I hope your battery still lasts a bit, this month is at best half over - more than enough time to join the 35 contestants (two from here) that already submitted their first round of anwers.
In regards to points all doors are still open, the top 10 already starts at sixteen correct answers... maybe these clues will help:
1) Twelve games for Nintendo platforms, three each for Sega and Atari, plus six for Sony. A single title remains a mystery for now. 2) For the companies named above, the rule is "three quiz entries per console" (pre-advance Game Boys count as one though) 3) Number 8 & 9 were launch titles. 4) Number 1 is said to be the best game for that console. 5) the games 11 & 17 are turnbased RPGs.
A total of fifty people already joined, three from here - how about you? There now is less than a week to be part of the "30 years of gameboy" handheld quiz. Come on, here are the last clues:
1) The 2, 14 and 17 are games for the Sega Game Gear. 2) Game 18 is a shooting-heavy action game with prerendered backgrounds. 3) Title number 12 is by Square Enix. 4) 21 is a comic license game. 5) A single game this round was released on the Bandai Wonderswan.
The survey of the last round told me that 63 of the 75 participants have played with a Nintendo Game Boy before, and 33 of users even still own their original device! Interesting numbers, I wonder if they had a hand in all the good results of the May quiz?
What were the correct answers and who made it into the top 10? Scroll down and see for yourself!
1) Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX
system: Game Boy Color
solved by: 84%
other suggestions: Yoshis Island, Earthbound, Wonder Boy
2) Sonic Drift
system: Game Gear
solved by: 81%
other suggestions: Sonic, Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic & Sega all stars racing, Sonic Racing
3) Super Mario Land 3 - Wario Land
system: Game Boy
solved by: 88%
other suggestions: Gargoyles Quest, Mario Paperworld, The Grumpy Hunchback
4) Tearaway
system: PSP Vita
solved by: 80%
other suggestions: Katamari Demacy, Little Big Planet
5) Super Mario Maker
system: Nintendo 3DS
solved by: 85%
other suggestions: Mario, Super Mario Land, Super Mario World
6) Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
system: Game Boy Advance
solved by: 76%
other suggestions: -
7) Loco Roco 2
system: PSP
solved by: 79%
other suggestions: Katamari Damacy, Patapon, Rythm Heaven
8.) Feel the Magic XY/XX
Launch title, also known as "Project Rub".
system: Nintendo DS
solved by: 63%
other suggestions: Feel the love, warioware touched
9) Pilot Wings Resort
system: Nintendo 3DS
solved by: 63%
other suggestions: Ratchet & Clank, The Rocket Man
10) F-1 Race
system: Game Boy
solved by: 75%
other suggestions: Grand Prix, Pitstop, Pole Position
11) Jeanne d'Arc
system: PSP
solved by: 33%
other suggestions: Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem
12) the world ends with you
system: Nintendo DS
solved by: 55%
other suggestions: Final Fantasy
13) Pursuit Force - Extreme Justice
system: PSP
solved by: 41%
other suggestions: Chase HQ, COP the recruit, GTA Chinatown, Stuntman Ignition
14) Shinobi
system: Game Gear
solved by: 57%
other suggestions: Mortal Kombat, Ninja Five-O, Ninja Gaiden, Power Rangers, Shadow Dancer
15) Metroid: Samus Returns
system: Nintendo 3DS
solved by: 60%
other suggestions: God of War, R-Type Leo, Söldner X2
16) Advance Wars: Dual Strike
system: Nintendo DS
solved by: 79%
other suggestions: -
17)Defenders of Oasis
system: Game Gear
solved by: 55%
other suggestions: Phantasy Star 3, Prince of Persia, Shining Force
18.) Iridion II
system: Game Boy Advance
solved by: 31%
other suggestions: Dariusburst, Nanostray
19) Gravity Rush
system: PSP Vita
solved by: 73%
other suggestions: Braveley Default, FF12 Revenant Wings, Tomb Raider
20) Power Factor
system: Atari Lynx
solved by: 35%
other suggestions: 4x Duke Nukem, Contra, Dan Dare, Todd's Adventures in Slime World, Trantor The last Stormtrooper
21) Astro Boy
really mean screenshot, resulting in the hardest title of this round.
system: Game Boy Advance
solved by: 17%
other suggestions: 4x Star Wars,
Bio challenge, Super Robot Wars A
22) Blue Lightning
system: Atari Lynx
solved by: 45%
other suggestions: Ace Combat, Afterburner, Starfox, Thunderbirds
23) Ecolibrium
system: PSP Vita
solved by: 31%
other suggestions: Monster Hunter, Okamiden, Pony Farm, Spore Creatures, Xenoblade Chronicles, Ys:Memories of Celceta
24) Electrocop
system: Atari Lynx
solved by: 41%
other suggestions: Gates of Zendocon, Halo, Infiltrator, Robocop
25) Armored Unit
system: Wonderswan
solved by: 27%
other suggestions: Super Robot Taisen, Super Robot Wars, X-Com
4py = 4Players Forum
dgo = Dialogoption Forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro Forum
gms = Gamestar Forum
guf = Gaming Universe Forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games Forum
mmx = Multimediaxis Forum
mnc = altes maniac Forum
mtc = Metacouncil Forum
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
off = offline & unbekannt
pcx = PCX Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rat = rebell.at blog
rpg = RPG Maker MV Forum
rta = ResetEra Forum
rtc = Retro Canteen Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
You enter the dungeon. Your party consists of a mage in long robes, a female barbarian in a chainmail bikini, a dwarf with an axe as big as his belly and a rogue with cape and dagger. After defeating countless monsters in the torch-lit (fluorescent mushrooms are also an option) corridors, you reach the legendary treasure room - only a massive iron gate is between you and incredible riches!
But whats this? The mage deciphers the old runes - solve the riddle, or may the gate remain closed forevermore... A riddle?? 25 video games?! WTF?!?
The mage rolls for intelligence, the thief examines the gate, while the dwarf lights a bonfire. At least you brought lots of food - rations for three weeks!
Can you solve the riddle? There's even a bonus question for an extra point...
Deadline is Sunday the 30th of June, so you got exactly three weeks.
Please participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/
Again and again your party rolls for Intelligence and Wisdom, but so far you still haven't found out all games. Truly not an easy task for the so far 30 participants (none from here).
But searching the room reveals further ancient runes... what's that? Clues?! °_° Well here we go!
1) Slightly more than half of the games are western RPGs. 2) Almost all games are part of a series. 3) Four games in this quiz have (also) been released on the Commodore Amiga. 4) Number 6, 12 and 16 can only be played on Nintendo consoles. 5) In the first versions of title 25 the player character still looked like this: @
We have a first breakthrough - this week all games were guessed correctly. But still, we'd need to add all your entrys together to have it all, as still no one has achieved full points (25 + bonus point). With eleven correct answers on average it is a surprisingly difficult round, maybe even the hardest riddle of the year so far.
Will our team of adventurers still make it to the treasure? Almost 40 people are in so far (one from here), don't give up now!
Here are the last clues... you still have one week.
1) Game 1 is several years old, but will be released on Switch just this year. 2) For the third title a third entry of the series was announced a few weeks ago. 3) Picture 20 shows you a fragment of the title screen. 4) Game 23 was made by a German team and was released in the late 90s. 5) Title number 8 is an RPG and part of a series, but all other entries are NOT role playing games.
Ancient spells dissolve, old mechanisms kick into action, dust falls from the ceiling - and the old iron gate opens, for the riddle has been fully solved! Two people actually managed to answer every game correctly, so our group of adventurers can finally get that treasure.
There were 73 participants (two from here, great number!), average score was 13... so it was not an easy quiz, but also not the hardest of the year.
What were the correct answers and who made it into the top 10? Scroll down and see for yourself!
1) Witcher 3
Even without seeing those facial scars - everybody knows the Witcher.
solved by: 97%
other suggestions: -
3) Baldurs Gate 2
solved by: 64%
other suggestions: Bioshock
4) Final Fantasy 8
solved by: 75%
other suggestions: Fallout 3, Persona 5, Zelda OoT
5) Mass Effect 3
solved by: 63%
other suggestions: Dead Rising, Dead Space, Resident Evil
6) Fire Emblem
solved by: 77%
other suggestions: -
7) Runescape
The british Browsergame classic didn't ring many bells here.
solved by: 21%
other suggestions: Fairy Tale Adventure, Ghost
8.) Panzer Dragoon Saga
solved by: 64%
other suggestions: Legend of Dragoon, Dragon Age, Might & Magic
9) Eye of the Beholder
solved by: 70%
other suggestions: Fantasy Star
10) Skies of Arcadia
solved by: 67%
other suggestions: Final Fantasy 9
11) Gothic 1
A german classic! Apparently very local in its fame.
solved by: 37%
other suggestions: Heretic, King Kong, Neverwinter Nights
12) Golden Sun
solved by: 68%
other suggestions: Chrono Trigger, Illusion of Gaia, Secret of Mana, Illusion of Time
13) The Elder Scrolls Oblivion
solved by: 60%
other suggestions: Fable, World of Warcraft
14) Shin Megami Tensei
solved by: 40%
other suggestions: Disgaea, Magic the Gathering
15) Ishar 2 - Messengers of Doom
solved by: 52%
other suggestions: Avalon, Lands of Lore
16) Xenoblade Chronicles X
solved by: 58%
other suggestions: Xenogears, Xenosaga, Custom Robo, Mobile Suit Gundam, Super Robot Wars, Zone of the Enders
17) Ultima IX - Ascension
solved by: 27%
other suggestions: Diablo 2, Everquest, Kings Field, Kings Quest 8, Neverwinter Nights
18.) Tales of Symphonia
solved by: 64%
other suggestions: Atelier, Final Fantasy CC, Ni No Kuni, Secret of Evermore
19) Dragon Age Origins
solved by: 27%
other suggestions: Fable, Phantasy Star II, Skyrim, Tornment, Ultima, World of Warcraft
20) Phantasy Star 3
solved by: 51%
other suggestions: Doom RPG, Lufia, Lufia: Fortress of Doom
21) Wizardry 5
solved by: 30%
other suggestions: Discworld, Might and Magic, Phantasy Star IV, The Immortal, Undertale
22) Grandia
Once you played it, you don't forget the rainbow cone save points.
solved by: 38%
other suggestions: Breath of Fire 4, Kings Field
23) Trapped 2
An Action-RPG from the end times of the Commodore Amiga, simple gameplay and rough graphics. The hardest title of this round, just eight people got it right. Here some gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-05s0UaMxoU&feature=youtu...
solved by: 11%
other suggestions: Arc Fatalis, Das Schwarze Auge, Kings Field, Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva, Shadow Madness, Tales from Heaven
24) Persona 4
I never played Shin Megami Tensei, so I realised way too late that Persona is actually a spin-off of number 14. So there should have been a different game here.
solved by: 45%
other suggestions: Shuffle Time, Slenderman
25) Rogue
An entire Genre named after this game. I made sure to give the clue player character is usually an "@"... but still, only 14 people recognised this home computer port with its improved graphics.
solved by: 19%
other suggestions: Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Nethack, ZZT
Bonus Question
The correct answer is WEST and EAST RPGs taking turns, for all even numbers are JRPGs, while all odd numbers are from western developers.
solved by: 37%
other suggestions: All part of a series, all sequels, all crap games, first person perspective, one game per alphabet letter, game world at war, all RPGs, declining sales
4py = 4Players forum
dgo = Dialogoption forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro forum
gms = Gamestar forum
guf = Gaming Universe forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games forum
mmx = Multimediaxis forum
mnc = old maniac forum
mtc = Metacouncil forum
ntl = NintendoLife forum
off = offline & unbekannt
pcx = PCX forum
pop = PowerPlay forum
rpg = RPG Maker MV forum
rta = ResetEra forum
rtc = Retro Canteen forum
vgz = Videogameszone forum
Congratulations to AuraPaladinne, J.R., Aspen, Milena und Syxta... you are the TOP 5 and won this round!
Also Kudos to blindrhythm, Gizmo, Gevin, Wizdom and fedprod, together you are the TOP 10.
Okay folks, it's time to brush up those CVs, because no matter if it's the British "job centre", the US "Job corps center" or the German "Arbeitsamt" - we are job hunting! Luckily you got into an especially modern institution that adapted their listings according to video games. That totally makes sense, because it's been decades since computer games only featured you as a space fighter pilot or some sword-wielding dragon slayer. Indeed, there's a wide spectrum of jobs on display!
For our quiz this means you not only have to name the 25 games, but also the job you are tasked to do. Do you know them all??
Here's an example (with games that didn't make it into this round):
The correct answers (for 6x 0.5 points = full score) in the form would be as follows...
1) We Cheer 2, cheerleader 2) Bridge Constructor, engineer 3) Flight unlimited, pilot
Don't hesitate, an entire riddle filled with wonderful lavishly well-paid (okay, some might be) jobs is waiting! So far the waiting room at the job centre has 23 people, but so far none from this forum.
Here are a few clues:
1) Number 4 is the oldest game of this round (40 years), and number 21 is the youngest (just shy of one year). 2) The games 2 and 6 are Sega classics. 3) Title 14 is the last of a series with five games. 4) Game 24 is all about sports. 5) Half a point for the game, half a point for the job - cheesing cheap half points was never easier than this round.
You are relieved to leave the job centre, after you decided for one of the 25 jobs on offer. Great how simple this is! Which one would you pick?
A total of 72 people joined, and three from this community. Eight users managed to get full score, scroll down to see if you are one of them! Due to the creativity involved with the job names, parts of the "other suggestions" are multilingual this time.
1) Harvest Moon (farmer)
subtitle "save the homeland", a game for the ps2.
solved by: 86%
other suggestions: My Time at Portia, Dark Cloud, Animal Crossing, Ingenieur
8.) Silent Scope (sniper)
this is the GBA version. I tried hard to find out if you're a cop in this game or not... all it says was "assist the police".
solved by: 69%
other suggestions: Virtua Cop, Syphon Filter, special ops, Sniper: The video game, Sniper Elite, Hostages
9) Moonlighter (sales clerk)
solved by: 61%
other suggestions: Stardew Valley, Retro Quest, Retiree: The video game, Fantasy shop keeper, Bauer, Waiter, retiree
10) Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop (cook)
solved by: 94%
other suggestions: -
11) Flight Control HD (air controller)
solved by: 60%
other suggestions: Air Control, Control Tower, Kennedy Approach, Micro Machines, Planes Control, Sim Airport, Pocket Planes, Flughafenmanager, Flughafenkoordinator, Pilot
13) Real Heroes Firefighter (firefighter)
solved by: 34%
other suggestions: Serious Sam, Golden Fire Axe III, Firefighters: The Simulation, Confidential Mission, CarnEvil, Soldier, Sniper, hitman, pirate, cowboy, Terrorist, Polizist, Massenmörder, Bodyguard, paramedic
14) Trauma Team (doctor, surgeon)
solved by: 61%
other suggestions: Surgeon Simulator, Drilly Willy, Safe Cracker, Mechaniker, Carpenter
15) House Flipper (craftsman, painter, estate agent)
solved by: 58%
other suggestions: Paintkiller Reloaded
16) Black Gold / Oil Imperium (oil tycoon)
solved by: 44%
other suggestions: Drilling Rigs, Oil Tycoon, Sim City, Geologist, Miner
17) Beyond Good & Evil (photographer, reporter)
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Yo Kai Watch, Bug Buster, Digimon, Metroid Prime, Käfersammler, Insektologe, Käferzüchter, Kammerjäger, Bounty Hunter, Tierarzt, biologist, Monster trainer, Tierpfleger, Vet, Hundesitter
18.) DJ Hero (DJ, musician)
solved by: 51%
other suggestions: Band Brothers, Jet Set Radio, Stickers DJ, Parappa the Rapper, Guitar hero, The world ends with You, graffiti artist
19) Densha de Go 2 (train driver)
this is the version for Neo Geo Pocket Color.
solved by: 67%
other suggestions: A-Train, Rail Simulator, Train Manager, Train Simulator
20) Pizza Connection / Pizza Tycoon (pizza chef)
solved by: 78%
other suggestions: Cooking Mama, Pizza Poker Parlor
21) This is the police 2 (policeman, sheriff)
solved by: 29%
other suggestions: Cop: the video game, Hitman go, Geheimagent, Söldner, Killer, Hausmeister, Spy, Detektiv, Commander
22) Science Papa (scientist)
solved by: 36%
other suggestions: Scoville Scavenger, Gärtner, Jalapeño Züchter, Chili Tester
23) Red Strings Club (Barkeeper)
no, it's not "VA-11 HALL-A"... that's the OTHER SciFi barkeeper game.
solved by: 58%
other suggestions: VA011 HALL0A
24) on the ball (Football Manager)
solved by: 60%
other suggestions: Hotel Dusk, Das Amt, Bundesliga Manager, FIFA Manager, Football Manager, receptionist, Bürgermeister, Detective, Lma manager, shopkeeper
25) Paperboy (...paperboy)
solved by: 63%
other suggestions: Sonnenstudiobetreiber
4py = 4Players forum
dgo = Dialogoption forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro forum
gms = Gamestar forum
guf = Gaming Universe forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games forum
mmx = Multimediaxis forum
mnc = altes maniac forum
mtc = Metacouncil forum
ntl = NintendoLife forum
pcx = PCX forum
pop = PowerPlay forum
rpg = RPG Maker MV forum
rta = ResetEra forum
rtc = Retro Canteen forum
vgz = Videogameszone forum
So then, winners ceremony: Congratulations to Pasu, fl0rian, Deadly Engineer, AuraPaladinne, Splunge, Antiriad2097, master_Willem and blindrhythm... you all have FULL SCORE and won this round!
Also kudos to Gerhard_S and fedprod, together you form the TOP 10.
survey results
You are mostly from the UK and Sweden. The average birth year here is 1994... that makes this community the youngest (of 14 forums with at least two submitted birth years) of all! The oldest forum is the English Amiga Board (1968), and the overall average across all users is 1982.
Listen to the music! This sound quiz isn't about effects or digitized speech samples, instead we are going after title and background music of mostly well known videogames. Some users had wished for this, and also I am slowly running out of suitable sound effects.
Watch out, there is something special: the music clips are just a few seconds each. If you guess them right, you get the full point. But in two weeks (22nd of August) the clips will be extended to up to 10 seconds. This will make it easier, but will only get you 0,66 points. And for the last three days (29th of August) the music plays twice as long again, but the correct answer at that time only gets you a meager 0,33 point.
So, it pays to be fast - but also the less audiophile users among you will be able to guess many games in the last days of the month.
Can you hear the music? Just like its predecessors, this soundFX quiz is tough with lots of clips that ring frustratingly familiar - just with music instead of the effects & speech samples of the previous rounds. Almost 40 people are in so far, one from this community, and the average score is six.
This is the only set of hints. Instead of more clues, you get longer music clips next Wednesday, but those will also reduce the points you get for a correct answer to 0,66.
Here are the clues:
1) The games 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 were only released on Nintendo platforms. 2) With the numbers 3, 7, 13 and 18 you hear music from Commodore home computers. 3) Lots of variety in the last row, the platforms are (not in that order) Dreamcast, DOS, ps1, VR and Genesis. 4) In the titles 1, 10, 18, 19, 22 and 24 you are moving in vehicles (land water or air). 5) Number 9 is a Sega Saturn game.
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