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Crash Course Games #7 - Nintendo and a New Standard for Video Games
Crash Course Games #7 - Nintendo and a New Standard for Video Games
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A #VideoGameDesign Quiz based on Crash Course Games
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1
Surveys of people who bought the NES in New York City in 1985 showed that of purchasers . . .
95% would recommend it to friends & family
90% would recommend it to friends & family
80% would recommend it to friends & family
100% would recommend it to friends & family
2
The video game crash happened in America and Japan.
False
True
3
The company Nintendo started as a . . .
Maker of Board Games
Maker of Golf Carts
Manufacturer of Playing Cards
Maker of Computers
4
What market for video games grew during the early 1980's, despite the video game crash?
Home Consoles
Arcade Game Cabinets
Home Computers
Pinball Machines
5
One year after the NES debuted, Nintendo sold over . . .
1.2 million
1.8 million
100,000
2.5 million
6
What did Nintendo call their consoles to distance themselves from the video game crash?
Computer Units
Interface Systems
Control Decks
Robots
7
Nintendo joined the video game market when they won rights to distribute this console in Japan.
Colecovision
Intellivision
Atari 2600
Magnavox Odyssey
8
What was the name of the computer chip that controlled what games would work on the NES?
PewDiePie
10NES
FraudLimitChip
NeenerNeener
9
What was the North American Video Game Crash of 1983 called in Japan?
"The Dumb American Video Game Collapse"
"Americans can't make video games"
"The Nintendo Collapse"
"The Atari Shock"
10
By 1989, Nintendo had what share of the 3.4 billion dollar US video game market?
75 - 80%
50%
60%
100%
11
What was the light gun that shipped with the NES called?
The Alternate Controller
The Pew Pew Pew Device
The NES Zapper
The NES Gun
12
Nintendo encouraged customer loyalty through the
Nintendo Fun Club
Nintendo Owners Club
Nintendo Players Club
Nintendo Fan Club
13
What did Nintendo call the game cartridges?
Interactive Activities
Gaming Interfaces
User Entertainment Interfaces
Game Packs
14
When Nintendo wanted to break into the North American market, they introduced the . . .
Nintendocom
Nintendo Entertainment System
Grey Box
Nintendo 8-Bit
15
Nintendo entered the video game market in the . . .
1980's
1960's
1950's
1970's
16
How did Nintendo enforce their quality controls?
With threats from the Mafia
Through playtesters
A chip that controlled what games would work on the NES
All of these
17
Nintendo's first game console was called the . . .
"Nintendo Home Gaming System"
"Nintendo 16"
"Family Computer Home Gaming Console"
"Nintendo 64"
18
The Famicom was successful. By 1985, Nintendo had sold more than . . .
250,000 copies
25,000 copies
2.5 billion copies
2.5 million copies
19
What was the crucial element of Nintendo's success?
The quality of its games
The number of games you could play on the NES
The loyalty of its customers
The low price
20
The nickname for Nintendo's first game system was . . .
FCHGC
The Red and White Box
Famicom
Fichgic
21
Nintendo was founded by . . .
Fusajiro Yamauchi
Pat Morita
Toru Iwatani
Tomohiro Nishikado
22
Nintendo was founded in . . .
1929
1969
1889
1989
23
The Nintendo Fun Club's newsletter was replaced in 1988 with what magazine?
Nintendo Power
Nintendo News
Nintendo Game Tips and Tricks
Nintendo Cheats
24
This was one of the first large games where players could explore a giant video game world
Defender
Metroid
The Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Brothers
25
Nintendo's trademarked advertising slogan
"Greatness Awaits"
"Let's Play"
"The best games in the business"
"Now you're playing with power!"
26
How many copies of Super Mario Brothers have sold since its release?
1.2 million
40 million
1.2 billion
400,000
27
How did Nintendo distance their product from those involved in the video game crash?
Making it bright red and futuristic-looking
Requiring retailers to buy a certain number of units
Calling it a personal computer
Using new vocabulary and changing appearance of the console
28
How did Nintendo control the quality of games made by third-party developers?
Limiting developers to making only NES games for 2 years
Limiting the developers to only making 5 games a year
All of these
The official "Seal of Quality"
29
The Nickname for the Nintendo Entertainment System is . . .
N-System
The Grey Box
Famicom
NES
30
After developing several arcade hits, Nintendo turned to . . .
Watches that you could play games on
Handheld Games
Developing Games for the Magnavox Odyssey
Bicycles!
