Monthly Retro Gaming Quiz

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by Mr_Horizon

Did you know that strawberries are not berries, but nuts?

Indeed not berries, but also not nuts. They're "other" Berry is still the better description for them though. If it looks like a duck and talks like a duck...

Speaking of ducks... It's a bit unfair to do the "games missing" bit for this round because food pickups are a staple of many classic games and actually it was pretty much the theme for a previous round too But still... Qwak which even happened to make the A500 mini line up for some reason (fun game though, so why not). It would have been a nice honorary inclusion

[Havie]

Well done Little Havie - can't believe he beat me and all because of Goofy! Still, at least I have gained a few on Nobby.

Also, can I now complain about 25 please. SNES Aladdin I think? Use EAB members only played it on the Amiga and SNES graphics are always totally different - what a meanie!

Have to say, Marvin's Marvelous Adventure looks rather good (have played it before) but never really appreciated the graphics. Seems to have a lot of lovely colour - I recognised it but couldn't place it and was convinced it was a Saturn game for ages.

Thanks as always for the quiz, we both enjoyed it a lot this month and he won't win again!!!

[gimbal]

The SNES version is a completely different game actually. But the bottom row are always devilish so it fits the theme

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Indeed not berries, but also not nuts. They're "other" Berry is still the better description for them though.

Ooooh, I got my nuts & berries wrong! I see I should have done more research.

But still... Qwak (...) would have been a nice honorary inclusion

Maybe I'll keep Qwak in mind for another month!

Originally Posted by Havie

Also, can I now complain about 25 please.

You are not the only one to complain about the #25, hadn't expected to kick up such an old battle again.

Thanks as always for the quiz, we both enjoyed it a lot this month and he won't win again!!!

Well you were just one point apart... let's see how the May quiz goes for you, as it's less retro than usual.

Originally Posted by gimbal

The SNES version is a completely different game actually. But the bottom row are always devilish so it fits the theme

I need to watch some Aladdin longplays to compare SNES, Mega Drive and Amiga versions.

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Topless Dudes

Over the many years of this quiz series, we've really had quite a few puzzles whose theme was more or less "women".... number one, two, three and the totally not juvenile number four.

It's an absurdity that we never did this with the male video game characters! So we're making up for it now, and "topless" the 25 gentlemen have to be as well. So how about it - do you recognise all games just by the sixpacks???

This round is considerably less retro than usual, I hope you can still manage.

Deadline is Tuesday 31 May, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here comes the quiz, have fun:

Direct link: https://i.imgur.com/prY7Zka.png

[gimbal]

Oof. Now there's a quiz that will make the mods twitch. I wonder witcher bare chest we shall name as the obvious missing one this time around...

I know like only 4 of these games, I feel ashamed!

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by gimbal

I wonder witcher bare chest we shall name as the obvious missing one this time around...

Ooooh that's right. Totally a missed opportunity for Gerald in the bathtub!
But we had Witcher in previous quizzes.

[Nobby_UK]

Tough one ---

[Havie]

Maybe 3...help!

[Nobby_UK]

I see 2 Amiga games on the bottom row

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Clues #1

In this round we'll know if someone uses Google or not... your browser history will have some very strange entries and you'll have probably seen some "fan graphics" that you would rather forget again (at least that's how I felt during the research). Sorry not sorry

There are 25 players so far, and today I would like to give you a few hints:

1) There was a lot of excitement around AAA title #3 in the current decade. I can't say anything about the style, because that's also the name of the game.
2) Questions about #8? Several characters from this series can also be found in Super Smash Bros.
3) Five games in this round have only appeared on Nintendo consoles (ok, one of them is just an exclusive remake).
4) Four titles are pure fighting games, where the gameplay consists 100% of 1vs1 fights.

@Nobby_UK, good eye! This month there's really not a lot of home computer stuff.

Deadline is Tuesday 31st May, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz again, have fun: https://i.imgur.com/qShBCVm.png

[TCD]

#19 is from Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. He's one of the most interesting NPCs in the game

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by TCD

#19 is from XYZ. He's one of the most interesting NPCs in the game

Hey, a new face!

Welcome to the game, but please don't post answers in the thread before the round is over. It's meant as a competition between players.

If you want to play too, enter your stuff on the google form: link

[Nobby_UK]

Defo some Homo-erotica popped up during searches

But now I think I have:
18 ?

Some are parts of a series ---
but I know you are fairly lenient

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Clues #2

There are only nine days left for you to get in on this round.... are you in yet? Only one player from here (out of just under 40 total), so probably NOT. :P Let's go, here are the final clues!

1) The #13 is a dating sim, if you want you can date the gentleman pictured!
2) Number 7 comes from a long line of creative JRPGs.
3) Game 18 is part of a series with stealth gameplay and is played from either first or 3rd person perspective.
4) And last - the titles in this picture did NOT make it into this round for various reasons: https://i.imgur.com/BSHzBx9.png ...because I didn't know the games, I had forgotten the character, didn't think they were suitable, they are already scheduled for another round or have already been used in the past.

Deadline is Tuesday 31st of May, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz again, have fun: https://i.imgur.com/qShBCVm.png

[gimbal]

Yeah I'm sorry, I'm not googling naked dudes. I've grown out of that.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Yeah I'm sorry, I'm not googling naked dudes. I've grown out of that.

There was a place, there was a time. It wasn't college, but close enough. You should mention it was all kinds of naked people. Just to cover all bases.

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Yeah I'm sorry, I'm not googling naked dudes. I've grown out of that.

Then don't google anything, and just enter the games you recognise straight away? There's a survey at the end of the form where you can weigh in on the next theme.

We are going back to clothed and pixelated characters next month, don't worry.

Originally Posted by TCD

There was a place, there was a time. It wasn't college, but close enough.

I like this!

[Nobby_UK]

Answers Submitted

[Anubis]

Imagine gimbal's wife wondering what's going on after looking @ his search history, after being surprised with recommended links on google image pages