Name those characters!

So, this is a game I've played with a Facebook group in the past and I figured it might be fun to try over here. The idea is that someone posts a picture with a background and characters taken from a certain console and everyone tries to identify the characters and what game they are from. Whoever wins, or is determined to be the closest after a set amount of time (usually a day or two), picks a new console and makes a new picture.

The idea works best if most of the characters are from well known titles so people have a good shot at getting them, with maybe one or two from lesser known games, so try to keep that in mind as well. You might want to list the decade as well if opting for the PC.

So, starting off with the last picture I made:

NES, 12 characters + Background

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