Early Gaming (1958-75)
What was the first video game ever created?
(Hint: It's similar to Pong, released later on.)
Tennis for Two (1958)
What was Atari's first major arcade hit?
Pong (1972)
What is the full name of the NES?
Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom in Japan)
What company rivaled Nintendo with aggressive marketing in the early 1990s?
(Hint: Their company name was their jingle.)
SEGA
What is the best-selling video game of all time?
(Hint: SANDBOX GAME)
Minecraft (2009/2011)
What was the first widely distributed computer game?
(Hint: It was also the first space game, and was re-released on the Atari VCS.)
Spacewar! (1962)
Which major third-party gaming developer was formed from ex-Atari employees?
(Hint: This company makes Call of Duty.)
Activision
What was the best-selling game for the NES? (It was also the pack-in game.)
Super Mario Brothers (1985)
What console was the SNES rivaled by?
What are the big three consoles right now? (2025)
Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2
Was Pac-Man released in this era? (Y/N)
Namco released an arcade hit which would shake the world 45 years later. Which game is this?
(Hint: CHOMP.)
Pac-Man (1980)
Name 3 gaming franchises that got their start on the NES.
(This is open-ended.)
What was the character that SEGA made to rival Nintendo's Mario?
Sonic the Hedgehog
What console used motion controls as its main gimmick?
Nintendo Wii (2006)
Were video games with graphics common in this era?
(Hint: Computer screens struggled with showing text, but it wasn't easier to show graphics either. It's really your pick, think about it logically!)
No
What name is Atari's VCS console referred to as now?
(Hint: It's a number.)
The Atari 2600
[DOUBLE POINTS!!!] Send one person from your team to answer this question.
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HANGMAN MATCH
When did the SNES and Genesis era end?
1996
[DOUBLE POINTS!!!] Send one person from your team to answer this question. (Hint: A game that was suspected to never come out.)
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Where did this famous quote come from?
"You have died of dysentery."
The Oregon Trail (1971/1975)
Did Atari's port of Pac-Man give them a fortune, or did it blow them to smithereens?
(Hint: The Video Game Crash of 1983.)
Atari utterly sunk.
What handheld was released by Nintendo shortly before the SNES was released?
(Hint: Gray Brick.)
Game Boy (1989)
Which console blew the others out of the market and started a gaming giant?
Sony PlayStation
(FINAL JEOPARDY! Bet your points! You can only bet what you have!)
Who is Warren Robinett?