Knowledge Test: Videogame Culture and History
Knowledge Test: Videogame Culture and History
How much do you know about videogame culture and history? It's time to find out with those 50 questions!
How much do you know about videogame culture and history? It's time to find out with those 50 questions!
Who created the 1958 video game 'Tennis for Two'?
Who is not part of the team who created 'Spacewar!' in 1962?
For which computer, or minicomputer, 'Spacewar!' was developed for?
'The Brown Box', an early console prototype by Ralph Baer in 1968, later become the...
True or false? This game is named 'Pong'.
In 1971, Nolan Bushnell released an arcade game based on 'Spacewar!' named...
Who is the creator of Atari's 'Pong', released in 1972?
Which retailer first released the 'Home Pong' console in 1975?
Who created 'Colossal Cave Adventure', considered as the first text-adventure game?
For which video game console this item is for?
Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, created in 1973 a false competitor to get around the coin-up distribution system. What was the name of that company?
Who created the 1978 game 'Space Invaders'?
What was the original japanese name of 'Pac-Man'?
In 1980, Roberta Williams created the first graphical adventure game. How is it called?
Nintendo released its first arcade game in North America in 1979. How is it called?
[Previous answer] being a commercial failure, Nintendo converted the arcade machine into a new game. How is it called?
What was the built-in game of the Vectrex?
Nintendo sold the rights to 'Donkey Kong' to which manufacturer in 1981?
In which year the north-american video game market crashed?
In which year the japanese company Nintendo was founded?
In 1974, Nintendo invested in the video game industry by distributing the... in Japan.
One of those games is not created by Jeff Minter. Which one is it?
One of those games is not created by Steve Meretzky. Which one is it?
Michael Crichton, author of the book 'Jurassic Park', created a game in 1984. How is it called?
The american poet, Robert Pinsky, also created a game in 1984. How is it called?
In 1984, Universal Studios sued Nintendo over the similarities between King Kong and Donkey Kong. Who was Nintendo's lawyer?
One of those is not a console manufactured by Coleco. Which one is it?
In 1985, Nintendo released the 'Nintendo Entertainment System' in North America. What is its equivalent in Japan?
Which is Sega's first video game console?
Who is the creator of 'Prince of Persia', released in 1989?
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Which type of animation was used to animate the characters of 'Prince of Persia'?
True or false? A Mega Man game was released on Megadrive (Genesis).
One of those games is not created by Peter Molyneux. Which one is it?
Who is the original creator of 'Tetris'?
Did Nintendo release the Virtual Boy before or after the Nintendo 64?
True or false? Nintendo once worked with Sony to develop a CD add-on for the Nintendo 64.
What was the code name of the Nintendo 64 during its development?
Muriel Tramis created 'Mewilo' in 1987. Which game is also from her?
One of those games is not written by Douglas Adams. Which one is it?
What was the first 'Wolfenstein' game of the franchise?
Was 'Wolfenstein 3D' released before or after 'Doom'?
Who is the creator of 'The Sims'?
True or false? Yu Suzuki, director of 'Shenmue', also created 'Space Harrier'.
Koji Kondo did not composed the soundtrack of one of those games. Which one?
Who created 'Adventure', released on the Atari 2600 in 1979?
Since Nintendo considered the japanese version of 'Super Mario Bros. 2' too hard for the american public, they released a modified version of... instead.
Nintendo later released the original version of 'Super Mario Bros. 2' in North America under what name?
In which year did Ralph Baer, creator of the Magnavox Odyssey, die?
True or false? 'Alone in the Dark' came out before 'Resident Evil'.
True or false? Nintendo released the first version of 'Tetris' outside of the USSR.