monthly hardcore gaming quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

January Quiz - Answers & Score

As hoped, the very last quiz round has set a record for participation - I'm happy about every one of the 185 users who took part. Some players were completely new, and some really have been playing for the whole ten years. Wow!
There were five different ways to get bonus points in the final round - let's just start with that.

1) The most participants?
There were the most players of all 100 rounds in the last one - 185 people. The closest with "186" was Scorplian from the Gaming Village Forum. Congratulations!
Close behind were Havie (187), Philippe161 (187) and Illusionary (181).

2) The fewest participants?
You didn't have to guess here, if you like digging through over ten years old forum threads you could find out for sure. The correct answer is 5 people, in the "unconventional racing" round in March 2015.
Seven people got it right, so congrats to n_quadra, Jokus, the Ost-West Elite, Gerhard, malus, yollum and OfflineChris.

3) How many participants in total?
There was a lot of guessing between "50" and "10000". But after completing this last round, the number was clear: there were 846 players.
The closest was "856" by ElginMcQueen from the RetroGamer forum. Very nice!
Almost there were Malus (874), Popeye (888) and xxr (889).

4) How many games in total?
This is not so easy to answer - Mega Man looks the same in many games, also fighting games use the same characters across several versions. So there is some blurring, but for the bonus question the correct answer is 2124.
One user guessed "2123" and thus almost exactly hits the correct amount, and it's Windfisch from the hardcore gaming 101 forum. Superb!
Malus (2118) and ToniLustig (2146) were close behind.

5) Forum bonus for participation record
Which forum has managed to reach or even surpass its all-time high of players? FIVE communities have achieved this.

14 out of 13 so far - Multimediaxis
13 out of 12 so far - Gamepro Discord
05 out of 04 so far - Atari Age
06 out of 06 so far - PC Canard
04 out of 03 so far - GamersGlobal

This means that EVERY player from these forums has received an extra point this round. All bonus points are "unweighted", which means that a correctly guessed game still counts more than the bonus point in case of doubt.


But now to the actual quiz - for the last time:

1) Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening
Here, of course, the remake on the Switch.
Answer rate: 81%
Other suggestions: Wii Music, Pikmin, Samba de amigo, Tomodachi life, mario party

2) Lego Star Wars
The Cantina Band? Is that from "Lego Star Wars 2 - the original trilogy"? Probably.
Answer rate: 87%
Other suggestions: -

3) South Park - the stick of truth
The easiest title in this round is not Zelda or Star Wars, but South Park.
Answer rate: 97%
Other suggestions: -

4) Super Princess Peach
Despite me pointing out that there's a woman protagonist, many of you named Mario games.
Answer rate: 61%
Other suggestions: 17x Mario & Luigi, 15x Super Mario (platformer), 4x Super Mario RPG, 4x Mario Party, Paper Mario, Warioware, Game & Watch Gallery 4

5) Space Channel 5 - part 2
up, down, up, down, chu chu chu!
Answer rate: 73%
Other suggestions: Bust a Groove 2,Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Jet Set Radio, no straight roads, Rock Band

6) Gitaroo Man lives
This is the PSP version, with added multiplayer and new songs.
Answer rate: 44%
Other suggestions: 9x Wii Music, 6x Tomodachi Life, 6x Animal Crossing, 5x Parappa The Rapper, Um Jammer Lammy, Miitopia, WarioWare

7) Rayman Legends
One of the rocking grannies from the music levels.
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Day of the Tentacle, MediEvil, Rachet and Klank, Return to Monkey Island, Skylanders, Spongebob, Super Smash Brothers, The Book of Unwritten Tales

8.) The Artful Escape
Guitar hipster in space.
Answer rate: 49%
Other suggestions: Dislyte, Overwatch, Young Justice

9) Outer Wilds
No, not "the outer worlds"!
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: 4x Bioshock, Abe's Odyssey, Final Fantasy XIV, Luigi's Mansion, Nier Automata, Oddworld, Spiritfarer, The Outer Worlds

10) the Lost Vikings
I was amazed at how many people recognised this gentleman immediately!
Answer rate: 84%
Other suggestions: Asterix

11) Rock & Roll Racing
An 80s metal cover picture.
Answer rate: 52%
Other suggestions: Megadriver, Battletoads, carmageddon, Final Fight, Stone Protectors, Turtles

12) Baldur's Gate 3
I'm glad to have somehow used this great RPG in my last quiz.
Answer rate: 67%
Other suggestions: 4x The Witcher, Dragon Age, Horizon, Folklore, mass effect andromeda, Skyrim, elder scrolls online

13) Final Fantasy X-2
This band was featured in FF 10 and its sequel.
Answer rate: 45%
Other suggestions: Banjo Kazooie, Baten Kaitos, Bravely Default, Donkey Konga, Grim Fandango, Legend of Zelda

14) Marvel's Spider-Man 2
This DJ minigame starts when you try out a VR attraction by Mysterio.
Answer rate: 43%
Other suggestions: 5x DJ Hero, 4x Batman Arkham, 4x Cyber Punk 2077, 4x Fuser, Saints Row 4, DJ Star, Fear Effect, Hitman 3, Jet Set Radio, Marvel Contest of Champions, Mass Effect, Starfield, Tron: Legacy

15) Spiritfarer
Yes, this snake somehow plays a stringed instrument (it makes the plants grow faster).
Answer rate: 38%
Other suggestions: 8x The Banner Saga, Pentiment, Plants vs Zombies, Cuphead

16) Neverwinter
One of the five most difficult titles in this round - and it wasn't "Bards Tale"
Answer rate: 20%
Other suggestions: 18x The Bards Tale, 5x Brütal Legend, 4x Baldur's Gate, The Witcher, Dragon Age, Dungeons & Dragons, Assassins Creed, Elder Scrolls, Fable, Genji, Guitar Hero, Medival Guitar Hero 3, Lord of the Rings Onlinde, Moonwalker, Pathfinder Kingmaker, Solasta: Crown of the Magister, Death Stranding

17) Wayne's World
I remember a review in an old magazine - the game must have been rubbish.
Answer rate: 68%
Other suggestions: 4x Bill & Ted, ACDC Game, Joe Dirt 2

18.) Assassins Creed Revelations
At one point you had to disguise yourself as a musician to get into a restricted area.
Answer rate: 40%
Other suggestions: 10x The Witcher 3, 4x The Bards Tale, Dragon Age, Greedfall

19) Rock'n'Roll
One of my very first games on the Commodore Amiga. That's probably why this intro band is so memorable to me. With only 8% correct answers, I doubt anyone else felt the same way.
Solution code: 8%
Other suggestions: Bubble Bobble, Chuck Rock, Crypt of the NecroDancer, Dizzy, Dr Mario, Dynamite Headdy, Friday Night Funk'n, Green Virus, Mr Rooty Tooty, sega rally, Skweek , ToeJam & Earl

20) State of Mind
That was mean - An anonymous DJ NPC in a very average adventure game. With my hint, a few people figured it out after all.
Answer rate: 17%
Other suggestions: Overwatch, The Long Journey Home, Balan Wonderworld, CyberPunk 2077, Dark Seed 2, DJ Hero, Elex 2, Fortnite, Hatsune Miku, Haven, Hover, Mass Effect, Valorant

21) Revolution X
The completely crazy arcade rail shooter about the band Aerosmith.
Answer rate: 29%
Other suggestions: Brütal Legend, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Gabriel Knight, Guitar Hero, GuitarFreaks, kiss, Manowar - Asses of Fire, "Aerosmith rail shooter game"

22) King of Fighters 94
Backgrounds from fighting games are particularly difficult, but over a third of you still recognised this one.
Answer rate: 36%
Other suggestions: 9x Street Fighter 2, 4x Street Fighter, Super Street Fighter 2, The Aristocrats, Western Press, Monkey Island, Samurai Shodown

23) Beneath a Steel Sky
A band only a few pixels in size from the background of a bar - respect to the 16 people who got it right.
Answer rate: 9%
Other suggestions: 5x Darkside Detective, 4x Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Thimbleweed Park, A Musical Story, Heavy Rain, Katana Zero, Loom, Maniac Mansion, rhythm doctor, Secret of Monkey Island

24) Art of Fighting 3
The hardest title in this round, another fighting game background!
Answer rate: 4%
Other suggestions: 4x Street Fighter, Alone in the Dark, Civilisation II, Cruise for a Corpse, GTA, Mad Dog mcree, Mariachi Adventures, Outlaws, The Night Cafe, Wild West, Zorro

25) Black Desert
A quarter of you recognised these two musicians from a Korean MMO RPG. Not bad!
Answer rate: 26%
Other suggestions: 4x Mordhau, Sea of Thieves, Witcher, Gothic, Skyrim, Elder Scrolls Online, Baldurs Gate 3, Drakensang, Medieval, Medieval Dynasty



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Answer picture:

Direktlink: i.imgur.com/p0uGxgE.png




HIGH SCORE

01 - 26 points - mnc - Ost-West Elite
01 - 26 points - stf - n_quadra
03 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
04 - 25 points - rta - marek
07 - 25 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
06 - 24 points - ata - jgkspsx
07 - 24 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
08 - 24 points - gpo - DXTR66
09 - 24 points - mnc - OfflineChris
10 - 23 points - mmx - Nayuta
11 - 23 points - gpo - DocMoody
12 - 23 points - mmx - fedprod
13 - 23 points - mmx - Knuckles
14 - 22 points - cib - frozentiger
15 - 22 points - rta - EarthPainting
16 - 22 points - gav - Wizdom
17 - 22 points - pop - turzilla
18 - 22 points - sh2 - Vino
19 - 22 points - gsg - partykiller
20 - 22 points - rta - malus

21 - 21 points - ftg - JonFE
22 - 21 points - ftg - JuniorFE
23 - 21 points - eab - Nobby_uk
24 - 21 points - spz - The_BACH
25 - 21 points - rta - hamsterstyle
26 - 21 points - mnc - Lukulus
27 - 21 points - mmx - Klunky
28 - 21 points - gpo - rave
29 - 21 points - gpo - Konsolomio
30 - 20 points - hcg - excelsior
31 - 20 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
32 - 20 points - mtc - Valdien
33 - 20 points - cib - LockeBoss
34 - 20 points - ntl - charlix12323
35 - 20 points - rkb - kirika1987
36 - 20 points - mtc - Panda Pedinte
37 - 20 points - can - M.Rick75
38 - 19 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
39 - 19 points - mnc - chifan
40 - 19 points - nto - Ande
41 - 19 points - mtc - Parsnip
42 - 19 points - cib - Seizokano
43 - 19 points - cib - Sundog
44 - 19 points - eab - mailman
45 - 19 points - gms - j1m
46 - 19 points - rta - Illusionary
47 - 18 points - eab - Havie
48 - 18 points - gms - kopyright
49 - 18 points - wtd - AirBaeron
50 - 18 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
51 - 17 points - ftg - rwklau
52 - 17 points - stf - soniq
53 - 17 points - mtc - lashman
54 - 17 points - nto - Devil1983
55 - 17 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
56 - 17 points - gms - hellermarie
57 - 17 points - mmx - LittleChoco
58 - 17 points - gpo - X3ll
59 - 16 points - smu - BulletMagnet
60 - 16 points - ftg - Lurker
61 - 16 points - gdc - Zion
62 - 16 points - hcg - dsparil
63 - 16 points - mmx - Winyett
64 - 16 points - can - Dark Kariya
65 - 16 points - gav - Scorplian
66 - 15 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
67 - 15 points - wtd - jenoogle
68 - 15 points - rta - Blufunk
69 - 15 points - ftg - mrpon
70 - 14 points - hcg - teroknor
71 - 14 points - ftg - spooky
72 - 14 points - smu - Herr Schatten
73 - 14 points - ntl - Dogorilla
74 - 14 points - wtd - svenoble
75 - 14 points - ata - Zoyous
76 - 14 points - pop - Don Como
77 - 14 points - ftg - LockeTribal
78 - 14 points - rtg - ElginMcQueen
79 - 13 points - spz - Geddoe
80 - 13 points - ftg - Vandelay
81 - 13 points - gpo - Messor Torvus
82 - 12 points - hcg - personman
83 - 12 points - gpo - Eddie
84 - 12 points - can - Franky Mikey
85 - 12 points - hcg - windfisch
86 - 12 points - can - Kulfy
87 - 11 points - wtd - MrBlack
88 - 11 points - gav - Sun
89 - 11 points - stf - BakaNeko
90 - 11 points - mmx - California
91 - 11 points - gpo - kataka
92 - 10 points - pop - a gentle breeze
93 - 10 points - hcg - Snake
94 - 10 points - ftg - Garfy
95 - 10 points - mnc - Mitschel
96 - 10 points - gav - Rippi
97 - 10 points - ntl - Bunkerneath
98 - 10 points - ftg - Destria
99 - 10 points - rkb - Addearheart
100 -10 points - ftg - rhaegyr
101 -10 points - ata - CapitanClassic
102 -10 points - mmx - Davy Jones
103 - 9 points - rta - vgp
104 - 9 points - rta - DaveLong
105 - 9 points - mtc - FunnyJay
106 - 9 points - mnc - Marukka
107 - 9 points - gav - Cube
108 - 9 points - mmx - Dnamei
109 - 9 points - rkb - Philippe161
110 - 9 points - m!g - Red XIII
111 - 9 points - m!g - MontyRunner
112 - 9 points - can - Jean-Luc Hazek
113 - 9 points - mnc - Klees
114 - 9 points - m!g - Kong
115 - 9 points - pop - Arne
116 - 9 points - gpo - Navarone
117 - 8 points - pcx - Patrick
118 - 8 points - rta - Kinketsu
119 - 8 points - gms - kanedat
120 - 8 points - pop - Sascha
121 - 8 points - rkb - Astarth
122 - 8 points - stf - P1NKAC1D
123 - 8 points - mnc - HomiSite
124 - 8 points - gdc - Canti
125 - 8 points - gpo - Klingsor-
126 - 8 points - nto - Hemmy
127 - 8 points - ftg - Stuz359
128 - 8 points - sh2 - godzella
129 - 8 points - sh2 - Jokus
130 - 8 points - gsg - LI
131 - 8 points - ata - Keir
132 - 7 points - ftg - harrypalmer
133 - 7 points - mtc - freshVeggie
134 - 7 points - rkb - DSOP_ape
135 - 7 points - off - Karsihasi
136 - 7 points - wtd - tilmobaxter
137 - 7 points - mmx - Neo Bahamut Zero
138 - 7 points - mmx - Lynx
139 - 6 points - hcg - ommadawnyawn
140 - 6 points - nto - 4C8en
141 - 6 points - gpo - Bully
142 - 6 points - gav - Yoshi
143 - 6 points - ntl - StarPoint
144 - 6 points - gav - RedBrooke
145 - 6 points - sh2 - Herzi
146 - 6 points - ntl - Dmcc0
147 - 6 points - mtc - QFNS
148 - 6 points - mmx - Calamity-Jade
149 - 6 points - gms - Araragi
150 - 6 points - ftg - Lizard
151 - 6 points - m!g - geohound
152 - 6 points - mmx - Shades
153 - 5 points - mtc - xxr
154 - 5 points - pop - PUH
155 - 5 points - f64 - Jammet
156 - 5 points - cib - Elemental Master
157 - 5 points - rta - *Splinter
158 - 5 points - ntl - minecraftemery
159 - 5 points - rkb - FolderOfDoom
160 - 5 points - ftg - Rich
161 - 5 points - pop - Daiyama
162 - 5 points - wtd - yollum
163 - 5 points - gdc - D4rkD
164 - 5 points - gpo - GAMEPROFF
165 - 4 points - gsg - RoT
166 - 4 points - can - Marmottas
167 - 4 points - nto - Masters 1984
168 - 4 points - mmx - Kael
169 - 4 points - ntl - BabyYoda71
170 - 4 points - rkb - ToniLustig
171 - 4 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
172 - 4 points - smu - guigui
173 - 4 points - gpo - FireSmoke
174 - 3 points - f64 - Pat Power
175 - 3 points - ata - JeremiahJT
176 - 3 points - mnc - Lord Chaos
177 - 3 points - gms - RC2225
178 - 2 points - f64 - Endurion
179 - 2 points - f64 - Popeye
180 - 2 points - stf - Thymon
181 - 2 points - wtd - Bormioli
182 - 1 points - off - David
183 - 1 points - pcx - Qual der Wal
184 - 1 points - cib - Jan565
185 - 1 points - spz - Val


LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

1 - 20 points - excelsior
2 - 16 points - dsparil
3 - 14 points - teroknor
4 - 12 points - personman
5 - 12 points - windfisch
6 - 10 points - Snake
7 - 06 points - ommadawnyawn2

Congratulations to excelsior for the local lead in the last round.

And everybody, please high-five Windfisch for his bonus point (correctly guessing how many games were used in this quiz series).

Many thanks to everyone for participating! There's one more thing to look forward to, at the end of the month there will not only be an evaluation for the past season (2023), but also a special list for the entire series - and of course the raffle of prizes.

[Mr_Horizon]

HIGH SCORE 2023

The final year is over, you have solved the last of my quizzes... and hundreds of you have played each round, so I would like to announce the final year-end-ranking of all players and the 28 participating forums.


How could you score points for your forum?

SCORE HIGH - get placed in the Top 20.

ENDURANCE - participate in at least five quizzes without a break.

Details: i.imgur.com/IJxUDh4.png

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COMMUNITY RANKING 2023



The hardcore gaming 101 makes it into the Top 10 for the final year. You are one place down from 2022, but still - great job everyone.

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Table from 2022: i.imgur.com/LuUW6UT.png
Table from 2021: i.imgur.com/1xJokDT.png
Table from 2020: i.imgur.com/GO7pxOq.png
Table from 2019: i.imgur.com/Lva9Ntj.png
Table from 2018: i.imgur.com/RpnKJJn.png

[Mr_Horizon]

TOP 100 HIGH SCORE

No matter if they were gained with real skill or with steady persistence - here is the point ranking of the Top 100 players of this year.

Congrats to marek for his second yearly victory in a row.


01 - 251 points - rta - marek (+1)
02 - 249 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171 (+8)
03 - 249 points - mnc - Ost West Elite (+56)
04 - 248 points - mnc - Gerhard S. (+18)
05 - 248 points - mnc - OfflineChris (+248)
06 - 242 points - cib - frozentiger (+203)
07 - 239 points - spz - The_BACH (-9)
08 - 224 points - gsg - partykiller (+27)
09 - 224 points - gpo - DocMoody (+23)
10 - 222 points - rta - EarthPainting (-12)

11 - 219 points - rta - malus
12 - 215 points - eab - Nobby_UK
13 - 214 points - mmx - Fedprod
14 - 214 points - eab - Havie
15 - 214 points - rta - Illusionary
16 - 204 points - gav - Wizdom
17 - 192 points - smu - Herr Schatten
18 - 189 points - ata - jgkspsx
19 - 188 points - mtc - Parsnip
20 - 187 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
21 - 187 points - mtc - Valdien
22 - 184 points - mmx - Knuckles
23 - 184 points - gms - hellermarie
24 - 180 points - gms - kopyright
25 - 178 points - rta - hamsterstyle
26 - 177 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
27 - 176 points - ftg - JuniorFE
28 - 175 points - gpo - Rave
29 - 175 points - ntl - Charlix12323
30 - 171 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
31 - 164 points - gdc - Calastellio
32 - 162 points - can - Dark Kariya
33 - 161 points - spz - Striderblade
34 - 161 points - pop - Turzilla
35 - 156 points - mnc - Lukulus
36 - 155 points - cib - Seizokano
37 - 153 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
38 - 152 points - ftg - rwklau
39 - 152 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
40 - 151 points - hcg - dsparil
41 - 146 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen
42 - 143 points - gdc - Fyrchtegott
43 - 141 points - gms - j1m
44 - 138 points - mmx - LittleChoco
45 - 138 points - rkb - kirika1987
46 - 135 points - eab - mailman
47 - 134 points - hcg - Personman
48 - 133 points - ata - Keir
49 - 133 points - cib - LockeBoss
50 - 132 points - ftg - Lurker
51 - 131 points - gpo - MessorTorvus
52 - 129 points - pop - Don Como
53 - 128 points - hcg - teroknor
54 - 126 points - mmx - Lynx
55 - 122 points - can - M.Rick75
56 - 118 points - mnc - chifan
57 - 117 points - m!g - Red XIII
58 - 117 points - gdc - Zion
59 - 117 points - hcg - Excelsior
60 - 116 points - spz - Geddoe
61 - 114 points - nto - Ande
62 - 113 points - mnc - Dreamteam
63 - 112 points - ftg - LockeTribal
64 - 112 points - ntl - Dogorilla
65 - 112 points - mnc - HomiSite
66 - 110 points - sh2 - Vino
67 - 109 points - mtc - FunnyJay
68 - 108 points - gav - Scorplian
69 - 107 points - mmx - Klunky
70 - 106 points - ftg - Destria
71 - 105 points - mnc - ElementalMaster
72 - 105 points - mnc - Mitschel
73 - 103 points - eab - darkwave
74 - 98 points - smu - BulletMagnet
75 - 95 points - mmx - Dnamei
76 - 94 points - ftg - Vandelay
77 - 93 points - wtd - Svenoble
78 - 93 points - nto - 4C8en
79 - 93 points - hcg - Windfisch
80 - 90 points - gpo - Navarone
81 - 87 points - mtc - MegaApple
82 - 84 points - gpo - kataka
83 - 82 points - hcg - Snake
84 - 81 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
85 - 80 points - gpo - Eddie
86 - 79 points - gpo - Konsolomio
87 - 79 points - wtd - jenoogle
88 - 77 points - gpo - Gameproff
89 - 74 points - gpo - Bully
90 - 74 points - rta - Gygas
91 - 74 points - ntl - Bunkerneath
92 - 73 points - mmx - Shades
93 - 70 points - rta - Blufunk
94 - 69 points - mtc - QFNS
95 - 69 points - rkb - Philippe161
96 - 68 points - nto - Lockenvogel
97 - 67 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
98 - 67 points - rkb - Addearheart
99 - 66 points - rkb - FolderOfDoom
100- 65 points - nto - Quadratlatschen

[Mr_Horizon]

LOCAL TOP 10

No matter if they were gained with real skill or with steady persistence - see below for the Local Top 10 of this year. All players can see their change to last year in brackets.

01 - 251 points - dsparil (-19)
02 - 134 points - personman (+11)
03 - 128 points - teroknor (+4)
04 - 117 points - excelsior (-40)
05 - 093 points - windfisch (-66)
06 - 082 points - Snake (+7)
07 - 040 points - mainpatr (-17)
08 - 034 points - alexmate (-35)
09 - 025 points - 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 (-47)
10 - 011 points - Weasel (+11)

Thank you all for the last year - soon you'll get the price draw and the ten-year-results... and then we are done.

[Mr_Horizon]

The retrogamequiz - the lottery winners

So, I've disappeared from the scene for a while, not only in this thread, but in the whole forum (heck, in ALL forums). Mea culpa! Instead of ‘end of March’, the prize draw will now take place at the end of April.

As a reminder, this is what I wrote in January, these prizes are waiting for the lucky winners:

1x Neo Geo Mini from Maniac forum admin Rocco
1x 50€ Mystery Box from ‘www.retroplace.com - Your marketplace for video games & consoles’
1x ATARI: Art and Design of Video Games. The translator Stephan Freundorfer is publishing the ‘Prince of Persia’ diaries together with the game designer Jordan Mechner in April this year.

The prizes will be raffled off among the top 50, no legal recourse.


So, in this picture are the top 50 from the last round - did I forget anyone? ^_^



Now the magic happens...

...if the picture is not enough, here is a video: youtu.be/ru863iy7lzE?si=MnkJxDE84UB9zLY8 More documentation is not available.


And our winners! °_°


Dear excelsior - congratulations for winning the 2nd prize!

These three users will be contacted in May for their addresses. If someone does not reply or does not want to give their address, the prize will be awarded at the end of the month to the user of the respective forum with the most total points.

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Is that all? No!

No, because there is one thing left - the 10 year overall ranking, with a special prize. This is coming... sometime in May. We have time now.

[excelsior]

Whaaat? I won something?!? And on my (big number) birthday, no less. Very exciting!

Thanks once again for all the hard work you've put into these quizzes over the years Mr_Horizon , they have been great fun. Please don't be a stranger in future.

Also congrats to dsparil for topping the local yearly. Curious as to the ten year results!

[dsparil]

Thanks, congrats, and happy birthday!

[Snake]

Congrats Excelsior! Happy happy birthday!!  

[Mr_Horizon]

Apr 30, 2024 13:05:35 GMT -5 excelsior said:

Whaaat? I won something?!? And on my (big number) birthday, no less. Very exciting!

Thanks once again for all the hard work you've put into these quizzes over the years Mr_Horizon , they have been great fun. Please don't be a stranger in future.

Also congrats to dsparil for topping the local yearly. Curious as to the ten year results!

...on your big number birthday? °_°

Well congrats on your...40 I would guess, given this is a retro forum and my "average quiz player" is around that age. Happy I am able to give you a present!

[excelsior]

Cheers guys!

[Mr_Horizon]

10 YEAR HIGH SCORE

For ten years I organised this quiz - but now every last riddle has been posted and its answers processed, the raffle has been completed (winners will get a package this month) and as of last night the enormous 10 YEAR HIGH SCORE is public:

youtu.be/3Dls1Pm5laY?si=YRGiF2BOOQOPt4tT
...only real in fullscreen and 1080p

When the video shows awards for "Top 10" or "3rd", those are about good scores for the year/season, not for individual quizzes.

To all players: You have to watch the video until you found your own entry! Don't worry, it gets more interesting starting minute three. Congrats to windfisch for the very significant score!

I also uploaded a variant of the raw data into a google spreadsheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aFyPRG88cjCRKFhoiJrTDoC0CZ4nPKp5wTsATW9HnRk/edit?usp=sharing

Oh, and the final special prize?

I printed a memento for myself, a 100 page picture book with all my quizzes. It looks something like this:

(always one page for the quiz and the answer on its back side)

The winner of the 10-year-high-score gets one as well, and if any of you are interested I can print more (and you send me the money, I guess about 45€).

Well then... thank you all for playing!

[Snake]

Oh wow! Made it to #64 due to consistency!  Feeling every bit up to 64-bit.

Thanks for putting it all together! It's been a lot of fun.