monthly hardcore gaming quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - Answers & Score

Exciting, exactly the same amount of players as last round - 153 people! How did that happen? Seems to have been a balanced round with answer rates from 10% to 100%.

A quick pie chart on the SoundFX survey, which unfortunately wasn't very informative:


Only 20% "yes" votes is a bit weak, it would have to be three times as many for me to do such a round again. That's why I'm taking a different approach now. Until the next quiz (i.e. for about a week) you can check out all the past sound quizzes at www.retrogamequiz.com. Then the "don't know" percentage should reduce and we'll repeat the poll with a clear YES/NO.

But now we start with the results... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score.

1) Return to Monkey Island
Everybody knows Monkey Island.
Answer rate: 100%
Other suggestions: -

2) Leisure Suit Larry 5
Answer rate: 98%
Other suggestions: -

3) Indiana Jones & the last Crusade
Answer rate: 99%
Other suggestions: -

4) Simon the Sorcerer 2
No, not Discworld. Although Simon certainly bears a resemblance to Rincewind...
Answer rate: 78%
Other suggestions: 14x Discworld, Teen Merlin

5) Sam & Max 301: The Penal Zone.
I've heard the Telltale spin-offs of Sam & Max aren't very good. :/
Solve rate: 96%
Other suggestions: -

6) Toonstruck
Answer rate: 65%
Other suggestions: 4x Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, Space Quest, The shining, Trüberbrook

7) The Feeble Files
Also known as "Floyd".
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Aliens, Beneath a Steel Sky, Ratchet and Clank, Space Quest, The book of unwritten tales, Zak Mc Kracken

8.) Broken Sword 5
Also known as "Baphomets Fluch 5".
Answer rate: 82%
Other suggestions: Gabriel Knight, Last Express, Runaway

9) Darkside Detective
Answer rate: 65%
Other suggestions: 5x Police Quest, 4x Thimbleweed Park, Gemini Rue, Maniac Mansion, Sanitarium, Sledge Hammer, Uncanny Valley

10) Dagger of Amon Ra
The second adventure of the lovely Miss Laura Bow.
Answer rate: 48%
Other suggestions: Gabriel Knight, BASS, Herald, King's Quest, Mixed Up Mother Goose, Mystery House, Norco, Police quest, Teenagent

11) Inherit the Earth - Quest for the Orb
Answer rate: 54%
Other suggestions: Nightshade, Space Quest

12) Gabriel Knight 2: the beast within
Wow, Phantasmagoria really burned itself into gaming memory... wasn't the right answer here though.
Answer rate: 42%
Other suggestions: 20x Phantasmagoria, 5x Night Trap, 4x the 7th Guest, dreamfall, Harvester, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Psychic detective, Tex Murphy, The Riddle of Master Lu

13) Kings Quest 3 VGA
Answer rate: 41%
Other suggestions: Bard's Tale, Colossal Cave, Hand of god, Kyrandia, Loom, Museum Madness, Quest for Glory

14) Unavowed
Answer rate: 52%
Other suggestions: Dr Who, Beneath A Steel Sky, Gemini Room, Gemini Rue, BASS, Blackwell, Blues brothers, Kathy Rain, Lost Horizon

15) The Neverhood
Answer rate: 43%
Other suggestions: Grim Fandango, Machinarium, Robot murder detectives

16) Chaos on Deponia
Answer rate: 61%
Other suggestions: Doc Clock and the Toasted Sandwich of Time, Edna, Freddi Fish, Lost in Play, Zac McKrakken

17) Thimbleweed Park
Answer rate: 52%
Other suggestions: Blackwell Deception, Ghost reader, Kathy Rain, Little Nightmares, Loom, Neverending Story, The Blackwell Legacy

18.) Telekommando 2
A Promotion adventure game for the german company "Telekom".
Answer rate: 20%
Other suggestions: Bi-Fi: Action in Hollywood, Clock Tower, Countdown, The Legacy, The Basement, Dark Shadows, Neuromancer, Prisoner of ice, Twilight Syndrome, Beneath A Steel Sky

19) Discworld Noir
Answer rate: 41%
Other suggestions: Blade Runner, Harry Potter, Myst, Sanitarium, City of Forgotten Children, Shardlight, Simon the Sorcerer.

20) Universe
That was mean because you don't see the actual protagonist here at all. But I still find the colour scheme very memorable.
Answer rate: 18%
Other suggestions: Harry Potter, Innocent Until Caught, James Pond, Loom FM Town, Orion Burger, Space Quest, Tea Time

21) Big Red Adventure
Answer rate: 23%
Other suggestions: Discworld 2: Missing Presumed, Army Wars, Comrade, Day of the tentacle, Generals and majors, KGB, Red Comrades, Teen Agent

22) Syberia
I sometimes confuse this with "Secret Files Tunguska" or "The Longest Journey". But more people recognised this train than I expected!
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: 7x Myst, 4x The Longest Journey, Beneath a Steel sky, Secret File Tunguska, Grim Fandango, Journeyman Project, Riven, The Book Of Unwritten Tales

23) How We Know We're Alive
The second hardest entry of this round, a depressing little indie story from Sweden. Actually this is more of a walking simulator than an adventure game. :/
Answer rate: 12%
Other suggestions: Behind Closed Doors, Essays on Empathy, Gemini Rue, Gods will be watching, Kentucky Route Zero, Lacuna, Manic Depression Room, Mystery Mansion, One Dreamer, Primark the video game, Settled, sheltered, Thumbleweed Park

24) 6 Days a Sacrifice
One of the adventure games by "Zero Punctuation" writer Ben Croshaw.
Answer rate: 33%
Other suggestions: Beneath a Steel Sky, The Blackwell, The Orion Conspiracy, Zombie Wars

25) 1987 Rescue in Berlin
Developed by a Spaniard and released in 2021, a funny story set in 1980s Berlin. Toughest entry of this round!
Answer rate: 10%
Other suggestions: Maniac Mansion, Thimbleweed Park, Action in Hollywood, Bud Tucker in Double Trouble, Caren and the tangled tentacles, Pink Panther Passport to Peril, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, Who stole my beard


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



Answers:

Direct link: i.imgur.com/b935Qxv.png


HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
01 - 25 points - mnc - OfflineChris
01 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
01 - 25 points - rta - marek
01 - 25 points - mnc - Ost West Elite
06 - 24 points - eab - Nobby_UK
07 - 24 points - mnc - Dream Team
08 - 24 points - pop - turzilla
09 - 24 points - cib - frozentiger
10 - 24 points - rpg - Calastellio
11 - 23 points - smu - Herr Schatten
12 - 23 points - gpo - DocMoody
13 - 22 points - eab - darkwave
14 - 22 points - gav - Wizdom
15 - 22 points - eab - Havie
16 - 22 points - wtd - AirBaeron
17 - 22 points - cib - LockeBoss
18 - 22 points - rta - EarthPainting
19 - 22 points - gsg - partykiller
20 - 22 points - spz - The_BACH

21 - 22 points - ftg - DeekyFun
22 - 22 points - spz - Striderblade
23 - 21 points - ata - Keir
24 - 21 points - can - Dark Kariya
25 - 21 points - can - M.Rick75
26 - 21 points - mtc - KainXVIII
27 - 21 points - gms - kopyright
28 - 20 points - rta - malus
29 - 20 points - mmx - Lynx
30 - 20 points - rtu - Antiriad2097
31 - 20 points - rkb - kirika1987
32 - 20 points - rpg - Fyrchtegott
33 - 20 points - hcg - windfisch
34 - 20 points - rta - hamsterstyle
35 - 19 points - gms - j1m
36 - 19 points - hcg - teroknor
37 - 19 points - mtc - Parsnip
38 - 19 points - mmx - fedprod
39 - 18 points - mtc - Valdien
40 - 18 points - gms - hellermarie
41 - 18 points - ata - jgkspsx
42 - 18 points - rta - Illusionary
43 - 18 points - eab - mailman
44 - 18 points - mnc - HomiSite
45 - 18 points - gms - kanedat
46 - 18 points - ftg - Lurker
47 - 18 points - ftg - destria
48 - 18 points - rta - Nihilistic Monk
49 - 17 points - sh2 - Vino
50 - 17 points - ftg - rwklau
51 - 17 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
52 - 17 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
53 - 16 points - mmx - dasDull
54 - 16 points - nto - Lockenvogel
55 - 16 points - mnc - Lukulus
56 - 16 points - mmx - Knuckles
57 - 16 points - mmx - LittleChoco
58 - 16 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
59 - 16 points - hcg - dsparil
60 - 16 points - hcg - personman
61 - 15 points - wtd - PhantomVonOpa
62 - 15 points - nto - 4C8en
63 - 15 points - f64 - Pat Power
64 - 15 points - wtd - svenoble
65 - 15 points - gpo - rave
66 - 15 points - ftg - cubby
67 - 14 points - cib - Seizokano
68 - 14 points - ntl - charlix12323
69 - 14 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
70 - 14 points - wtd - jenoogle
71 - 14 points - ftg - Vandelay
72 - 14 points - gpo - Bully
73 - 14 points - mtc - FunnyJay
74 - 14 points - rpg - D4rkD
75 - 13 points - mnc - elementalMaster
76 - 13 points - ftg - Garfy
77 - 13 points - nto - Quadratlatschen
78 - 13 points - ftg - RumMonkey
79 - 13 points - gpo - Messor Torvus
80 - 13 points - wtd - Mr.L
81 - 13 points - rkb - salversurfer
82 - 12 points - mtc - MegaApple
83 - 12 points - gms - Schneitzel
84 - 12 points - mnc - Mitschel
85 - 11 points - rta - Zolbrod
86 - 11 points - m!g - Red XIII
87 - 11 points - rkb - Addearheart
88 - 11 points - mnc - chifan
89 - 11 points - gsg - Nischenliebhaber
90 - 11 points - ftg - LockeTribal
91 - 10 points - rtu - Elginmcqueen
92 - 10 points - hcg - snake
93 - 10 points - hcg - Alexmate
94 - 10 points - mtc - freshVeggie
95 - 10 points - mtc - xxr
96 - 10 points - pop - Don Como
97 - 10 points - f64 - Jammet
98 - 10 points - gpo - Navarone
99 - 10 points - sh2 - Jokus
100 -10 points - ftg - harrypalmer
101 -10 points - spz - Geddoe
102 -10 points - can - Kulfy
103 -10 points - mmx - Dnamei
104 -10 points - wtd - Waelthus
105 -10 points - ftg - mrpon
106 -10 points - rkb - flof1ghterLegend
107 - 9 points - nto - Ande
108 - 9 points - rpg - Zion
109 - 9 points - f64 - drazil
110 - 8 points - ftg - Rich
111 - 8 points - gpo - FireSmoke
112 - 8 points - mmx - Shades
113 - 8 points - sh2 - Bonz
114 - 8 points - hcg - excelsior
115 - 8 points - can - BakaSeiji
116 - 8 points - rta - vgp
117 - 7 points - pop - Sascha
118 - 7 points - rkb - ToniLustig
119 - 7 points - can - Franky M.
120 - 7 points - gpo - kataka
121 - 7 points - cib - Elemental Master
122 - 7 points - ftg - Rhaegyr
123 - 7 points - gpo - Eddie
124 - 7 points - gms - RC2225
125 - 7 points - pop - PUH
126 - 7 points - rkb - FolderOfDoom
127 - 7 points - pop - Daiyama
128 - 7 points - m!g - geohound
129 - 7 points - ntl - Krull
130 - 7 points - pop - Arne
131 - 6 points - rta - Gygas
132 - 6 points - ftg - JuniorFE
133 - 6 points - rta - Optional Objectives
134 - 6 points - smu - BulletMagnet
135 - 6 points - rtc - StayAwhile
136 - 6 points - ntl - Dogorilla
137 - 6 points - gpo - GAMEPROFF
138 - 6 points - ftg - Lizard
139 - 5 points - eab - CFOU!
140 - 5 points - mtc - QFNS
141 - 5 points - sh2 - Neo_SUC
142 - 5 points - gpo - OutOfBounds
143 - 5 points - sh2 - the_joker2
144 - 5 points - m!g - Kong
145 - 5 points - gpo - Konsolomio
146 - 5 points - mnc - Yeboah17
147 - 4 points - ata - Mikebloke
148 - 4 points - gav - Scorplian
149 - 4 points - gav - Cube
150 - 4 points - ftg - DaddyDoomBar
151 - 3 points - gav - Yoshi
152 - 2 points - cib - Jan565
153 - 1 points - ntl - BabyYoda71


LOCAL HIGH SCORE

1 - 20 points - windfisch
2 - 19 points - teroknor
3 - 16 points - dsparil
4 - 16 points - personman
5 - 10 points - Snake
6 - 10 points - alexmate
7 - 08 points - excelsior


Congrats to windfisch for the local lead.

I'll mention it briefly one more time: Until the next quiz (i.e. for about a week), you can check out all the past sound quizzes at www.retrogamequiz.com.

Thank you all for joining!

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Super Mario

Since last week the new Super Mario Bros movie is out, how about we do a promo round to celebrate the dear plumber? We've already had Sega, Atari or Commodore as a theme.... and here's the (sort-of) Nintendo puzzle at last.

I was delayed over the Easter holidays, but I hope to be able to get this round online just before the 10th of April is over.

To avoid entries like "25x Super Mario", this time a clear announcement: You have to give the exact game! °_°

Only if at least 20% of all players make the same mistake in an answer you'll still score. So if 20 out of 100 people specify just "Super Mario Pottery Champion" or the famous third game instead of the correct answer "Super Mario Pottery Champion 2 redux", you might get points for that. Don't rely on it!

Deadline is Sunday the 30th of April, enter via retrogamequiz.com.

Here's the quiz, have fun

Direct link: i.imgur.com/C6fQpQI.png

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Clues #1

Just about 40 people are already playing, so let's a go, quiz time! A few voices would have liked a bigger focus on the 90s, but eleven games in this round were released between 1983 and 2000... okay, but admittedly the remaining fourteen came out in 2001 & later. Hopefully it will make life easier for the younger ones among you

Here are the clues:

1) Title 15 is an "educational" game and the only one in this round with an official PC release.
2) The following consoles (Game Boy, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Switch) each have three games in this quiz.
3) Number 6 is a puzzle game for the N64.
4) Each row shows five different systems, for example the top row is Wii, Switch, Gamecube, N64 and Game Boy at the end. So since #6 is an N64 game, there can't be any other N64 titles in the second row.

And guys, AGAIN: you have to give the exact name of the game this time, the series probably won't do! °_°

Deadline is Sunday the 30th of April, enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz again, let's go i.imgur.com/C6fQpQI.png

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Clues #2

It's a me, your clue post! ^_^ Sixty people are in, and twenty of them have seen the new Super Mario movie. Did any of you also go to the cinema for the old one from the 90s? I should have asked that too, such a missed opportunity...oh well.
You have to participate before the end of next week, there are only a few days left until this round is over.

Here are the last clues:

1) Three of the pictures are not actual gameplay, but instead show the cover of the game.
2) You won't find any of the "Super Mario Maker" games in this round.
3) Game 14 is the only 3DS title in this quiz, both Mario and his brother are playable.
4) Number 18 shows Mario in a puzzle game, but Luigi is nowhere to be seen in this title.

And guys, BE PRECISE: It needs to be the exact name. I know I said that there'd be "mercy points" if enough people make the same mistake, but this got more complicated than I expected and now I'M TAKING IT BACK. To compensate, I'll give you the following as a fifth clue:

5) In the following games, well over ten people miss their point because they are just a bit off: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15.... plus one from the last row. Are you sure you are precise enough everywhere?



Deadline is Sunday 30 April, enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz again, we are on the last days: i.imgur.com/C6fQpQI.png

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - this round ends tomorrow!

An urgent message from the Mushroom Kingdom: LETS-A-GO, the fun will be over this Sunday!
Over 100 players (four from here) have already sent in their (hopefully totally accurate?) answers, it seems like the scoreboard holds all results between ZERO and ALL points. Exciting!

So alexmate dsparil excelsior teroknor or Weasel ...how about it?

Hurry up, the deadline is this Sunday, 30th of April, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here is the quiz one last time: i.imgur.com/C6fQpQI.png

[Mr_Horizon]

April Quiz - Answers & Score

Oh dear, you're going to hate me for these results! Well over 500 entries resulted in no points, as it had to be the exact title of the game this round. Despite such a strict rule, a whole dozen of players managed to score full points. Impressive!

Briefly on the poll: 55% vote for a sound quiz, 45% against it... that's damn close to a 50/50 and not distinct enough for me to make the effort. Maybe there will be some kind of SoundFX bonus round.

The new Super Mario Bros movie has been seen by 31% of all voters, and only 2% of them (3 votes) didn't like it. 25% don't want to see it in the first place, and the remaining 44% still plan to watch it eventually.

But now it's time to start with the results... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score.

1) Super Mario Galaxy
The first part of Super Mario Galaxy is the only title of this round that achieved more than 90% solution rate.
Answer rate: 93%
Other suggestions: 5x Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario All Stars, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Smash Bros

2) Paper Mario: Origami King.
That's a "Paper" Mario alright.... but the clues also revealed that it's a Switch title, so only the Origami King gets the point!
Answer rate: 73%
Other suggestions: 17x Paper Mario: Color Splash, 14x Paper Mario, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Paper Mario 2, Super Paper Mario, Mario Party

3) Super Smash Bros Melee
Which Smash Bros is on the Gamecube? That's right: "Melee"
Answer rate: 69%
Other suggestions: 16x Super Smash Bros, 12x Super Smash Bros Ultimate, 7x Super Smash Bros Brawl, 4x Smash Bros, Super Mario Odyssey

4) Mario Party 2
Here you can see the mini-game "Mecha Marathon". This is available in one Mario Party each on the Switch, the 3DS and the N64.
However, the image detail shows the very blocky graphics of the N64, which is why it has to be "Mario Party 2".
Answer rate: 61%
Other suggestions: 32x Mario Party, 8x Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4, Mario Party 64, Super Mario Party, Mario Party Superstars, Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

5) Super Mario Land 2: 6 golden coins
Answer rate: 88%
Other suggestions: 6x Super Mario Land, Mario Brothers Deluxe, Mario's Picross

6) Dr.Mario 64
Quite a few of you will be annoyed, because without the "64" you don't get the point. ^_-
Answer rate: 73%
Other suggestions: 32x Dr Mario, Tetris & Dr Mario, Dr Mario Puzzle League, Dr Mario x Tetris

7) Mario Bros
No, not the jump'n'run "Super Mario Bros". This is the arcade original "Mario Bros".
Answer rate: 84%
Other suggestions: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario Bros 3 Battle Game, Mario Bros 3

8.) Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Rabbids, that's right! But the second part.
Answer rate: 65%
Other suggestions: 13x Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle, 9x Mario & Rabbids, 7x Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy, Mario Galaxy 2

9) Mario Strikers Charged
Football with Mario, here's the UK cover of the Wii version! Do you want the point? You can only get it with "charged".
Answer rate: 67%
Other suggestions: 13x Super Mario Strikers, 10x Mario Strikers Battle League Football, 9x Mario Strikers, Super Smash Football, Mario Smash Football, Mario Soccer, Wario World

10) Super Mario 3D World
Answer rate: 63%
Other suggestions: 6x Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, 5x Mario & Luigi, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario & Luigi: Bowers Inside Story, Mario Bros, Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros, New Super Mario Bros U, New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe, Super Mario 3D Land, Luigi's Mansion 3

11) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 is a good game for the Wii U. Pictured here, however, is Mario Kart 8 DELUXE for the Switch. You can tell by all the extra characters.
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: 34x Mario Kart 8, 5x Mario Kart, 4x Super Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Maker, Nintendo Land, Animal Crossing

12) Luigi's Mansion
The end of the very first Luigi's Mansion, Mario is no longer locked in the picture frame.
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: 5x Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Odyssey, Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Mario 64 DS, Mario Party 4, Mario Sunshine, Super Mario 64, Captain Toad

13) Mario Clash
Yes, that's right, a Mario for the Virtua Boy. I wonder what it was called...?
Answer rate: 78%
Other suggestions: Virtual Boy Wario Land, Mario's Tennis, Mario bros virtual boy, Mario Virtual, Virtual Boy Mario, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super Mario RPG, Super Paper Mario

14) Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
There are quite a few Mario & Luigi games out there. But on the 3DS, with this background & side characters? That's just Dream Team.
Answer rate: 44%
Other suggestions: 10x Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, 8x Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros, Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam, Mario and Luigi, Super Mario RPG, Mario Bros, Mario Golf Advanced Tour, Mario Party, Mario Party 3, Mario Party 7, Mario Party Advance, Mario Party Island Tour, Mario Party Top 100, Mario Superstar Baseball, New Super Mario Bros DS, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario RPG

15) Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers
Released on SNES and DOS, the only "edutainment game" of this round.
Solving rate: 39%
Other suggestions: 18x Mario's Time Machine, 14x Hotel Mario, 8x Mario is Missing, 4x Mario Teaches Typing, Mario Teaches Typing 2, Mario Elevator, Mario Maker, Mario Time Machine, Mario World, Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun, Mario's Game Gallery, Mario's Arithmetic Skills, Super Mario Advance, Super Mario All Stars, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario RPG, Game and Watch 4

16) DDR: Mario Mix
Whether DDR or Dancing Stage, together with "Mario" you get a point.
Answer rate: 52%
Other suggestions: Dance Dance Revolution, Super Mario 64, Mario Sunshine, Mario Party, Mario Party 3, Mario Party 5, Mario Party 7, Mario Party 8, Mario Party DS, Mario Party: The Top 100, Mario & Luigi RPG, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven

17) Pinball
Answer rate: 42%
Other suggestions: 14x Donkey Kong, 7x Wrecking Crew, 6x Donkey Kong Jr, 4x Mario Bros, Breakout, Cement Factory, Ice Climber, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Marionoid

18) Yoshi's Cookie
Answer rate: 32%
Other suggestions: 12x Super Mario World, 5x Mario Teaches Typing, 4x Mario & Wario, Mario Teaches Typing 2, Super Mario All-Stars, Yoshi's Safari, Super Mario Bros Deluxe, Mario's Picross GB, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario all stars, Game & Watch Gallery

19) WarioWare: Twisted!
Is that Super Mario Bros 3?! No, that didn't have local multiplayer! The picture shows a minigame from WarioWare Twisted or WarioWare Gold.
Answer rate: 29%
Other suggestions: 63x Super Mario Bros 3, 4x Super Mario Bros 2, 4x Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker 2, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 3, Vs. Super Mario Bros. 3, NES Remix 2, Nintendoland

20) Alleyway
Answer rate: 63%
Other suggestions: 8x Mario's Time Machine, Arkanoid, Breakout, Mario Paint, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2

21) Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics
The Wii cover of one of the Mario & Sonic crossover games. This is about the WINTER Olympics, just "Mario & Sonic Olympics" is a different game.
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: 5x Super Mario Odyssey, 4x Mario & Sonic at Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, Mario vs Sonic, Mario Golf!, Mario Sunshine, Mario Tennis Open, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Super Mario Run

22) Qix
Did the colours confuse you? ^_^ The picture shows a Gameboy game in the Super Game Boy.
Answer rate: 53%
Other suggestions: 6x Super Mario Odyssey, Game and Watch Gallery, Game & Watch Gallery 2, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2, Super Mario Maker, Tetris, WarioWare, Warioland, Wild Western Mario, Mario Paint, Outlaw clone

23) WarioWare Inc.
Okay, that was a bit cheap: another WarioWare. But these just have such weird versions of Mario! The "Inc" was needed for the point here.
Answer rate: 37%
Other suggestions: 11x Warioware, 5x Mario Paint, Wario Ware Touched, WarioWare DIY, WarioWare Gold, WarioWare: Touched!, Wario Ware: Get It Together, Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up, Super Mario Land 2, Super Mario Maker, Rhythm Heaven, Electric Crayon 3

24) Mario Artist: Polygon Studio
Here it is, the toughest title of the round!
"Mario Artist" is just the series, so no points for that. "Paint Studio" has the RED M, "Talent Studio" has the GREEN M, the "Communication Kit" is GREY, and only "Mario Artist: POLYGON STUDIO" shows the blue M depicted in the quiz.
Answer rate: 17%
Other suggestions: 36x Mario Artist, 20x Mario Artist: Paint Studio, 4x Mario Artist: Talent Studio, Mario Artist: Communication Kit
13x Mario Paint, Mario Paint 64, Mario Picross, NEW Super Mario Bros Wii, mario kart 7, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Noir-io Bros, Mario is Missing

25) Super Scope 6
In one of the Nintendo Light Gun games, Mario also appeared as a gimmick. Difficult!
Answer rate: 28%
Other suggestions: 4x Mario & Wario, Pilotwings, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2, Mario's Time Machine, Mario is Missing, Mario Maker, Mario Paint, Mario Tennis, mario vs donkey kong, Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers, Red baron, Super Mario Advance, Super Mario First Aid, Wario's Woods, Kaizo Mario



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



Answer image:

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



HIGH SCORE TABLE

01 - 25 points - rtu - Antiriad2097
01 - 25 Points - cib - frozentiger
01 - 25 points - mnc - East West Elite
01 - 25 points - mnc - OfflineChris
01 - 25 points - rta - marek
01 - 25 points - rta - Illusionary
01 - 25 points - gpo - KHlover
01 - 25 points - gpo - DocMoody
01 - 25 points - spz - The_BACH
01 - 25 points - ata - jgkspsx
01 - 25 points - hcg - Son of Suzy Creamcheese
01 - 25 Points - rta - malus
13 - 24 points - ftg - rwklau
14 - 24 points - mmx - Ligiiihh
15 - 24 Points - mnc - Gerhard S.
16 - 24 points - gav - Yoshi
17 - 24 points - eab - Havie
18 - 24 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
19 - 24 points - mtc - Parsnip
20 - 24 points - rta - hamsterstyle

21 - 23 points - gms - hellermarie
22 - 23 points - rta - EarthPainting
23 - 23 points - gav - Wizdom
24 - 23 points - rta - jett
25 - 23 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
26 - 23 points - rpg - Calastellio
27 - 22 points - eab - Nobby_UK
28 - 22 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
29 - 22 points - ftg - JuniorFE
30 - 22 points - nto - Ande
31 - 21 points - rta - Cow Mengde
32 - 21 points - mtc - Valdien
33 - 21 Points - ntl - charlix12323
34 - 21 points - ntl - dogorilla
35 - 20 points - gsg - partykiller
36 - 20 points - hcg - dsparil
37 - 20 points - rta - Nihilistic Monk
38 - 20 points - spz - Striderblade
39 - 20 points - wtd - jenoogle
40 - 19 points - hcg - personman
41 - 19 points - rkb - kirika1987
42 - 18 points - mmx - knuckles
43 - 18 points - rpg - fyrchtegott
44 - 18 points - hcg - excelsior
45 - 18 points - smu - Herr Schatten
46 - 18 points - pop - dixip
47 - 18 points - gpo - FireSmoke
48 - 17 points - mnc - Dream Team
49 - 17 points - rta - PsionBolt
50 - 17 points - rta - Blufunk
51 - 17 points - hcg - windfish
52 - 17 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
53 - 17 points - mmx - Klunky
54 - 17 points - cib - Seizokano
55 - 17 points - ntl - Minecraftemery
56 - 17 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
57 - 17 points - m!g - Red XIII
58 - 16 points - ftg - LockeTribal
59 - 16 points - ntl - TheBigBlue
60 - 16 points - ntl - StarPoint
61 - 16 points - ntl - BabyYoda71
62 - 16 points - rkb - Addearheart
63 - 16 points - nto - Quadratlatschen
64 - 16 points - rpg - Mattos313
65 - 16 points - ftg - Cubby
66 - 15 points - cib - GaiaGensouki
67 - 15 points - eab - darkwave
68 - 15 points - gpo - rave
69 - 15 points - gav - Scorplian
70 - 15 points - gpo - Messor Torvus
71 - 15 points - mnc - Mitschel
72 - 15 points - mmx - fedprod
73 - 14 points - pop - a gentle breeze
74 - 14 points - pop - Don Como
75 - 14 points - mmx - LittleChoco
76 - 14 points - rta - PCfromNYV
77 - 14 points - can - Dark Kariya
78 - 14 points - ata - Keir
79 - 14 points - rtu - Elginmcqueen
80 - 13 points - gms - kopyright
81 - 13 points - can - M.Rick75
82 - 13 points - smu - BulletMagnet
83 - 13 points - hcg - snake
84 - 13 points - hcg - teroknor
85 - 13 points - ftg - Destria
86 - 13 points - spz - Geddoe
87 - 13 points - gpo - Navarone
88 - 13 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
89 - 12 points - mtc - MegaApple
90 - 12 points - mnc - Lukulus
91 - 12 points - ntl - Bunkerneath
92 - 12 points - gms - j1m
93 - 12 points - gav - Cube
94 - 12 points - ftg - Vandelay
95 - 12 points - m!g - Kong
96 - 11 points - nto - 4C8en
97 - 11 points - ftg - Lurker
98 - 11 points - pop - turzilla
99 - 11 points - mmx - Dnamei
100 - 11 points - cib - Retro_Willie
101 - 11 points - rtc - StayAwhile
102 - 11 points - hcg - mainpatr
103 - 10 points - rpg - Zion
104 - 10 points - rkb - Philippe161
105 - 10 points - mmx - Shades
106 - 10 points - hcg - Alexmate
107 - 10 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
108 - 10 points - sh2 - Bonz
109 - 10 points - rta - Gygas
110 - 09 points - mmx - Lynx
111 - 09 points - nto - Curly
112 - 09 points - ata - Mikebloke
113 - 08 points - eab - mailman
114 - 08 points - gpo - kataka
115 - 08 points - mnc - elementalMaster
116 - 08 points - rta - Optional Objectives
117 - 08 points - cib - LockeBoss
118 - 08 points - cib - @kuma:0
119 - 07 points - wtd - Adrian
120 - 07 points - mtc - QFNS
121 - 07 points - spz - VAL
122 - 07 points - rkb - FolderOfDoom
123 - 07 points - nto - Dark~ExxzoN
124 - 07 points - cib - Elemental Master
125 - 07 points - gpo - GAMEPROFF
126 - 06 points - smu - Guigui
127 - 06 points - off - gbxkb
128 - 06 points - mnc - HomiSite
129 - 05 points - ata - JeremiahJT
130 - 05 points - pop - PUH
131 - 05 points - gpo - Eddie
132 - 05 points - ftg - Lizard
133 - 04 points - ftg - harrypalmer
134 - 04 points - gpo - Bully
135 - 04 points - mtc - freshVeggie
136 - 04 points - cib - Jan565
137 - 04 points - off - David
138 - 04 points - mtc - FunnyJay
139 - 03 points - pop - Sascha
140 - 03 points - wtd - Waelthus
141 - 03 points - rtu - AlexH
142 - 03 points - pop - Arne
143 - 02 points - mnc - chifan
144 - 02 points - f64 - Jammet
145 - 02 points - rpg - D4rkD
146 - 01 points - wtd - svenoble
147 - 00 points - pop - Daiyama
148 - 00 points - gav - Hahs



LOCAL HIGH SCORE

1 - 25 points - 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀
2 - 20 points - dsparil
3 - 19 points - personman
4 - 18 points - excelsior
5 - 17 points - windfisch
6 - 13 points - Snake
7 - 13 points - teroknor
8 - 11 points - mainpatr
9 - 10 points - alexmate

Congratulations to Son of Suzy Creamcheese for the full score.

Everyone from here is in the double digits, good job!

Thank you everybody for playing. ^_^

[dsparil]

Some real tough ones here! I never knew the GB Qix had some Mario content. Does Son of Suzy Creamcheese get to officially be Resident Mario Expert now?

[excelsior]

Congrats SoSC!

[dr_st]

Congrats!

(What, no entry for the bizarre DOS remake "Mario & Luigi" by Mike Wiering?)

[🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀]

May 3, 2023 6:39:11 GMT -5 dsparil said:

Some real tough ones here! I never knew the GB Qix had some Mario content. Does Son of Suzy Creamcheese get to officially be Resident Mario Expert now?

Honestly, I was expecting more people here to get the full 25, but I'll take the title of official Mario Expert, then.

I did have to find the exact title of Mario's Early Years again (I knew what it was, but didn't remember the title), and which exact Mario Artist the blue one was supposed to be again, so I'm not perfect.

Qix is interesting, because I always remember that outfit as being from GB Tetris, before remembering that, no, that had all the other Nintendo characters cameoing playing instruments, before remembering that that's actually the NES version.

[Mr_Horizon]

May 3, 2023 16:04:07 GMT -5 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 said:

Honestly, I was expecting more people here to get the full 25, but I'll take the title of official Mario Expert, then.

Well, hundreds of points were lost due to the strict "exact name" rule. And twelve times full score is still a lot for this quiz series, the last two rounds had only five or six people with all points.

Qix is interesting, because I always remember that outfit as being from GB Tetris, before remembering that, no, that had all the other Nintendo characters cameoing playing instruments, before remembering that that's actually the NES version.

Hey, the NES Tetris was my alternative for Qix! Then I remembered I had used that Tetris before... only to realise after posting the quiz that there was an earlier instance of Qix as well (Atari Lynx version).

May 3, 2023 6:39:11 GMT -5 dsparil said:

Does Son of Suzy Creamcheese get to officially be Resident Mario Expert now?

Maybe some admin can give him a badge or something? I got one in FontGeek!

May 3, 2023 14:55:11 GMT -5 dr_st said:

What, no entry for the bizarre DOS remake "Mario & Luigi" by Mike Wiering?)

This quiz was a hidden "Nintendo quiz", similar to the DOS, Sega, Atari and Amiga rounds before.
So there were only official games on Nintendo platforms!

[excelsior]

Mr_Horizon - It's cute you think we have admin.

[🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀]

May 5, 2023 6:51:37 GMT -5 excelsior said:

Mr_Horizon - It's cute you think we have admin.

I'm honestly surprised they haven't just given an active user an admin position, but then again, this forum is pretty uneventful, so we haven't really needed an admin in years.

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Flash Classics

In the year 2000 Macromedia Flash 5 is released, in which the programming language "ActionScript" is built in for the first time... At the latest now the time of Flash Games begins and flushes a wild mixture of crude chaos & great creativity onto desktop computers all over the world.

I'm sure some of you will roll your eyes at this one... do Flash games even deserve to get their own quiz?! But after last round's 100% polished games from Nintendo, I can't think of a better counter-programme than the unfiltered deluge from the games laboratory that was Macromedia Flash.

The time span is pretty much set this time, from 2000 to the year 2020, which was when eventually all those games just launched into a "Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported" message.

Deadline is Wednesday 31 May, enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz, have fun!

Direct link: i.imgur.com/P4Lmfd8.png

[Mr_Horizon]

May Quiz - Clues #1

Now I've officially done it, the world is coming to an end. Apart from a few "yeah, just like back in school!" voices, the reaction to this round is quite bad, even more intense than I expected. Well, even though this is the worst quiz round ever created... 35 people are playing so far, I hope the following clues persuade a few more.

Here are the first clues:

1) The following games have left the Flash platform behind through ports or sequels: the whole first row, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20 ...pretty much half!
2) The #3 and #12 are games to well-known Flash animated series, in which a single character (faceless grey guy or kung-fu stick figure) creatively fights hordes of enemies.
3) A popular Nintendo fighting game was very freely recreated on Flash with #6.
4) In game #9 you control a ninja and have to pass countless difficult platforming rooms.

Deadline is Wednesday 31st May, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz again, good luck i.imgur.com/P4Lmfd8.png