monthly hardcore gaming quiz

[windfisch]

Feb 1, 2017 18:23:42 GMT -5 Weasel said:

Ooh wow, there's a hell of a lot going on here. Answers/guesses in the spoiler because I don't feel like going to another website:

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1. Chupa-Chups can't be from anything other than ZOOL.
2. The flowers and checkerboard dirt are very Sonic. Specifically, the 8-bit version.
3. Some variety of Wonder Boy wielding that sword. Couldn't tell you which port, but that's most likely from Monster Land.
4. The Mario mushroom is pretty obvious...but I love how you mixed in the cloud-bushes, too.
5. Whispy Woods. Kirby represent, y'all.
6. The platforms and gems...The Great Giana Sisters?
7. I'm tempted to guess that the status bar is from some Capcom Disney game but can't pinpoint which one.
8. The arm-bot in the air must be from either Mega Man or something very Mega Man-esque. Cocoron, maybe?
9. And I can't identify the ducks/puzzle pieces(?) in the right, next to Whispy...

I agree on most of them, here are my solutions:

SPOILER: Click to show

• Kirby's Adventure
• Wonderboy in Monsterland
  
• Sonic the Hedgehog (for the Master System)
  
• Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (for the Master System, the status bar)
  
• Zool 2 (the elements next to the tree and the infamous Chupa-Chaps advertisement)
  
• Mega Man (the first one, I think)
  
• Super Mario Bros
  
• The Great Giana Sisters
  

[Mr_Horizon]

Image 2 of 4 - first person shooters

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[windfisch]

I think I figured out all except for one:

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• Doom
• Wolfenstein 3D
  
• Shadow Warrior (lower status bar)
  
• Duke Nukem 3D (shotgun)
  
• Rise of the Triad (explosion and eyeball)
  
• Zero Tolerance (status windows in the upper middle)
  
• Star Wars Dark Forces
  
• (I have no clue where the hearts and the health- and weapon-meter in the upper area come from)
  

[jcrankin]

Feb 3, 2017 20:06:27 GMT -5 Mr_Horizon said:

Image 2 of 4 - first person shooters

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Haven't tracked down everything yet but looks like

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lower HUD: Shadow Warrior
shotgun: Duke Nukem 3D
imp and level structure: Doom (to be more specific, level is M01 from Doom 2)
stormtrooper: Dark Forces
soldier: Wolfenstein 3D
exploding guy: Blood, I think (flaregun)
HEALTH/WEAPON: Gloom (good grief, you clever bastard)

That only leaves the top and top-right HUD, but I really have no idea

[Snake]

Feb 1, 2017 18:23:42 GMT -5 Weasel said:

Ooh wow, there's a hell of a lot going on here. Answers/guesses in the spoiler because I don't feel like going to another website:

SPOILER: Click to show

1. Chupa-Chups can't be from anything other than ZOOL.
2. The flowers and checkerboard dirt are very Sonic. Specifically, the 8-bit version.
3. Some variety of Wonder Boy wielding that sword. Couldn't tell you which port, but that's most likely from Monster Land.
4. The Mario mushroom is pretty obvious...but I love how you mixed in the cloud-bushes, too.
5. Whispy Woods. Kirby represent, y'all.
6. The platforms and gems...The Great Giana Sisters?
7. I'm tempted to guess that the status bar is from some Capcom Disney game but can't pinpoint which one.
8. The arm-bot in the air must be from either Mega Man or something very Mega Man-esque. Cocoron, maybe?
9. And I can't identify the ducks/puzzle pieces(?) in the right, next to Whispy...

Concur with all of these.  Number 8, is definitely from what you think it is, the first game in the series from the cold stage.  

[Mr_Horizon]

Image 3 of 4 - isometric racing

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...did I say only 80s and 90s? Looks like a 2000s game has sneaked in here!

[Mr_Horizon]

Image 4 of 4 - block / line / match-3 puzzles

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And here is the last (and probably hardest!) image of this round. This time it's strictly 80s and 90s again, so no "candy crush" or other mobile stuff.



Deadline is the 28th of February, so you still got over two weeks.

[Mr_Horizon]

February Quiz - Solution & Ranking

So, 54 participants! Very nice, a solid start into the new year. Also, thanks for the positive feedback in the comments box.

Every title has been found out, but only ONE person has gotten everything correct... who? Scroll down to see. Warning, this post is quite image heavy.


Image 1




1) Super Mario Bros
From this game I took clouds, bushes and the mushroom
solved by: 93%

2) Sonic the Hedgehog
The hedgehog gave us the ground and the flowers
solved by: 78%

3) Kirbys Adventure
The tree
solved by: 76%

4) Zool 2
chupa chups left & Bonus items right
solved by: 69%

5) Great Giana Sisters
Platform + red gems
solved by: 63%

6) Mega Man
flying enemy
solved by: 57%

7) Wonderboy in Monsterland
player character
solved by: 46%

8) Castle of Illusion
User Interface. "Land of Illusion" gave full points too, "Mickey Mouse - The Magical Quest" only half a point.
solved by: 40%


other replies: Zelda, Pokemon, Alexx Kid, Adventure Island, Mickey Mouse The Magical Quest, Ys, Cool Spot, ducktales, Commander keen, Bomberman

solution:




Image 2




1) Doom 2
background
solved by: 86%

2) Wolfenstein 3D
Wehrmacht Soldier
solved by: 85%

3) Star Wars: Dark Forces
Stormtrooper
solved by: 81%

4) Duke Nukem 3D
player shotgun
solved by: 74%

5) Shadow Warrior
lower user interface
solved by: 54%

6) Zero Tolerance
upper equipment menu
solved by: 57%

7) Rise of the Triad
explosions & body parts
solved by: 31%

8) Gloom
weapon grade, life energy + hearts (upper corners)
solved by: 17%


other replies: Hexen, Quake, Minecraft, Exhumed, Witchaven, Alien vs Predator, Po'ed, Heretic, Blood, Bioshock, Cyclones, Hexen 2, System Shock, Redneck Rampage, Mortal Kombat, Ninja Gaiden, Alien, Daikatana

solution:




Image 3




1) RC pro am
car, boost field and lower user interface
solved by: 48%

2) Rock&Roll Racing
road and car
solved by: 46%

3) Super Off Road
score table
solved by: 31%

4) Super Skidmarks
people and trucks on the sideway
solved by: 30%

5) Biker Mice from Mars
motorcycle (below flag) & water background + upper user interface
solved by: 26%

6) All Terrain Racing
car, boost item and arrow signs
solved by: 24%

7) Neo Drift Out
big banner flag
solved by: 17%

8) Hot Wheels: All Out
speed meter upper left corner
solved by: 13%


other replies: Micro Machines, Nitro Racers, Road Riot 4WD, Indy Heat, The next penelope, Turbo Rally, TOCA Touring Car Championship, Ignition, Racing Gears Advance, Death Rally, Excitebike, Super Sprint, Mario kart, power drive, Lego Racer, RPM Racing, Ridge Racer, Cobra Triangle, Rush Rush Rally Racing, F-Zero

solution:




Image 4




1) Tetris
"next" field, S-Block, tower in the upper right corner
solved by: 81%

2) Dr.Mario
background and playing field bottle
solved by: 57%

3) Puzzle Bobble / Bust a Move
dragon characters, bubbles in upper playing field
solved by: 52%

4) Kirbys Avalanche / Kirbys Ghost Trap
stage display upper left, red+black puyos on playing field. "Puyo Puyo" without reference to Kirby gave 0.5 points.
solved by: 40%

5) Columns
Blocks/Level display, blocks lower left corner
solved by: 39%

6) Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine
character face and score, blocks in game area
solved by: 33%

7) Stack Up
blocks field, speed field, apple & cake block. Guessed by only two people...
solved by: 4%

8) Tecmo Stackers
the two smiley blocks, and the display above the bottle. Only ONE person got this one right!
solved by: 2%


other replies: Bubble Bobble, Klax, Hebereke's Popoon, Puzlow Kids, Gem'X, Woodseeker 4: Boards of Glory, Warios Woods, Mario & Yoshi, Flipull, Puzznic

solution:





RANKING

01 - 32 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
02 - 30 points - mmx - J.R.
03 - 29 points - hcg - Bumpyroad
04 - 29 points - pop - Barbarian
05 - 27.5 pnts - pcx - Snyder

06 - 27 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
07 - 26 points - pop - Don Como
08 - 26 points - pop - a_gentle_breeze
09 - 25 points - pop - dixip
10 - 25 points - m!g - genpei tomate

11 - 24 points - m!g - Red XIII
12 - 23 points - pcx - Splunge
13 - 22.5 pnts - m!g - SonicFanNerd
14 - 22 points - gpo - MadMoxxi
15 - 22 points - mmx - Klunky
16 - 21 points - gpo - Jin-Roh
17 - 20.5 pnts - mmx - Shades
18 - 20 points - hcg - jc rankin
19 - 19.5 pnts - guf - Wizdom
20 - 18 points - gms - hellermarie
21 - 18 points - mnc - HomiSite
22 - 17.5 pnts - mnc - elementalMaster
23 - 16 points - vpf - cebix
24 - 16 points - gpo - derubor_indaril
25 - 15 points - 4py - Akabei
26 - 15 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
27 - 13.5 pnts - guf - Yoshi
28 - 13.5 pnts - m!g - geohound
29 - 12 points - pcx - wiede
30 - 12 points - mnc - DS_Nadine
31 - 11 points - vgz - blackxdragon
32 - 11 points - vgz - LOX-TT
33 - 10 points - guf - Sunny
34 - 10 points - mnc - Bluubbi
35 - 10 points - pcx - besuy
36 - 10 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
37 - 10 points - vgz - Revolvermeister
38 - 9 points - pop - Knut
39 - 9 points - pop - Sascha
40 - 9 points - gms - Bianco
41 - 9 points - gpo - kataka
42 - 9 points - 4py - DancingDan
43 - 9 points - gpo - BertBarth
44 - 9 points - 4py - DarkScorpion190

45 - 8 points - hcg - Dream
46 - 7.5 pnts - vgz - Walti
47 - 7 points - pcx - Christoph
48 - 7 points - pcg - Briareos
49 - 6 points - mnc - PaulBearer
50 - 6 points - vgz - T-Bow
51 - 5 points - m!g - StefanK
52 - 3 points - gms - ileus
53 - 3 points - gpo - FireSmoke
54 - 2 points - gpo - j1m


mnc = altes maniac Forum
m!g = M!Games Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
pcx = PCX Forum
gpo = Gamepro Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
mmx = Multimediaxis Forum
gms = Gamestar Forum
guf = Gaming Universe Forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
4py = 4Players Forum
pcg = PC Games Forum
vpf = VierPfeile


Congratulations to Bumpyroad, that's a great bronze medal!

local ranking:

1 - 29 points - Bumpyroad
2 - 20 points - jc rankin
3 - 08 points - Dream

thanks to all and see you in a week!

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - dinos & music

What kind of an idea is this?!

well, turns out I had two separate quizzes, and I was happy with neither of them....so I joined them together and cut out all the filler I didn't like.

So, "dinosaurs in videogames" and "rythm & music games"... I did another dinosaur quiz many years ago, that's why some games you might expect as obvious dino games are not in here.

The deadline is friday the 31st of march, please participate via www.nerdquiz.de/


Here is the quiz... have fun!

[Mr_Horizon]

Okay, this Friday (31st of March) is the deadline!

We got over 30 participants so far... here, have a handful of hints for titles with less than 50% solve rate:


1) Rows are either Dinosaurs or Music games, with the exception of Number 14... which is a music game that also contains a dinosaur enemy.

2) Number 12 isn't a real dino, but a statue in a post-apocalyptic world.

3) Title 15 has a lot of Ninjas running around.

4) For the first version of game 18, they released a vibrator.

5) The PC game #23 displays life energy via a heart tattoo on your chest.

6) Number 19 is best played with one Wiimote in each hand.

7) Title 28 was released for the NES.

8) And the last game... well, #30 is an exclusive title for a failed console. Good luck finding this one!

[Mr_Horizon]

Quiz ends in 24 hours!

So far there has been one participant from the HG101 community.

[Weasel]

Mar 30, 2017 16:49:03 GMT -5 Mr_Horizon said:

So far there has been one participant from the HG101 community.

Finally decided to do the form for once, so make that two.

[Snake]

Dinos and Music

Hmmm...

2. Tekken 3, Gon
5. Viewtiful Joe
6. Dance Dance Revolution
7. Elite Beat Agents
16. Space Channel 5
17. Taiko no Tatsujin
24. Joe and Mac?

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - results

Okay, once again a quiz has ended...44 people this time. Six users actually got everything right, I am impressed - that's more than I expected!

Who are these six? The scoretable is at the end of this post, now first the correct names of the games, followed by the quiz solution image.


1) Horizon Zero Dawn
solved by: 84%
other ideas: XenoBlade Chronicles X, Monster Hunter

2) Tekken 3
solved by: 70%
other ideas: Digimon, Final Fantasy VIII, Starfox Adventures

3) Lego Jurassic Park
solved by: 77%
other ideas: -

4) Pokemon X/Y
solved by: 75%
other ideas: Disgaea, Digimon

5) Viewtiful Joe 2
solved by: 73%
other ideas: Virtual Joe, XIII

6) Thumper
solved by: 45%
other ideas: Amplitude, Audiosurf 2, Frequency, Thron, DJ Hero

7) Dance Dance Revolution
solved by: 86%
other ideas: -

8.) Elite Beat Agents
solved by: 66%
other ideas: Virtua Cop Dancebattle, Space Channel 5

9) Just Dance 4
solved by: 64%
other ideas: Bone Dance, Kinect, Dance Central

10) Vib Ribbon
solved by: 64%
other ideas: -

11) Transformers - Fall of Cybertron
solved by: 48%
other ideas: Zoids, Dino Crisis 3, Metal Gear Rising

12) Fallout 3 New Vegas
other ideas: -

13) Radical Rex
solved by: 45%
other ideas: Dizzy

14) Patapon
solved by: 64%
other ideas: Hohokum

15) Ninja Gaiden 3
solved by: 59%
other ideas: Gears of War, Dino Crisis 3, Bloodborne

16) Space Channel 5
solved by: 77%
other ideas: -

17) Taiko no Tatsujin
solved by: 64%
other ideas: Samba de Amigo, Rythm Paradise

18.) Rez Infinite
solved by: 52%
other ideas: -

19) we cheer
solved by: 41%
other ideas: Lollipop Chainsaw, Barbie

20) Lego Rock Band
solved by: 84%
other ideas: Guitar Hero, Lego Guitar Hero, Lego Rockstars, Lego City Undercover

21) Braid
solved by: 61%
other ideas: -

22) Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
solved by: 45%
other ideas: Project X, Katakis, Gradius, Catalypse, Z-Out

23) Trespasser
solved by: 48%
other ideas: Tomb Raider, Dino Crisis 1 & 2, Turok 1 & 2, Jurassic Park Arcade

24) Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
solved by: 48%
other ideas: Dinosaur Fighter

25) T-Rex Runner / Google Chrome
solved by: 47%
other ideas: Dinosty, Cute Dino Run, Dino Hurdles

26) Mad Maestro
solved by: 45%
other ideas: 1 vs 100 live, FF Theatrythm, Breath of Fire IV

27) Neon Drive
solved by: 34%
other ideas: Outdrive, Audiosurf 2, Xmodule, Neon Racer

28.) Dance Aerobics
solved by: 41%
other ideas: Rythm Tengoku

29) Harmoknight
solved by: 34%
other ideas: -

30) Soul Fjord
solved by: 23%
other ideas: Afro Pirate Driver


now let's have the quiz image one more time, followed by the solution:


solution:

full resolution: i.imgur.com/Dqug2UN.png


SCORE TABLE

01 - 30 points - gpo - MadMoxxi
02 - 30 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
03 - 30 points - pop - Barbarian
04 - 30 points - pcx - Splunge
05 - 30 points - pop - a_gentle_breeze
06 - 30 points - mnc - wynk+Pasu
07 - 29 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
08 - 29 points - mmx - J.R.
09 - 28 points - guf - Wizdom
10 - 27.5 pnts - vpf - Yukiko

11 - 27.5 pnts - hcg - Bumpyroad
12 - 25 points - mmx - Cutter Slade
13 - 24 points - gpo - Jin-Roh
14 - 24 points - mmx - Klunky
15 - 23 points - m!g - Kaoru zero one
16 - 22 points - pop - Don Como
17 - 19 points - mnc - elementalMaster
18 - 17 points - hcg - wildweasel
19 - 17 points - vpf - cebix
20 - 17 points - m!g - Red XIII
21 - 16 points - m!g - geohound
22 - 16 points - gpo - Kataka
23 - 14.5 pnts - vgz - blackxdragon
24 - 14 points - gms - hellermarie
25 - 14 points - mnc - Klees
26 - 14 points - guf - darkIkarus
27 - 13 points - gms - der.Otti
28 - 13 points - mmx - dasDull
29 - 12 points - guf - Shadowguy
30 - 12 points - vgz - Walti
31 - 11 points - mnc - Yeboah17
32 - 11 points - vgz - Revolvermeister
33 - 10 points - vpf - marshallracer
34 - 10 points - guf - Yoshi

35 - 8 points - gpo - Navarone
36 - 8 points - vgz - LOX-TT
37 - 8 points - guf - Sunny
38 - 8 points - 4py - DarkScorpion190
39 - 7 points - 4py - DancingDan
40 - 7 points - gpo - derubor_indaril
41 - 7 points - pop - Sascha
42 - 7 points - mmx - Shades
43 - 5 points - gpo - BertBarth
44 - 4 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex

mnc = altes maniac forum
m!g = M!Games forum
pop = PowerPlay forum
pcx = PCX forum
gpo = Gamepro forum
vgz = Videogameszone forum
mmx = Multimediaxis forum
guf = Gaming Universe forum
vpf = VierPfeile
gms = Gamestar forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
4py = 4Players forum


Okay, the hardcore gaming 101 community ALMOST made it to the top 10... Well, there's going to be another quiz soon.

So then, the winners: Congratulations to the Top 5, made of MadMoxxi, Mangamaniac, Barbarian, Splunge and a gentle breeze... you won this round!

Also respect to wynk+Pasu, Gerhard S, J.R., Wizdom and Yukiko - together you're the Top 10.


HG101-exclusive list

1 - 27.5 pnts - Bumpyroad
2 - 17 points - wildweasel

good work, both of you - however, Bumpyroad wins this one.

Thanks for participating, see you next time!

[Snake]

Wow, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs! I forgot that even existed!