for its innovative GamePad controller , improvements to online functionality over the Wii , backwards compatibility with existing Wii software and peripherals , and relative affordability . However , the Wii U was also criticized for the GamePad 's short battery life and issues with the console 's user interface and functionality . The Wii U was met with slow consumer adoption , with low sales that were primarily credited to a weak lineup of launch titles , limited third-party support , and poor marketing .
The Wii ( /wiː/ WEE ; known unofficially as the Nintendo Wii ) is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh-generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Sony 's PlayStation 3 . Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . As of the first quarter of 2016 [ update ] , the Wii led its generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States . The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller , which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions . The console runs games supplied on Wii optical discs . It also supported the now discontinued WiiConnect24 service , which enabled Wii to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode . Like other seventh-generation consoles it supported a service , called Virtual Console , that downloaded emulated games from past Nintendo consoles , support for online video streaming such as BBC iPlayer , and other services provided by Nintendo over the Internet . From June 28 , 2013 , Internet services were gradually discontinued ; since January 31 , 2019 , only re-download of games , system software update , and transfer of data between Wii and Wii U continued to be available , to be withdrawn at an unspecified future date . Wii Points could no longer be purchased after March 2018 , and could not be used and were permanently lost from January 31 , 2019 . The Wii succeeded the GameCube ; early models are fully backward-compatible with all GameCube games and most accessories . Nintendo first spoke of the console at the E3 2004 press conference and later unveiled it at E3 2005 .
JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade is a personal computer game created by Knowledge Adventure . It replaced the previous JumpStart 1st Grade released in 1995 and updated in 2000 . As its name suggests , it was made to teach first grade students . From 2003-2008 , it was distributed as the Fundamentals disc in a 3- or 4-disc package of the same name , though recently a factory error caused many JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade packages to instead contain JumpStart 3D Virtual World : Trouble in Town going by the same name .
Microsoft Windows , commonly referred to as Windows , is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families , all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft . Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry . Active Microsoft Windows families include Windows NT and Windows IoT ; these may encompass subfamilies , e.g . Windows Server or Windows Embedded Compact ( Windows CE ) . Defunct Microsoft Windows families include Windows 9x , Windows Mobile and Windows Phone . Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20 , 1985 , as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ( GUIs ) . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world 's personal computer ( PC ) market with over 90% market share , overtaking Mac OS , which had been introduced in 1984 . Apple came to see Windows as an unfair encroachment on their innovation in GUI development as implemented on products such as the Lisa and Macintosh ( eventually settled in court in Microsoft 's favor in 1993 ) . On PCs , Windows is still the most popular operating system . However , in 2014 , Microsoft admitted losing the majority of the overall operating system market to Android , because of the massive growth in sales of Android smartphones . In 2014 , the number of Windows devices sold was less than 25% that of Android devices sold . This comparison , however , may not be fully relevant , as the two operating systems traditionally target different platforms .
The Macintosh ( mainly Mac since 1998 ) is a family of personal computers designed , manufactured , and sold by Apple Inc. since January 1984 . The original Macintosh is the first successful mass-market personal computer to have featured a graphical user interface , built-in screen , and mouse . Apple sold the Macintosh alongside its popular Apple II family of computers for almost ten years until the latter was discontinued in 1993 . Early Macintosh models were expensive , hindering competitiveness in a market dominated by the much cheaper Commodore 64 for consumers , as well as the IBM Personal Computer and its accompanying clone market for businesses . Although they were less expensive than the Xerox Alto and other computers with graphical user interfaces that predated the Mac . Macintosh systems were successful in education and desktop publishing , making Apple the second-largest PC manufacturer for the next decade . In the early 1990s , Apple introduced the Macintosh LC II and Color Classic which were price-competitive with Wintel machines at the time . However , the introduction of Windows 3.1 and Intel 's Pentium processor which beat the Motorola 68040 in most benchmarks , gradually took market share from Apple , and by the end of 1994 Apple was relegated to third place as Compaq became the top PC manufacturer . Even after the transition to the superior PowerPC-based Power Macintosh line in the mid-1990s , the falling prices of commodity PC components , poor inventory management with the Macintosh Performa , and the release of Windows 95 contributed to some decline of the Macintosh user base . Upon his return , Steve Jobs led Apple to consolidate the complex line of nearly twenty Macintosh models in mid-1997 ( including models made for specific regions ) down to four in mid-1999 : the Power Macintosh G3 , iMac , 14.1 PowerBook G3 , and 12 iBook . All four products were critically and commercially successful due to their high performance , competitive prices and aesthetic designs , and helped return Apple to profitability . Around this time , Apple phased out the Macintosh name in favor of Mac , a nickname that had been in common use since the development of the first model .
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software , designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets . Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance , with the main contributor and commercial marketer being Google . Initially developed by Android Inc. , which Google bought in 2005 , Android was unveiled in 2007 , with the first commercial Android device launched in September 2008 . The current stable version is Android 10 , released on September 3 , 2019 . The core Android source code is known as Android Open Source Project ( AOSP ) , which is primarily licensed under the Apache License . This has allowed variants of Android to be developed on a range of other electronics , such as game consoles , digital cameras , PCs and others , each with a specialized user interface . Some well known derivatives include Android TV for televisions and Wear OS for wearables , both developed by Google . Android 's source code has been used as the basis of different ecosystems , most notably that of Google which is associated with a suite of proprietary software called Google Mobile Services ( GMS ) , that frequently comes pre-installed on said devices . This includes core apps such as Gmail , the digital distribution platform Google Play and associated Google Play Services development platform , and usually apps such as the Google Chrome web browser . These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google . Other competing Android ecosystems include Amazon.com 's Fire OS , or LineageOS . Software distribution is generally offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store , or open source platforms like Aptoide or F-Droid , which use software packages in the APK format .
Adobe Flash is a deprecated multimedia software platform used for production of animations , rich Internet applications , desktop applications , mobile applications , mobile games and embedded web browser video players . Flash displays text , vector graphics and raster graphics to provide animations , video games and applications . It allows streaming of audio and video , and can capture mouse , keyboard , microphone and camera input . Related development platform Adobe AIR continues to be supported . Artists may produce Flash graphics and animations using Adobe Animate . Software developers may produce applications and video games using Adobe Flash Builder , FlashDevelop , Flash Catalyst , or any text editor when used with the Apache Flex SDK . End-users can view Flash content via Flash Player ( for web browsers ) , AIR ( for desktop or mobile apps ) or third-party players such as Scaleform ( for video games ) . Adobe Flash Player ( supported on Microsoft Windows , macOS and Linux ) enables end-users to view Flash content using web browsers . Adobe Flash Lite enabled viewing Flash content on older smartphones , but has been discontinued and superseded by Adobe AIR . The ActionScript programming language allows the development of interactive animations , video games , web applications , desktop applications and mobile applications . Programmers can implement Flash software using an IDE such as Adobe Animate , Adobe Flash Builder , Adobe Director , FlashDevelop and Powerflasher FDT . Adobe AIR enables full-featured desktop and mobile applications to be developed with Flash and published for Windows , macOS , Android , iOS , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , Wii U , and Nintendo Switch .
Conker 's Bad Fur Day is a platform game developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo 64 console in 2001 . As part of the Conker series , the game follows the story of Conker the Squirrel , a greedy , heavy-drinking red squirrel who must return home to his girlfriend . Most of the game requires the player to complete a linear sequence of challenges that involve jumping over obstacles , solving puzzles , and fighting enemies . A multiplayer mode where up to four players can compete against each other in seven different game types is also included . Designed for mature audiences , Conker 's Bad Fur Day features graphic violence , alcohol and tobacco use , profanity , vulgar humor , and pop culture references . Conker 's Bad Fur Day was developed over the course of four years . Although it was originally designed for a family audience , the game was retooled into its current form because previews were criticised for being both too cute and similar to Rare 's earlier platform games Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 . Upon release , Conker 's Bad Fur Day was acclaimed by video game critics , who praised its visual appeal and smart , funny humour . The game sold well below expectations due to limited advertising and a release towards the end of the Nintendo 64 's life cycle , but has since earned a cult following . A remake , Conker : Live & Reloaded , was released for the Xbox in 2005 . In 2015 , the game was included as part of the Rare Replay compilation for Xbox One .
The Nintendo 64 [ a ] ( officially abbreviated as N64 , hardware model number pre-term : NUS , stylized as NINTENDO64 ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo . Named for its 64-bit central processing unit , it was released in June 1996 in Japan , September 1996 in North America , and March 1997 in Europe and Australia . It was the last major home console to use the cartridge as its primary storage format until the Nintendo Switch in 2017 . The Nintendo 64 was discontinued in mid 2002 following the launch of its successor , the GameCube , in 2001 . Codenamed Project Reality , the Nintendo 64 design was mostly complete by mid-1995 , but its launch was delayed until 1996 , when Time named it Machine of the Year . It was launched with three games : Super Mario 64 , Pilotwings 64 ( worldwide ) and Saikyō Habu Shōgi ( exclusive to Japan ) . As part of the fifth generation of gaming , the system competed primarily with the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn . The suggested retail price at its United States launch was US $ 199.99 , and 32.93 million units were sold worldwide . In 2015 , IGN named it the ninth-greatest video game console of all time .
A mafia is a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering , arbitrating disputes between criminals , and brokering and enforcing illegal agreements and transactions . Mafias often engage in secondary activities such as gambling , loan sharking , drug-trafficking , prostitution , and fraud . The term Mafia was originally applied only to the Sicilian Mafia and originates in Sicily , but it has since expanded to encompass other organizations of similar methods and purpose , e.g. , the Russian Mafia or the Japanese Mafia . The term is applied informally by the press and public ; the criminal organizations themselves have their own terms ( e.g . the Sicilian Mafia and Italian-American Mafia refer to their organizations as Cosa Nostra ; the Japanese Mafia calls itself Yakuza ; and Russian Mafia groups often call themselves Bratva ) . When used alone and without any qualifier , Mafia or the Mafia typically refers to either the Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American Mafia and sometimes Italian organized crime in general ( e.g. , Camorra , 'Ndrangheta , Sacra Corona Unita , Stidda , etc . ) .
The Untouchables is a 1987 American gangster film directed by Brian De Palma , produced by Art Linson , written by David Mamet , and based on the book of the same name ( 1957 ) . The film stars Kevin Costner , Charles Martin Smith , Andy García , Robert De Niro , and Sean Connery , and follows Eliot Ness ( Costner ) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone ( De Niro ) to justice during Prohibition . The Grammy Award-winning score was composed by Ennio Morricone and features period music by Duke Ellington . The Untouchables premiered on June 2 , 1987 in New York City , and went into general release on June 3 , 1987 in the United States . The film grossed $ 106.2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics . It was nominated for four Academy Awards ; Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .