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How hardcore (American) Console Video Gamer are you?
(Questions in no particular order.)
1. What Nintendo systems DO NOT have a Select button?
2. Wario, Mario’s evil doppelganger, has starred in a series of games under the “Wario Land” title for Nintendo’s portable systems. On what system is the only Wario Land game that has NO number in the title, and NO subtitle?
3. What SEGA system came before the Genesis?
4. Nintendo has Mario, and SEGA has Sonic. During the Mascot Wars (N64, Saturn/Dreamcast, and PlayStation1 years) what character was unofficially declared Sony’s mascot?
5. How many versions of the Genesis system were released?
6. Originally the N64 was to be released as the NU64. What did the U stand for?
7. The Game Boy Micro is set to release in a few months. Until it’s release, what Nintendo interchangeable game system will hold the title of smallest Nintendo system?
8. What’s the first Nintendo system with a slot for an expansion peripheral?
9. What’s the first Nintendo system with AV output?
10. What Atari system could be flipped upside-down to accommodate left handed gamers?
11. Using two 32-bit processors, what system proclaimed itself the first 64-bit system?
12. What is the first portable system with a touch sensitive screen?
13. In Super Smash Bros. (either version), who is the only character not created in-house by Nintendo employees?
14. The Genesis system is famous for its many SEGA produced peripherals and upgrades. Including games, how many and what SEGA first-party products could make the Genesis truly ridiculously tall?
15. In the original Donkey Kong game, what was the name of the character that would later be known as Mario?
16. Name the three women Mario has attempted to rescue through the years. (“Peach” does not count, I want the LAST name of that character).
17. What two systems would play game information stored on credit card sized plastic cards?
18. NES : Zapper :: SEGA MasterSystem : ???
19. SNES : Super Scope :: SEGA Genesis : ???
20. What game system, through a special connector, could be attached to TV cable and temporarily download one game at a time for play? What was the name of this service?
21. Name the three Genesis “Strike” games.
22. Which of these game companies actually started as an American organization, but chose a Japanese name for their company? Nintendo, SEGA, Atari, or Sony?
23. What was the first color and backlit portable system?
24. The SEGA Nomad was a portable system that played Genesis games. What portable system came out before it that also played solely the games of its big brother home system?
25. In what two Nintendo games is a character named “Luigi” searching for his brother?
26. Before being removed from the game in later versions, who was the last fighter in the NES game PunchOut?
27. What famous gaming icon shocked players when it was revealed she was actually a woman?
28. What revolutionary gaming invention did the same man who would go on to design the Virtual Boy create? Hint: Unless you’ve never played a video game, I guarantee you’ve used this.
29. Now known as “Eggman,” what was the original name of Sonic the Hedgehog’s nemesis?
30. What would happen if you put something other than Sonic 2 or 3 in the Sonic & Knuckles expansion slot?
31. Nintendo originally wanted to make a CD expansion for the Super Nintendo. What current video game console producer did they ask to create a prototype?
32. Who produced the first backwards-compatible system that did not need an adaptor to play the older games? SEGA, Nintendo, Atari, or Sony?
33. Name five SEGA owned and original characters who are NOT in a Sonic game:
How hardcore (American) Console Video Gamer are you?
(Questions in no particular order.)
1. What Nintendo systems DO NOT have a Select button?
2. Wario, Mario’s evil doppelganger, has starred in a series of games under the “Wario Land” title for Nintendo’s portable systems. On what system is the only Wario Land game that has NO number in the title, and NO subtitle?
3. What SEGA system came before the Genesis?
4. Nintendo has Mario, and SEGA has Sonic. During the Mascot Wars (N64, Saturn/Dreamcast, and PlayStation1 years) what character was unofficially declared Sony’s mascot?
5. How many versions of the Genesis system were released?
6. Originally the N64 was to be released as the NU64. What did the U stand for?
7. The Game Boy Micro is set to release in a few months. Until it’s release, what Nintendo interchangeable game system will hold the title of smallest Nintendo system?
8. What’s the first Nintendo system with a slot for an expansion peripheral?
9. What’s the first Nintendo system with AV output?
10. What Atari system could be flipped upside-down to accommodate left handed gamers?
11. Using two 32-bit processors, what system proclaimed itself the first 64-bit system?
12. What is the first portable system with a touch sensitive screen?
13. In Super Smash Bros. (either version), who is the only character not created in-house by Nintendo employees?
14. The Genesis system is famous for its many SEGA produced peripherals and upgrades. Including games, how many and what SEGA first-party products could make the Genesis truly ridiculously tall?
15. In the original Donkey Kong game, what was the name of the character that would later be known as Mario?
16. Name the three women Mario has attempted to rescue through the years. (“Peach” does not count, I want the LAST name of that character).
17. What two systems would play game information stored on credit card sized plastic cards?
18. NES : Zapper :: SEGA MasterSystem : ???
19. SNES : Super Scope :: SEGA Genesis : ???
20. What game system, through a special connector, could be attached to TV cable and temporarily download one game at a time for play? What was the name of this service?
21. Name the three Genesis “Strike” games.
22. Which of these game companies actually started as an American organization, but chose a Japanese name for their company? Nintendo, SEGA, Atari, or Sony?
23. What was the first color and backlit portable system?
24. The SEGA Nomad was a portable system that played Genesis games. What portable system came out before it that also played solely the games of its big brother home system?
25. In what two Nintendo games is a character named “Luigi” searching for his brother?
26. Before being removed from the game in later versions, who was the last fighter in the NES game PunchOut?
27. What famous gaming icon shocked players when it was revealed she was actually a woman?
28. What revolutionary gaming invention did the same man who would go on to design the Virtual Boy create? Hint: Unless you’ve never played a video game, I guarantee you’ve used this.
29. Now known as “Eggman,” what was the original name of Sonic the Hedgehog’s nemesis?
30. What would happen if you put something other than Sonic 2 or 3 in the Sonic & Knuckles expansion slot?
31. Nintendo originally wanted to make a CD expansion for the Super Nintendo. What current video game console producer did they ask to create a prototype?
32. Who produced the first backwards-compatible system that did not need an adaptor to play the older games? SEGA, Nintendo, Atari, or Sony?
33. Name five SEGA owned and original characters who are NOT in a Sonic game: