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Retro Games Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 5 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which falling-block puzzle game features Puyos?

    Answer: Puyo Puyo

    Puyo Puyo clears connected groups of colored, jelly-like Puyos.

  2. What accessory is used to aim in Duck Hunt?

    Answer: NES Zapper

    Duck Hunt reads shots from Nintendo's pistol-shaped NES Zapper controller.

  3. In which arcade game does the villain Sinistar shout as it assembles?

    Answer: Sinistar

    Sinistar builds a giant hostile face that pursues the player's spacecraft.

  4. Which EarthBound hero attacks with a baseball bat?

    Answer: Ness

    Ness equips baseball bats as his signature physical weapons in EarthBound.

  5. Which two-tailed fox debuted in Sonic the Hedgehog 2?

    Answer: Tails

    Miles “Tails” Prower follows Sonic and can fly by spinning his two tails.

Daily round

  1. What is the first zone in the original Sonic the Hedgehog?

    Answer: Green Hill Zone

    Green Hill Zone opens the original Sonic adventure with grassy slopes and loops.

  2. Which phrase announces the finishing sequence in Mortal Kombat?

    Answer: Finish Him!

    Mortal Kombat prompts the victor with “Finish Him!” or “Finish Her!” before a finishing move.

  3. Which designer's name appears in the title of Civilization?

    Answer: Sid Meier

    The 1991 strategy game was published as Sid Meier's Civilization.

  4. Which simulation game lets players zone residential, commercial, and industrial areas?

    Answer: SimCity

    SimCity asks mayors to zone land and balance a growing city's services and finances.

  5. Who created Pac-Man?

    Answer: Toru Iwatani

    Namco designer Toru Iwatani led the creation of Pac-Man.

Daily round

  1. Which display technology gave Asteroids its crisp glowing line graphics?

    Answer: Vector display

    Asteroids uses a vector monitor that draws bright geometric lines directly.

  2. In which arcade game does the villain Sinistar shout as it assembles?

    Answer: Sinistar

    Sinistar builds a giant hostile face that pursues the player's spacecraft.

  3. Which company developed Doom?

    Answer: id Software

    id Software developed and self-published the original shareware episode of Doom.

  4. What does Sonic collect to survive most enemy hits?

    Answer: Rings

    Carrying at least one ring usually prevents Sonic from losing a life when damaged.

  5. Which game introduced the side-scrolling hero Samus Aran?

    Answer: Metroid

    Metroid debuted bounty hunter Samus Aran on the planet Zebes.

Daily round

  1. Which Tekken character fights using a jaguar mask?

    Answer: King

    King is a masked professional wrestler whose jaguar persona identifies him in Tekken.

  2. Which ability lets Samus curl into a small sphere?

    Answer: Morph Ball

    The Morph Ball allows Samus to roll through narrow passages.

  3. Which game uses a trackball to roll a marble through obstacle courses?

    Answer: Marble Madness

    Marble Madness gives players limited time to steer a marble down isometric courses.

  4. Which arcade game introduced the maze enemy Evil Otto?

    Answer: Berzerk

    Berzerk's bouncing Evil Otto chases players who linger in robot-filled rooms.

  5. Which Final Fantasy character is a dark knight from Baron?

    Answer: Cecil Harvey

    Cecil begins Final Fantasy IV as Baron's dark knight before seeking redemption.

Daily round

  1. What is hidden above the ceiling late in Super Mario Bros. World 1-2?

    Answer: A warp zone

    Running above the level's exit leads to pipes that warp Mario to later worlds.

  2. What is the name of the princess Link usually seeks to protect?

    Answer: Zelda

    Princess Zelda is the Hyrulean royal whose name titles the series.

  3. Which game established B.J. Blazkowicz as its hero?

    Answer: Wolfenstein 3D

    Wolfenstein 3D follows Allied spy B.J. Blazkowicz through Nazi fortresses.

  4. Which 1997 role-playing game follows Cloud Strife and the group Avalanche?

    Answer: Final Fantasy VII

    Final Fantasy VII begins with Cloud joining Avalanche for a reactor mission in Midgar.

  5. What happens to Arthur's armor after one hit in Ghosts 'n Goblins?

    Answer: It falls away, leaving him in underwear

    The first hit strips away Arthur's armor, and another hit costs a life.

Daily round

  1. Which adventure game takes place primarily on an island reached through a linking book?

    Answer: Myst

    Myst begins when the player touches a moving panel in a book and arrives on Myst Island.

  2. Which Final Fantasy VI character can use Tools such as the Auto Crossbow?

    Answer: Edgar

    Edgar Figaro's unique command operates mechanical Tools collected during the adventure.

  3. Which company released the Super Nintendo Entertainment System?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo launched the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as its 16-bit home console.

  4. Which Robot Master attacks with large cutting blades in the original Mega Man?

    Answer: Cut Man

    Cut Man throws the Rolling Cutter, a boomerang-like blade.

  5. Which 1993 shooter begins on Mars's moon Phobos?

    Answer: Doom

    Doom's first episode begins at a Union Aerospace Corporation base on Phobos.

Daily round

  1. Which studio developed The Secret of Monkey Island?

    Answer: Lucasfilm Games

    Lucasfilm Games, later LucasArts, developed The Secret of Monkey Island.

  2. Who designed the arcade game Donkey Kong?

    Answer: Shigeru Miyamoto

    Shigeru Miyamoto designed Donkey Kong for Nintendo.

  3. Which Super NES role-playing game follows Crono through different eras?

    Answer: Chrono Trigger

    Chrono Trigger uses time travel to connect prehistoric, medieval, present, and future settings.

  4. Which enemy is the first encountered in Super Mario Bros. World 1-1?

    Answer: Goomba

    A lone Goomba walks toward Mario near the beginning of World 1-1.

  5. Which console is called the Mega Drive outside North America?

    Answer: Sega Genesis

    Sega marketed the 16-bit Mega Drive as the Genesis in North America.