1980s & 90s
Originally given the Japanese title “Puckman”, what 1980s arcade game was inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game" in 2005?
Pac-Man
What Will Wright created video game series released in 2000 (with sequels in 2004, 2009, and 2014) saw players watching and directing characters to mundane things like eating, sleeping, and cleaning their houses?
The Sims
Which year was the PlayStation Portable first released in the USA?
2004
Call Of Duty: Roads To Victory' is for what video game console?
PSP
What was the name of the classic Windows game where players cleared the board of mines?
Minesweeper
What 1985 video game begins with a planned departure from Independence, Missouri?
The Oregon Trail
2021 will see the release of what sixth game in the Halo franchise, continuing the adventures of Master Chief? Its name sounds as if the game’s story will continue in perpetuity.
Halo Infinite
Which video game system was the first to use DVD technology?
PS2
In what gaming console can 'Helix', a music video game, be played?
Wii
In what game was Luigi first available as a primary character?
Super Mario 2
What Konami game from September 1998 was initially released to the European arcade audience under the name "Dancing Stage?"
Dance Dance Revolution
What 2021 installment in the Call of Duty video game franchise shares its name with one of America's largest investment management firms?
Vanguard
In what year was the Playstation 3 platform released?
2006
Patapon video game was published by Sony for what gaming system?
PSP
In May 2022, the government of what European nation banned its employees from using American gaming terms such as "e-sports," instead using their domestic language counterparts like "jeu video de competition?"
France
What beat-em-up video game franchise, featuring twin brother martial artists Billy and Jimmy, was latter turned into a poorly received 1994 James Yukich movie starring Scott Wolf and Mark Decascos?
Double Dragon
What 2021 game in the Metroid franchise, released on the Nintendo Switch, features Samus Aran investigating a mysterious transmission on the planet ZDR? Its title comes from the ongoing fear the player feels being chased by unstoppable robots
Metroid Dread
How many PlayStations did Sony sell in the first month after its release?
A- 30,000
B- 300,000
C- 3,000,000
B- 300,000
In which of the following systems you can't play Resident Evil 5?
Sega Genesis
It's dangerous to go to an auction alone: in July, 2021 an original Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge of what old school fantasy game sold for $870,000?
Legend of Zelda
In 1983, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was first released. What was the cost of the NES? (within $50)
The NES had a retail price of $199, which works out to $458.53 in today's dollars.
Which 2013 game is described as 'a minimalistic platformer with abstract, colorful graphics'?
140
How many games were available for the PlayStation when it was first released?
A- 17
B- 97
C- 157
A- 17
Players had just 17 games to choose from in the fall of 1995. By Christmas of 1996, the catalog had expanded to include more than 200 games.
Daley Thompson's Decathlon was a huge hit for Konami on which platform?
Spectrum
In the game 'Silent Hill' for the PS1, how many keys do you have to press in the piano puzzle?
5