OT: Game History Test

["carl" <carl(at)measurand.com>]

See for yourself if you are Game History buff…

 

1. Who is nicknamed the father of videogames?

 

2. What is the name of the first computer game?

 

3. What was the first home console?

 

4. Which console managed to outsell the nintendo famicom in japan?

 

5. Which home console was supported longer than any other (with games being released from 1990-2003)?

 

6. Which company is credited for causing the crash of the video game industry?

 

7. Which game caused a shortage of the yen coin in Japan?

 

8. Which company is credited for the revival of the video game industry after the crash?

 

9. What was the first console to natively support online play?

 

10. Name the arcade hardware designed to coincide with each console:

 

11. What is the standard arcade pcb format?

 

12. Current Nintendo president Satoru Iwata founded what company before joining Nintendo?

 

13. What spinoff company was Konami forced to create in 1988 to avoid Nintendo of America's harsh licensing rules?

 

14. What did Ken Kutaragi design for Nintendo before creating the Playstation?

 

15. What game inspired Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto to create video games?

 

 

 

Answer Key:

 

1. Ralph Baer

2. Spacewar

3. Magnavox Oddyssey

4. NEC PC-Engine

5. Neo-geo AES

6. Atari

7. Space Invaders

8. Nintendo

9. Sega Dreamcast

10. STV           Naomi       Neo Geo MVS VS. and playerschoice

11. Jamma

12. HAL Labratory

13. Ultra Games

14. SNES sound chip

15. Space Invaders

 

 

Part 2

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1.What was the original name of Mario?

 

2.What was the first game he (Mario) starred in?

 

3.What did Nintendo make before video games?

 

4.What hit FPS was John Carmack responsible for creating, that popularized the genre?

 

5.What anime and toy giant did Namco merge with in 2005?

 

6.What technique is used in games like Mario Kart and Doom to create a 3d effect?

 

7.What is the top selling game of all time?

 

8.What company is responsible for creating the Unreal Engine?

 

9.What game popularized the use of ragdoll physics?

 

10.What was the name of Atari's handheld which was made to compete with the Gameboy?

 

11.What was the name of Atari's last console?

 

 

Answers:

 

1.Jumpman

 

2.Donkey Kong

 

3.Playing Cards

 

4.Doom

 

5.Bandai

 

6.Mode 7

 

7.SUper Mario Bros.

 

8.Epic

 

9.Half-Life 2

 

10.Lynx

 

11.Jaguar

 

 

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