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Round 2 – Donut Plains

Tossups

1) In Kirby Super Star, a boss who takes both his appearance and name from this type of animal is along with Heavy Lobster, the only source of the powerful Paint ability. An N64 game by Sunsoft features one of these creatures falling down a rabbit hole to fight such exciting enemies as a Pile of Books and flying Oreo cookies. The Mortal Kombat character of this name has no special moves of his own but instead borrowed attacks such as Reptile’s elbow rush and Rain’s lightning nolt and in the N64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy he was replaced by a female counterpart who is actually a totally different character. In Megaman X, a Maverick based on this animal gives X the power to remain invincible via rapidly changing colors and fire sharp stinging needles. Lending its appearance to the Pokemon Kecleon and Leon of Star Fox fame, FTP, identify this species of lizard that is best known for its long tongue, camouflage and swiveling eyes.

ANSWER: chameleon

2) By freeing the Mega Glowbo from a frozen safe using a Stop N’ Swap item, the players can unlock a special transformation of this character into a fire-breathing dragon. In an upcoming game to the X-Box 360, this character will have the responsibility of holding a Magic Wrench while in a poorly received GBA game, she is kidnapped and taken back twenty years in the past in order to prevent her from meeting her companion. Various moves performed by this character include wearing the Wading Boots to cross piranha-infested waters, creating a clockwork bomb-version of herself from eggs and using Golden Feathers to perform the invincible Wonderwing. Accustomed to living in a blue backpack, FTP, identify this cocky red-crested breegull, the co-resident of Spiral Mountain along with the bear, Banjo.

ANSWER: Kazooie

3) One game created by this company features minigames such as the bicycle stunt game ‘Kin-Evil’ and ‘Domination’, a themed version of Othello in Austin Powers: Welcome to my Underground Lair. This company developed the PS2 version of an originally Bungie developed first-person shooter starring the female renegade, Konoko and a game in which players battle it out in five different types of futuristic tanks in the Theric planetary system. In addition to Oni and Wild Metal Country, this developer created a game in which a Mr. Harlow attempts to avenge his parents who were killed by bandits in the Spaghetti Western themed, Red Dead Revolver. More well-known characters created by this company include the teenaged Jimmy Hopkins who attends the boarding school, Bullworth Academy and more recently the Serbian immigrant, Nico Bellic. The receiver of mass controversy for creating a minigame in which a character invites another in for coffee, FTP, identify this company, the creator of the Manhunt, Midnight Club and the Grand Theft Auto series.

ANSWER: Rockstar Games or Rockstar NYC

4) At the end of this game’s Underground stage, you must battle with the Terra-Firmian King who appears as a giant ball of slime that attacks by rolling and bouncing around the room. By climbing a long rope in the Himalayan Mountains level, you can rescue a character named Bubba who will thank you by increasing your health bar by one. The game’s finale involves racing Flintheart Glomgold to a treasure chest located on the edge of a cliff at the top of another long rope. Methods of attacking enemies such as the moon-dwelling Kronks and the money-stealing Beagle Boys include whacking rocks at them or bouncing on them by using the protagonist’s cane as a pogo stick. Based on the Disney cartoon of the same name, FTP, identify this classic NES game featuring the world treasure-hunting adventures of Scrooge McDuck.

ANSWER: DuckTales

5) [JM] In one game, building Longevity increases this by three. In another game, this resource can be increased by Ling Lun, Yunus Emre, and Valmiki. In that game, this can be doubled by building a stupa, mandir, or pagoda, and the program Babylon II calculates the chance that enemy cities will defect to you because of this. The "Free Speech" civic doubles the production of this resource, and a Great Artist can be used to quickly boost the amount of it by 4000, a strategy known as this type of bomb. The first game to use this concept enabled victory when one city accumulated twenty thousand points of it, while in that game's sequel, winning requires three cities with fifty thousand points of it instead. Increased by libraries and universities, as well as Wonders like Versailles and the Hermitage, FTP, name this concept which drives the expansion of borders in Civilization 3 and Civilization 4, an entity defined as "webs of significance" by Clifford Geertz, whose "patterns" were explored by Ruth Benedict.

ANSWER: culture

6) In one game, this character’s former friend began to conquer neighboring countries by using a militia consisting of the Manakete tribe, while later in that game he is asked by the sage, Gato to retrieve the Light Orb and assemble the broken Star Orb by gathering its twelve shards. On two separate occasions, this character has slain the dark dragon, Medeus using his powerful sword of light, the Falchion. In his first American appearance, this character was known for having a ‘sweet spot’ at the tip of his sword and employed such techniques as Dolphin Slash and Counter which always deals 7% damage. The descendant of the hero Anri and prince of Altea, FTP, identify this blue-haired character that made his first American appearance along with Roy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and is the Lord of the first Fire Emblem game.

ANSWER: Marth

7) In the background music of some levels of this game, a beeping noise can be heard that is actually a Morse code letter addressed to “Big Bad Wolf” from “Little Red Riding Hood”. By pressing a secret switch in Stage 3-7, the player is transported to a large labyrinthine area filled with treasure and those ghosts from Pac-Man which gradually drain health upon touch. Three prequel missions called the Nocturnal Missions are included with this game and involve shutting down a chemical warfare plant. Despite controversy from this games violence and offensive imagery, its engine was ironically used to fuel the SNES’ Super Noah’s Ark 3D. Bosses in this game include a soldier with two gatling guns, his giantess of a sister, a lab-coated scientist who throws needles and none other than a giant robot version of Adolf Hitler himself. Responsible for popularizing the FPS genre, FTP, identify this classic shareware game that features William Blazcowicz traveling to the title German Castle to kick some Nazi ass.

ANSWER: Wolfenstein 3-D

8) It is rumored that the 2003 remake of this game for the PS2 was cancelled due to its would-be resemblance to the recently released Metroid Prime and/or the protagonist’s 3-D appearance being too similar to that of Master Chief. The sequel to this game featured the protagonist parachuting onto a mysterious planet inhabited by mutant insects led by the Black Widow Queen and along the way gaining such transformations as a fire ant and ‘shield bug’ that could deflect enemy attacks. In the original game, the main character’s transformations included a train in the second level in which you must fire at a grey robot to remove its hands from the tracks and you must defeat the evil computer system Warhead, who before he was transformed by being attached to a nuclear missile, was named Raster. Created by BlueSky Software, FTP, name this Sega produced game that takes us to the year 2049 to play as the title green Orbot.

ANSWER: Vectorman

9) As a marketing ploy for this game, Blockbuster stores all over the country were set up with special demo stations at which players could print out stickers of their accomplishments. In the fourth level of this game, throwing a gas bomb at moving outcrops in the wall will reveal a mud-covered creature while throwing a second bomb will show the creature’s true colors. In the first level, the Beach, one can lure a mouse-like creature to a surfboard with apples to obtain upward of 5000 points. The Cave level features green creatures with odd-looking faces which can be changed into Dittos by throwing Pester Balls at them. Set on Pokemon Island, the player can access the game’s final stage, Rainbow Cloud by finding six Pokemon ‘signs’ which include a Mewtwo constellation and Dugtrio mountains. Starring a character by the name of Todd, FTP, identify this game in which you are hired by Professor Oak to take Pokemon photos.

ANSWER: Pokemon Snap

10) One character of this name had to kill a purple haired orphan and former clansman after that orphan imprisoned himself in Eden for all eternity. Another character of this name holds a rivalry with a character named Bosch and is a low-ranking member of the Sheldar Rangers due to his low D-Ratio. The ancestor of these characters who also possessed this name was used by the villainous Zog to collect the goddess keys in order to release the dark goddess, Tyr. These characters are usually paired with a female character named Nina and are unique in that they have the ability to transform into Dragons. Belonging to all of the main protagonists of the Breath of Fire series, give the name that also belongs to Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden and a character that shares his fighting style with Ken from Street Fighter.

ANSWER: Ryu

11) In a recent remake on the PSP, the installation of a nuclear reactor allows this character to jump higher and move faster than the other playable characters and he is also the only one able to fire through walls. On the Super Nintendo, this character suggests that you use the fire weapon in the jungle stage in order to reveal a path that leads to an item that will save the player if they fall into a chasm. In his appearances on the Game Boy Advance, this character is partnered with the teenager, Chaude who serves as both a rival and friend for fellow NetBattler, Lan. In Megaman 5, a dark version of this character led a group of Robot Masters and in Megaman 7, he will offer his namesake shield when defeated in battle. Usually appearing after an iconic whistle, FTP, identify this red-colored, sunglasses-wearing robot and brother to Megaman, the first creation of Dr. Light.

ANSWER: Protoman or Blues

12) His appearance and personality are based off of actor Lee van Cleef and in his younger years he joins with aspiring military dictator, Gene to assassinate his former employer, the DCI. In one encounter with this character, he is taken over by his boss (with whom he earlier borrowed a metal arm) and is battled atop his giant warship which has a Mt. Rushmore-esque sculpture at its helm and is named Outer Haven. The first encounter with this character is fought around a large stone column which has Donald Anderson, the DARPA chief tied down with explosives as this boss shoots at you with his favored weapon, the Colt Single Action Army which he ‘loves to reload during a battle’. With a real name of Ivan Adamska, FTP, identify this gun-slinging member of FOXHOUND and right-hand man of Liquid Snake, a recurring villain in the Metal Gear Solid series.

ANSWER: Revolver Ocelot or Shalashaka or Ivan Adamska (before mentioned)

13) In one game, this character appears in the Incredible Hulk’s ending where Bruce Banner suggests that this character’s mutations are caused by gamma radiation. In another game, a side-story features this character stealing a melon on the back of a poacher’s truck while another shows him saving the life of Dan Hibiki. His name was derived from the fact that his neighbors called him the ‘white man’ while growing up, but it is later revealed that his real name is Jimmy after he meets his mother who recognizes him due to his anklets. In-game, he employs such special attacks as rolling into a ball in several aerial maneuvers and using electric currents to shock his opponents. Obtaining his green skin due to his use of chlorophyll to blend into the jungle, FTP, identify this savage Brazilian warrior from the Street Fighter series.

ANSWER: Blanka

14) The cartoon version of this character’s outfit included a blue shirt with a flower on it and plots involving her often involved losing her pets, Crabby the Crab and Thermidor the Lobster. In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, she appeared as a default speed character and had a special namesake ‘Oop” dunk. In her first appearance, she battled such bosses as Krow and his ghost as well as the giant wasp, King Zing. In her second appearance, she traversed along the Northern Hemisphere of her world along with her rather large, baby cousin, Kiddy and collected items such as coins for the Brothers Bear and birds freed from crystal prisons by playing a Simon-like minigame. While she was replaced by her younger sister, Tiny in the first 3D game in her series, she was the first to cross large chasms using her hair helicopter ability. First appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2, FTP, name this female member of the Kong family, the girlfriend of Diddy.

ANSWER: Dixie Kong

15) In this location, the rural town of Montgomery can be found which contains the Crippen Memorial Hospital as well as a Tosser gas station while the nearby town of Blueberry houses the Fleischburg Brewery. The wealthiest citizens of this place can shop at Didier Sachs while the cheapest store is Binco which has a motto of “More Trash for Less Cash”. In the large expanses of Bone County, players can visit Fort Carson which is just south of the military base, Area 69 and is known for broadcasting K Rose and WCTR radio stations. This state contains the city of Los Santos which is home to corrupt police officer Tenpenny, the Grove Street Families gang and Carl “CJ” Johnson. An amalgam of elements of Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, FTP, identify this southwestern flavored state and largest area to date in the Grand Theft Auto series.

ANSWER: San Andreas

16) In a city in the sky, this character can equip the Hand Cannon which allows him to fire miniature cannonballs from his elbow, while the Double Punch found shortly after rescuing a seaside town fires both of his hands directly at the enemy. This character makes a cameo appearance on the Game Boy Advance to teach the player the rules to an arcade game that involves tilting items into holes on either side of the screen This character’s real name is ‘heart-eighth note-exclamation point-question mark’ and among his special moves are his namesake Beam which is powered by holding the Y-button and his namesake Whirl which when timed right can deal 9999 damage. He is first encountered after he inhabits the favorite toy of a young boy named Gaz and marches into the Forest Maze to battle Bowyer along with Mallow and Mario. The protector of the Star Road, FTP, identify this character from Super Mario RPG, a life-sized puppet clad in blue.

ANSWER: Geno

17) This character is the only non-Metal Gear Solid character to make an appearance on one of Snake’s codec conversations in Smash Bros. Brawl and states that he ‘feels all fuzzy inside’ after being complemented. Relatives of this character include his fiancée, Amanda, and a father who once was the Research Director of his home planet’s Defense Corps, Beltino. In the second game he appears in, he tries to defeat a robotic boss that asks ‘Where is the creator?’ only to be hit and crashes down to the desert planet of Titania and in that game’s first stage, Corneria, he attempts to take on three enemy aircraft only to be attacked himself and yells “Hey! Get this guy off me!” Noted for his ridiculously high-pitched voice in his N64 incarnation, FTP, identify this technician of the Star Fox team who always seems to get himself in troublesome situations and appears a humanoid toad.

ANSWER: Slippy Toad

18) This character is apparently fluent in Esperanto and in his younger years lost first place in a boxing match against a giant rabbit. This character met his soulmate during an event which involved a severed pompadour and a half-eaten loaf of bread coming together to form the shape of a heart and later obtained his current position after his father feigned death by pretending to sleep. In a recent episode, this character created a black hole via a particularly powerful tennis serve and in another, helped astronaut Tomio Hoshino to arrive on the moon. If this character’s son, the Prince, fails to create a star of the correct size, he will punish him by raining down lasers with his eyes. With a voice like a DJ scratching a record, FTP, identify this goofy purple tight-wearing monarch of the entire universe and guiding force of the Katamari series.

ANSWER: The King of All Cosmos

19) In the winter of 1996, a demo for a Christmas version of this game was released and featured a level playable by both of the game’s characters and had characters dressed as elves and Jingle Bells playing in the background. Stages in this game include the upside-down seas of Splash Garden and the ruins of the Soft Museum which must be traveled in order to reach the villain, Wizeman the Wicked. Gameplay involves collecting 20 blue chips scattered about a course and placing them with the help of Twin Seeds residents, Claris and Eliot into an Ideya Capture while utilizing aerial maneuvers like the paraloop. With a sequel subtitled “Journey into Dreams” released recently for the Wii, FTP, identify this best selling action-adventure game for the Sega Saturn that stars the title Nightmaren who looks like a purple jester.

ANSWER: NiGHTs into Dreams

20) In the beginning of one version of this stage, players can hop over the left edge while descending a steep hill in hopes that they will land on another part effectively skipping over one fourth of the level. In the version that appeared on the GameBoy Advance, storm clouds are present throughout the stage which can cause you to move slower and become more vulnerable to opponents, while the version appearing on the Gamecube has a large vertical elevator to aid in getting to a higher part of the track. The N64 version of this level also appeared as the last stage of the Joker Cup in F-Zero X, while the original course from the SNES is scattered with coins that blend in well with the yellow tiles. Always appearing as the last course in the Special Cup, FTP, identify this multicolored race track, the most difficult track in the Mario Kart series.

ANSWER: Rainbow Road

Bonuses

1) AUDIO BONUS! Identify the game series from the Wild West themed music, FTPE. You will hear each clip only once and after which you will have 5 seconds to answer.

[10] [Play the file named “WildWestBonus1.wav” in the Audio Bonus folder.]

ANSWER: Wild Arms (“Opening Theme – Into the Wilderness” from Wild Arms)

[10] [Play the file named “WildWestBonus2.wav” in the Audio Bonus folder.]

ANSWER: Banjo-Kazooie (Glittergulch Mine stage from Banjo-Tooie)

[10] [Play the file named “WildWestBonus3.wav” in the Audio Bonus folder.]

ANSWER: The Legend of Zelda (“Hidden Village” from Twilight Princess)

2) Identify the tactical style RPGs FTPE. Hint: none of them will be Final Fantasy Tactics or its sequels.

[10] Notorious for its high level cap of 9999, this first in a series of TRPGs follows the Demon Prince, Laharl as he strives to become the strongest demon in the Netherworld. A notable mascot of this game is the penguin-like Prinny.

ANSWER: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

[10] Developed by Quest, this series of tactics RPGs features such titles as March of the Black Queen and The Knight of Lodis and has a notable alignment system in which your actions determine whether your troops are good or evil and also determines what types of higher level creatures you can control.

ANSWER: Ogre Battle

[10] Released on the PSP in 2006, this game is set during the Hundred Years War and features the title character rescuing France from an extremely historically accurate demon-infested British army.

ANSWER: Jeanne D’arc

3) Identify the following about video games in Saturday morning cartoons from the late 80s and early 90s’ FTPE.

[10] This former wrestler known for his ridiculous beard and gaudy outfits was known to gamers as the voice and live-action actor of Mario himself on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

ANSWER: Captain Lou Albano

[10] Seen teaming up with such characters as Simon Belmont and Mega Man, this alter-ego of Kevin Keene was sucked into Videoland to defeat Mother Brain and become the ultimate Game Master.

ANSWER: Captain N

[10] In The Legend of Zelda cartoon, Link would often spout this classic catchphrase when Princess Zelda expressed distaste in his actions.

ANSWER: “Well, Excuuuuuse Me, Princess!”

4) Despite the surprising success of mascots like a speedy blue hedgehog, a mutated bandicoot and a fat plumber that is able to jump like a frog despite his girth, other attempts to create mascots just didn’t make the cut. Identify these more-or-less rejected characters, FTPE.

[10] Although he was ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2002, this mascot for Sunsoft’s original game appeared in 1993 where he attempted to save his home circus from the evil ex-clown, Edgar Ektor.

ANSWER: Aero the Acrobat

[10] Presumably playing off the marsupial vibe from Crash Bandicoot, this thylacine hero uses his many types of boomerangs to battle the corrupt cassowary, Boss Cass. Surprisingly there were two sequels: Bush Rescue and Night of the Quinkan.

ANSWER: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

[10] Looking like an anthropomorphic cat with gynormous ears, this character from Capcom can use said ears to gain some air and travels through bad dreams with the goal of making them better for the dreamer.

ANSWER: Klonoa

5) Identify the following things about the awesome FPS, Gears of War, FTPE.

[10] Saved by his friend Dom Santiago in the first act of the game, this player-controlled character of Gears of War was once a famous soldier until he was sent to a prison camp for abandoning service in attempt to save his father, Adam.

ANSWER: Marcus Fenix

[10] Hailing from beneath the surface of the planet Sera, this organization of hostile aliens is lead by the massive General RAAM and began slaughtering humans on Emergence Day.

ANSWER: Locust Horde

[10] An automatic assault rifle, this weapon is doubly awesome in that players can temporarily enter an invincible state while killing an enemy with this gun’s chainsaw bayonet.

ANSWER: Lancer Assault Rifle

6) Identify the following video games that are just plain terrible FTPE.

[10] Often heralded as the worst game in video game history, this game pits the Man of Steel up against poorly rendered graphics, an annoying green fog and an unresponsive control scheme.

ANSWER: Superman 64

[10] This game, with its title character looking somewhat like a deformed baby brontosaurus, was one of the first games to reveal that games based directly off of movie franchises probably will suck. Oh yea, there was a mass burial of its Atari 2600 cartridges in New Mexico.

ANSWER: E.T. , the Extraterrestrial

[10] Cursed due to its awful premise and even awful-er controls, this 2001 X-Box samurai sword-fighting game where you attempt to impress audience members was given a score of only ½ by GameInformer’s Andy McNamara who stated “I literally won a match just by bashing the controller against my ass”.

ANSWER: Kabuki Warriors

7) Before its release, the Wii had a pretty awesome lineup. Needless to say, it still does have a pretty awesome lineup but let’s name some of those games that got lost along the way, FTPE.

[10] Jeremy is probably most upset that a game based on the old “Joy of Painting” show hosted by this ever-friendly afro-sporting man was cancelled. The Wiimote would have been perfect for painting some happy little trees!

ANSWER: Bob Ross

[10] If this game were still on the market, no one could ever argue that Nintendo was just for kids again. It involved giant killer robots taking over the United States and required a half-man, half-robot character wielding a giant version of the title weapon and just plain kicking some mechanical ass.

ANSWER: Project H.A.M.M.E.R.

[10] Set in pre-WWI Eastern Europe and developed by the Polish gaming company Nibris, this survival horror game supposedly in all black and white and based on Slavic legends was put on a TBA delay.

ANSWER: Sadness

8) [CR] In one appearance, this character wonders if Frances Coen doesn't like women, to which she responds “like isn't the right word, but you don't ask and I won't tell.” FTPE:

[10] Identify this member of Third Echelon, whose daughter Sarah was killed by a drunk driver shortly before he became involved with John Brown's Army.

ANSWER: Sam Fischer (accept either)

[10] Sam Fisher sports his trademark headgear, featuring three green lights which somehow provide only two modes of vision, as the protagonist of this Tom Clancy-inspired game series, whose entires include Chaos Theory, Double Agent, and Pandora Tomorrow.

ANSWER: Splinter Cell

[10] Fisher is voiced by this outstanding badass, who also appeared as Jack Granger in Tiberium Wars. He also starred in SeaQuest as Captain Hudson, as Lieutenant Rasczak in Starship Troopers, and as the antagonist of Total Recall.

ANSWER: Michael Ironside

9) Some may argue that books and literature are the polar opposite of video games. This bonus proves that statement wrong, FTPE. If you need clues from actual literature, you will only receive five points.

[10] The stage requires the highest number of music notes to enter in Banjo-Tooie, this area is a chain of floating islands that includes such locales as a castle made of Jello and the skull of an evil Mumbo-Jumbo look-alike.

[5] This place might be more well known as the paradise in the sky decided to be built by Pisthetairos and Euelpies in Aristophanes’ The Birds.

ANSWER: Cloud Cuckooland

[10] Currently in its 5th incarnation, this role-playing game series from Konami usually has a story related to the 108 Stars of Destiny and has starred such characters as Odessa Silverburg and a griffin-loving member of the Karaya clan, Hugo.

[5] The video game mentioned above takes its name from and is loosely based off of the Japanese version of this work of Chinese literature attributed to Shi Naian.

ANSWER: Suikoden or The Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh or All Men are Brothers or The Marshes of Mount Liang

[10] This 1989 NES game created by Seta features the dreams of the title character as he defeats ghosts, a giant octopus, a dragon and God using only some thrown rocks and a slingshot.

[5] The plot of this game concerns the title character saving his darling Becky from Injun Joe. For some reason, Huck is not present and there is no fence whitewashing level.

ANSWER: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

10) Identify the following characters from the Soul Calibur series FTPE.

[10] More boob than woman, this fighter wields a mean pair of small-statured swords and is a high ranking member of the Fu-Ma ninja clan.

ANSWER: Taki

[10] The main antagonist of the series and owner of the Soul Edge, a massive sword with an eye, this character was the evil-alter ego of Siegfried until they split and became separate entities in SoulCalibur III.

ANSWER: Nightmare

[10] First appearing in SoulCalibur III, this mysterious dark-skinned man is a member of a tribe charged with guarding the Soul Calibur under orders of the hero, Algol. He wields a scythe that bears the likeness of the Egyptian god, Thoth.

ANSWER: Zasalamel

11) Identify the following forgotten consoles of yesteryear, FTPE.

[10] The first home video game console ever – this 1972 piece of work basically allowed you to play Pong, a simple golf putting game and had the first light gun games ever. The ‘squared’ version of it would be released in ’78.

ANSWER: Magnavox Odyssey

[10] Despite being the first console to take us into the 64-bit generation, this system was a huge commercial failure. Notable games for it include Tempest 2000 and Alien vs. Predator and it has established a cult following with a large number of homebrew games.

ANSWER: Atari Jaguar

[10] This 1994 Japanese 8-bit console designed for a younger audience is royal blue on top and turquoise on the bottom and has mostly anime trivia games, games based off of kaiju monsters and edutainment games in its small library.

ANSWER: Bandai Playdia

12) While Castlevania, Metal Gear and DDR make of much of the bulk of Konami’s popularity, they do have some pretty good lesser known games, FTPE.

[10] Before Dance Dance Revolution, rhythmically gifted Japanese teenagers were playing this game that consisted of a five-button keyboard-like structure and a turntable that must be scratched in correspondence to the music.

ANSWER: Beatmania

[10] Practically synonymous with the phrase “Shoot the core”, this side-scrolling shoot-em-up series has the player controlling the spaceship, Vic Viper.

ANSWER: Gradius

[10] A continuation of the earlier Survival Kids series, this series of games for the Nintendo DS features characters like Jack and Amy or Keith and Skye as they make shelter and find food on deserted islands.

ANSWER: Lost in Blue (do not accept “Lost in the Blue”)

13) Because in every new game they add about 20 more, identify these supporting characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, FTPE.

[10] Often deemed ‘the ultimate life form’, this black-colored hedgehog is obsessed with some dead chick named Maria and once got his own terrible game where he shot things with REAL GUNS!

ANSWER: Shadow the Hedgehog

[10] Almost always seen with her partner, a Chao [chow] named Cheese, this rabbit was first playable in Sonic Advance 2 and later teamed up with Amy Rose and Big the Cat in Sonic Heroes.

ANSWER: Cream the Rabbit

[10] Defender of the Sol Emeralds, this princess from another dimension possesses pyrokinetic abilities and once sealed the demon Iblis in her body to save the future of Sonic’s dimension.

ANSWER: Blaze the Cat

14) Identify the following about the awesome puzzle game, Portal, FTPE.

[10] This object, a waist-high block with a single pink heart on one of its faces was sadly “euthanized in an emergency intelligence incinerator” by GLaDOS after being used to solve a puzzle.

ANSWER: Weighted Companion Cube

[10] In Portal, players assume the role of this female protagonist, who must use the Portal gun to escape from the Aperture Science Laboratories after GLaDOS attempts to immerse her in boiling lava.

ANSWER: Chell

[10] This expansion pack to Portal will be released on the XBOX Live Arcade later this year and adds several new levels and achievements. It shares its name with the song that GLaDOS sings during the end credits to the game.

ANSWER: Portal: Still Alive

15) Identify the following about a certain iconic and classic Atari 2600 game, FTPE.

[10] Featuring a little running man in a jungle, this game featured such hazards as snakes, scorpions, crocodiles and quicksand bogs that could be conveniently bypassed by swinging on vines.

ANSWER: Pitfall!

[10] Owning a cowardly mountain lion named Quickclaw and having a daughter named Rhonda that were introduced in the sequel, this Indiana Jones wannabe and protagonist of the Pitfall games was voiced by Bruce Campbell in 1998’s Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle.

ANSWER: Pitfall Harry

[10] Released on pretty much every system in 2004, this most recent installment of the Pitfall series gives Harry a bunch of pansy combat techniques and gadgets such as a sling, a raft for crossing rivers and TNT. Harry sold out.

ANSWER: Pitfall: The Lost Expedition

16) Identify the following characters from the Final Fantasy series that have a knack for taking things, FTPE.

[10] This thief, er, I mean treasure hunter from FF6, gains the Capture command when he equips the Thief Glove which allows him to deal damage while stealing.

ANSWER: Locke Cole

[10] This sky pirate and ‘leading man’ is the owner of the airship, the Strahl, and was beat to stealing the Dawn Shard by Vaan. He also is also a hidden playable character in the PSP remake of Final Fantasy Tactics.

ANSWER: Balthier Bunansa

[10] Final Fantasy IX starred this happy-go-lucky ladies man with a fully functional prehensile tail that happened to be a member of the notorious thieves’ guild and theatre troupe, Tantalus. Despite his name, he lacks any sort of devastating headbutt attack.

ANSWER: Zidane Tribal

17) Answer the following about a blast from the past that has recently made appearances in a number of recent games, FTPE.

[10] Making playable appearances in Mario Kart DS and Super Smash Brothers Brawl, this character and peripheral of the NES is credited with saving video games in the 80s by allowing the NES to be sold in toy stores.

ANSWER: Robot Operating Buddy

[10] In this game, the player must issue commands to both R.O.B and Professor Hector as R.O.B. presses red and blue buttons to open and close gates to crush the turnip-loving Smicks and Hector collects bundles of dynamite.

ANSWER: Gyromite or Robot Gyro

[10] In this game, R.O.B. performs the title action to several discs mounted around him while having Hector hop around on a 5x5 bingo board while dodging the Spike and Flipper enemies.

ANSWER: Stack-Up

18) Can you feel the rhythm? Identify the following music and rhythm games FTPE.

[10] This rhythm game by Roxor Games warranted a lawsuit from Konami for essentially using the exact same mechanics and cabinets as DDR. It is notable in that it greatly increased the difficulty by having up to level 13 difficulty songs, featured a bunch of wacky modifiers.

ANSWER: In the Groove or ITG

[10] Starring a cartoon dog with the motto ‘I gotta believe!’ this 1997 gem was probably the first rhythm game to achieve widespread popularity and featured such characters as Chop Chop Master Onion and Instructor Mooselini.

ANSWER: PaRappa the Rapper

[10] Essentially Guitar Hero played with a controller instead of the mini plastic guitar, this earlier Harmonix game has a player controlling a ship called a Beat Blaster which jumped to different colored tracks each corresponding to a different instrument.

ANSWER: Amplitude

19) Identify the following Flash games one might have played while wasting time on the internet, FTPE.

[10] Featuring a monkey wielding a number of darts, the object of this game is to eliminate as many of the titular objects as possible using such upgrades as a boomerang and a controllable Pac-Man.

ANSWER: Bloons

[10] Jeremy suggests you play this Yahoo sponsored game where you must make as many anagrams of the given six-letters as possible. Just get the six-letter word and you’re off to the next round!

ANSWER: Text Twist

[10] Jeremy once spent 4 hours playing this game instead of studying for a Calc III final. You start with one word in the center and then must enter other words related to that central concept. Eventually, it branches out into a crazily complex web. Pig is related to police is related to Karma Police is related to Radiohead…

ANSWER: Funny Farm

20) It refers to a game or piece of hardware that is announced but fails to appear on the market, FTPE.

[10] First, name this derogatory term used to describe games that just never seem to want to come out.

ANSWER: Vaporware

[10] The textbook example for vaporware, this game from Apogee Software which was announced in 1997 has failed surface to the point of having a release date of ‘When it’s done!” It features the titular jet-pack wearing, Desert Eagle toting badass.

ANSWER: Duke Nukem Forever

[10] This now-cancelled and aptly titled gaming console from Infinium Labs would have had a direct-download gaming service for 25 dollars a month and a unique mouse and keyboard controller system called a lapboard.

ANSWER: The Phantom

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