Pharo/Friend Arcade

The Friend Arcade is a feature on the Pharo console, serving a cross between Nintendo's retired Virtual Console and StreetPass Plaza services.
When a player first opens the Friend Arcade menu, they will be asked to list off their primary interests in terms of video game genres or specific franchises. As they add friends on their account, the interests they have selected will be compared to their friends'. Whenever any interests match up, the player will be allowed to choose a free game download (which is always from an older console, like the Nintendo GameCube) that suits the matching interests. They can then start gameplay sessions of these games with their friends, enabling such features as online multiplayer and ghost data that can be set to challenge friends to beat their high scores or lowest times.
==Games==
The Friend Arcade service officially launched at noon on May 22, 2018, with 10 Nintendo GameCube games. Six additional titles were added to the lineup around five hours later on the same day.
Game	Description
 	Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
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Interest Matches: Fighting, Nintendo
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Super Smash Bros. Melee is a cult classic among competitive gamers, and is renowned for its fast-paced battles and insane physics. This game lets you take control of famous Nintendo characters like Mario, Kirby, Samus, Link, and Pikachu, and face off with your friends on a variety of zany stages filled to the brim with gimmicks to throw you off track.
 	Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (2004)
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Interest Matches: Light, Cartoony, RPG, Mario
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The sinister X-Nauts have hatched a plan to unleash the mysteries within the Thousand-Year Door on civilization and take over the world. It's up to Mario to gather up partners and set out on a journey to stop them in this quirky role-playing game.
 	Mario Superstar Baseball (2003)
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Interest Matches: Cartoony, Sports, Mario
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There's nothing like a little baseball to please the crowds -- and it's no different for the Mario crew. Choose a captain and assemble your team to take on other teams!
 	Metroid Prime (2002)
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Interest Matches: Realistic, Sci-Fi, Dark, Adventure, First-Person, Metroid
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As the Metroid series' first venture into first-person gameplay, Metroid Prime has set an example for later games in the series. It even spawned its own subseries which is close to getting its fourth main game. In this game, you control Samus Aran as she works against the menacing Space Pirates and their genetically modified test subjects.
 	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002)
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Interest Matches: Cartoony, Light, Action, Adventure, Zelda
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The Wind Waker takes many new directions for the Legend of Zelda series, taking place in an island-based world with a more cartoony artstyle. Nevertheless, it is very popular among casual and hardcore fans alike, and it is widely considered one of the greatest video games of all time. Players control an incarnation of Link, the legendary Hero of Time, who must set sail to rescue his sister from the clutches of the dark sorceror Ganon.
 	Kirby Air Ride (2003)
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Interest Matches: Simple, Cartoony, Racing, Kirby
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The pink puffball known as Kirby is always looking for fun to do -- so why not racing? Race as Kirby or any of his multicolored companions on Warp Stars and other vehicles from the series, and unlock prizes on your grid as you go along.
 	PAC-MAN VS. / PAC-MAN World 2 (2003)
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Interest Matches: Maze, Platforming, Cartoony, Pac-Man
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In PAC-MAN VS., one player controls the famous Pac-Man and must eat all of the Pac-Dots in the maze before the Ghosts -- controlled by other players -- catch up to them. In PAC-MAN World 2, Pac-Man must embark on a 3D platforming journey to stop the diabolical ghost lord Spooky from destroying the Pac-People and conquering the world.
 	Sonic Heroes (2003)
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Interest Matches: Cartoony, Platforming, Light, Sonic
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Dr. Eggman has hatched yet another scheme to take over the world -- and Sonic and his friends only have a few days to stop him! Take a speedy trip through 14 stages with one of four playable teams, each having their own reasons to take on Eggman's robots.
 	The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage (2003)
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Interest Matches: Cartoony, Platforming, RPG, Cartoon Network
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Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup -- together known as the Powerpuff Girls -- must fight back against the invading Pickloid aliens and their own rogues' gallery who have brought them down to the city of Townsville.
 	Nicktoons Unite! (2005)
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Interest Matches: Cartoony, Beat-Em-Up, Platforming, Nicktoons
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Jimmy Neutron, SpongeBob SquarePangs, Timmy Turner, and Danny Phantom join forces to save their worlds from their enemies -- Professor Calamitous, Plankton, Denzel Crocker, and Vlad Plasmius, respectively -- who have launched the Evil Syndicate to wage war on them. This game also turns out to be a prequel to one of Lone Planet's own games, Nickelodeon Ultra Struggle!
 	Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (2004)
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Interest Matches: Platforming, Cartoony, Gimmicky, Donkey Kong
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The magic of the DK Bongos (or motion controls) puts you in the action with Donkey Kong! Gain as many beats as you can in platforming stages filled with bananas and challenge the dreaded rulers of the islands you visit.
 	Luigi's Mansion (2001)
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Interest Matches: Horror, Puzzle, Cartoony, Mario
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Luigi's finally got his own mansion... but it's jam-packed with ghosts who are out to get him! Use the Poltergust 3000, designed by Professor E. Gadd, to suck up those supernatural terrors and find a way out of this haunted asylum!
 	Animal Crossing (2001)
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Interest Matches: Life Simulator, Cartoony, Animals, Light
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When you move into this town, you'll meet a wide variety of animals that you can make friends with as you go fishing, catch bugs, decorate your house, and so much more. So what are you waiting for?
 	Star Wars: Rogue Leader (2001)
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Interest Matches: Sci-Fi, Realistic, Aircraft, Star Wars
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Relive the greatest space and sky battles of the original Star Wars trilogy in this critically-acclaimed sci-fi shooter. Pilot X-Wings, Y-Wings, snowspeeders, and even the Millenium Falcon in several enviornments inspired by the movies.
 	Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004)
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Interest Matches: Shooter, Realistic, Dark, Action, Stealth, Metal Gear
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Solid Snake is ready for action when the rogue special forces unit, FOXHOUND, sends out a terrorist threat and takes control of a nuclear weapons facility. The Twin Snakes is a remake of the original Metal Gear Solid, with improved AI and additional features originally include in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
 	GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004)
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Interest Matches: Shooter, Action, Realistic, Dark, James Bond
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You are an ex-MI6 agent who has been dismissed for reckless brutality. Now, it's time for payback. Join Goldfinger's criminal organization and travel the world on missions against other James Bond villains.
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