High Score
Mythic Quest
Nintendo
Arcades
Potpourri
100

Which console from a Japanese competitor would ultimately replace the Atari 2600 in the 1980s?

What is Nintendo?

100

This new expansion for Mythic Quest is preparing to launch during the pilot episode.

What is Raven’s Banquet?

100

What game did Mario first appear in?

Donkey Kong

100

This 1978 space-shooting arcade game became one of the first enormous worldwide video-game hits and helped fuel the arcade boom.

What is Space Invaders?

100

True or False:
Many of the myths/stereotypes regarding video games have been debunked.

True

200

Atari burst onto the video game console scene in 1972 with this "tennis-like" game.

What is Pong?

200

In the pilot, Ian becomes obsessed with adding this new weapon to the game’s upcoming expansion.

What is a shovel?

200

What is the popular racing game that includes Nintendo Characters?

What is Mario Kart?
200

Players traditionally placed one of these on an arcade cabinet to indicate that they had the next game.

What is a quarter?

200

This game is became known for its open, immersive explorations of crime and violence through three major characters. It featured carefully crafted soundtracks. 

What is Grand Theft Auto 

300

What food inspired the creation of Pac Man?

What is pizza?

300

The disputed shovel is originally designed to let players do this to the game world. Adding a new gameplay dimension

What is dig / alter the terrain?

300

This princess is one of Nintendo’s most famous characters and rules the Mushroom Kingdom.

Who is Princess Peach?

300
This city and its metro area was mentioned as being the most saturated with arcades in the 1980s. (hint: I grew up there)

What is Detroit?

300



What is Resident Evil?

400

The first major video game tournament in sponsored by Atari in November 1980. What game did contestants have to play?

What is Space Invaders?

400

This adolescent Twitch-like influencer holds great power over the success of new releases.

Who is Pootie Shoe?

400

This 1981 arcade hit introduced a character originally called “Jumpman,” who would later become Nintendo’s most famous mascot.

What is Mario?

400

Which former Detroit Piston did I watch play Robotron at the Space Station arcade in Royal Oak, MI

Who is Dennis Rodman

400

The episode "Make Love not Warcraft" from this ongoing Comedy Central series warned of the dangers of playing too much for too long...

What is South Park?

500

This infamous Atari game based on a 1982 Steven Spielberg film became one of the symbols of the video-game crash.

What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?

500

The creators of Mythic Quest are also creators of this long running comedic TV series.

What is "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

500

This Nintendo handheld system debuted in 1989 and became enormously successful despite its monochrome screen.

What is the Game Boy?

500

These three-letter combinations were commonly entered beside a player’s score on classic arcade machines.

What are the player's initials?

500

This 1993 PC game helped popularize the first-person shooter and multiplayer “deathmatch.”

What is Doom?