Monthly Retro Gaming Quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by Havie

Thinking about it - you're right about the C64 one!

I am not going to think about this now... just hoping I didn't mix up my commodore ports.

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - Clues #2

Over half of the games have already been recognised by the people who wished for them, I guess the others are still taking their time. Fifty people are playing, you have ten days left to join and still no one has full points.

Ready for the second & final clues? ^_^

1) Game 7 is a licensed title, there are also movies and comics.
2) Number 3 is an RPG with Mii characters.
3) #3 is also Nintendo exclusive, just like #10, #13 and one game from the last row.
4) Title 15 is a very japanese music game.

Deadline is Monday the 31st of October, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz again: https://i.imgur.com/4g0V0oV.png

[gimbal]

I reject the hint for game 7 as a lie, but I'll explain that when the round is over.

[Havie]

Originally Posted by gimbal

I reject the hint for game 7 as a lie, but I'll explain that when the round is over.

Oo-er controversy! Can't wait for that explanation...

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - last weekend

Nearly eighty people did already dive into the October quiz (two of them from this forum) - and time is running out, in less than 48 hours this round will be over! Well, does anyone have full points? The answer is still NO. o_O

That's why I'm being nice to you all... there are again clues.

Here come the really last ones:

1) The #8 is a part from a series that started in 2010 on Wii.
2) The gameplay of #9 is somewhat like Super Smash Bros.
3) Title #16 is a Soulslike.
4) Game #17 was initially just a mod of a famous fps before it became its own game.

Deadline is Monday 31st October, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/, you can also update your existing entries by submitting again.

Here's the quiz one last time - wait no longer! https://i.imgur.com/4g0V0oV.png

[Havie]

Possibly one more and a random guess?

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - Answers & Score

The Make-a-Wish round is over, all requested games were found out - but three players whose wishes were in the quiz didn't take part at all, boooh! All in all, the number of players was again very impressive with 127, I am happy. There was no one with full score this round, mainly due to #25. Scroll down to see what kind of game that was?

Just briefly before we start, here are the "Should there be MORE make-a-wish rounds" voting results (10% non-voters factored out):



I think we'll leave everything as it is


But now we start with the evaluation of the quiz... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score table.

1) Kingdom Hearts 3
Wished by: LittleChoco & Mangamaniac
Answer Rate: 88%
Other suggestions: 3x Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross, Skies of arcadia

2) Stardew Valley.
No game has been guessed as many times as this one!
Wished by: Zion
Solving rate: 90%
Other suggestions: Animal crossing, Harvest Moon, Legend of River King.

3) Miitopia
Wished by: BVBFabi09
Answer Rate: 73%
Other suggestions: 5x Wii Party, 3x Tomadachi Life, animal crossing, Brain Age, Kinect sports, 3DS Streetpass

4) Ultima VII
Wished by: Jammet
Answer Rate: 65%
Other suggestions: Final Fantasy, Shining Force II, Tibia, Some old D'n'D game.

5) Cult of the Lamb
Wished by: hellermarie
Answer Rate: 70%
Other suggestions: Cat Quest, Deltarune, Hollow Knight, Ni no kuni, Ship of Fools.

6) Suikoden 2
Wished by: QFNS
Answer Rate: 58%
Other suggestions: 7x Dragon Quest, 3x Breath of Fire, Octopath Traveler, Chrono Trigger, Beyond Oasis, Final fantasy 6, Fire Emblem, Secret Of Mana, Terranigma

7) Predator: Concrete Jungle
Wished by: Gameproff
Answer Rate: 77%
Other suggestions: Mortal Kombat X, Halo 3, Hellboy: The Science of Evil, Mass Effect.

8.) Xenoblade Chronicles
Wished by: tharathiel
Answer Rate: 65%
Other suggestions: 4x Final Fantasy, Hitman II, Monster Hunter 3DS

9) MultiVersus
Wished by: Scorplian
Answer Rate: 62%
Other suggestions: Last Ninja, Nickelodeon All Star Brawl, Ranma 1/2.

10) Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Wished by: Addearheart
ReAnswer Rate: 70%
Other suggestions: Valkyrie Chronicles, School Girl/Zombie Hunter, Star Wars, The Last Story, Jeanne D'arc fantasy XIX.

11) The Last Ninja
Wished by: Striderblade
Answer Rate: 54%
Other suggestions: Beyond the Forbidden Forest, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja unit, Pitfall, Spider Fight.

12) Crusader: No Remorse
Wish of: DeekyFun (no show!) & teroknor
Answer Rate: 49%
Other suggestions: 6x Star Wars, 3x Fallout, Metroid, Operation: Ignition Factor, Shock Troopers, System Shock.

13) Sushi Striker
Wished by: Dogorilla
Answer Rate: 62%
Other suggestions: 5x Cooking Mama, Overcooked, Sushi simulator 1997.

14) Morrowind
Very many Sci Fi titles among the wrong suggestions.
Wished by: Nobby_UK
Answer Rate: 58%
Other suggestions: 4x Mass Effect, 3x Half Life, Final Fantasy, Star Wars: Kotor, Giants Citizen Kabuto, Kenshi, sega rally, Shadow of the Collosus, Xenoblade, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath.

15) Gitaroo Man
I had this on the ps2 and totally liked it.
Wish from: Don Como
Answer Rate: 32%
Other suggestions: 4x Um Jamma Lammy, 3x Jet Set Radio, Taiko no Tatsujin, Parappa the Rapper, Pop'n Music, Rhythm Heaven: Fever, The Artful Escape, ToeJam and Earl, Futurama, Half-Life 2.

16) Bloodborne
Wished by: Dream Team
Answer Rate: 40%
Other suggestions: 9x Dark Souls, 3x Elden Ring, Darkwatch, Demon's Souls, Final fantasy 14, Nioh, The Evil Within, The Witcher 2, Thymesia, Chakan.

17) Day of Defeat
Now is this the original or DoD Source? Not sure.
Wished by: 4C8en
Answer Rate: 34%
Other suggestions: 11x Counter Strike, 4x DayZ, 4x Medal of Honor, 3x Garry's Mod, Team Fortress, Battlefield 1942, Boneworks VR, Call Of Duty, Dragon Storm, Mafia, Playerunknown Battlegrounds, Rust, Stalker.

18.) Magical Puzzle Popils
Wished by: Red XIII
Solving rate: 30%
Other suggestions: 4x Bubble Bobble, Donkey Kong, Dragon Quest, Giana Sisters, Ninja Jajamaru, Princess Maker, Rainbow Islands, Solomen's Key

19) Unsighted
Wished by: Illusionary
Answer Rate: 35%
Other suggestions: Cross Code, Phantasy Star, VA-11 HALL-A

20) WW1 The Great War
Also known as "the Entente".
Wished by: Dark Kariya
Answer Rate: 25%
Other suggestions: 7x Medal of Homor, 5x Call of Duty, Sniper Elite, Commando, Cossacks, Front Pigs, Jagged Alliance, Quake, Red Dead Revolver, Spec Ops The Line, Wolfenstein 2009, broken lines.

21) Myth: The Fallen Lords
An early game from Halo developer Bungie.
Wished by: drauch
Answer Rate: 27%
Other suggestions: 6x Age of Empires, 4x Total War, Medieval: Total War, Ghosts and Goblins, Lords of the Realm 2, Vedelem, Warhammer: Dark Omen, Civilization

22) Big Mac the mad maintenance man
An apparently very hard to guess title for the C64.
Wished by: markopoloman (no show!)
Answer Rate: 4%
Other suggestions: 3x Montezuma's Revenge, Air Sea Battle, Amigo 64, Dig Dug, Lode Runner, Miner 49er, Passage, Rick Dangerous, Sheriff Star, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tom, H.E.R.O.

23) Again
A detective game for the Nintendo DS.
Wished by: jgkspsx
Answer Rate: 30%
Other suggestions: 4x Hotel Dusk, As Dusk Falls, Ashley and Mary Kate, Avenging Angel, Lethal Enforcers, Murder by numbers, Papers, Please.

24) Sorcer Striker / Mahou Daisakusen
A nearly 30-year-old shooter game... in the Shmups forum the solution rate was 60%, you can clearly see the specialization
Wished by: Rossyrg (no show!)
Answer Rate: 22%
Other suggestions: 3x Actraiser, Mushihime-sama, Albert Odyssey, Heroes of Might and Magic, I Call Shotgun, Kingdom Grand Prix, Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana, Sylphia, Twinbee

25) Pondering about Max
Okay, only the person wishing for it recognised this game, no one else. An obscure title for Atari 8 bit home computers. You can buy "Pondering about Max" here, for a whopping 600€: https://www.ebay.de/itm/265913968131...0AAOSwyvlfY81r
Wished by: partykiller
Answer Rate: 0.8%
Other suggestions: Tapper, Adventure, Bar Fight, Double Dragon, Red, Revenge of the elder burglars, The Bard's Tale


Quiz image:



Answer image:

Direkt link: https://i.imgur.com/Nr1Rbcd.png


HIGH SCORE TABLE

01 - 24 points - spz - The_BACH
02 - 24 points - rta - Marek
03 - 24 points - mmx - Nayuta
04 - 24 points - rtu - Antiriad2097
05 - 23 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
06 - 23 points - gms - hellermarie
07 - 23 points - rta - EarthPainting
08 - 23 points - ntl - lifer
09 - 23 points - rpg - Fyrchtegott
10 - 23 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
11 - 22 points - rpg - Calastellio
12 - 22 points - eab - Nobby_UK
13 - 22 points - mnc - East West Elite
14 - 22 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
15 - 22 points - gpo - DocMoody
16 - 22 points - mnc - Dreamteam
17 - 21 points - mtc - Valdien
18 - 21 points - mmx - Knuckles
19 - 21 points - mtc - Parsnip
20 - 21 points - cib - LockeBoss

21 - 20 points - spz - Striderblade
22 - 20 points - rta - Illusionary
23 - 20 points - eab - Little Havie
24 - 20 points - gav - Wizdom
25 - 20 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
26 - 20 points - sh2 - Vino
27 - 19 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
28 - 19 points - eab - Havie
29 - 19 points - hcg - excelsior
30 - 19 points - mmx - fedprod
31 - 18 points - rpg - Zion
32 - 17 points - mmx - Klunky
33 - 17 points - cib - frozentiger
34 - 16 points - hcg - windfish
35 - 16 points - mnc - HomiSite
36 - 16 points - pop - Don Como
37 - 16 points - mtc - FunnyJay
38 - 15 points - can - Dark Kariya
39 - 15 points - eab - Mailman
40 - 15 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
41 - 15 points - hcg - dsparil
42 - 15 points - ata - jgkspsx
43 - 14 points - gsg - partykiller
44 - 14 points - gms - j1m
45 - 14 points - ftg - LockeTribal
46 - 14 points - ftg - rwklau
47 - 14 points - hcg - personman
48 - 13 points - smu - BulletMagnet
49 - 13 points - rta - SinOfHeart
50 - 13 points - pop - turzilla
51 - 13 points - ntl - ReadytoShock
52 - 13 points - mmx - Dnamei
53 - 13 points - m!g - geohound
54 - 13 points - gpo - Messor Torvus
55 - 13 points - gpo - rave
56 - 13 points - mmx - Lynx
57 - 13 points - gpo - OutOfBounds
58 - 13 points - gpo - Eddie
59 - 12 points - smu - Mischief Maker
60 - 12 points - spz - Geddoe
61 - 12 points - m!g - Red XIII
62 - 12 points - rkb - Addearheart
63 - 12 points - sh2 - Bonz
64 - 12 points - rkb - kirika1987
65 - 11 points - rkb - Philippe161
66 - 11 points - rtu - Chinnico
67 - 11 points - rta - Blufunk
68 - 10 points - smu - drauch
69 - 10 points - nto - curly curly bird
70 - 10 points - can - Franky Mikey
71 - 10 points - mtc - QFNS
72 - 10 points - mmx - LittleChoco
73 - 09 points - f64 - Jammet
74 - 09 points - rta - Gygas
75 - 09 points - ntl - Blooper987
76 - 09 points - ntl - Fizza
77 - 09 points - gms - hellifanboy
78 - 08 points - nto - 4C8en
79 - 08 points - rtc - StayAwhile
80 - 08 points - hcg - teroknor
81 - 08 points - gpo - Bully
82 - 08 points - ftg - Ryan
83 - 08 points - gms - Bianco
84 - 08 points - wtd - Svenoble
85 - 08 points - ntl - Dogorilla
86 - 08 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
87 - 08 points - mmx - Shades
88 - 08 points - mnc - Mitschel
89 - 08 points - ntl - Krull
90 - 07 points - gpo - Konsolomio
91 - 07 points - gpo - Gameproff
92 - 07 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen
93 - 07 points - gms - kopyright
94 - 07 points - gav - Scorplian
95 - 07 points - mnc - elementalMaster
96 - 07 points - ntl - Minecraftemery
97 - 07 points - rkb - flof1ghterLegend
98 - 07 points - nto - Ande
99 - 06 points - ftg - A Wink and a Wank
100- 06 points - smu - Mr Shadow
101- 06 points - hcg - snake
102- 06 points - mtc - freshVeggie
103- 06 points - sh2 - godzella
104- 06 points - rkb - Grandhanate
105- 06 points - cib - Tharathiel
106- 06 points - rkb - FolderOfDoom
107- 06 points - rpg - Cosmo
108- 06 points - rkb - Phliege
109- 06 points - ntl - StarPoint
110- 05 points - pop - Sascha
111- 05 points - smu - guigui
112- 05 points - pop - Daiyama
113- 05 points - ata - Mikebloke
114- 05 points - ftg - Destria
115- 05 points - sh2 - Neo_SUC
116- 05 points - eab - darkwave
117- 05 points - gpo - Navarone
118- 04 points - hcg - Alexmate
119- 04 points - ata - BydoEmpire
120- 04 points - cib - Retro_Willie
121- 04 points - gav - Yoshi
122- 04 points - gms - RC2225
123- 03 points - rpg - Moons of Kandar
124- 02 points - rtu - necronom
125- 02 points - gpo - FireSmoke
126- 02 points - sh2 - the_joker2
127- 01 points - pop - PUH



LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

1 - 22 points - Nobby_UK
2 - 20 points - Little Havie
3 - 19 points - Havie
4 - 15 points - Mailman
5 - 05 points - darkwave

Congrats to Nobby_UK for the local lead and Top 20 position.

Thank you all for playing and see you next time, for the last round of the year!

[Nobby_UK]

Looks like the grab for #25 was 'Bar-Room Brawl'
which was one of three games (Stages ?) on the
'Pondering about Max (P.A.M)' compilation
the other = 'The Dream'.
Plus a Demo = 'Finis'

[Havie]

Well done Nobby - an excellent score in a really hard round!

For the first time, can I query my score please. I think I got 20 not 19! The only one I can see that might be a problem is 20 which has two names? It may be that i entered something else wrong..?

[gimbal]

Right, so it was Bloodborne. I knew it was From Software ("but I recognise the graphical style to know from which software kitchen it came") but I played that game only once in my life lacking a Playstation of my own. Many, many games again that I just don't know at all.

#5 threw me off because the graphical style is SO much Don't Starve. But I did not remember any sheep... or lambs in that game. Somewhere along the line I stumbled onto Cult of the Lamb in a review or "games I played this month" youtube video and then the penny dropped.

Now as to hint #7: eh I was mistaken. I thought it was an Alien VS Predator game due to the mention of comics and I was going to make a fabricated stink about the hint referring to there being multiple movies while the horrendous sequel is simply banished from the earth. Does not exist. No.

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

Looks like the grab for #25 was 'Bar-Room Brawl' which was one of three games on the 'Pondering about Max (P.A.M)' compilation

Yes, correct! Late 8 bit Atari games would definitely be difficult to find... but the "Atari Age" forum has to answer me why they weren't able to figure it out.

I like checking differences in answer rates for niche interest forums. EAB for Amiga games, Atari Age for Atari, and the Shmups forum for, well, Shmups.

Originally Posted by Havie

For the first time, can I query my score please. I think I got 20 not 19! The only one I can see that might be a problem is 20 which has two names? It may be that i entered something else wrong..?

Mmmmh, according to my spreadsheet you have two wrong entries and four empty fields:

#15 Gitaroo Man
you have: no entry

#16 Bloodborne
you have: Dark Souls 3

#21 Myth fallen lords
you have: Age of Empires

#22 Big Mac
you have: no entry

#24 Sorcer Striker
you have: no entry

#25 Pondering about Max
you have: no entry

One of these must be something you thought you had right?
Or maybe I failed to edit an update of yours, I can't rule that out.

Originally Posted by gimbal

#5 threw me off because the graphical style is SO much Don't Starve. But I did not remember any sheep... or lambs in that game. Somewhere along the line I stumbled onto Cult of the Lamb in a review or "games I played this month" youtube video and then the penny dropped.

Now as to hint #7: eh I was mistaken. I thought it was an Alien VS Predator game due to the mention of comics and I was going to make a fabricated stink about the hint referring to there being multiple movies while the horrendous sequel is simply banished from the earth. Does not exist. No.

Thanks, now I get it! I accepted any entry with the word "Predator" in it though, so plenty of people got a point for Alien VS Predator.

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

If it is the one I think it is ?
But he is prob... thinking of the C64 game

Can you solve the C64 mystery for me now? The last Ninja and Big Mac were the C64 games this round, were they not?

[Nobby_UK]

It was just the HOL says the Amiga did not get 'The Last Ninja'
we got 'Ninja Remix' which was an enhanced update of the original 8-bit release.

Whereas we did get a version of Ultima 7 (eventually).

[gimbal]

Is Remix so different from the Last Ninja I then wonder. Never really did a comparison.

[Havie]

Originally Posted by Mr_Horizon

Yes, correct! Late 8 bit Atari games would definitely be difficult to find... but the "Atari Age" forum has to answer me why they weren't able to figure it out.

I like checking differences in answer rates for niche interest forums. EAB for Amiga games, Atari Age for Atari, and the Shmups forum for, well, Shmups.




Mmmmh, according to my spreadsheet you have two wrong entries and four empty fields:

#15 Gitaroo Man
you have: no entry

#16 Bloodborne
you have: Dark Souls 3

#21 Myth fallen lords
you have: Age of Empires

#22 Big Mac
you have: no entry

#24 Sorcer Striker
you have: no entry

#25 Pondering about Max
you have: no entry

One of these must be something you thought you had right?
Or maybe I failed to edit an update of yours, I can't rule that out.

Thanks for checking - I can see that I must have not added my last set of answers which were Rhythm Heaven (wrong)and Sorcer Striker. So my fault entirely and I will never doubt you again! Sorry.

Still cross I didn't Gitaroo Man.

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - Fighting Games

Watch out, it's going to get physical! The games of this round are not very subtle, instead we're going to kick some ass: 25 man-on-man (or woman-on-woman or robot-on-...oh you know) Fighting titles are waiting for you to recognise them!

And since this round brings us to the end of this quiz season, you can also vote for the best quiz of the year. Well then, roll with the punches & let's go?

Deadline is Wednesday 30th November, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz: Get ready, fight!

Direct link: https://i.imgur.com/UooGCWA.png

[Havie]

For more once I recognise a few! Decent number of old titles to flumux Little Havie.

[gimbal]

You'd think this round should be easier, but I only know 6 out of the gates :/

[TCD]

Now I need to know what the heck game number 25 is

[gimbal]

I will join you in that need. Why green chest hair!?

[Havie]

Got 18/19 at the moment.