Monthly Retro Gaming Quiz

[gimbal]

Oh finally, this quiz has my name written all over it.

[Nobby_UK]

I only know 4 so far ---
and only because I've seen Playthroughs on Utube

Ooops make that 5
The 'Amiga' one

[darkwave]

Oooooh, the 'Amiga' one!

[Havie]

Guess which is the only one I know.... chose it over Quake as I only had an 040 back in the day. Frankly, I got no where in the game and would have had more fun playing Quake in a tiny window.

[Mr_Horizon]

I remember buying the 'Amiga' game too. Not really my cup of tea (way too complicated puzzles), but it was a matter of pride to have it, just like the Quake port.

My Amiga had a 060... and Quake was still barely playable.

Oh, forgot about Napalm as another must-have (the answer to Command & Conquer)! That one was actually fun though.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Mr_Horizon

Oh, forgot about Napalm as another must-have (the answer to Command & Conquer)! That one was actually fun though.

Must say that I recently installed / played Earth 2140 & Earth 2140: Mission Pack - Final Conflict; it's also very cool

Exodus: The Last War is also pretty good.

[Nobby_UK]

Found some more:

5 or 6 from ye oldie YogsCast


Answers submitted

[Nobby_UK]

Found 4 more:

One of which was also on ye oldie YogsCast

--- Submitted

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - clues #1

We are now at the halfway point of our walk in the park, and with over fifty participants (one from here) it appears you are enjoying this round. It might also be the difficulty, which apparently is a bit on the lower side for the first quiz of the year... you'll need more than 20 right answers to get a Top 10 position!

Some clues I will still give you - good luck and maybe they'll help you recognise more.

1) Number 21 and 25 show browser games.
2) Two years ago I took screenshot 23 myself on my Nintendo Switch.
3) Title #7 is the oldest of this round by far - a classic from the 1990s.
4) The games 3 and 19 are younger and were released in the 2000s.
5) But to my great surprise when I looked it up - ALL other games are from the past decade!

Deadline is Tuesday 31st of March, participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz again:

direct link https://i.imgur.com/r3d4WPl.png

[Havie]

Finally sat down and had a go - this isn't a walk in the park for me! Had to work hard and potentially have 19!

6 more to find...

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - a walk in the park - Clues #2

Our walk is almost over, you only have this weekend left! In total there are seventyeight people now, and two from this community. This is actually not okay, haven't you heard we're supposed to avoid big groups now.

Here are the last clues, afterwards go get those answers. :P

1) Game six is not "the long dark".
2) But of course, title 13 is "Tetris". What else!
3) However game 14 is not "Inside".
4) Number 16 is not "Alan Wake".
5) And at last, Game 23 is not "Breath of the Wild".

Deadline is Tuesday 31st of March, participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Quiz link: https://i.imgur.com/r3d4WPl.png

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - Answers & Score

Everybody back at home, washed your hands and ready for the Corona lockdown? Great! We were exactly one hundred people (wow!), and three from here. Given the amount of participants I guess you must have liked this round with slower and less action heavy games.

But some people clearly didn't get the theme of this month... who puts scary stuff like "outlast" or "five nights at Freddies" in a quiz about mainly walking simulators?

Before we dive into the answers, to this first round of the year I want to welcome three new communities:

the LastGameStanding community: https://tinyurl.com/sc7vqpt
the french PC Canard Forum: https://tinyurl.com/ujh73pp
and the austrian Shock² Forum: https://tinyurl.com/u2mv7ao

Welcome to the quiz everyone!


1) Firewatch
A very recognizable watch tower, the easiest game of this round.
solved by: 95%
other suggestions: -

2) Journey
solved by: 94%
other suggestions:

3) Professor Layton
solved by: 91%
other suggestions: -

4) Abzû
solved by: 74%
other suggestions: Subnautica, Gravity Rush, Scuba the Diver, Steep

5) RiME
solved by: 79%
other suggestions: The last Guardian, Beyond Eyes, ICO

6) Lost Ember
solved by: 48%
other suggestions: the first Tree, the last Tree, the long Dark, Zelda Twilight Princess, Shelter, WolfQuest, Silent Hill, Spirit of the North, Wolfenstein, Tokyo Jungle

7) Myst
This tough puzzle game classic is the only 90s title this time.
solved by: 76%
other suggestions: Everybody's gone to the Rapture, Another World, Reah: face the unknown

8.) Among the Sleep
solved by: 51%
other suggestions: Five nights at Freddies, what became of Edith Finch, Everybody's gone to the Rapture, Resident Evil, Naughty Bear, Bear with me, Little Nightmares, Stacking

9) Dear Esther
solved by: 70%
other suggestions: the Path, Stalker, Bioshock

10) Everybody's gone to the rapture
solved by: 58%
other suggestions: The Sims 4,

11) Kentucky Route Zero
solved by: 43%
other suggestions: Untitled Goose Game, Tetris, State of Mind, Another Life

12) Gone Home
solved by: 48%
other suggestions: Outlast, Tetris, SAW, Layers of Fear, the moon sliver

13) Talos Principle
solved by: 49%
other suggestions: Tetris, Unfinished Swan, Serious Sam

14) the Stanley Parable
solved by: 84%
other suggestions: Portal, Half Life 2, Ether One, Inside, Superliminal, Anti Chamber

15) What remains of Edith Finch
solved by: 66%
other suggestions: Myst 2, this war of mine, a way out, Dear Esther, Sword and Scorcery

16) the Vanishing of Ethan Carter
solved by: 57%
other suggestions: The Walking Dead, Electric Blue Bogaloo, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Game of Thrones, the Astronauts, Alan Wake

17) Proteus
solved by: 54%
other suggestions: Star Wars, Pixel, Undertale

18.) Tacoma
solved by: 52%
other suggestions: Inviso-Man, Deus Ex, Detroit Become Human, Etherborn, State of Mind

19) Flower
solved by: 90%
other suggestions: -

20) the Witness
solved by: 72%
other suggestions: Beyond the Eyes, Awkward Dimensions Redux

21) Universal Paperclips
https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
solved by: 55%
other suggestions: Farm Simulator, Dear Blank Please Blank

22) Hatoful Boyfriend
Someone entered "that bird visual novel"... technically correct, but no points regardless. :P
solved by: 69%
other suggestions: Braak, Hotline Miami, Mohawk Cyber Bird Pirates, that bird visual novel

23) Inner Space
A multiplatform title without danger or enemies, where you fly around exploring and solving button puzzles. Here's a trailer for the Switch version: [ Show youtube player ]
solved by: 23%
other suggestions: Zelda Breath of the Wild, Aerial Assault, Abzu, Yonder Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Fe, Aer - Memories of the Old, No Mans Sky, Panzer Dragoon, Journey to the Savage Planet, Shape of the World, Sky: Children of the Light

24) Mosaic
solved by: 39%
other suggestions: Inside, Orwell, AVGN the game, to the moon, Kentucky Road Zero, Dreams, Virginia, Dead Synchronicity

25) Extrasolar
A Browsergame, active from 2014 to 2018. You were controlling a robot rover in slow, slow realtime on a distant planet. https://www.extrasolar.com/
solved by: 22%
other suggestions: Death Stranding, Obduction, Lifeless Planet, the solus project, Corona Simulator, Rock Simulator, Geogessr, Dream, Amikrog, Outer Wilds


Here's the quiz image again:


And here are the answers:

direct link: https://i.imgur.com/87A9D3p.png


HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - rta - Earthpainting
01 - 25 points - dgo - fl0rian
01 - 25 points - rta - Hamlet Machine
01 - 25 points - pcx - Splunge
01 - 25 points - rta - Lafazar
01 - 25 points - rpg - J.R.
01 - 25 points - rta - residentgrigo
08 - 24 points - m!g - Kong
09 - 24 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
10 - 24 points - rta - Qwark

11 - 24 points - rpg - Calastellio
12 - 24 points - can - FoxDy
13 - 24 points - eab - Nobby_uk
14 - 24 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
15 - 24 points - rpg - Dezue
16 - 24 points - gms - hellermarie
17 - 24 points - ntl - lifer
18 - 23 points - rta - Illusionary
19 - 23 points - mtc - MegaApple
20 - 23 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
21 - 23 points - mnc - Marukka
22 - 22 points - rta - malus
23 - 21 points - mtc - Ruvon
24 - 21 points - 4py - DancingDan
25 - 21 points - rta - Roarer
26 - 21 points - m!g - SonicFanNerd
27 - 21 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
28 - 20 points - mtc - xxr
29 - 20 points - hcg - cacao
30 - 20 points - 4py - Crimson Idol
31 - 19 points - gms - mekk
32 - 19 points - eab - Havie
33 - 19 points - mmx - fedprod
34 - 19 points - hcg - Excelsior
35 - 19 points - mtc - mssq
36 - 19 points - mmx - Knuckles
37 - 18 points - mmx - Klunky
38 - 18 points - mnc - HomiSite
39 - 18 points - gpo - Maryokutai
40 - 18 points - m!g - geohound
41 - 17 points - guf - Wizdom
42 - 17 points - gpo - j1m
43 - 17 points - mnc - Lukulus
44 - 17 points - hcg - windfisch
45 - 17 points - eab - darkwave
46 - 17 points - rta - Frump
47 - 17 points - mnc - Sachiel
48 - 16 points - 4py - Akabei
49 - 16 points - rta - DalaiLlama
50 - 16 points - m!g - Red XIII
51 - 16 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
52 - 16 points - vgz - Walti
53 - 15 points - lgs - Frosch
54 - 15 points - rta - Het_Nkik
55 - 15 points - mtc - RionaaM
56 - 15 points - mtc - Parsnip
57 - 15 points - rta - Blufunk
58 - 14 points - pop - Don Como
59 - 14 points - mnc - Schlomo
60 - 14 points - guf - Colt
61 - 14 points - mnc - elementalMaster
62 - 13 points - mtc - QFNS
63 - 13 points - 4py - schockbock
64 - 13 points - rta - jett
65 - 12 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
66 - 12 points - rpg - D4rkD
67 - 12 points - pop - Carnivore
68 - 12 points - ntl - Krull
69 - 12 points - mnc - Mitschel
70 - 12 points - ntl - Dogorilla
71 - 12 points - gms - hellifanboy
72 - 11 points - lgs - Alicinger
73 - 11 points - 4py - Scorplian
74 - 11 points - rta - aaa
75 - 11 points - 4py - Stryx
76 - 10 points - pop - Sascha
77 - 10 points - gpo - Klingsor-
78 - 10 points - gms - kopyright
79 - 10 points - ntl - WaffleKnight
80 - 10 points - rpg - Dusty
81 - 10 points - gms - der.Otti
82 - 10 points - mtc - DriftedPlanet
83 - 10 points - can - Bobby Colique
84 - 09 points - hcg - teroknor
85 - 09 points - rta - Storminormin
86 - 09 points - mtc - freshVeggie
87 - 08 points - mmx - LittleChoco
88 - 08 points - gpo - rave
89 - 08 points - mnc - Yeboah17
90 - 08 points - ntl - JoakimZ
91 - 07 points - rtc - Elgin_McQueen
92 - 06 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
93 - 05 points - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
94 - 05 points - m!g - Sonic2d
95 - 05 points - mmx - Shades
96 - 05 points - rpg - Cosmo
97 - 04 points - guf - Yoshi
98 - 03 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
99 - 02 points - hcg - Snake
100- 01 points - pop - Daiyama


4py = 4Players forum
can = Canard PC
dgo = Dialogoption forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro forum
gms = Gamestar forum
guf = Gaming Universe forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
lgs = last game standing
m!g = M!Games forum
mtc = Metacouncil forum
mmx = Multimediaxis forum
ntl = NintendoLife forum
mnc = altes maniac forum
pcx = PCX forum
pop = PowerPlay forum
rta = ResetEra forum
rtc = Retro Canteen forum
rpg = RPG Maker MV forum
sh2 = Shock² forum
vgz = Videogameszone forum


So then, a winners ceremony: Congratulations to Earthpainting, fl0rian, Hamlet Machine, Splunge, Lafazar, J.R. and residentgrigo... you all have FULL POINTS and won this round!

Also kudos to Kong, Gerhard S & Qwark, together you form the Top 10.


LOCAL HIGHSCORE:

1 - 24 points - Nobby_uk
2 - 19 points - Havie
3 - 17 points - darkwave


The local lead goes to Nobby_uk, well done.

Thanks to all for participating and see you next time!

[Havie]

Well done Nobby - 5 points ahead already!

[Nobby_UK]

'Inner Space' foiled my Full House
I guessed 'Shape of the World'

Looks like some people may have put the right answer
on the wrong line --- I've done that before...

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

'Inner Space' foiled my Full House
I guessed 'Shape of the World'

I had to look that up actually. I have to admit it would have been an excellent fit not just for this number, but for the quiz in general!

Looks like some people may have put the right answer
on the wrong line --- I've done that before...

Way more than usual, Dear Easter and Edith Finch were all over the place.


New round will start at some time next week!

[darkwave]

Only two that I should have known really, so pretty happy with my lowly 17

An outstanding start for Nobby, well done!

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Cool Cars

Be it almost the entire racing game genre, car based minigames, shootouts on wheels or just background decoration - cars are everywhere in our videogames. This quiz round is all about recognising games throughout decades, genres and platforms... all just by the exterior of some car. Think you can do that?

If you take a closer look at these screen fragments, you might notice there's none of the famous racing simulations around. That's because modern realistic racing games like Forza, Gran Turismo or Driveclub do unfortunately look a bit similar. Instead of those you'll get a mix of genres featuring lots of colorful cars in many different graphics styles.

Thanks to volunteer translators in the MetaCouncil forum we say hello to the Spazio PC community in Italy: https://www.gamesforum.it/forum/23-spazio-pc/


Deadline is Thursday the 30th of April, participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz, good luck!

Direktlink: https://i.imgur.com/CRpE2Vs.png

[Nobby_UK]

Interesting

[Nobby_UK]

Entered

13 solid the rest ???

[Havie]

Now this is more like it and a good few Amiga specific games in there to confuse the others...

I reckon I recognise 12 straight off so just one behind you Nobby!