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VAIN (Videogames Are Extremely Niche) - Round 4

Questions by Mike Bentley

1) One game by this publisher allows players to call on the Poitreene to purify Dark Portals and contains characters like a princess of Paprica named Eclair.  With Atlus they developed the Playstation game Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure and this company behind Phantom Brave is probably best known for a series whose first game centered on Laharl.  For 10 points, name this Japanese developer of SRPGs like Disgaea.

ANSWER: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.

2) In development this map originally featured an underpass at the end of the main road, while the Levelord was apparently responsible for adding phallic references into a remake of this map for Condition Zero.  Created by David Johnston under the working title of “Destiny”, a change in Beta 5 temporarily added a hole in the wall making it easier to snipe CT’s.  For 15 points, name this extremely popular desert-based map from Counter-Strike.

ANSWER: de_dust [accept Destiny before mentioned]

3) In “His Supposed Nemesis”, Gabe brags that he’s the best player at this game that ever lived before Tycho reminds him that his opponent is a willow branch.  Hosted by Chris Cashman, players could advance to the live game by spending time in the crowd.  Winners of the live version could win up to 10,000 Microsoft points.  For 10 points, name this former Xbox Live gameshow based on a TV series once won by Jason Luna and hosted by Bob Saget.

ANSWER: 1 vs. 100 [also accept 1 vs. 100 Live or 1 vs. 100 Extended Play]

4) The original version of the arcade game Track and Field used one of these to make players run.  Another game to use one of these supposedly contained access codes to a satellite according to an episode of Chuck.  It is prominently used in games by Incredible Technologies like Silver Strike Bowling.  For 10 points, name this type of input device used in Centipede, Missile Command and Golden Tee Golf.

ANSWER: Trackball

5) One game starring this group sees boss Helga transform into Mondor and also features lots of fighting against the NON Soliders.  Another game titled for this group featured an opening act where the Kinks played “All Day and All of the Night”.  The aforementioned earlier game saw them shooting CDs at enemies in Revolution X.  For 10 points, name this group whose eponymous Guitar Hero game let you play as Joe Perry and Steven Tyler.

ANSWER: Aerosmith

6) After beating this character’s “Spider Town” mini-game, he can locate nearby treasure by pressing all of the shoulder buttons at once; those mini-games see him healed by Zoe.  This character changes color and eventually disappears when his partner is damaged, although he can consume a butterfly to regain health.  In A New Beginning, this character was voiced by David Spade.  For 15 points, name this dragonfly, a companion of Spyro the Dragon.

ANSWER: Sparx

7) He placed himself in a flash game based on the Game Developer’s Conference, Host Master and the Conquest of Humor.  His most recent project sees some of the protagonists use the Deuce to go to Bladehenge where we first meet Lita and Lars.  He developed the adventure games Full Throttle and Grim Fandango while with LucasArts.  Raz stars in a critically acclaimed platformer by him.  For 15 points, name this creator of Brutal Legend and Psychonauts.

ANSWER: Timothy “Tim” Schafer

8) In a 2003 arcade game later ported to the Xbox, players racing one of these cars could end up in locations like Tulip Garden while venturing from Palm Beach.  Another game titled for this type of car featured handling tuned by Bruno Senna and was subtitled Trofeo Pirelli.  They are used to drift around courses with a female riding shotgun in one series.  For 10 points, name this type of car raced in the Outrun series.

ANSWER: Ferrari

9) In one game, this character declares “I wait like a snake in the grass ... then I strike!” upon victory.  He can team up with Max to form the Big Country combo, while using a Tag Break with his commander results in “Snow Patrol”.  A subordinate of Olaf, for 15 points, name this Blue Moon CO from Advance Wars, known for his trenchcoat and the extended firing range of his ranged units.

ANSWER: Grit

10) A notable Let’s Play of one level of this game sees John scream “100 seconds!?” and then lose his shit after his character falls off a cliff after seemingly beating Special-2 in this game.  Created using Lunar Magic,  it was the subject of the Let’s Play series “I See Hell in My Romhack”.  The first level begins next to a wall of Bullet Bills.  For 10 points, name this notoriously difficult hack of Super Mario World.

ANSWER: Asshole Mario [or Kaizu Mario World or Kaizo Mario World; prompt on “Super Mario World” before the end]

11) Its soundtrack included the corrupt televangelist, Pastor Richards.  Some songs on its soundtrack were performed by Psycho Killer and Jezz Torrent, two members of the group Love Fist.  The Streetwannabes prefer listening to Flash FM and Wave 103 off of this game’s soundtrack, whose real-life songs included “I Ran (So Far Away)”.  For 10 points, name this Rockstar game starring Tommy Vercetti and set in the ‘80s.

ANSWER: GTA: Vice City [or Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]

12) Amanda and her father Dr. Jeremiah Krick live in one of these in Oregon in a Sierra adventure game subtitled The Dark Being.  One of these also serves as an orphanage for children whose parents were killed by the DomZ and is where photojournalist Jade lives in Beyond Good and Evil.  Isaac and company initially strive to prevent four of these from being activated in Golden Sun.  For 10 points, name these coastal structures.

ANSWER: Lighthouses

13) A 2001 edition of this game included online play and new tracks like Mermaid Lake and Rin Rin Rink.  Besides that Dreamcast release, some versions of this game include the ability to make a statue of Jeffry from Virtua Fighter dance.  The original had players racing in a stock car called the Hornet and is possibly the highest grossing arcade racer of all time.  For 10 points, name this classic Sega arcade racer.

ANSWER: Daytona USA

14) A 2009 Kotaku article noted that it had actually risen in price to 400 Microsoft Points in 2009.  Its official summary indicated that it was made available thanks to a new business opened up by Snak Gra-Bura of the Chestnut Hand and promises to offer you protection from “the dangers of Cyrodiil”.  It was offered shortly after the sequel to Morrowind was released.  For 10 points, name this notorious DLC for Oblivion that provided more protection for your steed.

ANSWER: Horse Armor

15) This game begins with a raid on a nightclub and proceeds to feature a boss fight where both Bai Ei Lee and Noriko Nagato drive around in trucks.  Blurred faces can be seen on the criminals in its attract mode, and, like Time Crisis, it had both a count-down clock and involved the player ducking behind stuff.  For 10 points, name this arcade shooter where the players literally had to move their bodies to dodge bullets.

ANSWER: Police 911 [or The Keisatsukan: Shinjuku Cop 24 Hours or Police 24/7]

16) According to N-Sider, this game was to have been followed up by the ultimately canceled Buggie Boogie sequel.  A truck called the TRAILER can only be used in this game's SPEED TRAX mode, while another mode features the courses Radio Control and Ice Mode.  Its Night Cruise track featured Arwings, a reference to developer Argonaut's earlier game using the same technology, Star Fox.  For 10 points, name this racing game that used the Super FX chip.

ANSWER: Stunt Race FX

17) The insult, “nice going, spaz”, can be heard before this song starts.  Originally appearing on Back to the Known, its lyrics note that the singer is “tired of this city / all the toil and strife” and plans on playing the titular game with his life.  For 10 points, name this Bad Religion song that samples and is titled for a character who is “running ‘cross the boulevard” in a classic arcade series.

ANSWER: “Frogger”

18) Players need to fill up the Interrupt Meter three times during engagements in this game to use Elem Pedra, and its final missions change based on the level of your Chaos Frame.  Aisha can be unlocked by not remaining speechless during the execution of Frederick, and its protagonist commands the Blue Knights and is named Magnus Gallant.  For 15 points, name this tactical RPG by Atlus released for the N64.

ANSWER: Ogre Battle 64: Person or Lordly Caliber

19) A version of this game using caret signs for trees was created several years earlier in Fortran by its programmer, Chris Pirih.  Along with games like Tut’s Tomb and Minesweeper, it was included in the Game Boy Color version of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack.  Pressing “F” can help you out run the Abominable Snow Monster in this game.  For 10 points, name this Windows 3.1 game whose events included Free-Style and Slalom.

ANSWER: SkiFree

20) This shooter shares some gameplay elements with the developer’s earlier Space Firebird, and it was kind of ported to Game & Watch with the game, Greenhouse.  Creepy the Snake can only be defeated by using the the Super Spray, which is obtainable by knocking the title character high up on the screen.  For 10 points, name this arcade entry in a Nintendo platforming series which starred Stanley the Bugman.

ANSWER: Donkey Kong 3

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