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

[Mr_Horizon]

July Quiz - Clues #2

 

One more weekend and then the final sprint of this round begins - you have just under ten days left to join! Forty-five players are already in.
There will be no more clues next Friday, just a reminder to the forgetful procrastinators among you.

 

Here come the second clues:

 

1) The 15 is an automap in a game from a west RPG series.
2) Game 10 was not released until over 20 years after its completion.
3) In title 12 you use a hovercraft as one of the ways to move around the game.
4) Nothing is Commodore exclusive, but 8, 17, 19 & 20 are multiplatform games that were also released on C64 or Amiga.

 

Deadline is Sunday 31st July, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

 

Here is the quiz again, good luck: link

[Mr_Horizon]

July Quiz - last weekend

 

As one month draws to a close, the current quiz round will soon be over too... So far we are over seventy people, of which one is from this forum. Well, which of you is still missing? Maybe it's @BydoEmpire or @jeremiahjt?  

You only have this weekend to join the game!

 

The deadline for entries is this Sunday, 31st of July. Enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz one last time: link

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[+jgkspsx]

Wow, there are a lot of games that went unreleased for 20 years, and 10 doesn’t look like any I have found. Curious to know what it is.

 

@Mr_Horizon did you count my submission even though it was from an unusual channel? Thanks if so, but sorry to make more work for you!

[Mr_Horizon]

 

July Quiz - Answers & Score

 

The bonus question wasn't particularly popular this round, only half of you (49%) even submitted a suggestion. There were multiple mentions for Uncharted (22%) as well as Tomb Raider, Witcher, Indiana Jones, Myst (with 2% each). 

 

Only 8.6% guessed correctly:

 

 

It was the close-up of this treasure map from the 80s classic "The Goonies". No points were awarded for this, it wasn't a computer game after all!

 

Well then, let's start the evaluation: First the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score table.

1) Doom 64
Not as iconic as I thought Whereas I quite like "Elite" and "Thrust" as entries, from the vector graphics and genre influence (as "Elite clones" and "Thrust clones" were a thing after all) one can understand that.
Answer rate: 71%
Other suggestions: Metal Gear Solid, Deus Ex, Turok, System Shock, Thrust, Elite

 

2) Super Mario Galaxy 2
Everyone recognises the Mario head, therefore the easiest game of this round. 
Answer rate: 95%
Other suggestions: -

 

3) Dota 2
I thought everyone had seen this diagonal "three paths and a river through the middle" map (which has remained roughly the same since the first game) by now.
Answer rate: 58%
Other suggestions: 9x League of Legends, StarCraft, Command & Conquer, Smite, Rogue, Supreme Commander, Warcraft, X-Com

 

4) Metroid Prime 2
This is the second Nintendo exclusive title of this round.
Answer rate: 66%
Other suggestions: Breath of the Wild, Castlevania, Dead Space, Descent, Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, Half Life, Resident Evil, Warframe

 

5) Diablo
This is the first time this classic game has appeared in this quiz series, I thought more people knew it.
Solving rate: 68%
Other suggestions: 4x Ultima, Dungeon Keeper, Kagero, Planescape: Torment, Syndicate 

 

6) Batman Arkham Origins
Na na na na na na na Batman symbol!
Answer rate: 80%
Other suggestions: Metroid Dread

 

7) Red Faction Guerilla
Despite the big logo in the middle of the map, just over half of you recognise it. And "Red Steel" is close in name, but just an overhyped Wii fps.
Answer rate: 57%
Other suggestions: 4x Command & Conquer, The Settlers, Fallout, Red Steel, Rust

 

8.) Desert Strike
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Civilization, commando, Desert Storm, Firepower, Sim City, Turn & Burn, Ww2

 

9) Far Cry 2 
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Uncharted Lost Legacy, Bard's Tale, Battle Field, Dead Rising, Deadly Premonition, Quake Enemy Territory, Tomb Raider

 

10) Star Fox 2
I was wondering why someone would enter "1993 Space Machine" here, but then I realised: that game was on ice for over twenty years, just like Star Fox 2!
Answer rate: 55%
Other suggestions: 5x Star Control, Master of Orion, Space Rangers 2, Toejam and Earl, Wing Commander, xia, 1993: Space Machine

 

11) Silent Hill 4
Answer rate: 48%
Other suggestions: 4x Resident Evil, Thief, Agatha Christie, Bully, Duke Nukem Forever, Gone Home, Hitman, Life is Strange, Shadowman, This War of Mine

 

12) Beyond Good & Evil
Is there actually a second part coming? ?
Answer rate: 39%
Other suggestions: Battalion Wars, Bubble Bobble, Crackdown, GTA Vice City, Shellshock

 

13) Day Z
I also let "Arma" stand. They have the same background and look so similar.
Answer rate: 33%
Other suggestions: 4x Vietcong, 4x Ghost Recon, Lost Patrol, Socom, Bad Company, Call of Duty, Delta Force, Far cry 6, Modern Warfare, Saints Row The Third, spec ops, Golden Axe

 

14) Silent Hunter
Some entries for "Silent Service", but that's a different series.
Answer rate: 23%
Other suggestions: 5x Silent Service, Pirates, 1942: Pacific Air War, Aces of the Deep, Axis & Allies, Battle for midway, Civilization, F15 Strike Eagle, pacific strike, PTO, Sudden Strike

 

15) Ultima Underworld
Subtitled "the stygian Abyss". Impressive pre-Doom 3D graphics with automap.
Answer rate: 29%
Other suggestions: 7x Elder Scrolls, Zelda, Dragonflight, Hidden Valley, operation sandstorm

 

16) Mass Effect 2
This planetary view was easier to identify than I expected.
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: X-Com, Elite Dangerous, Homeworld, Rogue Leader, Star Fox

 

17) Golden Axe
I was curious how many "Discworld" entries there would be due to the odd turtle. Thirteen!
Answer rate: 48%
Other suggestions: 13x Discworld, God of War, Legend of Hero Tonma, Simon the Sorcerer, Skyrim

 

18.) Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
Heavy pew pew pew over the Death Star, I could never do much with the radar though. This is the fourth Nintendo exclusive entry.
Answer rate: 26%
Other suggestions: 4x Wing Commander, Elite Dangerous, astrorock, Battlezone, Colony Wars, Frontier, Space Hulk, Tempest

 

19) UN Squadron
Also known as Area 88.
Answer rate: 16%
Other suggestions: Jagged Alliance, Dune 1 & 2, Austerlitz, Battle Isle, battleships, Empire, Laser Squad

 

20) Airborne Ranger
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: Dune 1 & 2, Beach Head, Castles, Command & Conquer , Commando, Conquestador, Hades Nebula, Icari Warriors, It Came From the Desert, Rambo, Robinson's Requiem, Star Wars, Tank Arena, ZZT

 

21) Dead State
Exactly half of you got it right.
Answer rate: 50%
Other suggestions: Big Mutha Truckers, Blackwell series, Dead by Daylight, Dead Rising, Forza, hunting simulator, Jagged Alliance, Resident Evil 3, Road 96, State of Decay 2, The Sims, Uncharted

 

22) Midnight Club L.A.
The only racing game of this round.
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: GTA, Need for Speed, Burnout, Anomaly Korea, Black Ops, Cities Skylines, Forza Horizon, Front Mission, Persona, Saints Row, Test Drive Unlimited, The Crew, Tom Clancy's Endwar

 

23) Men of War - Assault Squad
Many have named Company of Heroes, but this is a different series despite all the similarities.
Answer rate: 5%
Other suggestions: 10x Company of Heroes, Battlefield, ARMA, Command & Conquer, Dynasty Warriors, Iron Harvest, Battle for Middle Earth, Syndicate, Total War, Valkyria Chronicles, world of warcraft

 

24) Prototype
Here I used a generic "New York map" to give the pros something to do and to see what suggestions come in.
Answer rate: 28%
Other suggestions: 8x Spider-Man, True Crime NYC, GTA, Alone in the Dark, Fallout, Infamous, Resistance, Saints Row, The Division, Twister Metal

 

25) Battle Engine Aquila
An unspectacular sci fi shooter for the ps2.
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: Halo, Battlezone, Drakan, Ground Control, Gunship, Magic Carpet, Monster Hunter, Outcast, Populous, Sacrifice, Star Wars Battlefield, Super Mario Kart 64

 

 

Here is the puzzle picture again, followed by the answers:

 

Answers:

Direct link: https://i.imgur.com/I0hv7mO.png

 

 

HIGH SCORE

 

01 - 25 points - mnc - Dream Team
01 - 25 Points - mmx - Nayuta
01 - 25 Points - rta - Marek
01 - 25 points - rta - EmmaDansTonU
01 - 25 points - spz - The_Bach

 

06 - 24 points - rta - EarthPainting
07 - 24 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
08 - 24 points - mnc - East West Elite
09 - 23 points - mmx - fedprod
10 - 22 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
11 - 22 points - mtc - Valdien
12 - 22 points - ntl - lifer
13 - 21 Points - mnc - Gerhard S.
14 - 20 Points - gpo - DocMoody
15 - 19 Points - eab - Little Havie
16 - 19 points - eab - darkwave
17 - 19 points - mnc - Baseman
18 - 18 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
19 - 17 points - rta - Illusionary
20 - 17 points - gav - Wizdom

 

21 - 17 points - eab - Havie
22 - 17 points - mtc - Parsnip
23 - 17 points - eab - Nobby_UK
24 - 16 points - cib - Sundog
25 - 16 points - smu - drauch
26 - 16 points - mmx - Knuckles
27 - 16 points - ata - jgkspsx
28 - 15 points - rta - Codas
29 - 15 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
30 - 15 points - mnc - HomiSite
31 - 15 points - hcg - Apollo Chungus
32 - 15 points - smu - Mr Shadow
33 - 15 points - gsg - partykiller
34 - 15 points - rta - *Splinter
35 - 14 points - hcg - Mainpatr
36 - 14 points - ftg - DeekyFun
37 - 14 points - ftg - rwklau
38 - 14 points - mmx - Klunky
39 - 14 points - mtc - mssq
40 - 14 points - mnc - sonic2d
41 - 13 points - gpo - rave
42 - 13 points - mtc - MegaApple
43 - 13 points - gpo - Konsolomio
44 - 13 points - rpg - Dezue
45 - 12 points - hcg - Personman
46 - 12 points - hcg - dsparil
47 - 12 points - gms - kopyright
48 - 12 points - can - M.Rick75
49 - 12 points - ftg - drhcnip
50 - 12 points - rta - Freezard
51 - 12 points - rta - Gygas
52 - 12 points - spz - Striderblade 
53 - 11 points - mnc - Mitschel
54 - 11 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
55 - 11 points - pop - Don Como
56 - 11 points - rkb - Addearheart
57 - 11 points - mmx - Cutter Slade
58 - 11 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
59 - 11 points - gms - hellermarie
60 - 10 points - eab - TCD
61 - 10 points - hcg - teroknor
62 - 10 points - ftg - Destria
63 - 10 points - can - Dark Kariya
64 - 10 points - hcg - excelsior
65 - 10 points - rta - SinOfHeart
66 - 10 points - ntl - ReadytoShock
67 - 10 points - hcg - Son of Suzy Creamcheese
68 - 10 points - gpo - KHlover
69 - 10 points - gpo - Eddie
70 - 9 points - wtd - svenoble
71 - 9 points - gav - Cube
72 - 9 points - ftg - Cappy
73 - 9 points - ftg - Lurker
74 - 9 points - mtc - FunnyJay
75 - 9 points - sh2 - Vino
76 - 9 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
77 - 9 points - mnc - elementalMaster
78 - 9 points - rkb - Philippe161
79 - 8 points - f64 - Jammet
80 - 8 points - spz - Geddoe
81 - 8 points - rta - Blufunk
82 - 8 points - wtd - zoltan.schwegler
83 - 8 points - gpo - FireSmoke
84 - 8 points - mmx - Dnamei
85 - 8 points - rta - Bushmonkey
86 - 7 points - gms - hellifanboy
87 - 7 points - rtc - Elginmcqueen
88 - 7 points - rpg - D4rkD
89 - 7 points - ftg - RyanDS
90 - 7 points - gpo - Bully
91 - 7 points - gpo - Navarone
92 - 7 points - gav - Scorplian
93 - 7 points - f64 - flowerking
94 - 7 points - rkb - Kirika1987
95 - 7 points - mtc - QFNS
96 - 6 points - wtd - Rossyrg
97 - 6 points - wtd - jenoogle
98 - 6 points - f64 - Endurion
99 - 6 points - ntl - Dogorilla
100 - 6 points - sh2 - Bonz
101 - 6 points - mmx - Lynx
102 - 6 points - gpo - Gameproff
103 - 6 points - nto - 4C8en
104 - 5 points - hcg - snake
105 - 5 points - f64 - JPK64
106 - 5 points - smu - Mischief Maker
107 - 5 points - mmx - LittleChoco
108 - 5 points - cib - Elemental Master
109 - 5 points - rpg - Zion
110 - 5 points - sh2 - godzella
111 - 5 points - mmx - Shades
112 - 5 points - ata - Black_Tiger
113 - 4 points - eab - Mailman
114 - 4 points - nto - curlybird
115 - 4 points - pop - Daiyama
116 - 4 points - hcg - Alexmate
117 - 4 points - smu - Guigui
118 - 4 points - ata - JeremiahJT
119 - 3 points - m!g - Red XIII
120 - 3 points - ntl - StarPoint
121 - 3 points - pop - Puh
122 - 3 points - rtg - AlexH
123 - 2 points - pop - Sascha
124 - 2 points - gav - Yoshi
125 - 2 points - mnc - Arne
126 - 2 points - m!g - Kong
127 - 1 point - sh2 - the_joker2
128 - 1 point - rta - Bob

 

 

We have five winners with full points: Congratulations to the Dream-Team, Nayuta, Marek, EmmaDansTonU and The_Bach... you are all NUMBER ONE and share the first place.

 

For the other people in the top 20, please check out the big list above!

 

 

LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

 

1 - 16 points - @jgkspsx
2 - 05 points - @Black_Tiger
3 - 04 points - @jeremiahjt

Congrats to jgkspsx for the local lead.

 

But none of you got the bonus question right, what was going on there?
 
Thanks to all for taking part and see you next time!
 

Edited August 2, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - DOS Classics #4

 

Did anyone notice that the new quiz went online yesterday? No? Well, this is the official announcement.

 

After the last round of "gaming maps" was a wild mix across all decades and systems, this month it will be 100% retro again. The fourth installment of the DOS classics is here, and that brings us back to the personal computers of the 80s and 90s, with their lowres pixel graphics and crude polygons.

 

Of course, some of the games are multiplatform titles, so our console & home computer fans won't be left completely empty-handed.

 

As a bonus question you may again wish for something, because while last year I unfortunately failed to create a "make-a-wish" puzzle due to sloppy planning, I promise you for 2022: The last quiz of the year is made by you!

 

But now back to the current round: Deadline is Wednesday 31 August, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

 

Here's the puzzle, good luck:

Direct link: link

[+jgkspsx]

4 minutes ago, Mr_Horizon said:

Direct link: link

I’m #1!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Bonus: here is the real life version of the character’s wristwatch from this game:

 

 

[Mr_Horizon]

On 8/8/2022 at 6:14 PM, jgkspsx said:

I’m #1!!!!!!!!!!!

omg you are indeed! 😄

 

...and welcome everyone to the new forum. Doesn't feel very different yet!

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - Clues #1

 

+++
Heads up, there's SOMETHING TO BE WON - mods from the "Gaming Village" forum are offering a prize for the top 3, namely download codes for the latest version of game #1.

 

Thank you: https://gaming-village.de/index.php
+++

 

Now back to the our usual program.
Just over thirty players so far and in many forums people are moaning "...but I don't know any DOS games!". And even if not all games have been recognised yet, I say: Don't worry, only six titles in this round are actual DOS exclusives, there are twelve games that were also released on the Amiga, and there are console ports of at least as many. I wonder if I could have said "no excuse" instead of "don't worry"

 

If my words of encouragement are not enough, here are the first hints:

 

1) In title #2 you fly through mines on other planets & fight the local robots.
2) In the early 90s game #8 you travel through space & try to find allies in the uprising against nasty aliens who have enslaved humanity.
3) In #5 you ski, most people know the version for Windows.
4) There are several point & click graphic adventures in this round, e.g. #7. Known as a Windows game, but there is also a DOS demo of it.

 

Deadline is Wednesday 31st August, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/.

 

Here is the quiz again - good luck: https://i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - Clues #2

 

Over fifty people are already playing - how about you? The answer rates are between 86% and 2%.... I hope to help the latter with this post, some titles are (without some classification to assist) once again very tricky.

 

Well then! Enough talk, here come the last hints:

1) The 19 is a DOS exclusive graphic adventure from the late 90s.

2) Action platformer #12, released only for DOS & Amiga, has two graffiti sprayers as protagonists.
3) Number 9 is a turn-based strategy game with mercenaries.
4) 13, 14 and 15 all have a "Stone Age" setting.

 

Deadline is Wednesday 31 August, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

 

Here is the quiz again - you can do it: https://i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - last call

 

This is the last call, tomorrow the DOS Classics are over. Over 80 people are already playing, but so far nobody from this forum.

Can we get some people to join?  How about it, @jgkspsx @jeremiahjt @BydoEmpire @neogeo1982 or @Black_Tiger?

 

Don't forget, this time there's a price for the winners!

 

But now let's go: Deadline is tomorrow (Wednesday), enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz one last time: link

    

Edited August 30, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[+jgkspsx]

I’m on it!

[+jgkspsx]

Mine are in. Didn’t do great, didn’t do terrible. I am sure I got the last one wrong and I know I am going to kick myself. I am sure I know 20 and 23 too but I couldn’t guess at one and I am sure the other is wrong.

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - Answers & Score

 

Thirty players with 20+ points, and equally thirty people with 5 or less points.... perfectly balanced, as all things should be?
Winners of Commander Keen game vouchers will be contacted separately.

 

And where are you in the high score table? Scroll down and find out. Let's start with the scoring of the puzzle.... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the award ceremony.

 

1) Commander Keen 4
Probably the most famous DOS platformer ever (with ports for Game Boy Color and Switch) - but it's slowly being forgotten. 
Solution rate: 82%
Other suggestions: -

 

2) Descent 2
There was a Playstation port of this with new levels.
Solution rate: 69%
Other suggestions: Cybermage, Epic, Forsaken, Star Wars, Titan Wars

 

3) Jazz Jackrabbit
The most solved game of this round, we see the spin-off "1995 Holiday Hare".
Solving rate: 83%
Other suggestions: Bucky O'Hare, Flood, Banyou Banzai

 

4) Space Hulk
Any variant of "Star Crusade" or "Warhammer 40k" was accepted as a solution.
Solution rate: 76%
Other suggestions: Chaos Engine, Doom, Wolfenstein 3D

 

5) SkiFree
Yes, there was also a DOS version of this. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree#History[/url]
Solution rate: 62%
Other suggestions: Ski or die, Ski Craze, Woodruff

 

6) Little Big Adventure
The adventures of Twinsen were also available on the Playstation.
Solution rate: 71%
Other suggestions: Little Big Planet, Runescape, Ultima, Zork

 

7) Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth.
This is not the Gobliiins series, even though the games had a very similar graphic style.
Solution rate: 39%
Other suggestions: 18x Gobliiins, Day of the Tentacle, Adventure's Planet, Bubba n Stix

 

8.) Star Control 2
Some players had wanted this title for a long time - let's go into battle against the Ur-Quan!
Solution rate: 47%
Other suggestions: Elite, Master of Orion, Space Quest, Star Trek, Starflight 2, Xcom UFO Defense, Xenon

 

9) Jagged Alliance
Solution rate: 45%
Other suggestions: 6x Warcraft, Albion, Battleground, Cannon Fodder, Command & Conquer, Deadly Games, The Settlers 1, Dune 2, Fallout, GTA, Merchanents, Sid Meier's Pirates, War Inc

 

10) Space Quest 2
Solving rate: 55%
Other suggestions: 4x Kings Quest, Leisure suit Larry, Flashback, Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, Prince of Persia, space janitor, The Black Cauldron, Wizardry

 

11) Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Well, where is she? Two thirds of you have found her!
Solution rate: 65%
Other suggestions: Indiana Jones, Indian Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Laura Bow, Sam and Max

 

12) Yo! Joe!
Solution rate: 35%
Other suggestions: Blues Brothers, Magic Pocket, Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon, Trolls

 

13) the Humans
Stone Age #1
Solution rate: 48%
Other suggestions: Big Nose the Caveman, Caveman, Caveman Ugh-Lympics, Toki

 

14) Prehistoric
Stone Age #2
Solution rate: 62%
Other suggestions: Chuck Rock, Caveman, Humans, Joe & Mac, Lemmings

 

15) Ugh!
Stone Age #3
Solution rate: 40%
Other suggestions: Lemmings, Little Big Adventure, Stone Age

 

16) Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon
Solution rate: 56%
Other suggestions: 7x Toonstruck, Sam & Max, Moon Mania, Rayman, sega rally

 

17) D/Generation
Solution rate: 41%
Other suggestions: Space Quest, Star Trek

 

18.) Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
Were there any other sci-fi RPGs with the Goldbox engine?
Solution rate: 32%
Other suggestions: Pools of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Dungeons & Dragons, Bio Menace, Ghoul Patrol, Sunset Riders, Tegel's Mercenaries

 

19) Sign of the Sun
The hardest game of this round, a rather mediocre adventure game from 1997.
Solving rate: 8%
Other suggestions: Quest for Glory, Baldur's Gate, Chronicles of the Sword, Chronomaster, Kings Quest, Bard's Tale, Daggerfall, Defender of the Crown, Dragon Lore 2, Dune, Ecstatica, Fable, Fallout, Hell, I have no mouth and I must scream, Silver, Talisman, Tower of Souls

 

20) Boppin'
Solution rate: 26%
Other suggestions: Chex Quest, Cool Spot, Gabriel knight 3, Zool

 

21) Battle Chess
No RPG, just chess.
Solving rate: 50%
Other suggestions: 7x Kings Quest, Ultima, Defender of the Crown

 

22) Gorillas.bas
Solution rate: 48%
Other suggestions: California games, King Kong, Superman

 

23) Innocent until Caught
The sequel "Guilty" also gave the full point.
Solution rate: 23%
Other suggestions: 10x Beneath a Steel Sky, Gabriel Knight, Full Throttle, Terminator, Dalek Attack, Dreamweb

 

24) Ravenloft: Stone Prophet
Solution rate: 26%
Other suggestions: Dune, Albion, Barbarian, Daggerfall, Final Fantasy, Full Throttle, Magic Carpet, Mdk, Might & Magic, Outlaws, Space Harrier, Ultima

 

25) Test Drive 2 - the duel
The baby from the difficulty setting - not exactly easy!
Solution rate: 10%
Other suggestions: Indy Heat, Chav Racer, Commander Keen, Crystal Caves, Ferrari Formula One, Grand Prix Cricuit, Offroad, Outrun, Pit Stop II, Speed Racer, Superkarts

 

 

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

Answer picture:

Direct link: link

 

HIGH SCORE TABLE

 

01 - 25 points - rta - Marek
02 - 25 points - spz - The_BACH
03 - 25 points - mnc - East-West Elite
04 - 25 points - mtc - KainXVIII
05 - 24 points - mmx - Nayuta
06 - 24 points - mmx - Knuckles
07 - 24 points - mmx - fedprod
08 - 23 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
09 - 23 points - can - Dark Kariya
10 - 23 points - spz - Striderblade 
11 - 23 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
12 - 23 points - ntl - lifer
13 - 23 points - rta - EarthPainting
14 - 23 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
15 - 23 points - rpg - Calastellio
16 - 23 points - mnc - Andy1977
17 - 22 points - eab - Little Havie
18 - 22 points - hcg - windfish
19 - 22 points - hcg - teroknor
20 - 22 points - smu - Herr Schatten

 

21 - 22 Punkte - gsg - partykiller
22 - 22 Punkte - mnc - Dream Team
23 - 21 Punkte - gms - kopyright
24 - 21 Punkte - eab - Havie
25 - 21 Punkte - eab - TheCyberDruid
26 - 21 Punkte - gpo - DocMoody
27 - 21 Punkte - eab - darkwave
28 - 20 Punkte - eab - NOBBY_UK
29 - 20 Punkte - sh2 - Vino
30 - 19 Punkte - eab - gimbal
31 - 19 Punkte - mtc - FunnyJay
32 - 17 Punkte - hcg - excelsior
33 - 17 Punkte - mmx - Dnamei
34 - 17 Punkte - rta - malus
35 - 17 Punkte - ftg - Destria
36 - 17 Punkte - gav - Wizdom
37 - 17 Punkte - ftg - rwklau
38 - 16 Punkte - f64 - Endurion
39 - 16 Punkte - mtc - Valdien
40 - 16 Punkte - rtc - ElginMcQueen
41 - 16 Punkte - hcg - dsparil
42 - 16 Punkte - ftg - DeekyFun
43 - 16 Punkte - ata - jgkspsx
44 - 16 Punkte - cib - LockeBoss
45 - 16 Punkte - smu - drauch
46 - 15 Punkte - eab - Mailman
47 - 15 Punkte - hcg - Woody Alien
48 - 15 Punkte - mnc - PaulBearer
49 - 15 Punkte - rtg - Chinnico
50 - 15 Punkte - rtc - Antiriad2097
51 - 14 Punkte - ntl - Matt_Barber
52 - 14 Punkte - mtc - Wibblewozzer
53 - 13 Punkte - gpo - FireSmoke
54 - 13 Punkte - mnc - elementalMaster
55 - 13 Punkte - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
56 - 13 Punkte - hcg - Son of Suzy Creamcheese
57 - 13 Punkte - rta - Illusionary
58 - 13 Punkte - sh2 - Bonz
59 - 12 Punkte - gms - j1m
60 - 12 Punkte - m!g - Greg
61 - 12 Punkte - hcg - personman
62 - 12 Punkte - rtg - markopoloman
63 - 12 Punkte - ntl - Bunkerneath
64 - 12 Punkte - hcg - Alexmate
65 - 12 Punkte - gms - kanedat
66 - 12 Punkte - pop - Don Como
67 - 12 Punkte - mtc - MegaApple
68 - 11 Punkte - wtd - Rossyrg
69 - 11 Punkte - mtc - Parsnip
70 - 11 Punkte - mnc - HomiSite
71 - 10 Punkte - f64 - Rockford
72 - 10 Punkte - smu - Mischief Maker
73 - 10 Punkte - m!g - geohound
74 - 10 Punkte - rta - *Splinter
75 - 10 Punkte - mmx - LittleChoco
76 - 09 Punkte - gpo - Bully
77 - 09 Punkte - nto - Lockenvogel
78 - 09 Punkte - f64 - ZeHa
79 - 09 Punkte - gpo - Eddie 
80 - 09 Punkte - rkb - Philippe161
81 - 09 Punkte - mmx - Cutter Slade
82 - 08 Punkte - sh2 - godzella
83 - 08 Punkte - spz - Geddoe
84 - 08 Punkte - rpg - Fyrchtegott
85 - 08 Punkte - f64 - Jammet
86 - 08 Punkte - nto - 4C8en
87 - 08 Punkte - can - M.Rick75
88 - 07 Punkte - ftg - wuntyate
89 - 07 Punkte - gms - Schneitzel
90 - 07 Punkte - gms - Bianco
91 - 07 Punkte - f64 - Joystick
92 - 07 Punkte - ntl - Late
93 - 07 Punkte - gpo - MessorTorvus 
94 - 07 Punkte - mtc - QFNS
95 - 06 Punkte - rtg - necronom
96 - 06 Punkte - mnc - Biberle
97 - 06 Punkte - m!g - Red XIII
98 - 06 Punkte - off - Qual der Wal
99 - 06 Punkte - rta - SinOfHeart
100 - 6 Punkte - mmx - Klunky
101 - 6 Punkte - gpo - KHlover
102 - 6 Punkte - ftg - LockeTribal 
103 - 6 Punkte - mtc - freshVeggie
104 - 5 Punkte - mmx - Lynx
105 - 5 Punkte - mnc - Mitschel
106 - 5 Punkte - rkb - Addearheart
107 - 5 Punkte - pop - Sascha
108 - 5 Punkte - wtd - svenoble
109 - 5 Punkte - rkb - ToniLustig
110 - 5 Punkte - rpg - Zion
111 - 5 Punkte - gms - hellermarie
112 - 4 Punkte - rkb - salversurfer
113 - 4 Punkte - pop - daiyama
114 - 4 Punkte - rkb - flof1ghterLegend
115 - 3 Punkte - rkb - BobvonKrakauerzuSenf
116 - 3 Punkte - gpo - Konsolomio
117 - 3 Punkte - cib - Retro_Willie
118 - 3 Punkte - ntl - Dogorilla
119 - 3 Punkte - gav - Rippi
120 - 3 Punkte - cib - Elemental Master
121 - 3 Punkte - gav - Scorplian
122 - 3 Punkte - mmx - Shades
123 - 3 Punkte - gav - Yoshi
124 - 3 Punkte - rpg - D4rkD
125 - 3 Punkte - gpo - Navarone
126 - 2 Punkte - rkb - DSOP_ape
127 - 2 Punkte - cib - Sectorchan
128 - 1 Punkte - rpg - Moons.of.Kandar
129 - 1 Punkte - m!g - Kong
130 - 1 Punkte - mnc - Arne
131 - 1 Punkte - sh2 - BVBFabi09
132 - 1 Punkte - gpo - GAMEPROFF
133 - 1 Punkte - gms - hellifanboy
134 - 1 Punkte - gpo - Rave
135 - 0 Punkte - smu - Guigui
136 - 0 Punkte - cib - tharathiel
137 - 0 Punkte - gpo - OutOfBounds

So then, award ceremony: Congratulations to Marek, The_BACH, East-West Elite and KainXVIII... 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 - 16 points - @jgkspsx

Congrats to jgkspsx for the local lead... even though it's just him for that round.

Thanks to everyone for participating!

Edited September 4, 2022 by Mr_Horizon

[+jgkspsx]

14 hours ago, Mr_Horizon said:

1) Commander Keen 4
Probably the most famous DOS platformer ever (with ports for Game Boy Color and Switch) - but it's slowly being forgotten.

Regarding the first part: Keen 1-6 are DOS only. The Switch has a port of Keen Dreams, a… test game made with the engine and given to id’s original employers Softdisk as part of the legal settlement when id was caught moonlighting.

 

The Game Boy Color game is a completely original game by people with no relation to Tom Hall or id. Not as good as the real thing but better than nothing.

 

Regarding the second part: Noooooooooooooooo!

[Mr_Horizon]

September Quiz - First Person Shooters

 

I'm not on time, normally a new quiz starts on the tenth day of a month at the latest... but here we go: right hand on the mouse, left hand on WASD? Or would you rather use the analogue sticks on the controller? 

No matter how you prefer to shoot your pixels at other pixels, this month we're looking at video games in a very particular way - via the barrels & crosshairs of assault rifles, plasma cannons and rocket launchers. Ready, aim, fire?

Deadline is Friday 30 September, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

 

Here's the quiz:
 

Direct link

[+jgkspsx]

Wow, I am in trouble with this one. At least I know 25 for once. I have both the original release and the recent collector’s edition, lol.

[Mr_Horizon]

7 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

Wow, I am in trouble with this one. At least I know 25 for once. I have both the original release and the recent collector’s edition, lol.

Well it is a huge genre, and I tried to get some new and some old titles... and you have the original release of #25? Like the..."real box"?  You can share a picture when this round is over!

 

[+jgkspsx]

10 hours ago, Mr_Horizon said:

Well it is a huge genre, and I tried to get some new and some old titles... and you have the original release of #25? Like the..."real box"?  You can share a picture when this round is over!

Sadly I threw away the box but I still have the disc/k!

[Mr_Horizon]

September Quiz - Clues #1

 

The first 35 players have sent in their entries to identify the twentyfive games we are looking for.... No doubt a lot of first-person shooters were released between 1988 and 2023, so this round probably won't be a walk in the park. I wonder how high your answer rate will be?

Here are the first clues:

 

1) In title number 8, there are always four players.
2) Games 4 and 6 were developed by a pioneer of the fps genre.
3) Picture 7 shows a game that was only released for Xbox and Windows.
4) And last, #11 is a "near sci-fi" entry of a well-known series.

 

Deadline is Friday 30th September, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

 

Here's the quiz again - good luck! link

[Mr_Horizon]

September Quiz - Clues #2

 

Fifty players are already in this round, in a first person shooter that would be a pretty wild death match. The deadline is in a week - don't forget to join in!

Here come the second and final clues:

 

1) Only 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 (plus two from the bottom line) are platform exclusive, the rest are available on several devices.
2) Game 14 is the console port of one of the very first multiplayer fps ever.
3) Number 12 is a licensed game based on a movie: you don't just shoot from the fps perspective, you also drive.
4) Numbers 15 and 16 are console games.

 

Deadline is Friday 30 September, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/

 

Here is the quiz again - good luck: link

[Mr_Horizon]

September Quiz - this round ends on Friday

 

Attention folks, there's no weekend this week - the September quiz will be over at midnight on Friday! There are already almost eighty people playing, of which none are from this forum. Can we get it any higher?

 

Between one point and a full score we got every kind of entry, and a top 20 position is already available from 16 points.... so no more hesitation - @jgkspsx @jeremiahjt @BydoEmpire @Black_Tiger - join in, you only have 48 hours left!

 

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

Here is the quiz - one last time: link

 

[+jgkspsx]

On it!

[+jgkspsx]

Submitted in the nick of time. I think I did okay. I guessed at all but one. I am especially tickled at the inclusion of one of my favorite failed handheld consoles, though of the several FPS games on the system I would have picked the only first party one

 

I really want to know what 18 is. I guessed but I don’t think it was right. I know I have seen it before.

[Mr_Horizon]

3 minutes ago, jgkspsx said:

Submitted in the nick of time. I think I did okay. I guessed at all but one. I am especially tickled at the inclusion of one of my favorite failed handheld consoles, though of the several FPS games on the system I would have picked the only first party one

I noticed your entry was very enthusiastic.

 

Regarding the first party game - are you referring to this?

That was actually in the very first quiz I ever made countless years ago!  

(So it has already been featured and I'm trying to not reuse games anymore)

 

Anyway - this quiz ends tonight!

[+jgkspsx]

18 minutes ago, Mr_Horizon said:

Regarding the first party game - are you referring to this?

Yes! Glad it has been covered. It is one of several of the system’s quiet masterpieces.