Auspicious Alloys
White Gold
Gold and silver/platinum/palladium
This commodity, popular among teenagers and young adults, is lauded as the resource needed to spring forth interest in public transport.
Leap card
"I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw I'm in the prime of my life/
Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives"
MGMT/"Time to Pretend"
Bursting onto the scene in the 90's, this gory instant classic was installed more times than Windows! Its impact was so huge that, for the next decade or so, FPS games were said to be this game's clone.
DOOM
American bison
Bison bison
Pewter
Tin and lead/antimony
Despite his compatriots being a talking turkey and intergalactic space aliens, this Den regular was probably the smelliest of the crew.
Socky
"Threw some chords together/
The combination: D-E-F"
Natasha Beddingfield/"These Words"
This devilish PC game would be the one to set a trend to obscure even its own legacy: sure, the lack of real graphics is bad, but how can you argue when the possibilities are endless?
Rogue
Eurasian rat/Black rat
Rattus rattus
Stainless Steel
Iron, Carbon and Chromium
Known best for his "Just a Minute" quiz and later his Golden Hour show, this legend of 2FM broadcasting was part of the original DJ lineup in 1979 for 40 years. If you don't get the answer to this question, don't worry: they didn't really suit you today.
Larry Gogan
"Too much of anything can make you sick/
Even the good can be a curse"
Cheryl Cole/"Fight For This Love"
Widely accepted as the first video game, this oscilloscope game isn't ping-pong, but offers two players a more traditional court experience trying to serve over a net.
Tennis for Two
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Sterling silver
Silver and copper
DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
"You came in to my life/
You cannot separate yourself"
Iglu & Hartly/"In This City"
Prior to having his GWR and Twingalaxies records stripped and being dragged into obscurity, Todd Rodgers was known as the King of Activision. This game was his downfall, after fans of the racer discovered his world record was impossible to achieve in the first place.
Dragster
Whooper swan
Cygnus cygnus
Alnico
Aluminium, Nickel and Cobalt
While this animal has a storied history in Ireland, it stubbornly remains in recent memory by being emblazoned on the Irish 15 pence piece.
Bull
"Save me from the movies and someone else's dreams/
While angels make their music and give my spirit wings"
Duke Special/"Freewheel"
In 1990, you might have been good enough at NES to win one, assuming you can beat the timed Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Rad Racer challenges. If you got a gold cart, I hope you held onto it: they routinely sell for over $10,000 at auction!
Nintendo World Championships
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola