Monthly Retro Gaming Quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by Havie

Up to 5 and number 23 is a sneaky one!

No one has found out number 23 yet! But this forum should have a higher chance than others to get it right.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Havie

Up to 5 and number 23 is a sneaky one!

Originally Posted by Mr_Horizon

No one has found out number 23 yet! But this forum should have a higher chance than others to get it right.

...not that I'm entering but yup, as soon as I looked at this screenshot I knew exactly what game it's from

[Nobby_UK]

All this talk made me think it is an Amiga Game...
So I searched the HOL
and found it

[DamienD]

Indeed it is an Amiga game; and *hint to others*, there are 3 games in the series

[Havie]

And it's not a style of gameplay the Amiga is renowned for...istill on 5!

[Mr_Horizon]

June Quiz - clues #2

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 (three 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.

Deadline is Sunday the 30th of June, please participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Hier nochmal das Rätsel: https://i.lensdump.com/i/WLbQA1.png

[Nobby_UK]

Just confirms the ones I knew

[Mr_Horizon]

last reminder - quiz ends today!

[Havie]

Well - last minute entry but not expecting much above 5!!! I hope next month's quiz is easier...

[Mr_Horizon]

June Quiz - Answers & Score

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 (five from here), 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: -

2) Dragon Quest Heroes
solved by: 84%
other suggestions: Dragon Kingdom

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: [ Show youtube player ]
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


Quiz image:


Answer image:

Direct link: https://i.lensdump.com/i/WPrePP.png


HIGH SCORE

01 - 26 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
02 - 26 points - rpg - J.R.
03 - 25 points - gms - Aspen
04 - 25 points - mtc - Milena
05 - 24 points - mnc - Syxta
06 - 24 points - mtc - blindrhythm
07 - 24 points - mtc - Gizmo
08 - 24 points - mtc - Gevin
09 - 24 points - guf - Wizdom
10 - 23 points - mmx - fedprod

11 - 22 points - pcx - Splunge
12 - 22 points - rta - master_Willem
13 - 22 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
14 - 21 points - dgo - Abalone
15 - 19 points - mmx - Klunky
16 - 19 points - rta - Hamlet Machine
17 - 18 points - eab - Nobby_UK
18 - 18 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
19 - 18 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
20 - 18 points - mtc - TubaZef
21 - 16 points - mmx - Knuckles
22 - 15 points - 4py - DancingDan
23 - 15 points - dgo - fL0riaN
24 - 15 points - rta - Illusionary
25 - 15 points - eab - jayminer
26 - 15 points - gpo - Maryokutai
27 - 15 points - pop - Don Como
28 - 15 points - m!g - Kong
29 - 14 points - hcg - mainpatr
30 - 14 points - eab - lilalurl
31 - 14 points - hcg - Snake
32 - 14 points - gpo - Klingsor-
33 - 14 points - gms - DorianGray
34 - 14 points - mnc - HomiSite
35 - 14 points - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
36 - 13 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
37 - 13 points - dgo - Klangspiel
38 - 13 points - mtc - sauce
39 - 13 points - rta - PsionBolt
40 - 12 points - eab - Havie
41 - 12 points - mnc - Klees
42 - 12 points - gpo - Jin-Roh
43 - 12 points - mnc - Sir Play-A-Lot
44 - 12 points - gpo - rave
45 - 11 points - mtc - QFNS
46 - 11 points - ntl - Krull
47 - 11 points - m!g - Red XIII
48 - 11 points - rta - Frump
49 - 11 points - 4py - Crimson Idol
50 - 10 points - dgo - M0rr1s0n
51 - 10 points - m!g - geohound
52 - 10 points - mnc - Mitschel
53 - 09 points - 4py - schockbock
54 - 09 points - mmx - Shades
55 - 09 points - rpg - Cosmo
56 - 09 points - gms - kataka
57 - 09 points - mmx - LittleChoco
58 - 08 points - pop - Sascha
59 - 08 points - mnc - elementalMaster
60 - 07 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
61 - 07 points - ntl - Dogorilla
62 - 07 points - mnc - Yeboah17
63 - 06 points - rta - Optional Objectives
64 - 06 points - pcx - Aurelio
65 - 05 points - rpg - D4rkD
66 - 05 points - gms - kopyright
67 - 05 points - pop - Daiyama
68 - 05 points - 4py - Scorplian190
69 - 04 points - guf - Yoshi
70 - 03 points - off - Real Player
71 - 03 points - vgz - Walti
72 - 02 points - eab - mailman
73 - 00 points - rtc - Elgin_mcqueen


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.


Here the local high score:

1 - 18 points - Nobby_UK
2 - 15 points - jayminer
3 - 14 points - lilalurl
4 - 12 points - Havie
5 - 02 points - mailman


Congrats to Nobby_UK for the local lead.

Thanks to all for joining and see you next time!

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Mr_Horizon

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: [ Show youtube player ]
solved by: 11%
other suggestions: Arc Fatalis, Das Schwarze Auge, Kings Field, Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva, Shadow Madness, Tales from Heaven

As already mention, I picked the right game straight after first seeing the screenshot

...but yes, even if you are a dedicated Amiga addict, it's not really a common game.

[lilalurl]

Interesting to see that only 19% identified Rogue.
I clearly remember years ago looking for information about the game after often hearing about rogue-like games.

Originally Posted by Mr_Horizon

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

I guess those Phantasy Star II and IV suggestions were only mine. It is not funny if the full titles are not written.
After identifying Phantasy Star 3 and not being able to identify 19 and 21, I had a bit of fun:

19) Phantasy Star II: Generations of Wolfenstein
20) Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
21) Phantasy Star IV: Generations of Quake

[Havie]

Trapped 2 was actually one of the few that I did know - sneaky having a 3d rpg for the Amiga! Hard quiz although to be fair I have heard of the majority of the games just never played many rpgs... always liked the idea of them but never had the staying power... Did love Baldurs Gate on PS1 (lovely water) but that was more like Gauntlet to me.

Well done all for completing this very hard quiz.

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by Havie

Trapped 2 was actually one of the few that I did know - sneaky having a 3d rpg for the Amiga!

English Amiga Board percentage of all users this round: 7%

Percentage of users from here (compared to all) that knew Trapped 2: 38%

I guess that's not a coincidence.

[Nobby_UK]

Doh !
I missed Oblivion ?!?!

[gimbal]

Ultima 9 was just an evil, evil choice to put in there.

[Havie]

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

Doh !
I missed Oblivion ?!?!

You were oddly oblivious to Oblivion obviously...

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Ultima 9 was just an evil, evil choice to put in there.

Mmmh, that's a well-known series where the protagonist was visible in the picture. But I agree that people probably imagine a different (2D) character when they think of Ultima.

Personally I believe Trapped 2 (very obscure) and the pink haired Rogue character (misleading) were more evil. :P

[gimbal]

Yes but who ever successfully managed to play Ultima 9 I think it ran for about 2 seconds on my computer.

Trapped 2 indeed is the purist of evil, but at least that's a series I didn't know so that softens the blow to the ego

[Mr_Horizon]

July Quiz - Videogame Jobs

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

Easy enough?

Deadline is Wednesday the 31st of July, please participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz:

direct link: https://i.lensdump.com/i/WUEuIH.png