The Big CaR Forum Quiz 2018

[Alex79]

Hullo!

I've put together a big end of year forum quiz for anyone who'd like to take part! It's eight rounds and FIFTY (thanks James ) questions. Now, we are going to have to employ a certain degree of trust here. Most the answers could be Googled fairly easily - although not all! So we just need to promise each other that we won't cheat, haha! After all, there's no prize other than to be crowned reigning forum quiz champion for the year.

I've included a ready formatted answer sheet in the spoiler tags below for anyone who wants to join in, and please could anyone playing make sure they post their own answers in spoilers too, so it doesn't spoil it for anyone else.

Formatted answer sheet here:

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 [b]Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best[/b]

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[b]Round 2: Modern Classics[/b]

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[b]Round 3: Re-masterclass[/b]

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[b]Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)[/b] 

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[b]Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation) [/b]

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED =
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS =
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! =
4. DRAG WOOF =
5. USING MAIN SILO =


[b]Round 6: Forum Knowledge! [/b]

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[b]Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?) [/b]

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[b]Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters) [/b]

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So, on to the quiz - it's not too difficult, hope someone enjoys it!


Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best

1. Which legendary adventure game designer is Twitter’s self proclaimed Grumpy Gamer?
2. Which Dungeons and Dragons based RPG featured a talking space hamster called Boo?
3. Which early 1980’s arcade game, almost certainly an urban legend, inspired the shoot ‘em up released by Llamasoft last year?
4. Which 1986 game from Gremlin Graphics saw you play the role of a naughty toddler as you played pranks on people whilst avoiding getting smacked?
5. Asteroids, Battlezone and Atari’s Star Wars arcade are all examples of games with what kind of graphics?


Round 2: Modern Classics

1. What is the name of Kratos son in the 2018 reboot of God Of War?
2. The monochromatic indie hits, Limbo and Inside were developed by which Danish games company?
3. Who voiced the character of The Illusive Man in the Mass Effect series?
4. The mysterious ritual that all Witcher’s must undertake is known as The Trial Of The what?
5. Usually run away from rather than fought during your first encounter, what is the name of the first boss the player meets in From Software’s Dark Souls?


Round 3: Re-masterclass

1. Which remaster specialists handled the PS4 release of the Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection?
2. What is the name of your equine companion in the remake of PS2 classic, Shadow Of The Colossus?
3. Which Ubisoft action-adventure, set in the era of the American Revolution, is seeing a surprise remaster to be released in the Spring of 2019?
4. Which military shooter, first released only as part of a special edition bundle for Infinite Warfare in 2016 was given a stand-alone release the following year?
5. Which open world racing game was remastered for release in March of this year?


Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)

1. “Nothing is true, everything is permitted…”
2. "Everyone I have ever cared for has either died, or left me. Everyone, fucking except for you! So don't tell me I would be safer with someone else because the truth is I would just be more scared."
3. “War has changed.”
4. “War… War never changes”
5. “Hey hey hey, it's time to make some crazy money! Are you ready? Here we go!”


Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation)

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED.
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE!
4. DRAG WOOF
5. USING MAIN SILO


Round 6: Forum Knowledge!

1. Previously hosted by Spong.com, which podcast joined the Cane & Rinse fold earlier this year?
2. What is the username of the forumite who made a guest appearance on this year's Resogun episode?
3. Joypod and TCGS host, David Turner, has appeared on four (that I could find!) episodes of Cane & Rinse over the years, can you name one of them?
4. Former host Ryan Hamann had to leave the main show after going to work for which gaming giant?
5. Which two C&R founders host the monthly Patreon chat-cast?


Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?)

1. Chaos Theory
2. Blood Money
3. ODST
4. Sons Of Liberty
5. Mankind Divided
6. The Angel Of Darkness
7. Vice City
8. Black Flag
9. The Thousand Year Door
10. Gat Out Of Hell


Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters)

1. Super Mario Land 2: _____ Golden Coins
2. Hellblade: Senua’s _____
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The _____
4. Sam & Max Hit The _____
5. Lego Batman 3: _____ Gotham
6. _____ Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
7. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s _____ Story
8. _____ It To The Man
9. Dirge Of _____: Final Fantasy VII
10. Golden Sun: The _____ Age


So there we go, eight rounds, 50 questions - how many can you get? Please don't forget, answers in spoiler tags, and I've left a ready formatted answer sheet at the top, if you want it.

[Simonsloth]

A lot of guesses and I feel I’ve done very badly but great quiz Alex! My brain power is severely lacking right now so I might come back to the anagrams (although if that’s cheating I won’t)

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 [b]Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best[/b]

1. Tim Schafer
2. Baldurs gate
3. Asteroids?
4. ?
5. Vector graphics


[b]Round 2: Modern Classics[/b]

1. Arteus? Artum? Artreus? Something like that
2. Playdead
3. Martin Sheen
4. Grasses
5. ? I’m still working through demon’s souls


[b]Round 3: Re-masterclass[/b]

1. Bluepoint
2. Agro 
3. Assassins creed 3 was in revolution-is it getting a remaster though? If so why?
4. Modern warfare
5. Burnout Paradise


[b]Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)[/b] 

1. Assassins creed?
2. Last of us?
3. Metal gear solid
4. Fallout
5. Crazy Taxi


[b]Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation) [/b]

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED = uncharted 3 
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS = metal gear solid
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! = ?
4. DRAG WOOF = god of war
5. USING MAIN SILO = ?


[b]Round 6: Forum Knowledge! [/b]

1. The sausage factory
2. Ksubzero
3.  I was convinced it was life is strange so I checked my podcast app (not googling). If that’s cheating take that as my first answer but if you feel trawling through podcast descriptions one by one isn’t cheating then my answer is crackdown.
4.  Nintendo?
5. Jay and Leon 


[b]Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?) [/b]

1. Splinter cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4. Metal gear solid
5. Deus ex
6. Tomb raider
7. GTA
8. Tomb raider
9. Prof Layton? Or is it paper mario? I’m going mario
10. Saints row


[b]Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters) [/b]

1. 100?
2. Sacrifice
3. Patriots
4. Road
5. Dark?
6. Eternal
7. Inside
8. Stick
9. Cerberus 
10. Dark?

[KSubzero1000]

Seems fun, I'll play.

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Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best

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2.
3.
4.
5. ..."pixely"?


Round 2: Modern Classics

1. Atreus
2.
3. That would be Martin Sheen, I believe.
4. Trial of the Wolf? My memory's a bit fuzzy on that one, probably wrong. I'll have to google it later, now I'm curious.
5. Asylum Demon


Round 3: Re-masterclass

1. BluePoint
2. Agro
3. Assassin's Creed 3
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
5. Burnout Paradise? (really difficult not to google that one's release date! )


Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)

1. Several people in Assassin's Creed
2. Ellie in The Last of Us
3. Old Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4. ??? in Fallout 3
5. ??? in Crazy Taxi


Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation)

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED = Uncharted: Drake's Fortune!
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS = Metal Gear Solid!
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! = EDIT: Super Mario Sunshine!
4. DRAG WOOF = God of War!
5. USING MAIN SILO =


Round 6: Forum Knowledge!

1. The Sausage Factory
2. Some random jerk who couldn't even sort out his audio quality issues, who cares.
3.
4.
5. That would be Leon and Jay


Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?)

1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Deus Ex
6. Tomb Raider?
7. Grand Theft Auto
8. Assassin's Creed
9. Paper Mario
10. Saints Row


Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters)

1. 6
2. Sacrifice
3. Patriots
4. Road?
5.
6. Eternal
7. Inside
8. Stick?
9. Cerberus
10. Lost

I love those anagrams, I'll have to come back to do the remaining ones because I'm stumped for now.

Thanks for putting it together, Alex.

[Michiel K]

Lovely initiative.

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 [b]Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best[/b]

1. Ron Gilbert?
2. -
3. Polybius
4. -
5. Vector Graphics!


[b]Round 2: Modern Classics[/b]

1. Boy, no Atreus!
2. F***k, I forgot
3. -
4. -
5. The Asylum Demon


[b]Round 3: Re-masterclass[/b]

1. -
2. Wander? Hmmm, maybe not.
3. Assassin's Creed III?
4. I think the answer is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but the question confuses me.
5. Burnout Paradise


[b]Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)[/b] 

1. -
2. -
3. Metal Gear Solid
4. Fallout
5. Crazy Taxi


[b]Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation) [/b]

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED = ???
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS = METAL GEAR SOLID
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! = ???
4. DRAG WOOF = GOD OF WAR
5. USING MAIN SILO =LUIGI'S MANSION


[b]Round 6: Forum Knowledge! [/b]

1. The Sausage Factory
2. The person above me, KSubzero1000
3.  Crackout, no Falldown, no Crackdown!
4.  Niiiiiiiiiintendo, woohoo!
5. L-Dawg & J-Daddy Dollaz


[b]Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?) [/b]

1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Deus Ex
6. Tomb Raider
7. Grand Theft Auto
8. Assassin's Creed
9. Paper Mario
10. Saints Row


[b]Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters) [/b]

1. 6
2. Sacrifice 
3. Patriots
4. Road
5. -
6. Eternal
7. Inside 
8. Stick?
9. Cerberus
10. Dark? 

That was pretty challenging in parts, good one! I don't think I did too well. Although there certainly is overlap, I think we play a lot of different games! Next year, I'll ask you what the development house behind Kokuga and Strania: The Stella Machina is!

[Alex79]

This is really interesting - I'd thought I'd made it too easy, but some of the rounds do appear to be more challenging than I thought! I guess it's quite hard to judge the difficulty of a quiz, because of course I already knew all the answers! Great stuff so far guys!

[Stanshall]

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Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best

1. Geoff Crammond
2.
3.
4. One (I know it's not this but this was a game with a similar concept on the CPC6128 that I've never seen mentioned anywhere)
5. Vector


Round 2: Modern Classics

1. Atreus
2.
3. Troy Baker
4.
5. Asylum Demon


Round 3: Re-masterclass

1. Bluepoint
2. Hoss?
3.
4. Modern Warfare
5. Burnout Paradise


Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)

1.
2. Ellie TLOU
3. Solid Snake?
4. Solid Snake?
5. Crazy Taxi operator?


Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation)

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED = Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS = Metal Gear Solid
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! =
4. DRAG WOOF = God of War
5. USING MAIN SILO =


Round 6: Forum Knowledge!

1. The Sausage Factory
2. KSubzero1000
3. Titanfall
4. Ninty
5. Jay, Leon.


Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?)

1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4. MGS?
5. Deus Ex
6.
7. GTA
8. AC
9. Paper Mario
10. Saints Row


Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters)

1. Six?
2. Sacrifice
3. Patriots
4. Road
5. Break
6. Eternal
7. Beastly
8. Stick
9. Midgar
10. Radiant

That was tough! Some awful guesses there. Nice one, Alex. Enjoyed it!

[Simonsloth]

I’m so nosy that I’ve looked at other people’s answers so I can’t go back and edit it anymore! Great quiz Alex

[Michiel K]

Yeah, after I dropped my answers I peeked at the others' as well.

[Suits]

Nice one Alex, good bit of fun and appreciate the time and effort it took to put together for everyone.

Bloody hard though man, .

I'm going back to the pub........

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Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Vector


Round 2: Modern Classics

1. Atreus
2. Playdead
3.
4.
5.


Round 3: Re-masterclass

1.
2. Trico
3.
4. CoD Modern Warfare
5. Burnout Paradise


Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)

1.
2.
3.
4. Fallout Series
5.


Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation)

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED =
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS =
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! =
4. DRAG WOOF =
5. USING MAIN SILO =


Round 6: Forum Knowledge!

1. The Sausage Factory
2. KsubZero1000
3. Crackdown
4. Nintendo
5. Leon & Jay


Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?)

1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4.
5.
6.
7. Grand Theft Auto
8. Assassins Creed
9. Paper Mario
10.


Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters)

1. Six
2. Sacrifice
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Inside
8. Stick
9.
10.

[Craig]

Brilliant! This was great fun. Fair few guesses among this lot though.

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 [b]Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best[/b]

1. Ron Gilbert
2. Baldur's Gate
3. Persipone.... it's not that, but I'd know it if I heard the name!
4. Muppet Babies go to Hollywood
5. Vector


[b]Round 2: Modern Classics[/b]

1. Aiwin.... it's an A name...
2. Inside studios
3. Nolan North
4. Witching
5. Something Something Demon


[b]Round 3: Re-masterclass[/b]

1. Blupoint
2. Argo
3. Assassin's Creed 3
4. Call of Duty
5. Burnout


[b]Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)[/b] 

1. The judge from Phoenix Wright
2. Fairly sure that's me in Animal Crossing pleading with my villagers not to move out.
3. Old Snake from Metal Gear Solid
4. Mr. Fallout
5. Crazy Taxi


[b]Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation) [/b]

Absolutely cannot crack these!

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED =
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS =
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! =
4. DRAG WOOF =
5. USING MAIN SILO =


[b]Round 6: Forum Knowledge! [/b]

1.  The sausage factory
2. Alex79UK
3. Banjo Kazooie
4.  Nintendo
5. Jay and Leon


[b]Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?) [/b]

1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Deus Ex
6. Tomb Raider
7. Grand Theft Auto
8. Assassin's Creed
9. Paper Mario
10. Darksider's


[b]Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters) [/b]

1. Six
2. Sacrifice
3. La Li Lu Le Lo (Patriots)
4. Road
5. Goofy
6. Eternal
7. Inside
8. Give
9. Ceberus
10. Golden

[KSubzero1000]

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3. Solid Snake?
4. Solid Snake?
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10. Radiant

Friendship cancelled.

Although now I really want to play the last one for what it's worth!

[Combine Hunter]

Here ya go!

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 [b]Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best[/b]

1. Tim Schafer???
2. Never Winter Nights???
3. PASS
4. PASS
5. PASS


[b]Round 2: Modern Classics[/b]

1. Loki! (Spoilers)
2. PASS
3. Martin Sheen
4. Grasses
5. The Asylum Demon


[b]Round 3: Re-masterclass[/b]

1. Bluepoint Games
2. Argo
3. Assassin's Creed 3
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
5. Burnout: Paradise


[b]Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)[/b] 

1. Every Assassin's Creed Game
2. The Last of Us
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4. Fallout 3
5. Crazy Taxi


[b]Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation) [/b]

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED =Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS = Metal Gear Solid
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! = Super Mario Sunshine
4. DRAG WOOF = God of War
5. USING MAIN SILO = Luigi's Mansion


[b]Round 6: Forum Knowledge! [/b]

1. Sausage Factory
2. Camille
3. Titanfall 
4. Nintendo 
5. Jay and Leon


[b]Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?) [/b]

1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Deus Ex
6. Tomb Raider
7. GTA
8. Assassin's Creed
9. Paper Mario
10. Saint's Row


[b]Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters) [/b]

1. PASS
2. Sacrifice
3. Patriots
4. Road???
5. Save???
6. Eternal
7. Inside
8. Stick???
9. Cerberus
10. Last???

[James]

My answers. Apologies, I might've run away with myself.

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Round 1: The Old Ones Are The Best

1. Dunno, but they're a game developer, so probably called 'John'.
2. Complete guess, Planescape Torment. Not that I think playing D&D is a torment, I'm sure it's lovely.
3. I know Llamasoft released Polybius, but no idea what the legend is.
4. Skool Daze has a naughty kid in it. Never played it though.
5. Vector graphics are a thing. Do those games use 'em? Did you know there was a Professor Vector at Hogwarts? Taught Arithmancy, I think.


Round 2: Modern Classics

1. Atreus, wasn't it. Annoying boy.
2. Playdead Games. Playdead Studio. I know they Playdead.
3. Martin Sheen, wunnit? Charlie was a bit busy, I imagine.
4. Trial Of The Cat-like Stare. I dunno, they drink poisonous chemicals and wake up all lofty and wise and stuff. Drugs are bad, kids!
5. The Asylum Demon. The youngest of the three brothers: Asylum, Stray and Firesage. Hardly Alvin, Simon and Theodore, are they? Do, do, do-do-do-do!


Round 3: Re-masterclass

1. Bluepoint, probably. They do a lot of remasters.
2. Arro. Not sure of the spelling, but it sounds like someone saying 'hello' with a mouth full of dry roasted peanuts.
3. Wasn't there some mention of Assassin's Creed III earlier this year? Coz a load of people were throwing shade and asking about Black Flag, but they forgot it was released on current gen consoles. Silly billies!
4. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, or whatever hodge-podge combination they ended up calling it once Infinity Ward and Activision had stopped bickering.
5. Burnout Paradise! It was Burnout Paradise! Still my favourite racing game. Despite OnRush looking promising, I couldn't get on with the collision/takedown physics, most likely because I'd made the mistake of playing the Paradise remaster right before it. Oops!


Round 4: Who said that? (Which game series do the following quotes come from?)

1. That's one o' them Assassins, with the Creed. Probably the first one to say it was that old bloke who turns out to be a rummun at the end of the original game. He probably said it to Altair, trying to sound smart. Ooh, but what if someone in Origins said it, coz that's set earlier. Or Odyssey! Maybe it was said in that one, I wouldn't know.
2. Sounds like something from The Last Of Us or The Walking Dead: Season 1. Hmm... Clementine wasn't really left with anyone, so probably not her. I'll say it's from The Last Of Us when the thing happens at the end.
3. Metal Gear or Fallout? Metal Gear or Fallout? Probably Metal Gear. Kojima says 'war changes' but his characters keep doing the same crap over and over... so, I think maybe he means that 'war never changes'.
4. Fallout, then. I can hear Hellboy saying 'war never changes' as his big metal face turns to look at me, so I'm pretty confident with this one.
5. Krusty the Clown says 'Hey Hey Hey' a lot, I think. Has he been in a game. Mustabeen. Simpsons Arcade, or a Simpsons racing one?


Round 5: Anagrams (each puzzle reveals a game title, ignore punctuation)

1. A FRESH TRUNK, UNDECORATED = Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Haven't checked that, but it looks like it fits.)
2. LEGAL MEDIATORS = Lego Stair Medal (Another TT Games take on a classic franchise.)
3. MONSIEUR, PUNISH ARSE! = Super Mario Sunshine (Let's settle this once and for all... it's 'Mario' when he's small, and when he's large it's 'Super Mario', sunshine!)
4. DRAG WOOF = Wood Frag (The starting grenade for Call Of Duty: Primeval Warfare. Low impact, but damage over time if you don't have tweezers in your loadout)
5. USING MAIN SILO = U, I Sing Man Oils? (Strange game, but I reckon it might get a nod for story at the BAFTAs next year.)


Round 6: Forum Knowledge!

1. The Sausage Factory. Most people don't want to know how the sausage is made, coz of the mess. But Chris does, he wants to see it all.
2. Who was on the Resogun episode? I should know this. It's bad that I don't know, but I couldn't tell you which regular panellists were on, let alone forum guests. Och, I'm awful.
3. Wasn't he was on a Battlefield one? No, not Battlefield 1. It was an earlier Battlefield. What comes before 1 though? 3! It was Battlefield 3. Did we do a multiplayer special for that?
4. Get this, there's a Japanese company in America. Not sure Trump knows about this yet, coz he'd have marched them right oot o' there. Keep a lid on it, but it's Nintendo Of America.
5. Leon and Jay. Jay and Leon. Lovely catch up, like eavesdropping on your two drunk uncles down the pub. Drunk uncles? Drunkles!


Round 7: Name The Series (which series are these games part of?)

1. Shh. Keep quiet and nobody explodes. Wait, it's not that, it's named after a fella who wrote some books, then started paying other folks to write books for him. Now there's people making films and games and all sorts, but Tom isn't writing those either. (Tom Clancy's) Splinter Cell.
2. Did you write these questions for me? Two stealth games in a row, and two of my favourite series to boot. This ones a bit different though, because just when you think it's safe to pee in the bushes *schwip* yer dead. Hitman.
3. Have you seen a doctor about that? I mean, these forums are great and all, but I'm not sure it's the place for medical expertise. Oh, ODST? German hello. Halo.
4. Bit of stealth in ODST too. Because Spartan John was off in India or somewhere. So that's three stealth games in a row. I only mention because BAM! you didn't see Snake coming, and now it's four. Metal Gear (Solid).
5. Oh, sir, you are truly spoiling us. Did you know it's my birthday in a couple of weeks. Surely you must because this is birthday and Christmas rolled into one. Deus Ex, my good friend. I didn't even ask for this.
6. Another Tom! This one had to use his middle initial in order to register with the Adventurer's Guild. So, he goes by Tom B. Raider, but I know him as Tom.
7. I like Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, I like Michael too. This was very serious though. And that 'tache-hairstyle combo, Colin? Very '80s! If they stole any cars in Miami Vice it'd have been called Grand Theft Auto.
8. Hah, I already mentioned this game, so it must mean that I can see the future. Assassin's Creed. Now what should I do with my new found precognitive ability?
9. Oh no. I think I know this one, but I'm not sure. First thought was Professor Layton, but we had a Professor way back in the last question of round 1. Speaking of which '...and the Thousand Year Door' would be a good Harry Potter title, wouldn't it? Fitting really, because that's how long some of the books take to read! Paper Mario, innit?
10. Meat Loaf was in Fight Club, as a man who gave his life so that a bunch of people could chant his name and make Smoochy really quite upset. Bad idea making Smoochy upset, because I've seen him turn into a scary big green hulking monster. Anyway, wasn't Johnny Gat in the Saints Row games?


Round 8: Missing Word Round (dashes do not signify amount of missing letters)

1. 6. Think it's a number rather than the word. Lovely game though. Probably the Mario game I have fondest childhood memories of.
2. Just a simple word. It's two hearts living. In two separate worlds. But it is 'Sacrifice'. Gotta love Elton. Hope Rocketman is great.
3. I disagree with President Macron. That doesn't worry him I'm sure, but I think it's worth stating anyway. I also disagree with Mel Gibson on many things. Put 'em together and what have you got? Patriots.
4. Isn't it weird that this could be a Life Is Strange side story. The Adventures of Sam & Max. It's not though. This is about a dog and his... rabbit? I wanna say rabbit. Reckon they hit the hay, the beach, or the bottle. Two of those seem a little dodgy in a video game for children, so I'll plump for beach. Sam & Max Hit The Beach.
5. Back in 2010 or so, everyone seemed hot for Heavy Rain. Really hot. Then David Cage made another game where he tried to see a naked lady and we all knew for sure that he was awful. What was it called? Beyond, I think. Beyond.
6. A sixth question? Another round that's longer than the rest. Will it ever end, I wonder? Imagine if it didn't. It'd be the round Eternal, wouldn't it! Eternal.
7. Playdead made this one, I think. Not Limbo, but Inside.
8. I didn't play much of this. Just couldn't Stick with it. Stick.
9. What's a three-headed dog called? Fluffy, of course. Another Harry Potter reference. You must really love that series. Anyway, I guess you want to know what Fluffy is, rather than his name. He's a Cerberus!
10. Not a Scooby-Doo. Lots of ages in games though. Broken..., Dragon..., PEGI 12. Thankfully, when you're 36, neither PEGI ratings, nor Dragons can hurt you anymore. Stuff still breaks though. No answer here, just an existential crisis. Cheers.

Edited to change a typo in my answer to R7Q4. Would tell you what it was, but the typo wasn't that bad, you'd still totally work out the answer.

Second edit to capitalise 'Fitting' in the answer to R7Q9. Doesn't matter if you know which word I changed this time, cause it won't help you. Yes, I absolutely included extraneous text in my answers. Had to show my workings, didn't I!

[KSubzero1000]

I shall now exit this thread with a belly full of laughs and a broken heart. Good one, James.

[James]

Haha, glad I raised a smile.

Massive thanks, Alex, for the quiz!

Good set of questions there (50, I think, due to the two longer rounds at the end). The oldies pretty much stumped me, and the anagrams I might've made more headway on if I spent a bit more time with them. My silly streak is too impatient though.

[Simonsloth]

Haha!

Round 3 answer 2 made me laugh the most. Bravo.

[InsrtCoins]

Very cool idea. I'll give it a try. See how I do.

Spoiler: show

Round 1
1. Ron Gilbert
2. Er... Planescape Torment?
3. Polybius
4. No idea, sorry. Wolfenstein.
5. Vector

Round 2
1. Boy
2. Playdead
3. Martin Sheen
4. Wolf? I've plum forgotten
5. Asylum Demon

Round 3
1. Bluepoint
2. Agro
3. Assassin's Creed III
4. CoD4: MW
5. Burnout Paradise

Round 4
1. The order of the assassins
2. Ellie?
3. Solid Snake
4. The Fallout trailer narrator
5. The Crazy Taxi narrator

Round 5
I'm gonna skip this round for now.

Round 6
1. The Saucy Factorage. Er...
2. Sorry, I'm not remembering off the top of my head
3. Titanfall
4. Konami? Something like that...
5. Leon and Jay

Round 7
1. Splinter Cell
2. Hitman
3. Halo (or is Halo 3 the series?)
4. Metal Gear Solid
5. Deus Ex
6. Tomb Raider
7. Grand Theft Auto
8. Assassin's Creed
9. Paper Mario
10. Saint's Row

Round 8
1. Seven
2. Sacrifice
3. Patriots
4. Road
5. Fuck ... er ... Beyond
6. Eternal
7. Inside
8. Stick
9. Cerberus
10. Golden? No that can't be right...

[Alex79]

Good work everyone - right, let's put a deadline on this. The last entry will be accepted at 7pm on New Year's Day, with answers and winner announced shortly after that

[Alex79]

Good set of questions there (50, I think, due to the two longer rounds at the end).

Oh yeah Hard maths fail by me there, haha.

[Suits]

Alex - again, much appreciated for doing this, it’s very thought out and challenging !!

We need a Pokemon round in here for next year I think - If we’re going to stand any chance in next years Eurogamer Quiz.