The "P"erpetual Retro Zone
Sorry man - she's in another castle
Who is Princess Peach?
“Just a city boy / born and raised in South Detroit” (Journey, 1981)
What is Don't Stop Believin?
Cammy, Ryu, Chun Li
What is Street Fighter?
Our grandpa Jerry's nickname, or this scourge to local wildlife
Who is Shorty?
Opossums have body temperatures too low to foster this always-fatal disease - phew
What is rabies?
Ping's mate: this first "commercially successful" video game
What is Pong?
“And the poolhalls, the hustlers, and the losers / used to watch 'em through the glass / well I'd stand outside at closin' time / just to watch her walk on past” (Bob Seger, 1976)
What is Mainstreet?
Tanya, Baraka, Liu Kang
What is Mortal Kombat?
This species of tiger roamed the earth from 56 million-11,700 years ago
What is a sabertooth?
Female opossums are known by this female name, like the girl who went with Jack
What are jills?
Tori Iwatani designed this mouth flapper's game to bring more girls and families into arcade gaming; his wife helped a lot, too
Who is Pac-man?
"Getting late, I just can't wait / ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road / first I drink, then I smoke / start the car and I try to make the midnight show" (KISS, 1976)
What is Detroit Rock City?
Sheik, Snake, Shulk
What is Super Smash Bros.?
Double stuf, ultra thin, or golden: this cookie brand was founded in 1912
What is Oreo?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Opossums are the only of this type of creature, like koalas and kangaroos, to be native to North America
What are marsupials?
Come ready to battle in this Nintendo 64 game, featuring the original 151 from the 'dex
What is Pokemon Stadium?
“Deep in the mitten where / lions and tigers come running / just to steal your luck” (The Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2006)
What is Especially in Michigan?
Kuma, Steve Fox, Marshall Law
What is Tekken?
Stinky's numeric government name comes from this Baron of LA, featured in Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Who is Nines?
Opossum tails are this kind, which means they can grab and hang onto things, like trash can edges or tree branches
What is prehensile?
Once a magazine devoted to video game news and strategy, this Nintendo circular was in print from 1988-2012 and had a revival as a podcast from 2017-2023
What is Power?
“The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down / Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee / Superior, they said, never gives up her dead / When the gales of November come early” (Gordon Lightfoot, 1976)
What is The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
Deathstroke, Lobo, Sinestro
What is Injustice: Gods Among Us?
Roosevelt's nickname loaned to a child's toy, or my fluffy orange cat
Who is Teddy?
There are 126 species of opossum, but the one native to the US is named after this state, nicknamed "Old Dominion"
What is Virginia?