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1
In which country did Sega always beat Nintendo?
England
Brazil
Mexico
United States
2
Which Super Mario is this?
2
1
Super Mario World
3
3
This game sold so poorly that crates of it were dumped in a landfill:
Krull
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
Tron
Gates of Zendarr
4
Which video game inspired the Yakuza series, including many of its most popular mechanics and features?
Shenmue
Grand Theft Auto
Bully
Tekken
5
Name the game:
Rhythm Mania
Maraca Mania
Samba de Amigo
Latin Beat
6
Name the system:
The Atari 5200
The Sega SG-1000
The Magnavox Oddysey
The Atari 2600
7
According to some, the Microsoft Kinect can also be used to...
see camouflaged people even though they're invisible.
accurately judge your body fat percentage.
detect ghosts and disembodied spirits.
teach your dog how to drive.
8
What was the first arcade game to use polygonal graphics?
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Racing
I, Robot
Tekken
9
What was the first Elder Scrolls game?
Morrowind
Oblivion
Daggerfall
Arena
10
Name the system:
The 3DO
The Phillips CD-i
The Sega Saturn
The Atari Jaguar
11
What did Nintendo make before they started making video games?
TV sets and radios
playing cards
computers
claw machines
12
The infamous defect in early models of the Xbox 360 was...
lack of backwards compatibility
a laggy Internet connection
the red ring of death
a shoddy disk drive
13
Name the system:
The Sega Game Gear
The Milton-Bradley Microvision
The Atari Lynx
The Nintendo Game Boy
14
Which was the first 16-bit video game console?
Intellivision
Super Nintendo
Sega Genesis (US)/Mega Drive (Japan/Europe)
Turbografx-16 (US)/PC Engine (Japan)
15
Name the game:
Streets of Rage
Gangbusters
Final Fight
Double Dragon 2
16
Name the game:
Street Fighter 4
Street Fighter EX2 Plus α
Street Fighter 3D
Tekken 2
17
In what year did the first Japanese-style role-playing game come out?
1991
1986
2002
1979
18
What was M. Bison's name in Japan?
Vega
E. Honda
Balrog
Blanka
19
Name the game:
Defender
Space Invaders
Parsec
Asteroids
20
Which role-playing game series came out first?
The Elder Scrolls
Kingdom Hearts
Phantasy Star
Final Fantasy
21
Who created Mario?
Nolan Bushnell
Shigeru Miyamoto
Yu Suzuki
Yuji Naka
22
How many Nintendo Switch consoles had sold by 2022?
150 million
51 million
11 million
111 million
23
What is the name of this multiplayer party game in which an Asian martial arts movie is being directed?
Director's Destruction
Karate Party Jam
Kung Fu Chaos
Kickin' It!
24
What was the original pack-in game for the Sega Genesis?
Sonic the Hedgehog
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Golden Axe
Altered Beast
25
Which was the LEAST successful Nintendo console?
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Wii U
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Nintendo Gamecube
26
Name the game:
Battlefield
Call of Duty
Rainbow Six
Army Men
27
Name the system:
Commodore 64
Colecovision Adam
Texas Instruments Home Computer
Magnavox Odyssey 2
28
Name the game:
Dead or Alive 2
Tekken 3
Virtua Fighter 3
Soul Calibur 2
29
Which Mortal Kombat character was a sneaky self-reference to the identity of the game designer?
Bo Rai Cho
Raiden
Noob Saibot
Liu Kang
30
Name the game:
Batter Up
Baseball Battle
Baseball Nightmare
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
31
Name the system:
The Sega Dreamcast
The Atari Panther
The Sony Playstation
The Nintendo Game Cube
32
Which is NOT an advantage the Super Nintendo had over the Sega Genesis?
A scaling and rotation chip
Brand loyalty
More colors onscreen at once
A more powerful processor
33
Name the game:
Skeleton Warriors
Haunted Manor
Castlevania 3
Astyanax
34
How many Playstation 4 consoles had sold by 2022?
117 million
17 million
170 million
70 million
35
This is the first multiplayer online role playing game for consoles:
Phantasy Star Online on the Sega Dreamcast
Monster Hunter on the Nintendo Game Cube.
Final Fantasy 11 on the Playstation 2
Diablo 2 on the Xbox
36
Name the game:
Halo: Combat Evolved
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Quake 3
Halo 2
37
What game is this?
Rush N' Attack
Bionic Commando
Spider-man: Revenge of the Green Goblin
Bari-Arm
38
Name the arcade game:
Ninja Clowns
Creepy Clownz 2: Clownz Cut Loose
Big Top Battle
Circus Caper
39
Name the game and system:
Last Bronx, Sega Saturn
Fight for Life, Atari Jaguar
Fighter's History, Nintendo 64
Soul Edge, Playstation
40
Name the game:
Dragon Warrior
Panzer Dragoon
Flying Dragon
DinoWarz
41
What graphical issue was true of nearly all early 3D racing games?
bad mip-mapping
background pop-in
texture warping
slowdown
42
Name the game and system:
Kasumi Ninja, Atari Jaguar
Supreme Warrior, Sega CD
Mortal Kombat 3, Super Nintendo
Crazy Fighter, TurboGrafx-16
43
Which arcade game was blamed for the death of one of its players?
Space Invaders
Defender
Berzerk
Rampage
44
In what year was the first Batman video game released?
2002
1978
1995
1986
45
What is the best-selling video game ever?
Fortnite
Minecraft
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Super Mario Bros.
46
Name the game:
Joe and Mack: Caveman Ninjas
Bonk's Adventure
Chuck Rock
Caveman Games
47
Name the game:
Gradius
Galaxian
Gyruss
Galaga
48
Name the game:
Mario Kart Wii
Mari Kart: Double Dash
Mario Kart 64
Diddy Kong Racing
49
What was the name of the first video game, and when was it made?
Spacewar! 1962
Tennis for Two 1958
Pong 1972
Pac-Man 1980
50
How many Xbox One consoles had sold as of 2022?
15 million
5 million
150 million
50 million
51
Name the game:
Shining Wisdom
Neutopia
Zelda: Link's Awakening
Crystalis
52
Name the game:
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Donkey Kong
53
Name the game:
Mortal Kombat Mythologies
Battle Monsters
Ninja Masters
Monster Mashup
54
The game system known for having the worst controller was the...
Intellivision
ColecoVision
Atari 5200
Nintendo Wii
55
Name the game:
Pong
Rally
Table Tennis
Volley
56
The best-selling video game console ever was the...
Xbox 360
Atari 2600
Nintendo Entertainment System
Playstation 2
57
Name the game:
Street Fighter
Final Fight
Pit Fighter
Mortal Kombat
58
What was Nintendo´s most successful console?
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Wii
Super Nintendo
Nintendo DS
59
On which system did the first Super Smash Bros. come out?
Game Cube
Wii
Nintendo 64
Super Nintendo
60
Name the game and system:
Shenmue on the Sega Dreamcast
Yakuza on the Playstation 2
Spy Hunter on the Nintendo Game Cube
True Crime L.A. on the original Xbox
61
In which regions did Sega handily win the 8-bit console war?
The USA and Canada
China and Korea
Japan and India
Europe and Brazil
62
Name the game:
Metroid
Space Megaforce
Xenophobe
Contra
63
Name the arcade game:
Street Smarts
World Heroes
Street Fighter
Fatal Fury
64
What was the surprise ending of the original Metroid game?
You are a girl.
It was all a dream.
You have to beat the game again to really beat it.
You are the bad guy.
65
Name the game:
Tekken 4
Virtua Fighter 4
Soul Calibur
Marvel v. Capcom 3
66
Name the game:
Street Fighter 2
Eternal Champions
Fatal Fury 2
Fighting Masters
67
Which game franchise was a direct rip-off of the Wonder Boy series?
Super Mario Bros.
Megamania
Adventure Island
Mega Man
68
Which was the most powerful console of the 128-bit generation?
Game Cube
Xbox
Playstation 2
Dreamcast
69
Which video game console had the same graphics chip as the Texas Instruments 99/4a computer?
Vectrex
ColecoVision
Atari 5200
Intellivision
70
Name the system:
The 3DO
The Atari 7800
The Sega Genesis
The Turbo Duo
71
What was the first game to feature the character Mario?
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Bros.
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong
72
Name the game:
Wonder Boy
Alex Kidd
Toki
Punchout
73
What was Mario's name before they changed it to Mario?
Jumpman
Luigi
Barrelman
Zookeeper
74
Name the game:
Phantasy Star 4
Final Fantasy 7
Sword Art Online
Battle Fantasia
75
Name the game:
Fighters Megamix
Anime Fighting League
Super Smash Bros.
Fighting Street
76
Which was the first video game system that you could play online?
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo
Microsoft Xbox
Sony Playstation 2
77
In what country was Tetris created?
Soviet Union
China
Japan
United States of America
78
This video game system is credited with saving the video game industry:
Nintendo Entertainment System
Atari 7800
Sony Playstation
Sega Genesis
79
Name the game:
Donkey Kong Country
Monkey Madness
Danky Kang
Donkey Kong 64
80
What mythical level of Diablo became a real level in Diablo 2?
the disco level
the cow level
the upside-down level
the circus level
81
What is the character Tails' first name?
Spencer
Miles
Russel
Billy
82
Name the game:
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Spirit
Ninja Warriors
Zen the Intergalactic Ninja
83
Name the game:
Alien Soldier
Alien Syndrome
Fighting Masters
Alien Crush
84
And a super-easy one, name the system:
Sega Master System
Super Nintendo
Playstation
Nintendo Entertainment System
85
Which of the following factors did NOT lead to Sega getting out of the console market?
The Saturn was hard to program for
No DVD player on the Dreamcast
Too many add-ons for the Genesis
Sega games were inferior
86
What helped the Nintendo Entertainment System win the 8-bit console war?
Contracts that kept companies from putting games on other consoles
Robbie the Robot
Nobody knew who the other companies were
They had the most powerful hardware
87
What company made this system?
Nintendo
Atari
Sony
Sega
88
What was the 32X?
an arcade board made by Konami
a special joystick for the Playstation
an add-on for the Sega Genesis
a special chip for the Super Nintendo
89
How did Sega first get past Nintendo exclusivity deals?
Sega licensed and made the games themselves.
Sega took Nintendo to court.
Sega bypassed the lockout chip.
Sega became an NES developer.
90
Name the system:
Sega Genesis
TurboGrafx 16
Atari Jaguar
Super Nintendo
91
Name the game.
Kickmaster
Dragon Wang
Kung Fu
Karateka
92
How many years passed between the release of Shenmue 2 and Shenmue 3?
18 years
6 months
9 years
5 years
93
In Super Mario Bros, what do they tell Mario after defeating most bosses?
You won! Go on to the next area!
You won this time, but I'll be back!
You may have beaten me, but you'll never defeat Bowser!
Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!
94
Name the game:
Last Blade 2
Fatal Fury 2
Street Fighter 2
World Heroes 2
95
Name the game:
Wolfenstein 3D
Duke Nukem 3D
Doom
Robotica
96
What was the name of Sonic the Hedgehog before they settled on Sonic?
Blue the Hedgehog
Speedy the Hedgehog
Mr. Needlemouse
Rush
97
What are ¨bits¨ in terms of video game system power?
How many polygons it can put on screen
How much electricity it uses
How much memory it has
How many pieces of information it can handle at a time
98
Which is NOT a reason the Playstation outsold the Sega Saturn?
Sony had more money for advertising
The Saturn was hard to program
The Saturn was less powerful
Sega botched the Saturn release
99
What is the name of this now-politically-incorrect videogame about an Asian man balancing plates?
China Challenge
Kung Fu Crackdown
Mr. Chin
Order Up!
100
Name the game and system:
Nights into Dreams, Sega Saturn
Mischief Makers, Nintendo 64
Flying Dragon, Nintendo 64
Spyro, Playstation