Pixel-Pounding
This 1990 Nintendo handheld console popularized Tetris and Pokémon on the go.
Game Boy
This 1991 novel by Timothy Zahn introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn to the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
Heir to the Empire
In Tron (1982), what is the name of the digital world where Kevin Flynn is trapped inside a computer?
The Grid
This device, measured in baud, was essential for connecting to BBS networks in the 1980s.
Modem
This 1996 Blizzard game, a dungeon-crawling RPG, was a LAN party staple where players hunted for loot as warriors or rogues.
Diablo
In Super Metroid (1994) for the SNES, what is the name of the bounty hunter protagonist?
Samus Aran
This 1996 N64 game features Dash Rendar battling the Empire.
Shadows of the Empire
This 1982 Ridley Scott film features Harrison Ford as a bounty hunter tracking rogue replicants.
Blade Runner
In BBS culture, what four-letter term described skilled users who ran or moderated a board?
Sysop (System Operator)
In StarCraft (1998), what is the name of the Terran campaign protagonist who becomes a rebel against the Confederacy?
Jim Raynor
In Street Fighter II (1991) for the SNES, what is the name of Ryu’s spinning kick move?
Hurricane Kick (or Tatsumaki Senpukyaku)
This alien species, Thrawn’s people, are known for their tactical genius and blue skin.
Chiss
In The Last Starfighter (1984), what is the name of the arcade game that recruits Alex Rogan to fight in an interstellar war?
Starfighter
This 1990s BBS game, a text-based multiplayer RPG, let users battle and trade in a virtual world.
Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD)
This 1996 3D Realms game, a LAN party cult classic, featured Duke Nukem battling aliens with a pipe bomb.
Duke Nukem 3D
This 1985 Atari arcade game features four heroes battling endless hordes in mazes, with the tagline "Warrior! Elf! Wizard! Valkyrie!"
Gauntlet
In A New Hope, what is the name of the X-wing pilot who survives the Death Star trench run alongside Luke?
Wedge Antilles
In The Fly (1986), what is the name of the scientist, played by Jeff Goldblum, who accidentally merges his DNA with an insect?
Seth Brundle
In BBS culture, this term referred to the high-pitched screeching sound your modem made when connecting to a board.
Handshake (or Modem Negotiation)
This 1998 Valve game, a Quake II mod turned standalone, became a LAN party legend with mods like Counter-Strike.
Half-Life
In Final Fantasy VII (1997), what is the name of the ancient race whose last survivor is Aeris Gainsborough?
Cetra
This 1983 sci-fi film, a Star Wars spinoff, follows the adventures of Wicket and the Ewoks on the moon of Endor.
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), what is the name of the young boy who befriends the stranded alien?
Elliott
What BBS "door" game, a text-based strategy sim from the late 1980s, had players managing a medieval lord's castle and economy?
Barren Realms Elite
This 1997 Westwood Studios game, a real-time strategy hit, featured GDI versus Nod battles over Tiberium.
Command & Conquer