Monthly Retro Gaming Quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

hello everyone,

I'd like to test your gaming knowledge, and have prepared a series of monthly riddles. I've been doing this for a while in various english & german online communities (about a dozen by now!), and would love to include ResetEra if there is interest. Please know there is no financial or marketing motivation in this, I'm just doing it for fun.

The riddles can be about finding all eight games used in a fake screenshot:

...or about guessing the right games from 25 cutouts:

comics pixel: http://i.imgur.com/y0oMnuI.png
quiz solution: http://i.imgur.com/xWWYLh7.png

women protagonists: http://i.imgur.com/oe1Noj5.png
quiz solution: http://i.imgur.com/gixvF7E.png

robots: http://i.imgur.com/KPVONcM.png
quiz solution: http://i.imgur.com/X4vsZWV.png

There's even a sound FX quiz once or twice a year, you can take a look at those here: http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

I'm confident there's lots of gaming geeks here that will score well on any of these. :)


Feedback is welcome, the october quiz still has one week left... if no one shouts STOP I'm going to post it here in a few hours!

 

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - Sound FX #2

bleep bleep bloop... it's time for another round of sound FX from the world of video games. A few months ago I did this for the first time, and received a lot of positive feedback. So it was clear I'd eventually do it again. :)

The Resetera community is late to the party, so this round has only one week left... so far, forty people have participated. The average score is less than 10, so don't hesitate to try your luck!

Warning - this riddle is especially difficult... again. Even if you only recognise two or three titles, just participate regardless. Keep in mind it will be like that for all players, even the winners had lots of gaps last time.

As I can't post sound effects in this Forum (the picture at the bottom is just a dummy), I have outsourced the quiz.

Here is the quiz: www.retrogamequiz.com

Participate via this google doc: www.nerdquiz.de

Deadline is Tuesday, October 31st... have fun! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - clues #3

Watch out, you've got only three days left! There's forty participants now, but the average score is still below 10.


Therefore... here are the very last clues from me:

1) Game 14 is a sports game from the 90s.

2) For number 8 I originally uploaded a different sound, and only changed on October 1st... this one: http://retrogamequiz.com/08a.mp3

3) Hey, the same for number 9! ;) http://retrogamequiz.com/09a.mp3

4) Sound 11 is a speaker message from a totalitarian regime.

5) And at last... the jingle of game 10 (an old platformer) is played at the start of each level.


That's it - now you're on your own. Good luck, you've got time until Tuesday.


Here is the quiz: www.retrogamequiz.com - Participate via this google doc: www.nerdquiz.de

Participants from this community: none

Deadline is Tuesday, October 31st... have fun! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - Sound FX #2 - answers & score

Alright, 55 people joined the party - nice! Especially given that with an average score of 9.67, this riddle was about as hard as the first sound quiz.

No one achieved full points, but still there is a clear winner...

The scoretable comes at the end of this post, first we have the names of the games as text, then as images.


1) Final Fantasy 7
the victory fanfare.
solved by: 85%
other suggestions: Zelda, Starfox 64, Fire Emblem

2) Super Mario Bros
Mario climbing into a pipe.
solved by: 89%
other suggestions: Pacman

3) Crash Bandicoot
Aku Aku, the medicine man.
solved by: 71%
other suggestions: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country, Banjo Kazooie

4) Duke Nukem 3D
the Dukes most famous quote?
solved by: 89%
other suggestions: Mortal Kombat

5) Sega Dreamcast
Boot sound of Segas last console.
solved by: 55%
other suggestions: XBox One, Playstation, Playstation 2, Opposing Force, Metroid Prime, Kingdom Hearts, Halo, The White Chamber, splinter Cell, Silent Hill

6) Mass Effect 3
dubstep attack sound of the reapers.
solved by: 27%
other suggestions: war of the worlds, Star Trek Voyager Elite Force, Metroid, Forsaken, Alien

7) Sonic the Hedgehog
collecting rings.
solved by: 69%
other suggestions: Zelda, Super Mario Bros, Mario 64

8.) Splatoon
solved by: 29%
other suggestions: Worms, Sonic, Rayman Origins, Frogger, Final Fantasy X, Dungeon Keeper

9) Overwatch
solved by: 45%
other suggestions: Tekken, Team Fortress, Quake, Castlevania, Blood

10) Great Giana Sisters
solved by: 33%
other suggestions: VVVVVV, Turrikan, Treasure Master, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mr.Gimmick, Mighty Switch Force, Mega Man

11) Papers Please
solved by: 18%
other suggestions: Wolfenstein, Space Channel 5, Lylat Wars, Half Life 2, Command & Conquer

12) Duck Hunt
solved by: 35%
other suggestions: Yoshis Island, Space Invaders, Q-Bert, Pacman, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Dig Dug, Commander Keen, Bubble Bobble, A Link to the Past

13) Half-Life 2
solved by: 15%
other suggestions: Primal Rage, Hexen, Doom

14) NBA Jam
solved by: 38%
other suggestions: SWAT, Street Fighter II, Return Fire, NFL Quarterback, Metal Slug, Medal of Honor

15) Space Taxi
Hey Taxi! Number five please! Thanks!
solved by: 24%
other suggestions: Wing Commander, ikari warriors 2, Hey Taxi, Grand Prix Simulator, Castle Wolfenstein

16) Loom
solved by: 13%
other suggestions: Zelda, Wii Music, Another World, Super Metroid, Star Trek TNG

17) World of Warcraft
the level up sound.
solved by: 25%
other suggestions: Turok, Tomb Raider, Game Boy Color, Dragon Age, Diablo 3, Diablo, Bloodborne, Black & White

18.) Sinistar
solved by: 45%
other suggestions: System Shock, Eternal Champions, Doom

19) Portal
firing the Portal Gun.
solved by: 16%
other suggestions: Turok, Quake III, Crash Bandocoot 2, Archery, Abe's Oddysee

20) Dark Souls
the Game Over Screen.
solved by: 29%
other suggestions: shadow of the beast, Sega Saturn, Playstation 2, Metal Gear Solid, Alien, Resident Evil

21) FEZ
assembling a cube.
solved by: 11%
other suggestions: Trine, The Stanley Parable, Sierra Logo, Konami Logo, King's Quest Krönung, Hyper Light Drifter, Game Boy Advance, Bubble Bobble

22) Wipeout
solved by: 51%
other suggestions: Unreal Tournament, Quake, Impossible Mission, Half Life, Deathrace, Command & Conquer

23) Speedball 2
solved by: 21%
other suggestions: Twisted Metal, Toejam and Earl, Streets of Rage, Rock n Roll Racing, GTA Vice City, Earthbound, crazy taxi, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Animaniacs

24) Bioshock
solved by: 15%
other suggestions: Turok, House of the Dead, The House of the Dead 2, Resident Evil, Half Life, Ecco the Dolphin, doom, Battlefield

25) Nintendo Gamecube
push all Z buttons while booting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctYQ08gxkqA
solved by: 16%
other suggestions: Ubisoft Logo, Tenchu, Samurai Shodown, Mortal Kombat, Pokemon Stadium, Okami, Mario Party, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, Mystical Ninja Goemon, Crash Bandicoot, Banjo Kazooie, Ape Academy


all answers in an image:

HIGH SCORE TABLE

01 - 24 points - mmx - J.R.
02 - 20 points - pcx - splunge
03 - 19 points - mnc - Bergzwuckel
04 - 19 points - vpf - cebix
05 - 19 points - pop - Barbarian

06 - 17 points - mmx - MeTa
07 - 17 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
08 - 15 points - m!g - SonicFanNerd
09 - 14 points - m!g - MontyRunner
10 - 14 points - vpf - Yukiko

11 - 13 points - gms - t-6
12 - 13 points - 4py - Scorplian190
13 - 12 points - pcg - Louis
14 - 11 points - gpo - Jin-Roh
15 - 11 points - ntl - Skywake
16 - 11 points - hcg - 1upsuper
17 - 11 points - pop - Don Como
18 - 11 points - mnc - Kenji
19 - 11 points - guf - Wizdom
20 - 11 points - vgz - Herr-Semmelknoedel
21 - 10 points - pop - a_gentle_breze
22 - 10 points - mnc - elementalMaster
23 - 09 points - mmx - Caro
24 - 09 points - hcg - surnshurn
25 - 09 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
26 - 09 points - m!g - red XIII
27 - 09 points - mnc - Yeboah17
28 - 08 points - 4py - Akabei
29 - 08 points - gpo - Maryokutai
30 - 08 points - guf - Nabi
31 - 08 points - guf - Ripchip
32 - 07 points - m!g - zweiblooom
33 - 07 points - m!g - Thrawn
34 - 07 points - vgz - LOX-TT
35 - 07 points - gms - hellermarie
36 - 07 points - guf - Yoshi
37 - 07 points - 4py - DancingDan
38 - 07 points - rtg - RetroMartin
39 - 07 points - gpo - Navarone
40 - 07 points - mnc - Sir Play-A-Lot
41 - 06 points - gpo - kataka
42 - 06 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
43 - 06 points - ntl - Dogorilla
44 - 06 points - m!g - geohound
45 - 06 points - hcg - Snake

46 - 06 points - gpo - derubor_indaril
47 - 06 points - vgz - T-Bow
48 - 06 points - spl - M0rr1s0n
49 - 06 points - mnc - Lukulus
50 - 05 points - pop - Sascha
51 - 05 points - gpo - BertBarth
52 - 04 points - mmx - Moribundead
53 - 04 points - pcg - Briareos
54 - 04 points - guf - Ike07
55 - 03 points - vgz - Walti


4py = 4pyayers Forum
gms = Gamestar Forum
gpo = Gamepro Forum
guf = Gaming Universe Forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = m!games Forum
mmx = Multimediaxis Forum
mnc = altes maniac Forum
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
pcg = PC Games Forum
pcx = pcx Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rtg = Retrogamer Forum
spl = Superlevel Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
vpf = Vierpfeile Forum
off = Offline / kein Forum


Here the Resetera-local-list:

- - -

Whoops, no one! Maybe the November quiz will have a bigger turnout. :)

Thanks for reading, see you next time!

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - Retro Pixel

So, it's time for a more pixelated quiz... this time you have to guess some twentyfive 2D games, mostly classics - but you only have the zoomed-in faces of the main protagonists to work with.

I hope that's to your liking - the poll in the last round showed a clear win for this type of quiz. :)


I wish you luck - and don't forget: the correct answer is the name of the game, not the character.

Deadline is Thursday the 30th of November, please participate via http://www.nerdquiz.de/

here is the quiz... have fun! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November quiz - hints #1

Hey, November is already half over? Did you all join the quiz yet and solved every last pixel there is?? ;)

So far there are 21 participants, none of which are from this community.

Here are some hints, to help with the hardest titles and most common mistakes:

1) game Nr.2 is a racing game.
2) number 7 is a scifi strategy game from the current decade.
3) title #17 is an Amiga game, a rather generic 90s platformer (solved by no one!).
4) with the 18 we see the first installment of a famous RPG series (solved by no one!).
5) and at last - game 21 is about a famous civil war.


I wish you good fortune, and don't forget: the correct answer is the name of the game, not the character!

The deadline is Thursday, 30th November - please participate via http://www.nerdquiz.de/

 

[DDayton]

Some of those aren't retro games.

 

[FallenGrace]

I could get maybe four of those? Really not worth even entering for me...

 

[Liam Allen-Miller]

Agh, accidentally hit Enter on my phone and the form submitted halfway through! I guess I'll score higher next month lmao. ;-;

 

[Mr_Horizon]

@DDayton: Yeah, there will always be new-ish games with a pixel-look mixed in - but in this round, everything except 7, 10 & 25 is between 10 and 30 years old.

@FallenGrace: It's not a beginners quiz, true. :) The lowest score at the moment is 5, and I'm still waiting for some regular participants who don't do well with Retro titles - you wouldn't be far off!

@Liam: Hey, you can easily update your submission many times - Just enter username, forum and all additional titles you forgot (or just found out), leaving everything else blank.
Once the deadline passes, all entries with the same username/forum combo will be joined!

So no need for grief, just update your missing answers. :)

 

[jimboton]

Oh well, at least I tried ;) I'd have gotten another one had I read the hints first lol. Fun game.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November quiz - hints #2

Everybody watch out, the quiz is almost over! Many people from many different places already joined (current newcomers are the communities from ResetEra, Retrogamer and the English Amiga Board)... while every game has been found out, we are still waiting for someone to score full points... a place in the top 10 can be had from 13 points onwards. :)

So far there are 40 participants in total, and four from here.


Here are the last hints - hope that helps!

1) In game nr.5 you control a squirrel in a platformer.
2) In the puzzle adventure on image nr.12 you control several goblin characters, all of which have different abilities.
3) Number 14 has you drive a tank, which you can also leave to walk around as a foot soldier.
4) The name of game 17 consists of three words, two of which start with an M. :)
5) Mea Culpa to image 18 - this japanese RPG confused me with its "right-to-left" direction: the displayed character is not the player, but just an enemy! This makes this game unnecessary hard to get right... by the way, there was recently a spin off to this series released on the Switch.


Good luck, and don't forget: the correct answer is the name of the game, not the character!

The deadline is Thursday, 30th November - please participate via http://www.nerdquiz.de/

 

[dearodie]

Cool thread idea .. thanks for putting this together
submitted my entry ... some tough ones I could not remember

I now see you have some hints ... too bad I couldn't figure #18 before I submitted.. now my entries are gone .. better luck next time

 

[Cow Mengde]

LOL. Number 18 was actually the easiest sprite for me to recognize.

 

[ichigo_daifuku]

This is so neat. Def gonna jump in during the December one.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Thanks for the good feedback everyone!

@Cow Mengde : Really, that's rare. Before todays hints, only 5% of users had that one figured out. :)

@dearodie : You can easily update your answers. Just enter username, forum and all new titles you just found out, leave everything else blank.
Once the deadline passes, all entries with the same username/forum combo will be joined!

 

[dearodie]

Thanks Mr_Horizon added a couple of answers

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November quiz - Retropixel - answers & score

Once again a quiz has ended... there is an interesting development: with the addition of the communities of Retrogamer, ResetEra and the English Amiga Board, there are now 40% english speakers among the 64 participants. Maybe it is time I update the google form to feature an even split between English and German. :)

Want to know how many points you got right?? The scoretable comes at the end of this post, first we have the names of the games as text, and then as images.


1) Rayman
solved by: 95%
other suggestions: -

2) Super Mario Kart
The first clue I gave was "nr2 is a racing game"... I had hoped there'd be less Mario platformers among the answers. ;)
solved by: 72%
other suggestions: Super Mario Bros 1/2/3, Super Mario All Stars, Super Mario World, Warios Woods

3) Day of the Tentacle
solved by: 74%
other suggestions: Rugrats, Ed Edd and Eddie

4) Superfrog
solved by: 56%
other suggestions: Pepes Fabulous Party, Nebulus, James Pond, Frogger

5) Mr.Nutz
solved by: 61%
other suggestions: Flix, Conkers Pocket Tales

6) Ruff'n'Tumble
solved by: 32%
other suggestions: Chuck Rock 2

7) FTL
the unexpected scifi roguelike... hardest title in the game with only 13% getting it right.
solved by: 13%
other suggestions: Street Fighter 2, Hotline Miami, Halfway, Bangai-O

8.) King of Fighters
That guys name is Kyo Kusanagi.
solved by: 39%
other suggestions: Fatal Fury, (Super) Street Fighter 2, Double Dragon, Ryu

9) Toejam & Earl
solved by: 56%
other suggestions: -

10) Scribblenauts
solved by: 63%
other suggestions: Pokemon

11) Rodland
solved by: 35%
other suggestions: Sailor Moon, Final Fantasy

12) Gobliins 2
solved by: 48%
other suggestions: Worms

13) Fire & Ice
solved by: 45%
other suggestions: Awesome Possum

14) Blaster Master
solved by: 32%
other suggestions: Power Rangers, Metroid, Megaman, Bomberman

15) Rambo
solved by: 31%
other suggestions: Yakari, Karate Kid, Kung Fu Master, Karate Champ, Ikari Warriors, Bruce Lee

16) Alien Soldier
solved by: 31%
other suggestions: Starfox, Rocket Knight

17) Marvins Marvellous Adventure
solved by: 26%
other suggestions: South Park, Soccer Kid

18.) Fire Emblem
The very first game in the franchise, japan only!
solved by: 18%
other suggestions: Zelda, Phantasy Star, Might and Magic, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Castlevania

19) Alien Hominid
solved by: 37%
other suggestions: Pokemon, Digimon, Pikachu

20) Trolls
Any guess with "Troll" in its name gave half a point.
solved by: 55%
other suggestions: Stone Protectors, Troll Island, Magic Trolls

21) North & South
solved by: 40%
other suggestions: Ghostbusters

22) Terraria
solved by: 18%
other suggestions: Secret of Mana, Monkey Island, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Final Fantasy, Alundra

23) Simon the Sorceror
solved by: 45%
other suggestions: -

24) E.T.
solved by: 71%
other suggestions: Godzilla, Frog Bog, Space Invaders

25) Fix-it Felix jr.
The fake retro game from the Wreck-it Ralph Disney movie. There is a licensed game with the movie title, but that doesn't have 2D characters... so entering the movie title gave half a point.
solved by: 53%
other suggestions: Wreck it Ralph, Pipe Mania, Paperboy


quiz image:

answer image:

HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - pop - Barbarian
02 - 25 points - mmx - J.R.
03 - 23 points - spl - fL0riaN
04 - 21.5 pnts - mnc - Gerhard S.
05 - 20 points - mnc - Sachiel

06 - 19 points - rta - dearodie
07 - 19 points - hcg - Woody Alien
08 - 18.5 pnts - hcg - windfisch
09 - 17 points - hcg - cacao
10 - 17 points - m!g - SonicFanNerd

11 - 16.5 pnts - rta - Cow Mengde
12 - 16.5 pnts - pop - a_gentle_breeze
13 - 16 points - rta - jimboton
14 - 16 points - guf - Wizdom
15 - 15 points - hcg - Phediuk
16 - 15 points - eab - CodyJarrett
17 - 15 points - pcx - Splunge
18 - 14 points - hcg - 8 Bit Dreams
19 - 14 points - rta - Mcbradders
20 - 14 points - eab - ArcadeHeart
21 - 14 points - mnc - Rac
22 - 14 points - pop - Don Como
23 - 13.5 pnts - mnc - Slapshot
24 - 13.5 pnts - m!g - Red XIII
25 - 13 points - mmx - fedprod
26 - 13 points - eab - Cobe
27 - 13 points - mnc - HomiSite
28 - 13 points - vpf - cebix
29 - 13 points - rtg - RetroMartin
30 - 12 points - hcg - Murphy
31 - 12 points - eab - PortuguesePilot
32 - 12 points - eab - happymondays
33 - 11 points - hcg - 1upsuper
34 - 11 points - rtg - merman
35 - 11 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
36 - 11 points - gpo - j1m
37 - 10 points - 4py - Akabei
38 - 9 points - eab - Nobby_UK
39 - 9 points - m!g - Thrawn
40 - 9 points - rta - georaldc
41 - 8.5 pnts - ntl - Dogorilla
42 - 8 points - mmx - Klunky
43 - 8 points - pcg - Briareos
44 - 8 points - m!g - geohound
45 - 7.5 pnts - mnc - Sir Play-A-Lot
46 - 7.5 pnts - vpf - Gouki
47 - 7 points - rta - Tamath
48 - 7 points - 4py - DancingDan
49 - 7 points - 4py - Scorplian190
50 - 7 points - rta - Liam Allen-Miller
51 - 7 points - vgz - Walti
52 - 6.5 pnts - rtg - RetroBear
53 - 6 points - ntl - Scrummer03
54 - 6 points - gms - hellermarie

55 - 5 points - gpo - Navarone
56 - 5 points - gpo - kataka
57 - 4 points - pop - Sascha
58 - 4 points - vgz - LOX-TT
59 - 4 points - vgz - Revolvermeister
60 - 3 points - gms - ReFlex
61 - 3 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
62 - 3 points - pcx - besux
63 - 2 points - vgz - T-Bow
64 - 2 points - pcx - Christoph

4py = 4Players 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
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
mnc = old maniac Forum
pcg = PC Games Forum
pcx = pcx Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rta = ResetEra Forum
rtg = RetroGamer Forum
spl = Superlevel Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
vpf = Vierpfeile Forum
off = Offline / no Forum


Here the ResetEra-local-list:

1 - 19 points - rta - dearodie
2 - 16.5 pnts - rta - Cow Mengde
3 - 16 points - rta - jimboton
4 - 14 points - rta - Mcbradders
5 - 9 points - rta - georaldc
6 - 7 points - rta - Tamath
7 - 7 points - rta - Liam Allen-Miller

Thumbs up to dearodie for the local lead, and also for winning a top 10 entry in the overall high score for the ResetEra community. :)
Cow Mengde, jimboton and Mcbradders can also be happy on their above average results.


Thanks to all for participating, and see you next time!

 

[Cow Mengde]

FUCK! I wrote Trolls on 20, then I changed it to Stone Protectors!!! WHY!?!?

Also, why is my score 16.5? I'm guessing it's because I listed Fix It Felix Jr as Wreck it Ralph?

 

[dearodie]

FTL ... can't believe I missed that.
Rambo and ET were tough ones.
Nice going Mr Horizon! and everyone whom participated

 

[Cow Mengde]

Mr_Horizon

Will there be a quiz for December? I'm up for another challenge.

 

[Deleted member 14002]

This thread is awesome, kinda mad that I missed it. Subbed.

 

[Whelan]

Only just seen this thread. Great work Mr H. Will participate in future months

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Cow Mengde : new quiz is coming up - I will check what entry gave you the half point in November when I'm home tonight. :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Dezember quiz - knights of ResetEra

The theme of the month is "knights"... so put on your armor, draw your swords and let's do this. :)

Here is a general FAQ to this image quiz series:

- to participate you click on the link in this post, it leads to a google form. There you can give your best to figure out the names of the 25 games shown in the quiz image.
- if you want to change or update your entry, no problem. Just open the google form again, enter username+forum, and then leave everything blank except for your updates. Once the deadline has passed, all entries with the same user+forum combo will je joined.
- the winner is the user with the highest score. If there are several people who got all 25 games right, the winner is the one who sent in the earliest.
- If there is a draw with lower scores, I use "weighted" points. This means that a game that has rarely been found out is worth more than a simple title which almost everyone has gotten right.

Deadline is Sunday the 31st of December - please participate via http://www.nerdquiz.de/

Here is the quiz... have fun & happy holidays! :)

 

[Cow Mengde]

Question. Do we name the knight, or the game he's from? Cause you have 2 knights with the same name in there.

 

[Axass]

It was game title for the last quiz, so I assume it'll be the same here.

I'm pretty certain of 14 games so far. Uncertain on a few others: 24 is particularly maddening because I'm 100% sure I know that sprite, but can't for the life of me bring to mind where I've seen it.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Cow Mengde : Axass is right, you name the game - the name of the dude doesn't matter. :)

Also - you had half a point due to "Wreck it Ralph" last time.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Cow Mengde : Axass is right, you name the game - the name of the dude doesn't matter. :)

Also - you had half a point due to "Wreck it Ralph" last time.

Click to shrink...

Dammit!!! I knew it. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Qwark]

This is cool, I'll give the December one a shot even though I have no idea what some of these are.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December quiz - clues #1

So, it's christmas soon... hope you're not too disappointed, but the only presents I am bringing today are some clues for the current "knights" quiz. :) Here we go!

1) the knights on the pictures 1, 19 and 25 are all called "Arthur".

2) title 9 doesn't show the original version of this rpg, but instead a graphics mod (my mistake)... the interface visible in the upper end is still the same though.

3) one franchise shows up twice in this quiz.

4) images #13 and #15 are not ingame scenes, but instead show the cover.

5) with glasses and hair loss... the sword fighter on picture 21 is my favorite :)

In total we currently have 70 participants, six of which are from this community.

Deadline is Sunday the 31st of december - please participate via http://www.nerdquiz.de/

 

[Cow Mengde]

I suck with the modern games.

 

[dearodie]

same ..sadly

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - clues #2

Wow, look at all these people - with 90 participants (of which six are from this community) this is already the biggest round of all time! :O

This is partly due to the "old maniac forum", where the mods are handing out amazon vouchers to the winners to give something back to the community (a server-financing promotion had gone much better than expected)... but of course the other communities were very active as well. :)


Watch out - the december quiz ends on new year (UK time), so sunday night!


Here are the very last clues... don't forget to participate or update your existing entries.

1) The number 2 is a well known action game from the first person perspective.

2) the knights in game 7 and 22 are both called "Lancelot"

3) The 25 is a graphic adventure from a time before "point & click" - here we are still using old fasioned text entry.

4) Those who name a Dreamcast game for number 6 will only get half the point.

5) The 18 is a strategy game from a german developer.

One last thing: Usually I give half points for vague or half-wrong names, but I got things mixed up for number 4 & 12 - those two will now get you full points even if you're only half right. ;) The same goes for game 17 - that's a really big series, you don't need to find out the exact installment.

Please participate via www.nerdquiz.de, deadline is Sunday December 31st.

Here is the quiz image, one last time: https://i.imgur.com/ly4fFSW.png

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - answers & score

I am blown away - more than a hundred people joined this time! :O Of course that's due to the amazon vouchers for the winners in the "maniac forum" (which made people try & research extra hard...), but many of you other communities were also quite active. :)

In the next days there will also be a big results post for the entire year of 2017.

Want to know how many points you got right in December?? The scoretable comes at the end of this post, first we have the names of the games as text, and then as images.

1) Super Ghouls n Ghosts
solved by: 86%
other suggestions: Super Ghosts and Goblins, Ghosts'n Goblins, Ghouls'n'Ghosts

2) Quake
solved by: 54%
other suggestions: Ultima 9, Thief, Medievil, Legacy of Kain, King's Field, Hexen 2, Gothic, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Deathtrap Dungeon, Dark Project: Der Meisterdieb, Daikatana, Chasm: The Rift

3) For Honor
solved by: 84%
other suggestions: Stronghold Crusader, Dragon Age, dark souls, Honor

4) Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
solved by: 90%
other suggestions: pop n Twinbee, Kirbys Dream Land 3, Kirbys Dream Course, Kirbys Adventure, Kirby´s Epic Yarn, Kirby: Mausattacke, Kirby Superstar Saga, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Super Star, Kirby The Amaziong Mirror, Kirby

5) Defender of the Crown
solved by: 76%
other suggestions: Castles, Castles 2

6) Soul Edge
solved by: 55%
other suggestions: Ultima, Oni, MediEvil, Everquest, Dark Souls 2, Capcom Versus SNK, Soul Calibur

7) Sonic and the black knight
solved by: 83%
other suggestions: Supa Sanic Knight Mayhem, Shadow the Hedgehog

8.) Zelda - a link to the past
solved by: 86%
other suggestions: Zelda Links Awakening, Zelda

9) Skyrim
solved by: 79%
other suggestions: Morrowind, Oblivion, Mount & Blade, last remnant, Dark Souls

10) Shovel Knight
solved by: 71%
other suggestions: -

11) Castle Crashers
solved by: 81%
other suggestions: Wulverblade, Portal Knights

12) Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
solved by: 76%
other suggestions: Sannic: The Path of the Raspberry Chucks, Freedom Planet

13) Silver
solved by: 68%
other suggestions: Ultima, Ultima IX, Too Human, Soul Calibur, Divinity 2, Divine Divinity

14) Zelda Breath of the Wild
solved by: 64%
other suggestions: Necropolis, Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Zelda Wind Waker, Zelda: Skyward Sword, Zelda Spirit Tracks

15) Clockwork Knight 2
solved by: 52%
other suggestions: Toy Knight, Pinball, Castle of Illusion, Clockwork Knight

16) Portal Knights
solved by: 52%
other suggestions: Zelda Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Oceanhorn, Little King's Story, Happy Wars, Blink, A Kingdom for Keflings

17) Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
This is a mobile version - but you did not need to name the exact title.
solved by: 51%
other suggestions: Onimusha, Lord of Arcana, hyrule warriors, Dark Souls

18.) The Settlers
solved by: 47%
other suggestions: Robot Knight Tetris, popolocrois, Might and Magic

19) King Arthur & the knights of Justice
solved by: 46%
other suggestions: Megaman X8, Knights of the Round, crossed swords, King Arthur, the Knights of Justice

20) Game of Thrones
solved by: 56%
other suggestions: The Witcher, The Order: 1886, Medieval:Total War, Heroes of Might and Magic, Dragon Age, Demon Souls, darkest dungeon, ArcaniA

21) Elex
solved by: 32%
other suggestions: Gothic, Gothic 2, Gothic 3, Witcher, Two Worlds, Risen 2, King Arthur, GTA Online, Game of Thrones, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Dragon Age 2

22) Sir Lancelot
solved by: 34%
other suggestions: Joust, Save Me Brave Knight, Yar's Revenge, Pegasus, Lords of Midnight, Flying Horses

23) Mace the dark age
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Soul Calibur, Soul Calibur 2, Ninja Gaiden, Niho, Mortal Kombat, Kengo, Dynasty Warriors

24) Knight Force
solved by: 21%
other suggestions: Turtles in Time, The Argonauts, Sword Master, Rolling Thunder, Shinobi, Revenge of shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Galahead

25) Conquest of Camelot - search for the grail
solved by: 47%
other suggestions: Zelda Wand of Gamelon, Ultima 6, Knight Orc, Kings Quest, King's Quest IV, Castle, Camelot Warriors, Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur, Conquest of Camelot 3


quiz image:

answer image:

full resolution: https://i.imgur.com/wtlUxjN.png


HIGH SCORE TABLE

01 - 25 points - mnc - strid3r
02 - 25 points - mnc - Andy1977
03 - 25 points - mnc - Deadly Engineer
04 - 25 points - mnc - Optimus Prime
05 - 25 points - mnc - Pasu
06 - 25 points - mnc - wynk
07 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
08 - 25 points - mnc - Superfrog
09 - 25 points - mnc - BumBum
10 - 25 points - mnc - chifan

11 - 24.5 pnts - pop - Barbarian
12 - 24.5 pnts - mmx - J.R.
13 - 24.5 pnts - mnc - Sachiel
14 - 24.5 pnts - mnc - Bozbar!
15 - 24 points - hcg - Bumpyroad
16 - 24 points - mnc - :N.G.E:
17 - 24 points - mnc - suicuique
18 - 23.5 pnts - mnc - Mod-Team
19 - 23 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
20 - 23 points - mnc - raiko
21 - 23 points - mnc - BOBELE
22 - 22.5 pnts - mmx - Knuckles
23 - 22.5 pnts - mnc - HomiSite
24 - 22.5 pnts - guf - Wizdom
25 - 22.5 pnts - mnc - StefanK
26 - 22 points - pcx - Splunge
27 - 22 points - mnc - Bergzwuckel
28 - 22 points - mnc - Kaneda4Life
29 - 21.5 pnts - mnc - Waffler
30 - 21.5 pnts - mnc - Pinhead
31 - 21.5 pnts - mnc - cxcxd
32 - 21.5 pnts - mnc - Sonic2d
33 - 21 points - rta - Fiel
34 - 21 points - mnc - Trumpfass
35 - 21 points - mnc - Marukka
36 - 20 points - mnc - thestraightedge
37 - 19.5 pnts - mnc - Yeboah17
38 - 18.5 pnts - mnc - Wash
39 - 18.5 pnts - mnc - Klees
40 - 18 points - eab - Nobby_UK
41 - 18 points - mnc - adamma666
42 - 17.5 pnts - mnc - BOzard
43 - 17.5 pnts - mnc - Fohlenfan77
44 - 16.5 pnts - mnc - Brooklyn
45 - 15.5 pnts - mnc - elementalMaster
46 - 15.5 pnts - rta - Cow Mengde
47 - 15.5 pnts - pop - Don Como
48 - 15 points - mnc - Deashcore
49 - 15 points - rta - dearodie
50 - 15 points - spl - fL0riaN
51 - 15 points - mnc - Sidewinder
52 - 15 points - mnc - lostNerd
53 - 15 points - m!g - Red XIII
54 - 14.5 pnts - mnc - [UBC]Cyborg
55 - 14 points - hcg - ommadawnyawn
56 - 14 points - hcg - mainpatr
57 - 14 points - rta - Axass
58 - 13.5 pnts - mnc - Rac
59 - 13 points - mnc - LustigesWiesel
60 - 13 points - spl - Klangspiel
61 - 12.5 pnts - mnc - PaulBearer
62 - 12.5 pnts - rta - jimboton
63 - 12 points - mnc - mrdilong
64 - 12 points - 4py - schockbock
65 - 12 points - vpf - cebix
66 - 12 points - mmx - Klunky
67 - 12 points - vgz - Louis
68 - 11.5 pnts - hcg - wildweasel
69 - 11 points - mmx - fedprod
70 - 11 points - mnc - Hitman47
71 - 11 points - m!g - SonicFanNerd
72 - 11 points - gms - hellermarie
73 - 11 points - m!g - geohound
74 - 11 points - mnc - Sir Play-A-Lot
75 - 10.5 pnts - mnc - Smaug18
76 - 10.5 pnts - m!g - Thrawn
77 - 10.5 pnts - mnc - olimar
78 - 9.5 pnts - gpo - Jin-Roh
79 - 9 points - pop - Sascha
80 - 9 points - mnc - Hitkiste
81 - 8.5 pnts - mnc - ha-do-ken
82 - 8.5 pnts - 4py - DancingDan
83 - 8.5 pnts - hcg - Moran
84 - 8 points - rat - peorg
85 - 8 points - rat - besux
86 - 8 points - rta - Qwark
87 - 8 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
88 - 8 points - ntl - Dogorilla
89 - 8 points - gpo - kataka
90 - 8 points - mnc - AngelH
91 - 7.5 pnts - pcg - EM_Lord_Vader
92 - 7.5 pnts - vgz - LOX-TT
93 - 7.5 pnts - mnc - stanolli

94 - 7 points - gpo - BertBarth
95 - 6.5 pnts - vgz - Walti
96 - 6 points - rta - panopticblue
97 - 5 points - gms - Bianco
98 - 4.5 pnts - guf - Ike07
99 - 3 points - 4py - Akabei
100 - 2.5 pnt - off - Robert
101 - 2 points - ntl - Krull
102 - 1.5 pnt - mnc - Rocco
103 - 1.5 pnt - mnc - Topper Harley

4py = 4Players 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
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
mnc = old maniac Forum
pcg = PC Games Forum
pcx = pcx Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rat = Rebell.at
rta = ResetEra Forum
rtg = Retro Gamer Forum
spl = Superlevel Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
vpf = Vierpfeile Forum
off = Offline / no Forum


Here the resetera-local-list:

1 - 21 points - Fiel
2 - 15.5 pnts - Cow Mengde
3 - 15 points - dearodie
4 - 14 points - Axass
5 - 12.5 pnts - jimboton
6 - 8 points - Qwark
7 - 6 points - panopticblue

Congrats to Fiel for the local lead. :)

Thank you all for participating and see you next time!


PS: I am taking a break in January - so there will be a new quiz come February.

PPS: For my quiz, Donpachi let me use his Nerdquiz.de URL last year. So I want to say thanks to him and his http://www.nippondreams.com/ shop. :)

 

[Qwark]

I didn't realize we were supposed to research these, I just went in blind and guessed. I'll try harder next time. Thanks for doing this, looking forward to the Feb quiz.

 

[Fiel]

lol I felt so dumb that No.20 I answer The Order 1886. didn't realize the person behind that clearly from TT GOT

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Qwark It's completely up to you how much effort you want to put in - it's just that in this round, people from the maniac forum (https://www.maniac-forum.de/) had a stronger incentive because there were Amazon vouchers and even a SNES Mini for the winners. It'll be less serious again in the coming quizzes. :)

Fiel Only half the people got Game of Thrones right anyway - so nothing to feel stupid about.

Thank you all for joining, hope to see you again come February! :)

 

[dearodie]

Good job all, always fun to participate in these.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

FINAL SCORE 2017

the year is over, and even if this forum has only been part of the quiz for three episodes or so - I'd like to announce some overall winners!


So who of you made the most points so far? The award goes to dearodie:

01 - 34 Punkte - dearodie
02 - 32 Punkte - Cow Mengde
03 - 21 Punkte - Fiel
04 - 16 Punkte - jimboton
05 - 14 Punkte - Axass
06 - 14 Punkte - Mcbradders
07 - 9 Punkte - georaldc
08 - 8 Punkte - Qwark
09 - 7 Punkte - Liam Allen-Miller
10 - 7 Punkte - Tamath
11 - 6 Punkte - panopticblue

Here is your award! :D

By the way, 34 points put you on 62nd place in the global top list for 2017. :)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Thanks to all for participating - we will continue in February!

 

[dearodie]

I'm Han, of course ... have a bad feeling about next year!

 

[Mr_Horizon]

February quiz - Wunschkonzert #2

hello everyone, wheeeee it continues: gaming quizzes for the year 2018! Ten times you'll get the chance to be NUMBER ONE among all these gaming nerds, and to score points for yourself and your forum. ;)

We start with a Wunschkonzert... wait whats a "Wunschkonzert"?! Well it was a popular concert show long ago, where they'd play what you asked for. Just like this quiz! Every title has been a wish from a user in the last Wunschkonzert.
So I filtered a bit, but otherwise had no hand in the games you have to find out this time. :)

All clear?

There is a wild mix of games going on... from the 1980s to all the way to 2016. More Windows PC games than usual - please use the form to enter games you like, so the next Wunschkonzert is more to your liking. :)

Deadline is Wednesday, February 28th - participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

here is the quiz... good luck & have fun! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

February Quiz - clues #1

Everybody, it's not my fault - as I wrote in the initial post, other users picked the games this time, don't blame me that it's difficult. ;)
So far people achieve barely 10 points on average, so it's not an easy start into the new year.

To not have anyone despair any further (35 participants so far, one from here), here are some clues:

1) Not all screenshots are gameplay. Nr.2 is a loading screen, 18 & 22 are intro- or cutscenes, and Nr.23 is a start screen.

2) In game number 9 you have to move balls around. The title first appeared on the TurboGrafx, and later as a download game on Wii and WiiU.

3) Title 20 is a Lucasfilm game from the 80s.

4) Game 19 is the toughest in the entire quiz (just 9% got it right so far). It plays in the D&D universe... and it doesn't start with a "B"! :O

5) The 21 is a fighting game for the Nintendo Game Boy.


Deadline is Wednesday the 28th of February. Please participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

have fun! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

February Quiz - clues #2

Alright, the first instance of this years quiz season is almost over... deadline is in two days! There's 50 participants right now, one of which is from here.

Lowest entry is just two points, so feel free to join in before Wednesday midnight. :)


Here are the last clues:

1) Game number 1 is from a series that had its beginnings on the GBA, later installments also stick to handhelds.

2) Titles 5 and 8 are N64 games.

3) Screen 7 shows a C64 game.

4) Number 17 is a Metroidvania.

5) The series that game 22 is from has been made into movies several times.


Deadline is Wednesday, February 28th - participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

 

[Mr_Horizon]

February Quiz - Wunschkonzert #2 - answers & score

The first quiz of the year is done, and 67 people joined... three more than with the last Wunschkonzert, very nice! :D

Don't forget the special rule: all that correctly guess their own game, get a +1 bonus point if they stay below 20 points total. But whoever does NOT recognise his own game, gets a -1 penalty instead!

Each title has a spare line that explains which user had wished for that game.

Now we first have the names of the games as text, then as images, and the scoretable comes at the end of this post.

1) Phoenix Wright
The correct part is "trials & tribulations", but just the series name was okay too.
solved by: 87%
wished by: Wizdom (+0)
other suggestions: Advance Wars

2) Eternal Darkness
solved by: 67%
wished by: Revolvermeister (+1)
other suggestions: Shadowman, The Darkness, The Darkness Comes

3) Alundra
solved by: 58%
wished by: Gerhard_S (+0)
other suggestions: Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, Golden Sun, Landstalker, Terranigma

4) Destroy all Humans
solved by: 57%
wished by: Jin-Roh (+1)
other suggestions: battle zone remake, Halo, Herzog Zwei, Incoming, Starcraft 2, XCOM 2, Xenonauts

5) Buck Bumble
Half a point for "Bug Bumble".
solved by: 69%
wished by: hellermarie (+1)
other suggestions: Bee 52, Bee Movie, Biene Maya, Bug Bumble

6) Phantasy Star Online
Hey Sir Play-a-lot, you didn't recognise your own wish! Penalty point! :O
solved by: 36%
wished by: Sir Play-a-lot (-1)
other suggestions: Battalion Wars, Burning Rangers, C&C Alarmstufe Rot, Gun Valkyrie, Soul Calibur, tribes 2, Valkyrie Chronicles

7) Hunchback
solved by: 37%
wished by: Klees (no show)
other suggestions: Assassins Creed Demastered, Prince of Persia, quasimodo, Robin Hood, Robin of the Wood

8.) Outcast
solved by: 64%
wished by: besux (no show)
other suggestions: Syphon Filter

9) Be Ball / Chew Man Fu
Half a point for "Fu Man Chu".
solved by: 53%
wished by: Don Como (+1)
other suggestions: Break in, Rocky and Pocky, fu man chu

10) Planescape Torment
solved by: 64%
wished by: Geohound (+1)
other suggestions: -

11) Snatcher
solved by: 48%
wished by: SonicFanNerd (+0)
other suggestions: Mad TV

12) Earth Defence Force 4.1
Simply "EDF" was enough for the full point.
solved by: 43%
wished by: ElementalMaster (+1)
other suggestions: Panzer Dragoon Orta

13) Spyro the Dragon
solved by: 63%
wished by: Scorplian190 (+1)
other suggestions: Mischief Makers, Nights into Dreams, Star Fox

14) Hearthstone
solved by: 46%
wished by: BerthBarth (+1)
other suggestions: Comix Zone, Torchlight, Wetrix

15) Lollipop Chainsaw
solved by: 39%
wished by: Walti (+1)
other suggestions: Atom Zombie Smasher, Borderlands, Comix Zone, Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, HotD: Overkill, Hotline Miami, no more heroes, Sunset Overdrive, The Walking Dead, Typing of the Dead

16) Hitman
solved by: 49%
wished by: T-Bow (+1)
other suggestions: Deadly Premonition, Fahrenheit, LA Noire, mafia, Watch Dogs

17) Shadow Complex
solved by: 49%
wished by: Barbarian (+0)
other suggestions: Armored Core, Hawken, Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, PN03, Strider, Vanquish

18.) Turok 2 Seeds of Evil
solved by: 49%
wished by: derubor_indaril (no show)
other suggestions: Mass Effect, Star Wars

19) Icewind Dale
No, not Baldurs Gate!
solved by: 42%
wished by: J.R. (+0)
other suggestions: 9x Baldurs Gate, D&D Tactics, Planescape Torment, Temple of Elemental Evil

20) Koronis Rift
solved by: 49%
wished by: Waffler (+1)
other suggestions: Death Star Interceptor, Night Shift, Schiffe versenken, Tron, Zak McKracken

21) Raging Fighter / Outburst
solved by: 42%
wished by: Shades (+1)
other suggestions: Art of Fighting, Battle Arena Toshinden, Double Dragon, King of Fighters, Street Fighter

22) Tomb Raider 3
...from a cutscene from the beginning of the game - this is the hardest title in the quiz
solved by: 33%
wished by: Bumpyroad (+0)
other suggestions: Counter Strike, Goldeneye, Hitman, Hitman: Codename 47, James Bond, Mission Impossible, Operation Winback, Resident Evil, Small Soldiers, Star Wars, syphon filter

23) The Guardian Legend
solved by: 37%
wished by: Red XIII (+1)
other suggestions: Earthbound, Mother, Elite, Metroid, Super Star Wars

24) TIS-100
solved by: 40%
wished by: Klunky (+1)
other suggestions: Kings Quest 3, tomb raider 1, wizardry

25) Zelda Ancient Stone Tablets
...also known as "BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban". Released for the Satellaview addon on the SNES. Zelda wiki link for the curious: https://zelda.gamepedia.com/BS_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ancient_Stone_Tablets
All other Zelda games gave half a point.
solved by: 46%
wished by: Yoshi (+1)
other suggestions: Secret of Mana, Zelda, Zelda Television, A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening DX


quiz image:

answer image:

HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
02 - 25 points - mnc - strid3r
03 - 25 points - mmx - Knuckles
04 - 25 points - mnc - Optimus Prime
05 - 25 points - mmx - J.R.
06 - 24.5 pnts - gpo - MadMoxxi
07 - 24.5 pnts - guf - Wizdom
08 - 24.5 pnts - mnc - Deadly Engineer
09 - 24 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
10 - 23.5 pnts - hcg - Bumpyroad

11 - 23.5 pnts - pop - Barbarian
12 - 23 points - mnc - Superfrog
13 - 22.5 pnts - pcx - Splunge
14 - 22.5 pnts - pcx - URmeL
15 - 21.5 pnts - mnc - Waffler
16 - 21 points - m!g - SonicFanNerd
17 - 19 points - eab - Nobby_UK
18 - 19 points - mnc - raiko
19 - 19 points - mmx - Klunky
20 - 18.5 pnts - mnc - HomiSite
21 - 17 points - pop - a gentle breeze
22 - 17 points - mnc - Bozbar!
23 - 16.5 pnts - spl - fL0riaN
24 - 16 points - mnc - BumBum
25 - 15 points - rta - jimboton
26 - 14 points - mnc - Yeboah17
27 - 13.5 pnts - gpo - Jin-Roh
28 - 13 points - hcg - windfisch
29 - 12 points - hcg - mainpatr
30 - 12 points - mmx - Shades
31 - 11 points - m!g - Red XIII
32 - 11 points - vgz - Revolvermeister
33 - 10.5 pnts - gpo - kataka
34 - 10 points - mnc - Brooklyn
35 - 10 points - pop - Don Como
36 - 9.5 ponts - vgz - Herr-Semmelknoedel
37 - 9.5 ponts - hcg - ommadawnyawn
38 - 9 points - hcg - Woody Alien
39 - 9 points - mmx - fedprod
40 - 9 points - vpf - cebix
41 - 9 points - rta - dearodie
42 - 8 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
43 - 7.5 pnts - mnc - Mitschel
44 - 7.5 pnts - 4py - DancingDan
45 - 7.5 pnts - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
46 - 7 points - mnc - elementalMaster
47 - 7 points - hcg - Moran
48 - 7 points - vgz - Walti
49 - 7 points - m!g - geohound
50 - 7 points - guf - Yoshi
51 - 6.5 pnts - m!g - Thrawn
52 - 6.5 pnts - gms - hellermarie
53 - 6 points - 4py - Akabei
54 - 6 points - vgz - T-Bow
55 - 5 points - 4py - Scorplian190
56 - 4.5 pnts - pop - Sascha
57 - 4.5 pnts - hcg - Snake

58 - 4.5 pnts - 4py - schockbock
59 - 4 points - rtg - Hiro
60 - 4 points - ntl - Dogorilla
61 - 4 points - 4py - Crimson Idol
62 - 3.5 pnts - guf - Ike07
63 - 3.5 pnts - gpo - BertBarth
64 - 3 points - pop - Daiyama
65 - 3 points - vgz - LOX-TT
66 - 2.5 pnts - mnc - Sir Play-A-Lot
67 - 2 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex


4py = 4Players 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
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
mnc = altes maniac Forum
pcx = pcx Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rta = ResetEra Forum
rtg = Retro Gamer Forum
spl = Superlevel Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
vpf = Vierpfeile Forum


Here is the ResetEra-local-list:

1 - 15 points - jimboton
2 - 9 points - dearodie

Thank you all for joining and see you next time! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - Fake Screenshots #3

I really enjoy reading feedback to my all of my quizzes. One thing that's clear is that you all seem to really like the fake screenshots that are pieced together from eight individual games each. :)

So, let's do another round in that format! There will be four fake screenshots in total, and I will post a new one every four days. Each Image is a completely different genre, so hopefully there will be something for everybody.

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

Here is the first out of four quiz images... the theme is 3D Jump'n'Runs, have fun! :)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Image 2 of 4 - realtime strategy games

Where the first quiz image had mostly console games, the next one is reversed: Here you have a majority of Windows PC titles from the 90s (between 1989 and 1999).

Good luck! :) Please participate via www.retrogamequiz.com

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Image 3 of 4 - P'n'C adventures

oh dear, this round is more difficult than I thought... once again. -_-; On average, the participants (22 in total, one from here) score less than half of the 16 points possible so far - and those were the "easy" pictures! ;)
Until now we had well known classics (and one obscurity for each image), but picture number three is more mixed. In part genre defining classics, but also average titles and obscure games. Also the age range is twice as wide, from 1991 to 2012!

Will you still dare to try your luck?? :D

participate via http://www.retrogamequiz.com

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Image 4 of 4 - Game Boy Shooter

"..."

"...say, how can we make the fake screenshots even harder?"

"Even harder?! Our users already have trouble keeping up - so far we had 24 possible points, and the average score is EIGHT. -_-"

"Nevermind, these are nerds, they can take it. Come on, brainstorming!"

"Oh dear, well then. Mmmh....how about Shmups? That's a niche genre."

"...too easy!"

"Okay? Then... we focus on a single console, that'll decrease the chance of people knowing something!"

"...too easy!!!"

"What?! Well...we take an almost 30 year old handheld with a resolution of 160x120!!"

"TOO EASY!!1!"

"MADNESS!!! Then we use less classics, and instead add some obscure nonsense no one knows about!"

"Perfect!"

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

So, here it is... the fourth and last Image of this round. Participation isn't that high yet (26 users), and high scorers with over 20 points are nowhere to be seen - there are even games that haven't been recognised yet!

Feel free to roll your eyes at the Game Boy picture - just remember that it's tough for everybody and try your luck regardless. :)

One quick hint - only six of the games are pure shooters, two also count in other genres.
But now here we go: HAPPY QUIZZING

Deadline is the 31st of March, participate via: www.retrogamequiz.com

 

[Mr_Horizon]

March quiz - fake screenshots #3 - clues

It's just six days to the deadline - so far participation has been a bit low, 35 users in total and two from here. I hope there's going to be a few more until next saturday. :) It's a difficult quiz, average score is about 10 points out of 32 - and two games have not been found out at all!

a quick disclaimer: I am taking a break next month, users in the maniac and powerplay forums wanted to run their own quizzes. Check those out if you can't get enough. ;)

Now - time for the clues:

image 1:
1) release date years on image number one are 3x 1996, 2x 1997, 2x 1998 and 2000.
2) I meant to take the first instance of a famous playstation series, but accidentally ended up using the 3rd part. It won't matter when evaluating the score.
3) Four titles are multiplatform (PC & Console), two are sony exclusives, one Nintendo exclusive and one only for Amiga.
4) One of the games is actually not 3D, but just 2.5D.

image 2
1) release date years on image number two are 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2x 1997, 1998 and 1999.
2) Due to its genre this image has a focus on PC titles, but only three of the games never appeared on consoles. Four are multiplatform, and one is exclusive to a Sega console.
3) One of the games is sometimes called the "inventor of the RTS genre".
4) There is a title on this image that appeared on the Commodore Amiga, but another one (with a very short name) sadly didn't, even though the developer had a strong Amiga history.

image 3
1) release date years on image number three are 1991, 4x 1995, 1998, 2008 and 2012.
2) Just one game of these did not appear on PC.
3) One of these PnC adventures is a license game to a really crap German movie.
4) There is a game here that hasn't been found out! It has a russia/communism theme and average reviews.

image 4
1) release date years on image number four are 5x 1990, 2x 1991 and 1993.
2) One game shares its name with an arcade title and a playstation 3 game.
3) Next to shooting, in one game you rescue POWs and take them back to base.
4) Here is the other game that hasn't been found out! Fight enemies and clear the path for a ground tank by moving boxes with a hook.

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


Here all four pictures together:
https://i.imgur.com/MMuIEJk.png
https://i.imgur.com/CBaFRvb.png
https://i.imgur.com/0Z2gFQV.png
https://i.imgur.com/79JRP6U.png