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Round 3 – Djose Temple

1) A boss enemy with this name was sent by Xande to crash the Floating Continent and is fought at the top of the Tower of Owen in Final Fantasy III. In one game, these creatures can be recruited from the Chapel of Stilled Voices, a fourth-level dwelling in the Warlock town, while in the predecessor to that game, these creatures are Neutral and can be recruited from Ruins. In addition to their appearances in the Heroes of Might and Magic series, a dark goddess with this name is the arch-enemy of Palutena and is defeated by Pit as the final boss of Kid Icarus. In the Adventures of Lolo, enemies with this name shoot lasers from its eyes when Lolo crosses their path and also exist in a mobile ‘Don’ form. Green and gold varieties of the heads of this creature are often annoyingly encountered floating across the screen in the Castlevania series. With Aphrodite bestowing this creature’s gaze upon its defeat by Kratos, FTP, identify this monster that is slain God of War along with her sisters Stheno and Euryale.

ANSWER: Medusa (1)

2) Using the this game’s code, ‘pinata’, causes this game’s enemies to explode into candy when defeated and typing in the code ‘sukhbir’ changes the sounds that the enemies make. Nocturnal units in this game can be aroused during the day time by using the coffee bean item. This game features the ability to purchase new weapons and units at Crazy Dave’s shop and this game includes a zen garden mode in which players can give certain items to their units to gain extra money. One type of level in this game features a swimming pool in which all units must be placed on lily pads and another type takes place on a roof where clay pots must be used. The player can turn enemies into their minions using hypno-shrooms, can increase their coinage using Marigolds or deal powerful damage with the Cabbage-Pult. FTP, identify this 2009 PopCap Games tower defense game that pits flowers against hordes of undead.

ANSWER: Plants Vs. Zombies (3)

3) This character is mistakenly referred to as “Doorknob” by a frenetic man named Thomas and a man named Mike refers to this man as “someone as good looking as myself.” One scene involving this character involves hitting townsfolk in a rage and then being sent to prison where he is freed by a file concealed within an apple. This man battled against the Reconstructed Caribou on Mt. Oriander and also pierced the skin of the Mecha-Drago using a Drago Fang. This character’s special skills include Brandish which lets him shoot at an enemy and he can also increase his Strength or Defense using his “Fighting Spirit” command. He left his both his occupation of sheep farmer and his home of Tazmily Village to search for his two sons shortly after the death of his beloved wife, Hinawa. Only playable in the game’s first chapter, FTP, name this character from Mother 3, the cowboy-hat wearing father of Claus and Lucas.

ANSWER: Flint (5)

4) A puzzle spin-off of this series was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001 and featured a Rescue Mode in which a cage is placed near the bottom of the screen. One game in this series features a stage in which Charles Dickens must be chased down and that game has a boss stage set in the Neo Techno era of 2112 where a generator must be defeated before the world is engulfed in robots. Another game in this series takes players to the locales of Les Vegees and Cornholens and introduced the new characters of Ruby the Lobster and Boris the Rhino. In another incarnation of this series, consuming a vat of toxic waste will transform characters into the winged monster, V.E.R.N. As in the previously mentioned Universal and World Tours, the original entry in this series featured a revolt against ScumLabs and saw characters turning into tiny naked people upon being defeated. Originally starring George, Ralph and Lizzie, FTP, identify this gaming franchise in which giant monsters eat people and bust down buildings.

ANSWER: Rampage (2)

5) A June 24, 2009 Japanese application pack for the DSi was titled “Too Much” of this character and he starred in a DS Japanese Club Nintendo gift remake of Balloon Fight. It is confirmed that the man who runs the Star Game, Purlo is a nod to this character and the burly guy who runs the Southern Swamp Boat Ride is revealed to be this character’s father. A white-clad character that resembles this man is named David Jr. and he possesses a pair of younger twins in blue and purple named Knuckle and Ankle. In a Gamecube game, he can be located atop a namesake tower on an island where he translates Triforce maps and American audiences revolted against his starring role in a “Fresh-Picked Rosy Rupeeland”. First appearing in Majora’s Mask where he uttered magic words ending in “Kooloo-Limpah”, FTP, identify this mapmaking character from the Zelda series, a thirty-five year old who desires to be a fairy.

ANSWER: Tingle (3)

6) One weapon in this game is a rod that can create blue sparks that reflect enemy projectiles and that rod can also utilize a special magic attack depending on the player’s choice of shield. One boss in this game sheds maggots upon being attacked and sends swarms of giant flies at the player and the first boss fight is between Gaibon and Slogra, a demon and an axe-wielding birdman respectively. The protagonist of this game can summon familiars such as the Demon which presses unreachable switches and he can also transform into Mist, a wolf or a bat. Upon defeating the final boss, the player learns that Richter is being controlled by the dark priest, Shaft and must then traverse a second inverted castle. The game is notorious for its terrible voice acting and poor translation which includes the line “How could I have been so defeated?!” and notably defines a man as “a miserable little pile of secrets”. Starring the son of Dracula, Alucard, FTP, identify this first game in the Castlevania series to adopt non-linear contiguous Metroid-style level design, a 1997 PSX title.

ANSWER: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (3)

7) Two versions of this character act as the subject of one of the first successful machinima videos by Chris Brandt which is entitled “Dance, [this character], Dance”. One game ending featuring this character sees abarrel breaking open to reveal a Lizardman wearing a mask similar to that of this character and then having them both to a statue. This character’s signature stage is an elevated Money Pit acts as a tomb to this character’s master, a weapons’ dealer known as the Merchant of Death, Vercci. In the first game this character appears, he strokes a certain blade extremely quickly so that it breaks into pieces and in a later game, he steals the katana of Yoshimitsu thinking that it was that aforementioned blade. Fighting with his unique “Mantis Crawl” style, FTP, name this insane, dialogue-less and blind fighter from the Soul Calibur series, who fights using contorted movements and his three-bladed claw daggers.

ANSWER: Voldo (3)

8) Before the events of this game, the protagonist spotted a place where “flags flutter without wind and where the bread is always warm” and is laid in a garden with a girl “naming various colorful birds”. The boss battles in this game involve knocking a fireball spitting monster’s head spikes off by dropping chandeliers on him. Enemies in this game include leaping rabbits which disguise themselves underground as flowers as well as walking mustachioed heads. Mario references in this game include a stage in which a stone monkey shoots enemies down ramps a la Donkey Kong and a dinosaur who at the end of most worlds exclaims “Sorry but your princess is in another castle”. Notable features in this game involve green flashing objects which are unaffected by the game’s main action and one world allows the protagonist, Tim, to create a shadow double to repeat previous movements. Created by Jonathan Blow of Number None Inc., FTP, identify this 2008 Xbox Arcade release; a puzzle-platformer in which you collect puzzle pieces by manipulating of time.

ANSWER: Braid (3)

9) A first-person shooter of this name had the tagline “Your most powerful weapons are the forces you control”, but this game was cancelled by EALA in 2008. In The Sims 3: World Adventures, fragment of this entity can be purchased as in an Egyptian bazaar and can eventually be sold for 30k Simoleans, but decreases Mood by 20. A combustible blue variety of it fuses itself into a single massive structure and this type, called ‘Vinifera’ is less common than the green variety known as ‘Riparius’. One method of collecting this material include a vehicle with no cloaking features known as the “Black Hand” and another is a massive vehicle known as MARV. It was first heavily researched by its discoverer, Dr. Mobius and this material can become infused with plant matter to create spore sowing “Blossom Trees”. Prolonged exposure to this substance can create amoeboid-like creatures known as Visceroids. So named for its discovery near an Italian river, FTP, identify this super sought after mineral from the Command and Conquer universe.

ANSWER: Tiberium or Ichor (3)

10) A Japanese remake of this game subtitled “Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium” was released for the Satelliview, replaces the human characters with that of the Mario universe and adds a SUPER mode in which players can take advantage of unlimited turbo. The sequel released for the Nintendo 64 features an announcer named Limua and features characters such as “Tricky” Ricky Stern and Sarah “Sugar” Hill. The original version of this game featured a design mode with parts such as puddles labeled A through S to create custom tracks to expand the measly five premade courses. Players can play solo using this game’s Selection A option while the Selection B mode introduces CPU opponents. A TEMP gauge in the center of the screen monitors the temperature of the titular vehicle and when maxed out causes the player to wait until it cools. With a 2006 spiritual successor featuring trucks released for the Wii, FTP, identify this classic NES game featuring a red-clad motocross racer.

ANSWER: Excitebike (2)

11) This person holds a patent for a “System of Real Time Music Composition and Synthesis” which was created for the 3D0 company in a program called “CPU Bach.” A 1990 game headed by this programmer featured data collecting minigames such as breaking and entering a building, deciphering codes or driving around town as CIA agent, Max Remington. This programmer’s first major work was the Atari 800 version of a game in which players defend London via aircraft during the WWII Blitz,* Spitfire Ace. In addition to developing his air traffic control simulator, Kennedy Approach, this man was commissioned to help development on a 1997 Magic: the Gathering game for the PC; his last project for MicroProse. Along with Brian Reynolds, this man adapted one of his earlier strategy games into the science-fiction universe and involves the colonization of the Planet Chiron near the titular star. A current resident of Hunt Valley, Maryland, FTP, identify this director and founder of Firaxis Games, whose name is appended to such titles as Pirates!, Alpha Centauri and Civilization.

ANSWER: Sid Meier (1)

12) One event in this game has the player finding out that a gold carving missing from a set of doors can be found on “some stone monument?” which is close by in a square garden. One boss enemy in this game is a folklorist named Ryozo who can kill the player with a single hug and a more common enemy in this game is a floating woman with a dangling broken neck. The main antagonist in this game is killed long ago during a Strangling Ritual that she underwent as a Rope Shrine Maiden and is named Kirie. An important healing item in this game is the Stone Mirror which completely refills the protagonist’s strength gauge. This game is divided into four chapters or “Nights” and this game begins when the protagonist travels to search for her brother, Mafayu at the long abandoned Himuro Mansion. Featuring a protagonist named Miku Hinasaki, FTP, identify this 2004 survival horror video game from Tecmo in which players trap and battle spirits using the Camera Obscura.

ANSWER: Fatal Frame (3)

13) This game makes history as the first arcade game ever to feature the graphical technique of parallax scrolling. This game was ported to the Game Boy Color on the same cartridge as Spy Hunter in a 1999 Arcade: Greatest Hits pairing. The meager story of this game has the player take the role of a police officer in Sector Nine where resides “the toughest thugs in the galaxy”. Game progress is tracked by a bar at the top of the screen and major checkpoints are labeled with the letters E, J, O, T and Z. After completing the game, the vehicle changes color from pink to red and a second, more challenging course becomes playable. Pressing the fire button in this game launches a projectile both directly forward and directly overhead. FTP, identify this 1982 arcade game from Irem in which players control a six-wheeled buggy on the titular satellite of Earth.

ANSWER: Moon Patrol (3)

14) At one point in this stage, opening a door on the right of a control room leads to a room in which the player is trapped and suffocated if they destroy the gas tanks within. Obtaining a Clearance B Keycard in this stage provides access to a control panel which in turn opens a door to an area next to a locker room. The task of beating this level in a mere 2 minutes and 5 seconds to unlock the Invincibility* cheat is notoriously difficult due to the inconsistency of Dr. Doak’s location from play to play. Like the Caverns and the Silo, one goal in this stage involves minimizing scientist casualties. The end of this stage involves planting remote mines on the tanks in the bottling room and features a conversation about luck and fate with Alec Trevelyn. FTP, identify this second stage in Rare’s Goldeneye in which the player starts in an air vent located above a lavatory.

ANSWER: Chemical Warfare Facility #2 (5)

15) An object belonging to this character is worth 41000G and can be found by climbing down the ladder after finding the Ancient Gem in the crystal cavern section of The Great Cave Offensive. In a GBA game in which this character appears, a young man by the name of Kent Akechi claims to be this man’s son. This native of the originally named Port Town is said to have received his title during his service for the Internova Police Force. This character’s DNA was stolen to create a red-clad “Blood” version of this character by one of this man’s nemeses, Black Shadow. This character once saved Jody Summers from being crushed by a collapsing building and one of this character’s main rivals is the katana-wielding Samurai Goroh. This character can be unlocked after beating the game in less than fifteen minutes in the original Super Smash Bros. FTP, identify this most iconic character of the F-Zero series; known outside the circuit for his flaming PAUWNCH!

ANSWER: Captain Douglas Jay Falcon (2)

16) Inputting a name of ‘DEMON’ or ‘RAIDEN’ in the original incarnation of this game will respectively unlock the Mortal Kombat characters Shinnok and Raiden as playable characters, while the ever unpopular 0-3-0 down code in a subsequent incarnation turned the Fog function on. Recent incarnations in this series features characters such as Bruno Battaglia and Mike Mexico, while allowing players such enlightening options as ordering* prostitutes for one’s opponents and “Juicing” in which injuries can be ignored using painkillers. Notable tactics in the original version of this game include the 'Knockdown' and 'Suicide' defensive schemes, which players can counter with offensive sets like 'Da Bomb,' which utilize the series' unlikely interpretations of the laws of physics. Unlike the sport this series is based on, this series sets quarters at a default of two minutes, features only seven players per side on the field and requires 30 yards per set of downs to obtain a first down. FTP, identity this series of football games first appearing in 1997 from Midway that is known for its excessive victory dances, violent hits and absurd scoring.

ANSWER: NFL Blitz (1)

17) A fighting game based on this franchise is subtitled Warpath while a first-person shooter based on this property features the woman Anne whose health bar is represented by a heart-shaped tattoo and is known as Trespasser. At the end of each level in a 2001 GBA game in this franchise has the player using DNA collected throughout each level to create new creatures while a pair of PC games in this franchise have the player becoming a Defender who repairs electrical boxes and fences in a biomechanical suit. A Super Nintendo sequel called The Chaos Continues features a level in which one must destroy a nest inside of a volcano and forces players to manage use of non-lethal weapons on enemies such as Gallimimus and Compsognathus. With the goal in the original NES game being to rescue the children Tim and Lex, FTP, identify this video game franchise in which you can sometimes play as Alan Grant or Ian Malcolm; based of a trilogy of movies about a dinosaur theme park.

ANSWER: Jurassic Park (1)

18) As of January 15th, 2010, this company’s website depicts footage of a ‘Holiday Vault’ from a grainy surveillance camera and will punish the user for “illegally initiating disciplinary action” if they type the word ‘interrogate’. Although in recent times, this group has developed a shock-absorbing Advanced Knee Replacement as well as the moving Unstationary Scaffolding, this company’s early years were almost entirely devoted to manufacturing shower curtains. This organization was founded by Cave Johnson in the 1950s and a recent project of theirs is a massive icebreaking ship that went missing along with its dry dock known as the Borealis. This group’s most notable creation was revealed on a Bring-your-daughter-to-work Day and that creation is notable for sing the song, “Still Alive” during some ending credits. With headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, FTP, identify this rival company to Black Mesa and the creators of the lovable, yet sadistic computer, GLaDOS.

ANSWER: Aperture Science (4)

19) One denizen of this location has managed to teach a two-headed bird to talk like a human and due to her penchant for mimicking others’ appearance and speech has been nicknamed the “Copycat”. Like Lilycove, this city is the location of a group dedicated to famous battlers, The Pokemon Trainer Fan Club and in an earlier game, this city is connected to the metropolis of Goldenrod City via Magnet Train. This city is also the location of a Fighting Dojo in which players can choose between one of two evolutions of Tyrogue. In the original Super Smash Bros. game, the rooftops of this city’s skyscrapers form the Pokemon-based stage and this city is also home to the headquarters of the developers of the Master Ball and a namesake scope, the Silph Company. The place where you might obtain a Marsh Badge, FTP, identify this city from the original Pokemon games; the home of Psychic-type gym leader, Sabrina and which shares its name with a golden yellow spice.

ANSWER: Saffron City (2)

20) In an official song, this character sings “when I give out a warning, you’d best take heed” and also states that people think that he looks like Tom Selleck. In this man’s diary, he claims that he is distraught over the loss of Prince Albrecht which led to the madness of King Leoric and also ponders the evil nature of the Archbishop Lazarus. He is a descendant of a man who imprisoned a great evil in the land of Khanduras* and whose name was Jered. This character also provides information on how to obtain a certain staff by combining the Staff of the Kings and the Amulet of the Viper in a certain magical cube. In the second game he appears in, he is rescued from a hanging gibbet in the ruins of Tristam, a town he once served as elder. The “Last of the Horadrim Mages”, FTP, name this kind old geezer who commonly beckons you to “stay awhile and listen” and is an identifier of items in the Diablo series.

ANSWER: Deckard Cain [accept either] (3)

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