• Name the Game

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 4:37 pm**

Thought I'd post another Sunday quiz, please read the new additional rules (they've changed a little) in advance of entering.

Additional rules
To allow more players to participate I've taken the measure that you only submit up to 4 answers at a time until prompted for more. I want as many people as possible to be in for a chance at trying the quiz. As with the last quiz the best answer will get the point!

Posting more than 4 answers at a time will void your entry.

Name the game each sprite is taken from. Have fun!

Difficulty level: ★★☆☆☆ (lenient on answers)

Good luck!

If you're way too advanced for this quiz I'd suggest Roy42's brilliant quote quiz: Name the Character - Quotes Quiz (Difficulty: ?/5)

Score Table:

Spoiler: show

Sprite 01: | Roy42
Sprite 02: | Roy42
Sprite 03: | DomsBeard
Sprite 04: | PressEscToExit
Sprite 05: | ratsoalbion
Sprite 06: | ratsoalbion
Sprite 07: | laikamuttnik
Sprite 08: | DomsBeard
Sprite 09: | DomsBeard
Sprite 10: | PressEscToExit
Sprite 11: | Roy42
Sprite 12: | DomsBeard
Sprite 13: | Guy_JD
Sprite 14: | Roy42
Sprite 15: | PressEscToExit
Sprite 16: | laikamuttnik
Sprite 17: | laikamuttnik
Sprite 18: | PressEscToExit
Sprite 19: | Roy42
Sprite 20: | ratsoalbion

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 9:20 pm**

Spoiler: show: 1. Glass Joe (Mike Tyson's Punch Out!)
2. Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land)
11. Mario Mario (Super Mario World)
14. Blinky (Pac Man)

Oh. Only four. GLaD I saw that in time.

And unless there's a deep mythos surrounding Tetris that I'm not familiar with, calling 17 a character is a bit of a stretch.

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 9:39 pm**

Ok I'll go for

Spoiler: show: 5. Bub from Bubble Bobble
6. Michael Jackson from Moonwalker
13. Karnov
20. Advance Wars

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 9:42 pm**

Roy42 wrote:And unless there's a deep mythos surrounding Tetris that I'm not familiar with, calling 17 a character is a bit of a stretch.

If you really want to be plagued by troublesome thoughts google 'tetris fanfiction'.
If you want your dreams haunted google 'tetris slash fiction'.

I have a feeling at least one Tetris game spin-off has attempted to imbue the tetronimoes with personalities, but I couldn't swear to it.

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 9:52 pm**

Spoiler: show: 6 is Michael Jackson in Moonwalker, 12 is Kitana in Mortal Kombat 2, 3 is Abe from Abes Odyssey and 11 is Cape Mario from Super Mario Land

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 10:24 pm**

Nice.. I get the names of the characters too (not required though)! I'm glad you brought it up though I'm searching google immediately

Yeah, I know the last quiz was dominated by characters but it's not my intention to let a whole world of gui sprites, background sprites and incidental sprites go homeless just yet. Despite the guess at 13 being wrong it's blown my mind that Karnov is a thing (and somehow I've played 2 games with him in it)! I'm going to have to read up on my Data East.

Rich, you get 2 more guesses since 6 & 11 were taken.

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 11:44 pm**

The only one I know for sure at the moment amongst the unsolved ones

Spoiler: show: #7: Snivy (Japanese name: Tsutarja) in Pokémon Black and White

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 11:51 pm**

Spoiler: show: 8 is outrun? 9 is earthworm Jim from earthworm Jim

Posted: **October 14th, 2012, 11:54 pm**

That's not from the original coin-op though (number 8). Could be the Master System version or possibly a handheld.

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 12:04 am**

ratsoalbion wrote:That's not from the original coun-op though (number 8). Could be the Master System version or possibly a handheld.

I'll leave this amazing piece of box art here for you to admire

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 12:08 am**

Master System version then for number 8. Whoever Sega employed to do the box art was the laziest artist in the world.

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 12:30 am**

I CANNOT RESIST

Spoiler: show: #4 Wolfenstein 3D
#10 Spawn: The Video Game
#15 The World Ends With You
#18 Final Fantasy Tactics

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 11:03 am**

It really annoys me that I know almost all of these, since our answering capacity is so limited. C'est la vie; no restrictions on answers is what kept me from getting in on previous quizzes, so I shouldn't complain. In any case, it actually surprised me that I knew some of them. Suppose it goes to show that for everything else one can say about a game, a lot of the time the artists can create images that simply stick in your head, be it by design, art style or colours.

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 2:14 pm**

Don't you worry about that, there's a little trick in store for this quiz, I'll post it around 9 if the quiz seems to be wrapped up by then.

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 3:01 pm**

mikeleddy83 wrote:Don't you worry about that, there's a little trick in store for this quiz, I'll post it around 9 if the quiz seems to be wrapped up by then.

The quiz is a lie?

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 7:33 pm**

DomsBeard wrote:
mikeleddy83 wrote:Don't you worry about that, there's a little trick in store for this quiz, I'll post it around 9 if the quiz seems to be wrapped up by then.
The quiz is a lie?

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 8:18 pm**

BTW.

WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME ABOUT (or buy me a set of) THESE?!?!
http://www.play.com/Search.html?searchs ... llproducts

Posted: **October 15th, 2012, 9:29 pm**

Erm... Are 16 & 17 just simply...

Spoiler: show: 16: Mega Man (Rockman) & 17: Tetris

...? I was wondering if they were specific versions of the games... Are they? No?

Is it just everyone kindly leaving easier ones for less knowledgable people like me...?

Sorry if I'm being a complete dumb!

Posted: **October 16th, 2012, 5:55 pm**

...? I was wondering if they were specific versions of the games... Are they? No? Is it just everyone kindly leaving easier ones for less knowledgable people like me...? Sorry if I'm being a complete dumb!

Nope, you got them in one (non-redeemable bonus points for rockman

)

Any takers for 13 & 19? Anybody is free to guess

Posted: **October 16th, 2012, 6:10 pm**

Is number 13

Spoiler: show: Double Dragon?

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