monthly hardcore gaming quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

@all - this rounds ends today! ^_^

[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: 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 - 15 points - Apollo Chungus
2 - 14 points - mainpatr
3 - 12 points - personman
4 - 12 points - dsparil
5 - 10 points - teroknor
6 - 10 points - excelsior
7 - 10 points - 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀
8 - 05 points - Snake
9 - 04 points - alexmate


Congrats to Apollo Chungus for the local lead.

Excelsior is 6th place, but he's the only one from here who got the bonus question right... what was going on there?

Thanks to all for taking part and see you next time!

[excelsior]

I'm a bit surprised nobody else got Goonies. Here's a confession from me - I've never even seen the film. Little snippets of it here and there for sure, but never all the way through.

As far as DotA (is that correct?) 2 - I've heard of Dota. No idea what it is though. Wasn't aware of a Dota 2.

I did a little research here but I could tell most of the games weren't up my alley so I didn't spend more than an hour on the last day I'm afraid. A bunch of games here I'm not familiar with at all. Hoping for a quiz that's more my cup of tea next month. As far as games I knew from sight, those were:

1,2,4,6,8,10 & 19. There are some others I should have remembered, but I guess maps don't really stick with me. I should have spotted 11, 12 and 24 - 18 also but I honestly couldn't tell what I was looking at in the picture. Pretty much looks like a blur on a star background to me. Ah well.

Oh and disappointed not seeing me ol' mucker windfisch in the results list this month.

[dsparil]

Defense of the Ancients was a mod for WarCraft III that was based around teams of hero units without any base building. In some ways, it's closer to the original scrapped (but extensively previewed) concept of WCIII than the released game is although DotA was based on earlier StarCraft custom map so it's probably coincidental. I was one of the wrong League of Legends answered though since I never played any of these games and they all have the same basic structure.

1,2,4,5,10,15 and 17 for me. I'm mainly kicking myself for 12 and 18 since I played both of those a fair bit but also not that recently. This one did feel harder than usual for me. There's only four games I literally have never heard of, but I probably couldn't get the rest even with an obvious screenshot.

[Snake]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! Freaken Goonies! Trick question, love it.

I've watched The Goonies countless times, but not enough to recognize the holes in the map.

[🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀]

Yeah, this one was pretty difficult. Not too much to go off of, research-wise, even though a fair amount of these have text. From the ones I didn't recognize immediately, I got Desert Strike, Ultima, and somehow Dota correct. I've never played Dota or any other MOBA, so I don't know how I instantly thought of Dota. Dead State actually had text that made it easy to find. All in all I only got 10...if only there was some Etrian Odyssey included.

I'm really surprised that only 71% got DOOM.

Aug 2, 2022 7:15:40 GMT -5 excelsior said:

I'm a bit surprised nobody else got Goonies. Here's a confession from me - I've never even seen the film. Little snippets of it here and there for sure, but never all the way through.

It's not very worth watching as an adult in the year 2022 to be honest.

[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 www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz, good luck:

Direct link: i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png

[cacao]

I'm back but will have to sit this one out. DOS games are NOT my strong suit!

[Mr_Horizon]

Aug 9, 2022 10:54:38 GMT -5 cacao said:

I'm back but will have to sit this one out. DOS games are NOT my strong suit!

Ha, unacceptable! Just six titles are DOS exclusives, all others are multiplatform to the Amiga or (handheld and stationary) consoles.

You should also enter to submit a vote for this years "make-a-wish" quiz... let's see maybe the clues will help you. 

[Mr_Horizon]

August Quiz - Clues #1

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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: gaming-village.de/index.php
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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 www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here is the quiz again - good luck: 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 www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the puzzle again - you can do it: 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, including three from this forum. Can we make it ten again?
How about it, excelsior alexmate Snake dsparil mainpatr cacao Woody Alien or 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀?
Don't forget, this time there's a price for the winners!

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

Here's the quiz one last time: i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png

[Woody Alien]

Did it in the nick of time! I recognized about half of them, others I left blank or put random guesses in the spaces.

[🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀]

I was expecting this to be very difficult, but I found more than I expected. Don't think I'm gonna win that download code, but then I've played that game since I was 3 years old or so.

[Mr_Horizon]

Aug 31, 2022 5:37:49 GMT -5 Woody Alien said:

Did it in the nick of time! I recognized about half of them, others I left blank or put random guesses in the spaces.

Don't worry, still an above average score.

excelsior : Will you be really the only player from Hardcore Gaming 101 who doesn't recognise #1? As always, the series is enough.


There's now seven participants from here, and seven hours left. ^_^