I got a grand total of three from the bottom two rows, although I scored a heck of a lot higher among the ones that were actual Mario games rather than just a cameo.
Overall, well done guys. I think we've just about scraped through this with honour intact.
I can’t believe I got 16, my previous high score was only 6 I think! I’m very very proud of myself lol
Yes it's your best too, but your have only played for four rounds so far.
Dogorilla has been here for years, she's in the Global Top 20 of people that participated the most. ^_^
Also, a late "welcome" to @charlix12323 and @TheBigBlue ...you are both freshly joining the quiz this year for the final season.
In the year 2000 Macromedia Flash 5 is released, in which the programming language "ActionScript" is built in for the first time... At the latest now the time of Flash Games begins and flushes a wild mixture of crude chaos & great creativity onto desktop computers all over the world.
I'm sure some of you will roll your eyes at this one... do Flash games even deserve to get their own quiz?! But after last round's 100% polished games from Nintendo, I can't think of a better counter-programme than the unfiltered deluge from the games laboratory that was Macromedia Flash.
The time span is pretty much set this time, from 2000 to the year 2020, which was when eventually all those games just launched into a "Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported" message.
Ooh, that's an interesting topic... I don't recognise many of these but there are a few that bring back memories of wasting my childhood in front of a computer screen
Thank you Nintendo for giving us Donkey Kong Jr Math on Nintendo Music
Now I've officially done it, the world is coming to an end. Apart from a few "yeah, just like back in school!" voices, the reaction to this round is quite bad, even more intense than I expected. Well, even though this is the worst quiz round ever created... 35 people are playing so far, I hope the following clues persuade a few more.
Here are the first clues:
1) The following games have left the Flash platform behind through ports or sequels: the whole first row, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20 ...pretty much half! 2) The #3 and #12 are games to well-known Flash animated series, in which a single character (faceless grey guy or kung-fu stick figure) creatively fights hordes of enemies. 3) A popular Nintendo fighting game was very freely recreated on Flash with #6. 4) In game #9 you control a ninja and have to pass countless difficult platforming rooms.
Soon it will all be over, Flash will be switched off for good and this round will end! Next Wednesday is the deadline, so you only have a few days left. Over fifty players have already submitted - what about you?
Here are the last hints:
1) Number 7 is a helicopter game that is played with just a single button. 2) In #11 you have to crush the castle pictured with the skilled use of a catapult. 3) Game 16 is a standard single player RPG where you go on an adventure quest, slay many monsters and level up. 4) The unusual thing about the picture shown at #8 is that this is the only level the game has.
Almost 120 players and I am just delighted as you are - look at these quotes!
God yes this is my childhood, thank you so much for making! -ResetEra Brought back good memories of playing these games while I should have been working -Fontgeek Yes, I played many. (...) I loved flash games. -RocketBeans There are a few that bring back memories of wasting my childhood in front of a computer screen! - NintendoLife That's a great theme! -ResetEra I knew all the time wasted at work would come in handy at some point. -Fontgeek
Personal favourite answer to "Did you play Flash games?" though was "Nope, I was stoned most of 2000-2005" - NintendoLife.
Clearly you all loved it, Flash Classics #2 can come!
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Okay I'm just joking, I promise I won't do this to you again. There was a lot of complaining, answer rates weren't that great and fewer participants than usual.
But now it's time for the answers: first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score.
1) Binding of Isaac
Not Wrath of the Lamb, not Rebirth or Afterbirth.... just the very first Binding of Isaac.
Answer rate: 88%
Other suggestions: Deathrun TV
2) Meat Boy
At the very beginning, when the meaty blob wasn't yet "Super".
Answer rate: 76%
Other suggestions: jumping dino
3) Madness Interactive / Combat
First an animated series, then interactive too.... and sequels are available on Steam.
Answer rate: 49%
Other suggestions: Henri Stickmin, Henry Stickmin, Gunman, Thing Thing, West of Loathing, Xiao Xiao
4) QWOP
The control nightmare QWOP is also available for mobile phones, plus sequels with a horse (help!).
Answer rate: 76%
Other suggestions: WASD
5) Line Rider
There is a port of this game for the Nintendo DS, the stylus control fits like a glove.
Answer rate: 55%
Other suggestions: Doodle World, Robot Wars
6) Super Smash Flash
A cheap Smash Bros replica in Flash, but if you have nothing else it's good enough.
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: Mario Combat, Projectile, Mario and Sonic Fight, Super Mario Crossover, Super Mario Fighter
7) Helicopter Game
This game has many names... whoever mentioned a "helicopter" got the point.
Answer rate: 58%
Other suggestions: Happy Wheels
8.) This is the only level
The game "Achievement unlocked" is from the same developer and looks almost the same, so I gave it a point as well.
Answer rate: 52%
Other suggestions: Elephant Quest, Blue Elephant, Run Elephant Run, Obey the Game,One Level, That Level Again
9) N
This is not N+ or N++, which are available on all modern consoles, but the original "N" from 2004.
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Car Coin Racing, Dot Racer
11) Crush the Castle
Kind of like Angry Birds, but not quite as cute.
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: Age of War, Angry Birds, Castle Clout 3, hero wars, Tower Defense
12) Xiao Xiao No. 4.
"Stickman Gunshots" or "Stickman Madness" also gave the point because a few mobile ports of this game have that name.
Answer rate: 25%
Other suggestions: Henry Stickmin, madness combat 2 redeemer, MadnessFPS, Sniper Assassin, Thing Thing, Gun Blood, Gunshooter
13) Friday night funkin'
A DDR clone, among the all-time most popular Flash games on Newgrounds.com.
Answer rate: 47%
Other suggestions: Daddy Dearest, Mastermind: World Conqueror, Super Dance Revolution
14) Flash Element TD
My very first tower defense game! https://www.freewebarcade.com/game/flash-element-td/ (Use the space bar to turn life bars on/off)
Answer rate: 42%
Other suggestions: Boulder Dash, Flash, Marble Sadness, Onslaught, Putt Putt Joins The Parade, Shock Defence
15) Luftrauser
No "S" or "Z" at the end, just the original... you got points for the sequels too, of course.
Answer rate: 30%
Other suggestions: Realm of the Mad God, Storytime Skull, Swords and Sandals, Torment
16) Adventure Quest
Another totally generic name! I also let "Dragon Fable" stand since it's essentially just an update for Adventure Quest.
Answer rate: 44%
Other suggestions: Age of War, Axe Wielder, Epic Battle Fantasy, Paladin Armor
17) Scary Maze
Sent around as a Halloween joke among friends, then made famous as a prank on Youtube: https://scary-maze.com/
Answer rate: 44%
Other suggestions: 18 Qix, Thomas Was Alone
18) Motherload
Also available on ps3 and ps4 as "Super Motherload".
Answer rate: 36%
Other suggestions: Agartha, Baulderdash, Crystal cave, Knightmare Tower, Megadrill, natural disaster, Tibia
20) Frog Fractions
Answer rate: 34%
Other suggestions: Alice is Dead, Luchadore Super Hero Judge, Toad Court
21) Neopets Freaky Factory
Neopets had a lot of minigames based on Flash.
Answer rate: 8%
Other suggestions: 6x Alien Hominid, Submachine, The Fancy Pants, Club Penguin, Epic Battle Fantasy
22) Mystery Of Time And Space
A successful series of creative puzzle rooms.
Solving rate: 14%
Other suggestions: Commobore 64 Adventures, Dangeresque, Riddle School, The Stanley Parable
23) Starship Eleven
As an old "Thrust" or "Lunar Lander" fan, this was one of my favourite games in Flash. I even paid for the premium version. https://www.miniplay.com/game/starship-eleven
Answer rate: 15%
Other suggestions: Moon Lander, Lunar Lander, Armageddon, Into Space, Samorost, Spaceship Lander, Starfall, Thrust
24) Steamshovel Harry
Actually just a joke masquerading as a game - You have 10 minutes to save the world, but the sprawling tutorial eats up so much time that the actual game is over after just a few seconds. -_-
Answer rate: 8%
Other suggestions: Fantastic Contraption, Jetpac, Monkey Sat On My Telephone, Mutilate-a-Doll 2, Ragdoll Game, Telephone Game
25) Don't Shoot the Puppy
Question for you gaming experts... does this count as a video game or not? https://flasharch.com/en/archive/play/9c9e763708496342d5621d6...
Answer rate: 29%
Other suggestions: Canabalt, Fly guy, Kingdom of Loathing, RRRThat's5Rs, West Of Eternal Suffering, West of Loathing
Here is the quiz picture again, followed by the answers:
The world's first arcade game was "Computer Space" in 1971, many titles were to follow in the same decade. Even though the "golden age" of the early 80s is long gone, arcades with old & new games can still be found in many big cities today. When was the last time you were there?
We're a little late starting the June round. :/ And after all the weird stuff in the Flash puzzle, we're now going back to the last millennium, and even further into the past than usual: the new quiz has a strong 80s focus, but starts already in the 70s! o_O
There is also a bonus question: Where does the Arcade Hall from the Intro Gif come from?
I will do better on this than Flash games, as I read Retro Gamer every month so have seen quite a few of these, and also played a few console conversions.
But I have played one of them in Germany.
Otherwise, there was only a few random arcade machines around where I live, but all of them have been gone for over 20 years now.
Always the same command... Insert Coin flashes promisingly on all the old machines. Unfortunately, I don't have more to offer for this quiz than a "Participate via retrogamequiz.com", but at least it's free to play. The first 25 players are already in!
Here are the first clues:
1) Game 14 is the first arcade game that could offer real-time 3D graphics with filled polygons. 2) Title 12 was regularly criticised for its exaggerated depiction of violence. 3) Number 7 is the third part of a very well-known racing game series. 4) A whole 17 (!) games in this round are from the golden 80s, three from the 90s, two each from the 70s and 2000s... and only one from the last decade.
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