Monthly Retro Gaming Quiz

[Nobby_UK]

2) Title 11 belongs to a series with three games.

Ah! That confirms the idea I have for that...

3) Number 18 shows a GBA license game to a cartoon show.

I think I have it

Added a guess for #15

[Mr_Horizon]

watch out everyone, quiz ends tonight!

[gimbal]

Can't wait to see which games were on this list, I have the sneaky suspicion I don't actually know at least half of them.

[Nobby_UK]

#16 is very familiar...
but it will not come to me

[Havie]

As is no. 12 and 17 and 25!

Managed one more - thanks Mr H for forcing us in the direction of Angry Video game Nerd - next time just give me the spoon and I'll gladly hand you my eyes!

[Biscuit]

Oh dear. I've done awful. Finally put some answers in but a lot of blanks and some wild guesses.

So many I've seen before but can't remember where from. Oh well, should be some enlightening reveals.

[Mr_Horizon]

July Quiz - Answers & Score

So, a very neutral 90s Pixel round. Did you like that, or do you prefer your gaming riddles to be less retro? In July the amount of participants has increased again, I am glad the Monster quiz didn't scare you away for long.

In total there were 88 players, and six from this community.

You can find the High Score at the end of this post, but first let's list the correct game titles as text, followed by the big image with all correct answers.

1) Super Metroid
The SNES entry of the Metroid series is having its debut in the Minimal/Retro pixel quizzes.
solved by: 83%
other suggestions: -

2) Celeste
solved by: 74%
other suggestions: Bloodstained - Curse of the Moon

3) Sonic Advance
The easiest game of this round, people just know this head.
solved by: 95%
other suggestions: -

4) Mortal Kombat
solved by: 78%
other suggestions: Final Fantasy, Streetfighter, Dune, Mushroom Man

5) X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse
solved by: 73%
other suggestions: Marvel vs Capcom, Fantastic Four, Mega Man, Robocop

6) Secret of Evermore
solved by: 53%
other suggestions: Golden Sun, Illusion of Time, Secret of Mana, Son Goku

7) Pulseman
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Gunstar Heroes, Mega Man, Mega Man Zero, Sonic Mania, Sonic, Pokemon, Mighty the Armadillo, Pokemon

8.) Berenstain Bears
solved by: 49%
other suggestions: -

9) Kirbys Adventure
solved by: 74%
other suggestions: Ice Climbers, Ducktales, Donkey Kong, Parodius, diddy kong

10) the incredible Crash Test Dummies
solved by: 58%
other suggestions: -

11) Killer Instinct
solved by: 24%
other suggestions: Body Blows, Body Blows Galactic, Carmageddon, Street fighter, Shadow of the Beast, Clayfighter, Fatal Fury, Pitfighter, Streets of Rage, Super Star Wars

12) Journey to Silius
solved by: 23%
other suggestions: Space Quest, Star Wars, Paramax, Syndicate, Zillion

13) Illusion of Time
solved by: 31%
other suggestions: Secret of Mana, Terranigma, Final Fantasy, Golden Sun

14) Wolfchild
solved by: 33%
other suggestions: Altered Beast, Shadow of the Beast, Brad Fang, Ninja Turtles, Killer Instinct

15) Rise of the Robots
solved by: 40%
other suggestions: Firebrand, Ridley, One must fall

16) B.O.B.
solved by: 35%
other suggestions: Flood, ROB, Gobliins

17) Pitfall Mayan Adventure
solved by: 14%
other suggestions: Treasure Planet, Shen Mue, Project X, Strider

18.) Super Duper Sumos
solved by: 27%
other suggestions: Yie Ar Kung Fu, Jackie Chan Adventures, Jimmy Neutron, Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls

19) Space Channel 5
solved by: 20%
other suggestions: Adventure Time, Bit.Trip Beat, Bit.Trip Runner, Commander Video, Commandgirl Video, Day of the Tentacle, Kirby, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Risk of Rain

20) Boogerman
The gentleman with the long chin was way more popular than I had expected.
solved by: 69%
other suggestions: -

21) Micro Machines 2
solved by: 14%
other suggestions: 7x Full Throttle, Crazy Cars, Frank, Leisure Suit Larry, Rick Dangerous

22) Kiki Kakai
Also known as "Pocky & Rocky".
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Bubble Bobble, Cladun Returns, Ferum, Pokemon

23) Sheriff
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Duel, Gun Fight, Jet Set Willy, Outlaw, Undertale, Hidden in Plain Sight, Super Smash Bros, Custers Revenge

24) Double Dragon Advance
solved by: 14%
other suggestions: Fei Long, Final Fight, Scooby Doo, Shenmue, Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, Streets of Rage, The Kung Fu, Wolfenstein

25) Timekeepers
This is the intro of "Timekeepers", a kind of "top down Lemmings" exclusively for the Commodore Amiga.
solved by: 5%
other suggestions: Banjo-Kazooie, Chuck Rock, Lemmings 2: The Tribes, Lomax, Metal Slug, Populous, The Humans


quiz image:


answer image:

direct link: https://i.imgur.com/yB2KvDG.png


HIGH SCORE

01 - 24 points - rpg - J.R.
02 - 23 points - ntl - lifer
03 - 23 points - spz - The_BACH
04 - 22 points - rta - Lafazar
05 - 22 points - hcg - Excelsior
06 - 21 points - spz - Strider
07 - 21 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
08 - 20 points - rta - Cow Mengde
09 - 20 points - pop - A Gentle Breeze
10 - 19 points - rta - EarthPainting

11 - 19 points - can - Bouyi
12 - 19 points - rta - residentgrigo
13 - 19 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
14 - 19 points - rpg - Calastellio
15 - 18 points - hcg - windfisch
16 - 18 points - ntl - JoakimZ
17 - 17 points - eab - Havie
18 - 17 points - eab - darkwave
19 - 17 points - m!g - Kong
20 - 17 points - mmx - fedprod
21 - 16 points - mmx - TheSnesFreak
22 - 16 points - rta - Blufunk
23 - 16 points - mmx - Knuckles
24 - 16 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
25 - 15 points - eab - Belgarath
26 - 15 points - mnc - sonic2d
27 - 15 points - eab - Nobby_UK
28 - 14 points - rta - Alonso
29 - 13 points - rta - Zolbrod
30 - 13 points - hcg - Snake
31 - 13 points - 4py - Crimson Idol[
32 - 13 points - can - Strife
33 - 12 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
34 - 12 points - eab - Biscuit
35 - 12 points - m!g - SonicFanNerd
36 - 12 points - mtc - Parsnip
37 - 11 points - m!g - Red XIII
38 - 11 points - m!g - Thrawn
39 - 11 points - ukn - Logdrab
40 - 11 points - mmx - Klunky
41 - 11 points - rta - PsionBolt
42 - 11 points - pop - Don Como
43 - 11 points - rta - Optional Objectives
44 - 10 points - hcg - mainpatr
45 - 10 points - hcg - teroknor
46 - 10 points - gav - Wizdom
47 - 10 points - can - Dark Kariya
48 - 10 points - mnc - Yeboah17
49 - 10 points - rta - malus
50 - 09 points - dgo - fl0rian
51 - 09 points - pcx - Splunge
52 - 09 points - lgs - Darkcloud
53 - 09 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
54 - 08 points - rta - Illusionary
55 - 08 points - mnc - elementalMaster
56 - 08 points - can - Franky Mikey
57 - 08 points - ntl - Dogorilla
58 - 08 points - gms - hellermarie
59 - 08 points - 4py - DancingDan
60 - 08 points - mtc - MegaApple
61 - 07 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
62 - 07 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen
63 - 07 points - mmx - Shades
64 - 07 points - m!g - geohound
65 - 07 points - gms - DorianGray
66 - 07 points - hcg - cacao
67 - 07 points - mnc - HomiSite
68 - 06 points - gms - kopyright
69 - 06 points - mnc - Mitschel
70 - 06 points - rta - Embrodak
71 - 06 points - can - Kulfy
72 - 06 points - gav - Yoshi
73 - 05 points - pop - Sascha
74 - 05 points - 4py - Akabei
75 - 05 points - gpo - rave
76 - 05 points - gpo - Maryokutai
77 - 05 points - rpg - D4rkD
78 - 04 points - mmx - Loxagon
79 - 04 points - ntl - Krull
80 - 04 points - 4py - Scorplian
81 - 03 points - pop - PUH
82 - 03 points - gav - Sun
83 - 03 points - gms - hellifanboy
84 - 03 points - sh2 - godzella
85 - 02 points - ntl - BabyYoshi12
86 - 02 points - vgz - Walti
87 - 01 points - eab - Mailman
88 - 01 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09


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


Alright, a winners ceremony: Congratulations to J.R., lifer, The_BACH, Lafazar and Excelsior - you are the Top 5 and have won this round!

Also Kudos to the italian Strider, Gerhard S, Cow Mengde, a gentle breeze and EarthPainting - together you form the Top 10.


Local High Score:

1 - 17 points - Havie
2 - 17 points - darkwave
3 - 15 points - Belgarath
4 - 15 points - Nobby_UK
5 - 12 points - Biscuit
6 - 01 points - Mailman



Congrats to Havie for the local lead, with a tiny edge on darkwave.

Mailman had a hard time this round, but all others were above average (eleven points)!

Thanks to all for playing and see you next time!

[gimbal]

I actually recognised #25 as timekeepers because I remembered it from a magazine (plus you can spot Vulcan game graphics a mile away)... and then I went to checkout screenshots in hol to confirm it and changed my mind. That's how difficult this stuff is

Aw man, the Micro Machines one is pretty dastardly. I have played that game so many times, but the portraits are kind of throw-away...

Other than that, hunch confirmed. I have not actually seen the majority of these games, including ones where I have seen other games in the franchise. Which is good, because these games are going on my todo list

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by gimbal

(...) you can spot Vulcan game graphics a mile away (...)

I agree, they had these darker tones, lots of greens and somewhat gloomy looking characters.

They are as recognisable as Bitmap Brothers game, just not as good.

[Biscuit]

Journey to Silius. Man, I was watching someone play that recently. Knew I recognised it. These were the wrong games Mr Horizon. The wrong games. Especially that topless lemmings smut.

Some cool stuff there. I've an urge to play Pocky & Rocky.

[Nobby_UK]

Originally Posted by gimbal

(you can spot Vulcan game graphics a mile away)... and then I went to checkout screenshots in hol to confirm it and changed my mind.

Ditto
Then I saw the screen on Moby Games

[mailman]

Originally Posted by gimbal

I actually recognised #25 as timekeepers because I remembered it from a magazine (plus you can spot Vulcan game graphics a mile away)... and then I went to checkout screenshots in hol to confirm it and changed my mind. That's how difficult this stuff is

I did exactly the same thing with 25th and gave up after seeing the screenshots. Memory served right but instinct told otherwise :-)

[Havie]

Didn't have a clue on 25 but felt it was an Amiga title...

Pleased that all the ones I didn't get, I wouldn't have got - didn't miss anything obvious.

Well done guys - good quiz! Roll on August's....

[darkwave]

I had a feeling there were one or two GBA games in there that were going to catch me out. Space Channel 5 and Double Dragon Advance did so.

I knew that 6 and 13 were SNES RPGs (they've got the look) but I just couldn't quite place them. I never had a SNES back in the day so I missed out on all those lovely looking RPGs and not enough time to catch up on them now.

Well done everyone, and thanks again Mr Horizon!

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by darkwave

I knew that 6 and 13 were SNES RPGs (they've got the look) but I just couldn't quite place them. I never had a SNES back in the day so I missed out on all those lovely looking RPGs and not enough time to catch up on them now.

Yeah same, spikey haired dudes, a jRPG staple. I suspected Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger myself, but nope. I played quite a few of them emulated, but the protagonists all tend to look alike so they just blur together for me.

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - Merchants of Gaming

"Here are my wares, would you like to buy something?" At some time in the 1980s, the "Item Shop" began to spread throughout computer games, having begun with dungeon crawlers like Rogue or Moria, and showing up in other genres as well - wherever one could spend hard earned ingame currency on new equipment inbetween levels.

That shall be our theme for this round - the many faces of merchants, store clerks and salespeople that sold us their stuff over many decades of gaming history. Do you remember them, or did the rest of the game turn out to be more memorable than the item shop?

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

Here is the quiz, have fun!

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

[Nobby_UK]

Think I have 8 ?

[mailman]

For me there is too few Amiga titles amongst the pictures. I counted only four.

[Mr_Horizon]

Originally Posted by mailman

For me there is too few Amiga titles amongst the pictures. I counted only four.

Oh, but I count seven!

[Nobby_UK]

I see 5 (and 2 in the style of) out of possibly 20