Monthly Videogame Quiz

It's a shame I admitted to guessing 10 or so of these as I could've looked like I knew what I was on about!

This was it. PS1 era was my thing.

April Quiz - Clues #1

Dear kids, eat more vegetables! It's healthy and all. I don't want to preach any further, instead I wish you Happy Easter with enough time to participate in the April round. Over forty people are already playing.

To make participation palatable (ha!), I'll now write down a few hints:

1) In this round, Nintendo has supremacy - ten games are only available on their platforms.
2) At picture 10 you can see a small part of the main character.
3) For the strawberries of number 5 you need especially good platforming skills.
4) Only 8 games in this round use 3D graphics.


Deadline is Saturday the 30th of April, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz again, good luck: i.imgur.com/fVJp71C.png

I had a quick go, I thought I'd missed it as I've not been on here a while.

I don't think I'll get so lucky this time as I couldn't even guess quite a few, some are quite tricky!

Same, I was doing well up to 13, but I struggled to guess most of the rest as they all look the same!

I only know the 2600 game and maybe 1 or 2 more with some luck with the 2nd part.

Alright ladies and gentlemen, you still have until tomorrow... but then April and this round will be over!

So zerimski @spookyxelectric rwklau and Destria ...how about it?

---> www.retrogamequiz.com

Oops, sorry! I was going to attempt it but I forgot. Maybe next time!

AFK

April Quiz - Answers & Score

Did you know that strawberries are not berries, but nuts? But bananas are berries? So weird! Let's make things clearer by solving the veggie puzzle... we start with the bonus question. If you had imagined the quiz players to be a rather homogeneous group, you were right: if you leave out the almost 15% "don't like to answer" fraction, the field of players (this time over 130 people strong) of this quiz series is almost 95% male and about 90% white. Here's a pie chart: i.imgur.com/o51R89h.png
Does it matter? No. Was it interesting to see once? I think it was.

But now something really important, namely the answers to lasts months puzzle... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the award ceremony.

1) Kirby and the Forgotten Land
This is a damn good tomato, because it replenishes all your life energy.
Answer rate: 91%
Other suggestions: 8x Super Smash Bros, Mario World

2) Bubble Symphony
One of the many sequels to Bubble Bobble, "Bubble Symphony" appeared as an arcade machine in 1994 and was later ported to the Saturn. One of you slipped through with "Puzzle Bobble", I was tired.... shouldn't have happened.
Answer rate: 88%
Other suggestions: Yoshi, Rainbow Island

3) Mario Kart 64
All but two players recognised the classic N64-funracer.
Answer rate: 98%
Other suggestions: -

4) Ms. Pac-Man
That's FEMALE Pac Man, did you not see the lipstick? ^_^ Pac-Man also gave the full point though, accordingly everyone guessed this title correctly.
Answer rate: 100%
Other suggestions: -

5) Celeste
Answer rate: 79%
Other suggestions: Undertale, Stardew Valey

6) Dig Dug
...another arcade classic.
Answer rate: 74%
Other suggestions: Q*Bert, Boulder Dash

7) Donkey Kong Country
Here we see the version for the GBA.
Answer rate: 92%
Other suggestions: -

8.) Streets of Rage
Answer rate: 73%
Other suggestions: Double Dragon, Street Fighter, Sega Rally, Final Fight, Comic Zone, Fighter Bros

9) Super Mario Bros 2
Here's the beefed up version from Super Mario All-Stars. I personally wouldn't have recognised it, but I never played the second Mario Bros.
Answer rate: 72%
Other suggestions: Yoshi, Bonk's Adventure

10) Zool
For "Zoop or zoot or something with the green guy and yellow horns" by Embrodak there was just barely no point, because unfortunately Zool doesn't have yellow horns.
Answer rate: 64%
Other suggestions: -

11) Super Mario Sunshine
Who remembers those nasty fruit mini-games?
Answer rate: 66%
Other suggestions: Animal Crossing, Katamari Damacy, Banjo-Kazooie

12) Parappa the Rapper
Significantly better known than I expected! Should have swapped it in order with number 5.
Answer rate: 88%
Other suggestions: Gitaroo Man

13) Kid Icarus Uprising
This is really a fun vegetable enemy design.
Answer rate: 68%
Other suggestions: 4x Dragon Quest, Immortals Fenys Rising, Blue Dragon

14) Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Answer rate: 76%
Other suggestions: Fruit Ninja, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Diddy Kong Racing

15) Pikmin 3
Friendship points for "Picman & Pickmin" by Zion & CactusMan.
Answer rate: 75%
Other suggestions: It Takes Two, Unravel

16) Final Fantasy 12
Above the fourth row the answer rates were over 60%, but starting in row four everything was below 50%.
Answer rate: 47%
Other suggestions: 4x Little Big Planet, 3x Sackboy A Big Adventure, Zelda Twilight Princess, Tomato Man, Psychonauts, No mans sky, Mr Do, immortals fenyx rising, Fortnite, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Bravely Default II

17) Plaque Attack
Answer rate: 34%
Other suggestions: 4x Space Invaders, E.T., Dr. Mario

18.) Goof Troop
The password screen of Goof Troop. Pretty mean!
Answer rate: 25%
Other suggestions: 6x Super Mario, Super Mario Kart, Mario Vs Donkey Kong, Mario Paint, Mario Fun with Typing, Donkey Kong, Jeopardy, Final Fight, Doki Doki Panic, superfrog, Mickey Mouse

19) Mr. Do!
...another well-known arcade game.
Answer rate: 33%
Other suggestions: Centipede, Fruity Frank, Dr.Fruit, Dig Dug 2

20) Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
With that name, the game was a must in this round.
Answer rate: 34%
Other suggestions: Wario Ware, Wario Party, Undertale, Cabbage Patch Kids, Atomic Veggies

21) Marvin's Marvellous Adventure.
From the obscurity shelf, a rather average Amiga jump'n'run from 1994. Here's the scene used: youtu.be/Cz54C5uK3kQ?t=874
Answer rate: 11%
Other suggestions: "Something that wants to be Yoshi's Island but isn't" by jgkspsx, 5x Yoshi's Island, 3x James Pond, super mario 2, Super Mario World, Jazz Jackrabbit, Game and Watch Gallery, Dynamite Heady, Bloodborne

22) Bonsai Barber
You have to cut the "hair" of the vegetable.
Answer rate: 27%
Other suggestions: 4x Loco Roco, The Tree Lady, Wario Ware, Warioware: Smooth Moves

23) Kangaroo
This arcade title was long only available in ports for 80s Atari consoles, but since 2020 you can also play Kangaroo on Switch & ps4.
Answer rate: 27%
Other suggestions: Donkey Kong Jr, fruity kong, Mappyland, Spanky's Quest

24) Pressure Cooker
This was a difficult screen and the hardest entry of this round after #21.
Answer rate: 20%
Other suggestions: 12x Frogger, 5x Burger Time, Chipwits, Fruit Panic, Fruit Sports, E.T.

25) Aladdin
A very tough fragment from a well-known game. My respects to all who guessed it right!
Answer rate: 37%
Other suggestions: Minecraft, Banana Prince, (Super) Burger Time, Castle of Illusion, Ice Age, Stardew Valley, Zelda



Here is the quiz picture again:



Answer image:

Direct link: i.imgur.com/F3RyGdY.png


HIGH SCORE TABLE

01 - 25 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
01 - 25 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
01 - 25 points - hcg - excelsior
01 - 25 points - rta - EarthPainting
01 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
01 - 25 points - ntl - lifer
01 - 25 points - spz - The_BACH
01 - 25 points - rta - marek
01 - 25 points - rta - EmmaDansTonU
10 - 24 points - eab - Little Havie
11 - 24 points - hcg - windfisch
12 - 24 points - rpg - Calastellio
13 - 23 points - eab - Havie
14 - 23 points - rta - nonstoptechnopop
15 - 23 points - ata - jgkspsx
16 - 23 points - rta - Roarer
17 - 23 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
18 - 23 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
19 - 23 points - mnc - Dream-Team
20 - 23 points - spz - Striderblade

21 - 22 points - mtc - Valdien
22 - 22 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
23 - 22 points - hcg - Son of Suzy Creamcheese
24 - 22 points - gpo - DocMoody
25 - 21 points - rta - Illusionary
26 - 21 points - gsg - partykiller
27 - 21 points - wtd - jenoogle
28 - 20 points - mtc - Parsnip
29 - 20 points - eab - Nobby_UK
30 - 20 points - mmx - Knuckles
31 - 20 points - rta - jett
32 - 20 points - rpg - Dezue
33 - 20 points - hcg - dsparil
34 - 20 points - eab - darkwave
35 - 19 points - hcg - mainpatr
36 - 19 points - smu - BulletMagnet
37 - 18 points - mmx - fedprod
38 - 18 points - rtc - elgin mcqueen
39 - 18 points - can - M.Rick75
40 - 18 points - mmx - Klunky
41 - 18 points - mnc - Dolphin
42 - 18 points - rkb - Kirika1987
43 - 17 points - ftg - Lurker
44 - 17 points - pop - Don Como
45 - 17 points - gav - Wizdom
46 - 17 points - sh2 - Gatar
47 - 17 points - smu - drauch
48 - 17 points - rkb - Addearheart
49 - 16 points - hcg - Woody Alien
50 - 16 points - rta - PsionBolt
51 - 16 points - gpo - Navarone
52 - 16 points - hcg - personman
53 - 16 points - rta - Nihilistic Monk
54 - 16 points - gpo - OutOfBounds
55 - 16 Points - mtc - mssq
56 - 16 Points - ntl - Dogorilla
57 - 16 points - ntl - Fizza
58 - 16 points - ftg - cubby
59 - 15 points - mmx - Cutter Slade
60 - 15 points - mnc - elementalMaster
61 - 15 points - m!g - Kong
62 - 15 points - wtd - Credit00
63 - 15 points - nag - Booze cruise
64 - 15 points - hcg - teroknor
65 - 15 points - rta - Blufunk
66 - 15 points - m!g - Red XIII
67 - 15 points - rta - Het_Nkik
68 - 14 points - ata - JeremiahJT
69 - 14 points - hcg - snake
70 - 14 points - gms - kopyright
71 - 14 points - wtd - zoltan.schwegler
72 - 14 points - gms - hellermarie
73 - 14 points - mnc - Mitschel
74 - 14 points - gpo - rave
75 - 14 points - mnc - Yeboah17
76 - 13 points - rtc - Carrot007
77 - 13 points - nto - curly
78 - 13 points - hcg - Alexmate
79 - 13 points - gpo - Eddie
80 - 13 points - ftg - LockeTribal
81 - 13 points - ntl - CactusMan
82 - 13 points - mtc - FunnyJay
83 - 13 points - gav - Rippi
84 - 13 points - mtc - Bufbaf
85 - 12 points - gav - Cube
86 - 12 points - ftg - Ryands
87 - 12 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
88 - 12 points - rta - Embrodak
89 - 12 points - ftg - Stuz359
90 - 12 points - m!g - geohound
91 - 12 points - rta - Gygas
92 - 12 points - rpg - Zion
93 - 12 points - can - Dark Kariya
94 - 11 points - wop - Desparion
95 - 11 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
96 - 11 points - pop - PUH
97 - 11 points - mtc - QFNS
98 - 11 points - rta - malus
99 - 11 points - ntl - Minecraftemery
100- 11 points - gpo - Konsolomio
101- 11 points - gav - Yoshi
102- 10 points - mmx - Lynx
103- 10 points - spz - Geddoe
104- 10 points - ntl - StarPoint
105- 10 points - gpo - KHlover
106- 10 points - mmx - LittleChoco
107- 10 points - gpo - Bully
108- 10 points - can - Jean-Luc Hazek
109 - 9 points - eab - mailman
110 - 9 points - sh2 - Bonz
111 - 9 points - rkb - flof1ghterLegend
112 - 9 points - ntl - Krull
113 - 8 points - wtd - svenoble
114 - 8 points - smu - Guigui
115 - 8 points - gms - hellifanboy
116 - 8 points - nto - 4C8en
117 - 8 points - sh2 - godzella
118 - 8 points - can - Franky Mikey
119 - 8 points - pop - Sascha
120 - 7 points - pop - Arne
121 - 7 points - mtc - freshVeggie
122 - 7 points - mmx - Dnamei
123 - 7 points - rkb - salversurfer
124 - 6 points - mmx - Shades
125 - 6 points - ntl - BabyYoda71
126 - 6 points - rpg - D4rkD
127 - 5 points - rkb - Grandhanate
128 - 5 points - gpo - Gameproff
129 - 4 points - rpg - Glubbfan
130 - 4 points - gms - Black Friday
131 - 2 points - pop - Daiyama

Well then, here's an award ceremony: Congratulations to Gerhard S, AuraPaladinne, Excelsior, EarthPainting, Mangamaniac2171, lifer, The_BACH, marek and EmmaDansTonU... you all got FULL POINTS and won this round!

Scroll up if you want to see the other players in the top 20


LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

1 - 17 points - Lurker
2 - 16 points - cubby
3 - 13 points - LockeTribal
4 - 12 points - @ryands
5 - 12 points - stuz359

Congratulations to Lurker for the local lead.

Destria and @spookyxelectric - you could have just entered your stuff on sunday, if I haven't posted the answers yet there's a good chance that I'd still work you into the results. Well, next time then. ^_^

You all had a good score, thank you everyone for playing!

May Quiz - Topless Dudes

Over the many years of this quiz series, we've really had quite a few puzzles whose theme was more or less "women".... number one, two, three and the totally not juvenile number four.

It's an absurdity that we never did this with the male video game characters! So we're making up for it now, and "topless" the 25 gentlemen have to be as well. So how about it - do you recognise all games just by the sixpacks

This round is considerably less retro than usual, I hope you can still manage.

Deadline is Tuesday 31 May, enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here comes the quiz, have fun:

Direct link: i.imgur.com/qShBCVm.png

Hey, it's 1000x1000 pixels, that should be large enough.


But maybe this helps? 

May Quiz - Clues #1

In this round we'll know if someone uses Google or not... your browser history will have some very strange entries and you'll have probably seen some "fan art" that you would rather forget again (at least that's how I felt during the research). Sorry not sorry.

There are 25 players so far, and today I would like to give you a few hints:

1) There was a lot of excitement around AAA title #3 in the current decade. I can't say anything about the style, because that's also the name of the game.
2) Questions about #8? Several characters from this series can also be found in Super Smash Bros.
3) Five games in this round have only appeared on Nintendo consoles (ok, one of them is just an exclusive remake).
4) Four titles are pure fighting games, where the gameplay consists 100% of 1vs1 fights.

Deadline is Tuesday 31st May, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz again, have fun: i.imgur.com/qShBCVm.png

Ooh, I'm gonna try this later. I know a fair amount of these, I've just been procrastinating.

This one actually has me pretty stumped, to be honest. I thought I knew most of the men's chests in games, but clearly there's more work to do.