@Mr_Horizon Just submitted my answers there. Probably my favourite quiz yet to be honest! Great variety in games, hilarious unifying theme and most of them I'm pretty confident in knowing what they were. Keep up the great work man!
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For a while it looked like we had a "gay panic" at our hands and the player numbers were far from 100... then in the last two days enough people have turned up for a triple digit number anyway, so I'm happy.
Here are the results of the poll:
Beat'em'ups clearly won! Well then, there will be a good beating sometime this year.
But I have to ask you a question: Why was "Cyberpunk 2077" so hard to guess? Less than half got it right, even though I gave several hints about it (AAA, open world, this decade, first-person perspective, lots of press). Also the picture shows the implants on the arms and the "facial stumps" which I only know from Cyberpunk. How come I have misjudged this so much?
But now it's time for the results of the quiz... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the award ceremony.
1) Wii Sports
The Wii launch and flagship title is a nobrainer, everyone got this one right.
Answer rate: 100%
Other suggestions: -
2) God of War 2
Answer rate: 96%
Other suggestions: Bryan Fury
3) Cyberpunk 2077
As discussed in the intro text, it's a mystery to me why so few have recognised this.
Answer rate: 48%
Other suggestions: 8x Grand Theft Auto, 7x Saints Row, Anarchy Reigns, Far Cry, Wolfenstein, Pro Wrestling X, Wrestling, WWE 2K
4) The Sims 3
Answer rate: 87%
Other suggestions: Playboy
5) Tekken 7
Answer rate: 90%
Other suggestions: God of War, Mortal Combat 11, Soul Calibur
6) Yakuza 4
Answer rate: 80%
Other suggestions: King of Fighters, Saints Rows
7) Persona 4
Answer rate: 68%
Other suggestions: Catherine, Catherine Full Body, Hades, Narupo Shippuden
8.) Fire Emblem
I think it was Path of Radiance? Heavens, now I'm not sure myself! :/
Anyway, bet you don't dare to do a Google image search for "Ike Fire emblem topless"?
Answer rate: 67%
Other suggestions: Kingdom Hearts, Atelier Ryza, Breath of Fire, Chrono Cross, FFVII: Crisis Core, Final Fantasy, Trails Of Cold Steel, Xenoblade.
9) Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes
Answer rate: 62%
Other suggestions: Final Fantasy XII, Devil May Cry, Gabriel Knight 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Xenoblade Chronicles
10) Super Punch Out
Answer rate: 82%
Other suggestions: Ready 2 rumble
11) Resident Evil 5.
Good Wesker, just before he mutates into the final boss - and not far from the famous Boulder Punch scene.
Answer rate: 55%
Other suggestions: 3x Final Fantasy, Devil May Cry, Dead or Alive, Duke Nukem forever, King of Fighters, Spec Ops: The Line
12) NieR:Automata
Answer rate: 49%
Other suggestions: 6x Final Fantasy, 6x Devil May Cry, Dead or Alive, Metal Gear Solid, Bayonetta
13) Dream Daddy
Answer rate: 68%
Other suggestions: Boyfriend Dungeon, Larry's Wet Dream, The Banner Saga
15) Knockout Kings
Since "Knockout Kings" segues seamlessly into the "Fight Night" series, in my eternal mercy I let the latter count as well.
Answer rate: 51%
Other Suggestions: 4x Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, 3x Mike Tyson Boxing, Don King Boxing, Muhammad Ali Boxing, Foes of Ali, Boxing Legends of the Ring, Rocky
16) Muscle March
Answer rate: 56%
Other suggestions: 5x Cho Aniki, JoJos Bizarre Adventure, Space Channel 5
17) GTA 4 - the lost and damned
The first DLC for GTA4, I thought Ballad of Gay Toni was better.
Answer rate: 50%
Other suggestions: 5x Mafia, 3x LA Noire, James Bond, Metal Gear Solid, Saints Row, Scarface
18.) Hitman.
We see a half-naked guy with red pants in a Hitman game of the early 2000s.
Answer rate: 23%
Other suggestions: 11x Splinter Cell, 4x GTA, 3x Syphon Filter, Metal Gear Solid, Manhunt, Golden Eye, Mafia, Saints Row 2
19) Assassins Creed Odyssey
Answer rate: 27%
Other suggestions: 19x the Witcher, 6x Dragon Age, 3x Final Fantasy, Devil May Cry, GTA5, Metal Gear Solid, Saints Row, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online
20) Devil May Cry
The pretty boy from the intro of the DmC remake is more famous than I thought.
Answer rate: 61%
Other suggestions: Dead Island, Far Cry, FarCry 3, Final Fantasy
21) Shen Mue 3
Why does an entry of such a well-known series have the same answer rate as #22, an obscure & ancient Amiga fps?
Answer rate: 15%
Other suggestions: 6x Fist of the North Star, 4x Soul Calibur, 3x Street Fighter, Castlevania, Conan, Kakuto Chojin, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Middle Earth: Mordor, Mortal Kombat, Motörhead, Naraka Bladepoint, ROME, Shadow of Rome, Spacelords, Tekken, Two Worlds
22) Citadel
This is "Citadel remonstered", this year's graphics & gameplay update of the 1995 Amiga fps. https://youtu.be/oEhMDQvmyzs?t=532 (screenshot from 9:18)
Answer rate: 15%
Other suggestions: 6x Doom, 4x Wolfenstein 3D, 3x Duke Nukem, Witches, Elder Scrolls Arena, A Bards Tale, Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, Heretic, Juggernaut, Towers II, Wizardry
23) Dynamite Cop
"Die Hard Arcade" is close, but has different levels and, most importantly, a different intro (where the screenshot is from).
Answer rate: 19%
Other suggestions: Die Hard Arcade, 3x Too Human, Doom, Fallout New Vegas, Metal Gear Solid, Odin, Ring, Zeus
24) Time Commando
The hardest title of this round - I've probably never seen a more abstruse time travel story.
Answer rate: 9%
Other suggestions: 3x Asterix & Obelix, 3x Runescape, black&white, Dragon Age, Gabriel Knight III, Gladiator, Gothic, Hulk Hogan, Prince of persia
25) Paradroid 90
The strange looking "Space Pirates" in the Paradroid remake.
Answer rate: 28%
Other suggestions: Cho aniki, Contra 4, DJ man ,Master of Orion 2, Phantasy Star, Tal, Xenon 2
Now here is the quiz picture again, followed by the Answers:
ata - Atari Age
can - PC Canard
eab - English Amiga Board
ftg - fontgeek
gav - Gaming Village
gms - Gamestar
gpo - Gamepro
gsg - Gamersglobal
hcg - hardcore gaming 101
m!g - Man!iac
mmx - Multimediaxis
mnc - old maniac
mtc - Metacouncil
ntl - NintendoLife
nto - NTower
pop - Powerplay
rkb - Rocket Beans
rpg - RPG Maker
rta - ResetEra
rtc - RetroCanteen
sh2 - Shock²
smu - Shmups
spz - Spazio PC
wop - world of players
wtd - Wasted
So then, an award ceremony: Congratulations to Mangamaniac2171, lifer, Nayuta, The_BACH, Marek and Valdien... you all got FULL POINTS and won this round!
Scroll up if you want to see the other players in the top 20.
Wow, 15 points! I didn't think I'd get that many this time round yet here we are! Very happy with the ones I got right (particularly Muscle March, the only way I knew about that one was because I just so happened to watch a Scott the Woz video with it only a few days before the quiz went live).
Also, the reason I thought Cyberpunk was Wolfenstein was because the tattoo on his chest looked German and the symbol behind him looked like a cropped Nazi emblem, both being things in Wolfenstein. Definitely not the most airtight logic (and when viewing the full image it absolutely does not look like Wolfenstein) but that was my thought process at least.
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Also, the reason I thought Cyberpunk was Wolfenstein was because the tattoo on his chest looked German and the symbol behind him looked like a cropped Nazi emblem, both being things in Wolfenstein.
I think Cyberpunk was hard because it was probably hard to google?
Wibblewozzer from the MetaCouncil Forum phrased it as "It's because that's like the least Cyberpunk looking shot you can find." - I have adopted that as the official reason why the answer rate was so low.
After last month's theme gave several people a strange browsing history and caused some discontent, we're falling back to familiar territory for June: the annual Retro Pixel Quiz with zoomed in game characters.
We have 25 games with (mostly) 2D graphics from the years 1985 to 2023, so as usual old & new combined for your enjoyment and scaled up so far you could count all the pixels. Have fun!
We're looking for the name of the game and not the name of the character (even if they are sometimes identical), and if you recognise the series that's enough - you don't have to name the exact instalment.
And once again the puzzle is DIFFICULT. So far 26 participants, very low average score and there's still games that have not been recognised.... Maybe YOU can do it?
Here come the first clues:
1) Eight games in this round have been released exclusively for only one system - three of them for Nintendo GBA and three for Commodore Amiga. 2) Number 6 - in this final part of a platformer trilogy, you play a ...fish. 3) #9 came out exclusively for the Switch in 2017, a sports game with more plot than usual. 4) Game 7 is the only title with 3D graphics in this round, here you are on a relaxing holiday and climb a mountain.
Wow, what a short month: we are actually in the last weekend of June already! The short time meets an extra nasty puzzle where despite forty players (of which none from here) not all games have been recognised yet.
Whether it's 1986 or 2023, Spectrum home computer or Nintendo Switch... here are the last hints, your forum needs you!
1) The games are spread across the decades as follows: three from the 80s, ten 90s, three 00s, six 10s and three from this decade. 2) Numbers 8 & 14 are early spin-offs from famous & long-running JRPG series. 3) Numbers 12 and 17 you can only play on Windows and Switch... but one of them didn't come out yet. 4) The following titles have (also) been released on the Commodore Amiga: 4,6,11,16,19,20,22,25.
I think I've done slightly better than last time, but there were still less than half I could even guess at. One did occur to me just after I submitted, but I don't think it'll make a big difference in the grand scheme of things.
If it was only #24... I've been away for most of the month and with the recent quizzes having been fairly easy, I totally underestimated the challenge, only checking it out this evening...
Now it'll be my worst month ever. I didn't even get around trying to look some of these up.
It is rare that a game of this series has an answer rate of less than 10% - this time it was even just 0.7% for game #24, so only one user out of over 100 players found the right answer. Congrats to Marek from the ResetEra for this achievement! o_o
About the bonus question: 94% of you are vaccinated, 6% have no vaccination (and 24 users were left out because of no or unclear answer). Sounds quite reasonable?
And on a personal note - the NexGam community and the World-of-Players are dropping out due to a lack of players, instead the Forum64 and the Circuit Board are joining with a total of seven players. A warm welcome!
But now it's time for some answers... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score table.
1) Crash Bandicoot XS
Also known as "Crash Bandicoot - the huge adventure".
Answer rate: 99%
Other suggestions: -
2) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The adaptation of the first film for the GBA.
Answer rate: 96%
Other suggestions: -
3) Spyro 2: Season of Flame
Which character from the first row is the most famous: Harry, Simba, Spyro, Ecco or Crash? It's Spyro... As the only one with 100% Answer rate.
Answer rate: 100%
Other suggestions: -
4) Lion King
The adult Simba in battle against Scar.
Answer rate: 99%
Other suggestions: -
5) Ecco Jr
The prequel to the Sega Dolphin games.
Answer rate: 91%
Other suggestions: Arielle, EcoQuest, The Touryst
6) James Pond 3
Answer rate: 71%
Other suggestions: 3x Yoshi, Super Mario Bros, Wario world, Jelly Boy, Muppets, Rex
7) A Short Hike
This is a bird, not a penguin.
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: 9x Animal Crossing, club penguin, Disgaea, Minish Cap, Pingu, The Turyst, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero
8.) Final Fantasy 2
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: 3x Gauntlet, Athena, Dragon Quest Monsters, Gianna Sisters, Kid Icarus, Red Sonya, Wonder Boy in Monster World
9) Golf Story
Sports Story, which has not yet been released, apparently uses the same protagonist and therefore also counted.
Answer rate: 57%
Other suggestions: Pokemon, Earthbound, Harvest Moon, go vacation, gravejard keeper, Andy Capp, Mother, River City, Stardey Valley
10) Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
From this title on, the answer rate drops below 50% and stays there...
Answer rate: 46%
Other suggestions: FEZ, Flashback, Hyper light drifter, Kingdom: Two Crowns, Machinarium, Salt & Sanctuary, Uncanny Valley
11) Arabian Nights
We already had this last year (my mistake), at least the sprite was completely different.
Answer rate: 33%
Other suggestions: 7x Aladdin, Earthbound, (Super) Mario Bros, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Soccer Kid
12) ElecHead
Released last month on the Switch, but has been available for PC for some time.
Answer rate: 38%
Other suggestions: 9x Mega Man, Chibi Robot, Blaster Master, Bomberman, Super Magnetic Neo
13) To the Moon
This is the fight against the squirrel! The sequels "Finding Paradise" and "Bird Story" also count.
Answer rate: 29%
Other suggestions: Always Sometimes Monsters, castlevania, Chrono Trigger, Crosscode, Dojo Dan, Iconoclasts, Lone Survivor, Moonwalker, Pokemon, Pokemon Ranger, Project X Zone, Secret of Evermore, Secret Of Mana, Zombies Ate My Neighbourhood
14) Persona
The very first "Persona" on the Playstation.
Answer rate: 23%
Other suggestions: Final Fantasy, Alone In The Dark, Clock Tower, Cogan Sword of Rewind, Fire Emblem, Flashback, King of Fighters, Might and Magic, Prince of Persia, Resident Evil Gaiden, Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones, Sword art Online, Ultima
15) Super Time Force
So many people have named the sequel that I'm not sure myself which part this is.
Answer rate: 30%
Other suggestions: Broforce, Door Kickers: Action Squad, Exit the Gungeon, Hero Legend, One step from eden, Zelda
16) Base Jumpers
One of the three Amiga exclusive titles in this round.
Answer rate: 23%
Other suggestions: Incredible Crash Dummies, Pilotwings, Amiga Boy, California Games, Commander Keen, Crazy Sue, Downwell, Magic Pockets, Mr. Pants, sega rally, Sky Scrapers, Sonic The Hedgehog
17) Gunbrella
This game doesn't come out until 2023! I discovered it in a Nintendo Direct just like ElecHead.
Answer rate: 15%
Other suggestions: 7x Spelunky, Anvil Saga, broforce, Bud Spencer and Terence Hill slaps and beans, Celeste, Don't Starve, Eastward, Golf Story, Indiana Jones, Inscryption, La-Mulana, LISA, Mother 3, Papers please, Rick Dangerous
18.) Cortex Command
Answer rate: 9%
Other suggestions: 4x Metal Slug, CT Special Forces.
Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare, Contra, Braid, Broforce, Green Beret, Moss Warrior, The Mummy Returns, Z
19) Chiki Chiki Boys
...also known as "Mega Twins"
Answer rate: 36%
Other suggestions: 6x Wonderboy, Monster Boy, Magic Boy, Alex Kidd
20) Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
Answer rate: 20%
Other suggestions: Addams Family, D-Generation, Impossible Mission, Nintendo World Cup, Speedball, Superball, Syndicate
21) Solitaire (Windows 98)
Not as difficult as I thought - a king from Windows 98 Solitaire. There are so many variations of it that I just accepted any "card game" in the end.
Answer rate: 75%
Other suggestions: Katamari Damacy, Kingdom hearts, King's Quest
22) Exolon
The Euro shmup classic Turrican would not be listed in the last row.
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: 13x Turrican, Doom, Megaman, Probotector, Soldier of Light, Terraria, X Com.
23) the Eidolon
Okay, a really mean screen fragment. My respect to the people who recognised it.
Answer rate: 12%
Other suggestions: 6x Godzilla, 4x The Hobbit, Bards Tale, Dungeon Master, Dungeons & Dragons, Final fantasy vi, Knight, Pokemon, Rampage, Thanatos, The Immortal
25) Sensible Train Spotting
The last Amiga game by Sensible Software - published on the coverdisc of the "Amiga Power" magazine in September 1995.
Answer rate: 7%
Other suggestions: Police Quest, Back to the Future, Bench Sprayer, Forest Gump, Graffiti Man, Hobo Game, Rags to Riches, Shrek, Skate or Die, Street Fighter, Summer Games, Zach McCracken, Mr_Horizon on the Bench
Now then, an award ceremony: Congratulations to Marek, Nayuta, the East West Elite, The_BACH, TheLastToKnow, Calastellio, Mangamaniac, EarthPainting, the Dream Team and the Herr Schatten... you are the TOP 10 and have won this round!
Scroll up if you want to see the other players in the top 20.
Despite missing the top 10 this time, I'm still happy with the result. Are 138 players an all-time high?
@Mr_Horizon Thanks for finally including Solitaire! I'm surprised that you thought it wouldn't be recognized. Across all Windows Solitaire versions, it should still be the most played game of all time. The concurrent version, which does not come pre-installed with Windows anymore, still has over 100m unique users.
But Final Fantasy 2 and Persona (1) aren't really spin-offs, but main line games, aren't they?
Despite missing the top 10 this time, I'm still happy with the result. Are 138 players an all-time high?
Glad to hear.
And yes, 138 is yet another record! Most forums kept their standard numbers in June, but RocketBeans, FontGeek and the new Circuit Board brought in a lot more people than usual.
@Mr_Horizon Thanks for finally including Solitaire! I'm surprised that you thought it wouldn't be recognized. Across all Windows Solitaire versions, it should still be the most played game of all time. The concurrent version, which does not come pre-installed with Windows anymore, still has over 100m unique users.
I wasn't sure about Solitaire - but yes I should have expected at least some of its popularity. Maybe the best position would have been at #25, I sometimes put funny or "unusual" games there if I have any... similar to Minesweeper in the Puzzle games round.
But Final Fantasy 2 and Persona (1) aren't really spin-offs, but main line games, aren't they?
Did I call the JRPGs spin-offs...? oh dear, I did. 😯 But not in german, only in english? Maybe I was tired when I translated. 🤷♂️
Well, when was the last time you drew a map yourself in a video game? I think my last really big dungeon map was in the RPG Ishar 2 in the 90s, in my old math exercise book... after that, small stuff at most. This round is about all kinds of "maps" - from futuristic radar UIs to classic dungeon crawlers, from transparent automaps to floor plans scribbled on paper.
So, how many do you know? And bonus question, where did I take the map from the intro picture from?
Once again, I'm sure I've left out a lot of really great games because I simply didn't know them (or the titles were already in previous rounds). Leave me a comment with your favourite missing map?
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