Monthly Gaming Quiz: can you guess the games based on tiny screenshots?

[Mr_Horizon]

On 4/1/2022 at 7:17 AM, jgkspsx said:

I hope I wasn’t the only one who entered. I think I did well on this one.

 

@Mr_Horizon, it might help participation if the thread title more closely reflected what the quiz is. I think people who might participate just skip over it because they don’t know what it is. Maybe something like: “Monthly Gaming Quiz: can you guess the games based on tiny screenshots?” or something similar. If you can’t edit it, you could ask Albert for permissions to.

If you think it'll help, sure!  

@Albert - can you edit the topic to jgkspsx's suggestion? “Monthly Gaming Quiz: can you guess the games based on tiny screenshots?” 

 

I don't believe I have the editing rights to do that.

Edited April 2, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[Mr_Horizon]

 

 

March Quiz - Answers & High Score

 

Oh what a riddle! Oh what a secret! A mystery of the very special kind! What was the topic of the last round? Less than half of you had guessed it correctly...

 

Let's go back to the past. About two years ago I asked you in the bonus question about your "best gaming year", eighty people had voted then and delivered a very clear result:

 

 

Accordingly, I've been wanting to do a round on this topic for a while. And since we set a new record with 128 players, I consider the experiment a success. Thanks to all who took part!

Now you'll get the results... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the award ceremony.

 

1) Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Answer rate: 91%
Other suggestions: Goblin Platformer

 

2) Grim Fandango.
The easiest game of this round... only Snake, PUH and ToniLustig couldn't match the lady. What happened there?
Answer rate: 98%
Other suggestions: -

 

3) StarCraft
Mmmh... Terrans, Zerg or rather Protoss?
Answer rate: 72%
Other suggestions: 3x Warhammer, X-Com, Front Mission, MDK, Mechazoid, Omega Boost, Quake, Unreal

 

4) Extreme-G: XG2
Close, but no point: Hazek with "G-Race".
Answer rate: 72%
Other suggestions: 4x F-Zero, Tron, Wipeout, G-Race, Future Cop, 32 Secs

 

5) MediEvil
Answer rate: 85%
Other suggestions: Pandemonium, Robo Battle

 

6) Heart of Darkness
Answer rate: 65%
Other suggestions: Flashback, Monkey Island, Rock climber

 

7) Thief: the dark project
Close, but no point: Minecraftemery with "Temple Thief".
Answer rate: 70%
Other suggestions: 3x Elder Scrolls, Quake, Deus Ex, Kings Quest, Temple Thief, Unreal

 

8.) Skullmonkeys
I realised too late that the developers had used their clay graphic style in several games that looked very similar as a result. Therefore, besides Skullmonkeys, Armikrog and Neverhood also got full points.
Answer rate: 68%
Other suggestions: 6x Earthworm Jim, Clay Fighters, Rayman, Sam&Max, Stickman Jump

 

9) Half-Life
Answer rate: 65%
Other suggestions: 4x System Shock, 3x Fallout, Deus Ex, Goldeneye, Techno Charger, Resident Evil

 

10) Resident Evil 2
The first of the two survival horror classics in this round.
Answer rate: 61%
Other suggestions: 5x Deus Ex, Castle Wolfenstein, Goldeneye, Hitman, Kingpin: Life of Crime, Star Wars

 

11) Colin McRae Rally.
Wild guess is half the battle? Rally games admittedly look very similar.
Answer rate: 58%
Other suggestions: 14x Sega Rally, 14x V Rally, 10x Gran Turismo, 4x Daytona USA, Need for Speed, Richard Burns Rally, Ridge Racer

 

12) Xenogears
Answer rate: 49%
Other suggestions: 5x Final Fantasy, Vanguard Bandits, Chrono Trigger, Front Mission, Grandia, Phantasy Star, Battlebots, Super Robot Wars

 

13) Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
Close, but no point: Teroknor with "Cyber-On".
Answer rate: 52%
Other suggestions: 4x Gundam, 3x Custom Robo, 3x Transformers, Phantom Dash, Tokyo Robots, Cyber-On

 

14) F-Zero X
Answer rate: 76%
Other suggestions: 4x Wipeout, AeroGauge, Micro Machines V3

 

15) Warhammer 40k: Chaos Gate
Answer rate: 54%
Other suggestions: Starcraft, Command and Conquer, Darkstalkers, Fallout 2, Future Cop: L.A.P.D., Robot Pikmin, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

 

16) Bloody Roar 2
The arcade version of Bloody Roar 2 was released in Japan in 1998.
Answer rate: 49%
Other suggestions: 6x Darkstalkers, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters, Lone Wolf, Metal Gear Solid IV, Mortal Kombat, Primal Rage, Tekken 3, Wolfenstein

 

17) Forsaken
Here is a snippet of the Playstation version.
Answer rate: 39%
Other suggestions: 3x Future Cop LAPD, G-Police, Jet Force Gemini, Armored Core, Colony Wars 2, Expendable, Gex Enter the Gecko, Mech Assault, Quake 3 arena, Rayman 3D, Robo-Walker, WinBack Covert Ops

 

18.) Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
Answer rate: 43%
Other suggestions: 6x Metal Slug, Advance Wars, Contra: Legacy of War, Fatal Fury 2, Fighting Force, KKND, Total Carnage, Truck Battles, Turtles

 

19) Parasite Eve
The second of the two survival horror classics this round.
Answer rate: 55%
Other suggestions: 5x Final Fantasy, Blood Omen, Castlevania, Diablo, DMC Dante's Inferno, Legacy of Kain, Nightmare Creatures

 

20) KKND2: Krossfire
Answer rate: 35%
Other suggestions: 10x Command&Conquer, Dune 2000, Emperor: Battle for Dune, X-COM, Zombie Apocalypse

 

21) 1080° Snowboarding
Answer rate: 54%
Other suggestions: Airblade, ISS, Saint's Row IV, Sonic Riders, Space Race, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4. Wave Race 64, Wipeout

 

22) Incoming: the final conflict
Answer rate: 35%
Other suggestions: 9x Destroy All Humans, Aliens Attack, B-Movie, Body Harvest, Secret, Invasion From Beyond, MDK, Perfect Dark, Red Faction, Trials Evolution, Unreal, War of the Worlds, X-COM: Interceptor

 

23) Robotron 64
The main menu of the Robotron remake on the N64.
Answer rate: 38%
Other suggestions: Crash Bandicoot, Blasto, Evil Genius, Kid Genius, MouseCraft, Psychonauts, Space Station Silicon Valley, Speed Freaks, Tonic Trouble, You don't know jack

 

24) Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Answer rate: 24%
Other suggestions: Baldur's Gate, Deadly Premonition, Final Fantasy IX, Heretic 2, Library Of Death, myst, Sanatarium, Soul Reaver, Twisted Metal, Vangers

 

25) Ultra Violent Worlds
By far the most difficult entry of this round was an unspectacular Shmup for Amiga and PC. If you want you can play the DOS version in your browser: https://dosgames.com/game/ultra-violent-worlds/
Answer rate: 7%
Other suggestions: Musha, Radiant Silvergun, Cyvern, Axelay, Battle Garegga, Demonstar, F-Zero: GP Legend, Gradius, Guardian Force, Image Fight, X Multiply, Shienryu, Strikers 1945, Tyrian

 

BONUS QUESTION

 

The correct answer of the bonus question was "the year 1998", in this forum nobody found out!

Answer rate: 42%

Other suggestions (summarized):
12x 90s decade
7x specific consoles (or generation)
6x something with death
4x ports/remasters/sequels
3x aliens & demons
3x future
2x retro
2x special names
exhaust fumes, blockbuster hits, motion capture, non-human characters, tuning, wrong answers of previous quizzes

 

 

Here is the quiz picture again, followed by the solution:

 

Solution:

Direct link: https://i.imgur.com/UNYrq9u.png

 

HIGH SCORE TABLE

 

01 - 26 points - spz - The_BACH
02 - 26 points - hcg - excelsior
03 - 26 points - mtc - parsnip
04 - 26 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
05 - 26 Points - rta - marek
06 - 26 Points - ntl - lifer
07 - 26 Points - rta - AuraPaladinne
08 - 25 points - rta - Roarer
09 - 25 points - gav - Wizdom
10 - 25 points - mmx - Knuckles
11 - 25 points - rta - EarthPainting
12 - 25 points - mmx - fedprod
13 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
14 - 25 points - rta - Nihilistic Monk
15 - 25 points - rta - marek
16 - 25 points - rta - malus
17 - 25 Points - mtc - Valdien
18 - 25 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
19 - 25 points - rpg - Dezue
20 - 25 points - mnc - Dream-Team

 

21 - 24 points - gpo - DocMoody
22 - 24 points - rpg - Calastellio
23 - 24 points - gsg - partykiller
24 - 24 points - eab - Nobby_UK
25 - 24 points - mtc - mssq
26 - 24 points - rta - hamsterstyle
27 - 23 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
28 - 23 points - ftg - lurker
29 - 23 points - hcg - dsparil
30 - 23 points - rta - EmmaDansTonU
31 - 23 points - can - Franky Mikey
32 - 23 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
33 - 22 points - sh2 - Gatar
34 - 21 points - rta - Illusionary
35 - 21 points - eab - Havie
36 - 21 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
37 - 21 points - smu - drauch
38 - 21 points - mmx - Cutter Slade
39 - 20 points - hcg - teroknor
40 - 20 points - mnc - Dolphin
41 - 19 points - mnc - Rapier
42 - 19 points - mmx - Shades
43 - 18 points - can - Dark Kariya
44 - 18 points - pop - Don Como
45 - 18 points - ftg - cubby
46 - 18 points - hcg - windfish
47 - 18 points - ftg - rwklau
48 - 18 points - rta - blufunk
49 - 17 points - nto - curly
50 - 17 points - wtd - rossyrg
51 - 17 points - ata - jgkspsx
52 - 17 points - mmx - Klunky
53 - 17 points - mtc - KainXVIII
54 - 17 points - eab - darkwave
55 - 16 points - gms - kopyright
56 - 16 points - ftg - spookyxelectric
57 - 16 points - wtd - Credit00
58 - 16 points - mtc - FunnyJay
59 - 16 points - mnc - HomiSite
60 - 16 points - hcg - personman
61 - 16 points - spz - Striderblade
62 - 15 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
63 - 14 points - gms - kanedat
64 - 14 points - smu - BulletMagnet
65 - 14 points - mnc - Lukulus
66 - 14 points - mtc - MegaApple
67 - 14 points - gpo - Eddie
68 - 14 points - gms - hellermarie
69 - 13 points - m!g - Red XIII
70 - 13 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
71 - 13 points - mnc - Mitschel
72 - 13 points - can - M.Rick75
73 - 12 points - eab - mailman
74 - 12 points - mnc - elementalMaster
75 - 12 points - gpo - Konsolomio
76 - 12 points - gpo - rave
77 - 12 points - rkb - Addearheart
78 - 11 points - hcg - snake
79 - 11 points - hcg - alexmate
80 - 11 points - gpo - Navarone
81 - 11 points - wtd - M0rr1s0n
82 - 10 points - gms - KellogsFrosties
83 - 10 points - hcg - mainpatr
84 - 10 points - pop - Sascha
85 - 10 points - smu - Ed Oscuro
86 - 10 points - ftg - LockeTribal
87 - 10 points - nto - 4C8en
88 - 10 points - rkb - Grandhanate
89 - 10 points - mmx - Lynx
90 - 10 points - mtc - xxr
91 - 10 points - rkb - kirika1987
92 - 09 points - pop - PUH
93 - 09 points - rtc - Elginmcqueen
94 - 09 points - wop - Desparion
95 - 09 points - hcg - Woody Alien
96 - 09 points - rpg - Zion
97 - 09 points - gms - Bianco
98 - 09 points - rkb - DSOP_ape
99 - 09 points - gav - Cube
100 - 9 points - rpg - D4rkD
101 - 8 points - ftg - Destria
102 - 8 points - mmx - Dnamei
103 - 8 points - wtd - Svenoble
104 - 8 points - mmx - LittleChoco
105 - 8 points - mtc - QFNS
106 - 8 points - spz - Kal1m3r0
107 - 8 points - gms - hellifanboy
108 - 8 points - gpo - Bully
109 - 8 points - sh2 - godzella
110 - 8 points - gav - Yoshi
111 - 7 points - m!g - geohound
112 - 7 points - rta - Gygas
113 - 7 points - ftg - Ryands
114 - 7 points - can - Jean-Luc Hazek
115 - 7 points - ntl - CactusMan
116 - 7 points - ntl - Dogorilla
117 - 6 points - pop - Arne
118 - 6 points - ntl - Fizza
119 - 5 points - ntl - Krull
120 - 5 points - gms - Black Friday
121 - 5 points - gms - RC2225
122 - 5 points - wtd - Zoltan.schwegler
123 - 5 points - sh2 - Bonz
124 - 4 points - smu - Guigui
125 - 4 points - rta - Luke88
126 - 3 points - rta - Shshhs
127 - 2 points - rkb - ToniLustig
128 - 2 points - ntl - Minecraftemery

ata - Atari Age
can - PC Canard
eab - English Amiga Board
ftg - fontgeek
gav - Gaming Village
gms - Gamestar
gpo - Gamepro
gsg - Gamersglobal
hcg - hardcore gaming 101
m!g - Man!iac
mmx - Multimediaxis
mnc - old maniac
mtc - Metacouncil
ntl - NintendoLife
nto - NTower
pop - Powerplay
rkb - Rocket Beans
rpg - RPG Maker
rta - ResetEra
rtc - RetroCanteen
sh2 - Shock²
smu - Shmups
spz - Spazio PC
wop - world of players
wtd - Wasted

So then, an award ceremony: Congratulations to the_BACH, Parsnip, excelsior, AuraPaladinne, TheLastToKnow, lifer and marek.... you all got FULL POINTS (with bonus point) and won this round!

Due to the high number of players, I'm now introducing a new rule - if there are 120 or more participants, there will be no top 10, but a top 20 - so scroll up if you want to see the other winners. More points for everyone!

LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

 

1 - 17 points - @jgkspsx

 

Congratulations to jgkspsx for the local lead - okay, it was just him this time.
 
Thanks to everyone for playing!

[+jeremiahjt]

Out of that entire list, Starcraft is the only game I have actually played. In 1998 the newest system I had was a Jaguar with Jaguar CD. While I think Telegames did release a Jaguar game or two that year, Towers II maybe, I was not playing anything current right then. I played through Starcraft around 2010.

 

I played through the Bioware/Black Isle PC Dungeons and Dragons games that came out the next couple of years and picked up an Xbox in 2001. So these games were just not in my wheelhouse at all.

[+jgkspsx]

Haha, I thiught the year might be it  (it was probably my “best” or at least most formative gaming year) but some of the ones I was wrongly sure of (The Neverhood) threw me off the track. When I said I thought I knew what it was I was thinking “motion captured” but some of them seemed unlikely. Thanks for giving me points for Robotron X and The Neverhood!

 

I am content with what I got but I do feel silly about missing Incoming since I own it. Must need to try it out again…

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Fruits & Vegetables

 

This month I've had my hands full in my personal life and didn't finish my planned quiz.... Annoying, but luckily I always have another one up my sleeve! Accordingly, this time it's about healthy eating, er I mean fruits & vegetables.

 

Whether it's simple fruit bonuses in arcade games, or talking vegetables with arms and legs from modern titles - it's once again up to you to figure out all the games.

 

No bonus points this round, but after being asked if the "gender & race" mix of the last intro gif was representative.... (no it wasn't, it was randomly selected!) ...I'll just ask you guys now to check. If you don't want to you don't have to, it's completely optional.

Deadline is Saturday the 30th of April, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

 

Here comes the quiz, have fun:

Direct link: https://i.imgur.com/fVJp71C.png

Edited April 8, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[+jgkspsx]

I think I will do well on this one. I immediately know 16 for certain and think I know a few more. I have spent a lot of time playing most of them. We’ll find out!

[+jeremiahjt]

I think I know nine this time, and maybe two or three more. I am confused by the intro gif paragraph. What do you want us to check?

[Mr_Horizon]

On 4/9/2022 at 6:37 AM, jeremiahjt said:

I think I know nine this time, and maybe two or three more. I am confused by the intro gif paragraph. What do you want us to check?

Eh, I should have worded it better. You don't have to check anything, instead I do a check what the man/woman split is among the players.  

I'd take it out if I could still edit the post.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Clues #1

 

Dear kids, eat more vegetables! It's healthy and all. I don't want to preach any further, instead I wish you Happy Easter with enough time to participate in the April round. Over forty people are already playing.

 

To make participation palatable (ha!), I'll now write down a few hints:

 

1) In this round, Nintendo has supremacy - ten games are only available on their platforms.
2) At picture 10 you can see a small part of the main character.
3) For the strawberries of number 5 you need especially good platforming skills.
4) Only 8 games in this round use 3D graphics.

Deadline is Saturday the 30th of April, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz again, good luck: link

[+jeremiahjt]

I submitted my answers.  I had answers for numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 24.  I feel like I should know 18 and 21 seems kind of familiar.

[+jgkspsx]

This might be the round that I own the most games from. What does that say about me? Of the ones I recognize, I own: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 many several times over.

 

18 has the deceptive aspect of an educational game and a very familiar font. I think it might have something to do with an afternoon TV show. I know I have played 21 and I suspect that a sinister but lovable character is involved with it… but I can’t seem to remember what it is.

 

I am stumped on 21 and 25. I think I know the rest.

 

I got a killer deal on 20, which is now one of the most valuable games I own  

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Clues #2

 

Have you ever wondered what the fruit on #1 is? After all, it's there from the very first game of the series from the early 90s... I googled it today, it's a tomato. Now you know.
Over 60 people are already taking part in this veggie round, you can too!

 

Even more so with these second and last hints:

 

1) Six games in this round-up first appeared as arcade machines.
2) In game 13 you fight against gods of Greek mythology.
3) Number 17 is a game for the Atari 2600.
4) And the last one - the 16th entry is a fantasy RPG.

 

Deadline is next week Saturday the 30th of April, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

 

Here's the quiz again, you have barely one week left: https://i.imgur.com/fVJp71C.png

Edited April 24, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[+jgkspsx]

No help for 21 and 25 ?

 

Well, based on my past history of being sure I recognized games that I actually didn’t, I am going to assume that those games are Euro computer obscurities I have not actually played. I’ll go ahead and submit. Preparing to kick myself now…

[Mr_Horizon]

15 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

No help for 21 and 25 ?

 

Well, based on my past history of being sure I recognized games that I actually didn’t, I am going to assume that those games are Euro computer obscurities I have not actually played. I’ll go ahead and submit. Preparing to kick myself now…

I just realised that AtariAge joined the game too late, there's a rule you haven't heard of - "there's never hints on the last row".

 

But just this time and just for you, "Euro computer obscurity" describes one of the games perfectly, but the other one not at all.

 

 

[+jgkspsx]

4 hours ago, Mr_Horizon said:

But just this time and just for you, "Euro computer obscurity" describes one of the games perfectly, but the other one not at all.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that 21 is the obscurity and 25 is the title screen to some iconic 80s arcade game. I have been racking my brains and looking at title screens of arcade games to no avail. Maybe I will get a burst of inspiration before the end…

[Mr_Horizon]

Alright ladies and gentlemen, you still have until tomorrow... but then April and this round will be over!

 

So @BydoEmpire and @neogeo1982 ...how about it?

 

---> retrogamequiz.com
 

[Mr_Horizon]

 

April Quiz - Answers & Score

 

Did you know that strawberries are not berries, but nuts? But bananas are berries? So weird! Let's make things clearer by solving the veggie puzzle... we start with the bonus question. If you had imagined the quiz players to be a rather homogeneous group, you were right: if you leave out the almost 15% "don't like to answer" fraction, the field of players (this time over 130 people strong) of this quiz series is almost 95% male and about 90% white. Here's a pie chart: https://i.imgur.com/o51R89h.png
Does it matter? No. Was it interesting to see once? I think it was.

 

But now something really important, namely the answers to lasts months puzzle... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the award ceremony.

 

1) Kirby and the Forgotten Land
This is a damn good tomato, because it replenishes all your life energy.
Answer rate: 91%
Other suggestions: 8x Super Smash Bros, Mario World

 

2) Bubble Symphony
One of the many sequels to Bubble Bobble, "Bubble Symphony" appeared as an arcade machine in 1994 and was later ported to the Saturn. One of you slipped through with "Puzzle Bobble", I was tired.... shouldn't have happened.
Answer rate: 88%
Other suggestions: Yoshi, Rainbow Island

 

3) Mario Kart 64
All but two players recognised the classic N64-funracer.
Answer rate: 98%
Other suggestions: -

 

4) Ms. Pac-Man
That's FEMALE Pac Man, did you not see the lipstick? ^_^ Pac-Man also gave the full point though, accordingly everyone guessed this title correctly.
Answer rate: 100%
Other suggestions: -

 

5) Celeste
Answer rate: 79%
Other suggestions: Undertale, Stardew Valey

 

6) Dig Dug
...another arcade classic.
Answer rate: 74%
Other suggestions: Q*Bert, Boulder Dash

 

7) Donkey Kong Country
Here we see the version for the GBA.
Answer rate: 92%
Other suggestions: -

 

8.) Streets of Rage
Answer rate: 73%
Other suggestions: Double Dragon, Street Fighter, Sega Rally, Final Fight, Comic Zone, Fighter Bros

 

9) Super Mario Bros 2
Here's the beefed up version from Super Mario All-Stars. I personally wouldn't have recognised it, but I never played the second Mario Bros.
Answer rate: 72%
Other suggestions: Yoshi, Bonk's Adventure

 

10) Zool
For "Zoop or zoot or something with the green guy and yellow horns" by Embrodak there was just barely no point, because unfortunately Zool doesn't have yellow horns.
Answer rate: 64%
Other suggestions: -

 

11) Super Mario Sunshine
Who remembers those nasty fruit mini-games?
Answer rate: 66%
Other suggestions: Animal Crossing, Katamari Damacy, Banjo-Kazooie

 

12) Parappa the Rapper
Significantly better known than I expected! Should have swapped it in order with number 5.
Answer rate: 88%
Other suggestions: Gitaroo Man

 

13) Kid Icarus Uprising
This is really a fun vegetable enemy design.
Answer rate: 68%
Other suggestions: 4x Dragon Quest, Immortals Fenys Rising, Blue Dragon

 

14) Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Answer rate: 76%
Other suggestions: Fruit Ninja, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Diddy Kong Racing

 

15) Pikmin 3
Friendship points for "Picman & Pickmin" by Zion & CactusMan.
Answer rate: 75%
Other suggestions: It Takes Two, Unravel

 

16) Final Fantasy 12
Above the fourth row the answer rates were over 60%, but starting in row four everything was below 50%.
Answer rate: 47%
Other suggestions: 4x Little Big Planet, 3x Sackboy A Big Adventure, Zelda Twilight Princess, Tomato Man, Psychonauts, No mans sky, Mr Do, immortals fenyx rising, Fortnite, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Bravely Default II

 

17) Plaque Attack
Answer rate: 34%
Other suggestions: 4x Space Invaders, E.T., Dr. Mario

 

18.) Goof Troop
The password screen of Goof Troop. Pretty mean!
Answer rate: 25%
Other suggestions: 6x Super Mario, Super Mario Kart, Mario Vs Donkey Kong, Mario Paint, Mario Fun with Typing, Donkey Kong, Jeopardy, Final Fight, Doki Doki Panic, superfrog, Mickey Mouse

 

19) Mr. Do!
...another well-known arcade game.
Answer rate: 33%
Other suggestions: Centipede, Fruity Frank, Dr.Fruit, Dig Dug 2

 

20) Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
With that name, the game was a must in this round.
Answer rate: 34%
Other suggestions: Wario Ware, Wario Party, Undertale, Cabbage Patch Kids, Atomic Veggies

 

21) Marvin's Marvellous Adventure.
From the obscurity shelf, a rather average Amiga jump'n'run from 1994. Here's the scene used: https://youtu.be/Cz54C5uK3kQ?t=874
Answer rate: 11%
Other suggestions: "Something that wants to be Yoshi's Island but isn't" by jgkspsx, 5x Yoshi's Island, 3x James Pond, super mario 2, Super Mario World, Jazz Jackrabbit, Game and Watch Gallery, Dynamite Heady, Bloodborne

 

22) Bonsai Barber
You have to cut the "hair" of the vegetable.
Answer rate: 27%
Other suggestions: 4x Loco Roco, The Tree Lady, Wario Ware, Warioware: Smooth Moves

 

23) Kangaroo
This arcade title was long only available in ports for 80s Atari consoles, but since 2020 you can also play Kangaroo on Switch & ps4.
Answer rate: 27%
Other suggestions: Donkey Kong Jr, fruity kong, Mappyland, Spanky's Quest

 

24) Pressure Cooker
This was a difficult screen and the hardest entry of this round after #21.
Answer rate: 20%
Other suggestions: 12x Frogger, 5x Burger Time, Chipwits, Fruit Panic, Fruit Sports, E.T.

 

25) Aladdin
A very tough fragment from a well-known game. My respects to all who guessed it right!
Answer rate: 37%
Other suggestions: Minecraft, Banana Prince, (Super) Burger Time, Castle of Illusion, Ice Age, Stardew Valley, Zelda

 

 

Here is the quiz picture again:

 

Answer image:

Direct link

 

HIGH SCORE TABLE

 

01 - 25 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
01 - 25 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
01 - 25 points - hcg - excelsior
01 - 25 points - rta - EarthPainting
01 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
01 - 25 points - ntl - lifer
01 - 25 points - spz - The_BACH
01 - 25 points - rta - marek
01 - 25 points - rta - EmmaDansTonU
10 - 24 points - eab - Little Havie
11 - 24 points - hcg - windfisch
12 - 24 points - rpg - Calastellio
13 - 23 points - eab - Havie
14 - 23 points - rta - nonstoptechnopop
15 - 23 points - ata - jgkspsx
16 - 23 points - rta - Roarer
17 - 23 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
18 - 23 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
19 - 23 points - mnc - Dream-Team
20 - 23 points - spz - Striderblade

 

21 - 22 points - mtc - Valdien
22 - 22 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
23 - 22 points - hcg - Son of Suzy Creamcheese
24 - 22 points - gpo - DocMoody
25 - 21 points - rta - Illusionary
26 - 21 points - gsg - partykiller
27 - 21 points - wtd - jenoogle
28 - 20 points - mtc - Parsnip
29 - 20 points - eab - Nobby_UK
30 - 20 points - mmx - Knuckles
31 - 20 points - rta - jett
32 - 20 points - rpg - Dezue
33 - 20 points - hcg - dsparil
34 - 20 points - eab - darkwave
35 - 19 points - hcg - mainpatr
36 - 19 points - smu - BulletMagnet
37 - 18 points - mmx - fedprod
38 - 18 points - rtc - elgin mcqueen
39 - 18 points - can - M.Rick75
40 - 18 points - mmx - Klunky
41 - 18 points - mnc - Dolphin
42 - 18 points - rkb - Kirika1987
43 - 17 points - ftg - Lurker
44 - 17 points - pop - Don Como
45 - 17 points - gav - Wizdom
46 - 17 points - sh2 - Gatar
47 - 17 points - smu - drauch
48 - 17 points - rkb - Addearheart
49 - 16 points - hcg - Woody Alien
50 - 16 points - rta - PsionBolt
51 - 16 points - gpo - Navarone
52 - 16 points - hcg - personman
53 - 16 points - rta - Nihilistic Monk
54 - 16 points - gpo - OutOfBounds
55 - 16 Points - mtc - mssq
56 - 16 Points - ntl - Dogorilla
57 - 16 points - ntl - Fizza
58 - 16 points - ftg - cubby
59 - 15 points - mmx - Cutter Slade
60 - 15 points - mnc - elementalMaster
61 - 15 points - m!g - Kong
62 - 15 points - wtd - Credit00
63 - 15 points - nag - Booze cruise
64 - 15 points - hcg - teroknor
65 - 15 points - rta - Blufunk
66 - 15 points - m!g - Red XIII
67 - 15 points - rta - Het_Nkik
68 - 14 points - ata - JeremiahJT
69 - 14 points - hcg - snake
70 - 14 points - gms - kopyright
71 - 14 points - wtd - zoltan.schwegler
72 - 14 points - gms - hellermarie
73 - 14 points - mnc - Mitschel
74 - 14 points - gpo - rave
75 - 14 points - mnc - Yeboah17
76 - 13 points - rtc - Carrot007
77 - 13 points - nto - curly
78 - 13 points - hcg - Alexmate
79 - 13 points - gpo - Eddie
80 - 13 points - ftg - LockeTribal
81 - 13 points - ntl - CactusMan
82 - 13 points - mtc - FunnyJay
83 - 13 points - gav - Rippi
84 - 13 points - mtc - Bufbaf
85 - 12 points - gav - Cube
86 - 12 points - ftg - Ryands
87 - 12 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
88 - 12 points - rta - Embrodak
89 - 12 points - ftg - Stuz359
90 - 12 points - m!g - geohound
91 - 12 points - rta - Gygas
92 - 12 points - rpg - Zion
93 - 12 points - can - Dark Kariya
94 - 11 points - wop - Desparion
95 - 11 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
96 - 11 points - pop - PUH
97 - 11 points - mtc - QFNS
98 - 11 points - rta - malus
99 - 11 points - ntl - Minecraftemery
100- 11 points - gpo - Konsolomio
101- 11 points - gav - Yoshi
102- 10 points - mmx - Lynx
103- 10 points - spz - Geddoe
104- 10 points - ntl - StarPoint
105- 10 points - gpo - KHlover
106- 10 points - mmx - LittleChoco
107- 10 points - gpo - Bully
108- 10 points - can - Jean-Luc Hazek
109 - 9 points - eab - mailman
110 - 9 points - sh2 - Bonz
111 - 9 points - rkb - flof1ghterLegend
112 - 9 points - ntl - Krull
113 - 8 points - wtd - svenoble
114 - 8 points - smu - Guigui
115 - 8 points - gms - hellifanboy
116 - 8 points - nto - 4C8en
117 - 8 points - sh2 - godzella
118 - 8 points - can - Franky Mikey
119 - 8 points - pop - Sascha
120 - 7 points - pop - Arne
121 - 7 points - mtc - freshVeggie
122 - 7 points - mmx - Dnamei
123 - 7 points - rkb - salversurfer
124 - 6 points - mmx - Shades
125 - 6 points - ntl - BabyYoda71
126 - 6 points - rpg - D4rkD
127 - 5 points - rkb - Grandhanate
128 - 5 points - gpo - Gameproff
129 - 4 points - rpg - Glubbfan
130 - 4 points - gms - Black Friday
131 - 2 points - pop - Daiyama

 

Well then, here's an award ceremony: Congratulations to Gerhard S, AuraPaladinne, Excelsior, EarthPainting, Mangamaniac2171, lifer, The_BACH, marek and EmmaDansTonU... you all got FULL POINTS and won this round!

 

Scroll up if you want to see the other players in the top 20

 

LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

 

1 - 23 points - @jgkspsx
2 - 14 points - @jeremiahjt

Congratulations to jgkspsx for the local lead.
  
You both had a good score, thank you everyone for playing!

Edited May 3, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[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

[+jgkspsx]

Oh boy. I am glad for the gender parity here but I am not going to do very well on this one.

 

Offhand the only ones I’m certain of are 1, 2, 4, 5, and 9. I think I know 3, 10, 12, 13, 16, and 23, assuming they are what I think they are.

[+jeremiahjt]

9 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

Oh boy. I am glad for the gender parity here but I am not going to do very well on this one.

We are going to have to disagree here. Sometimes gender parity can be a very bad thing. That being said, number one is the only one I recognize, so no real point in putting in a form.

[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 art" 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.

 

@jeremiahjt - maybe the hints help with a second or third point? (there's more next week) 

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

Here's the quiz again, have fun: link

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Clues #2

 

There are only nine days left for you to join this round.... are you in yet? So far no one from here (out of just under 40 total), so probably NOT. 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: picture ...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: picture

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Clues #3

 

Attention, this is the last weekend before the deadline! Early next week this round will be over.
So far, no players from this community are in, out of a total of over fifty. Neither number is particularly large, so @jgkspsx @jeremiahjt @BydoEmpire @neogeo1982 ...get a move on?

 

Maybe it will help if I give a third set of clues for once. Here you go:

 

1) Game number 4 is from Electronic Arts.
2) The 3, 17 and 19 are AAA open world titles, but only the former plays mainly in first person perspective.
3) Only two games in this round have appeared on the Commodore Amiga.
4) Picture 11 shows the final boss.

 

Deadline is Tuesday 31st May, participation via retrogamequiz.com.

Here's the quiz one last time, join now: link
 

[+jgkspsx]

I’m going to get mine in… probably at the last minute.

[+jgkspsx]

@Mr_Horizon is the deadline tonight at midnight CET (?) or tomorrow at midnight?