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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 6 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Who created Mega Man in the original game's story?

    Answer: Dr. Light

    Dr. Light built the robot who volunteers to become Mega Man.

  2. Which puzzle game has falling pieces called tetrominoes?

    Answer: Tetris

    Tetris pieces are all arrangements of four connected squares called tetrominoes.

  3. Which Nintendo series begins with Link receiving a sword from an old man in a cave?

    Answer: The Legend of Zelda

    The original Legend of Zelda famously opens with an old man giving Link a wooden sword.

  4. Which role-playing series features the hero Adol Christin?

    Answer: Ys

    Red-haired adventurer Adol Christin is the recurring protagonist of the Ys series.

  5. What creatures emerge from pipes in the original Mario Bros. arcade game?

    Answer: Shellcreepers

    Shellcreepers are among the sewer pests Mario and Luigi defeat from below.

Daily round

  1. Which arcade game places Q*bert on a pyramid of cubes?

    Answer: Q*bert

    Q*bert changes cube colors by hopping across an isometric pyramid.

  2. Which text adventure begins near a white house with a boarded front door?

    Answer: Zork

    Zork opens in a field west of a white house, a landmark of interactive-fiction history.

  3. Which arcade game lets players serve drinks while sliding empty mugs back along a bar?

    Answer: Tapper

    Tapper requires quick service to customers at several horizontal bar counters.

  4. Which villain kidnaps Princess Toadstool in the original Super Mario Bros.?

    Answer: Bowser

    Bowser, king of the Koopa, holds Princess Toadstool captive.

  5. Which Williams arcade game uses two joysticks to rescue a human family?

    Answer: Robotron: 2084

    Robotron: 2084 uses one stick for movement and another for firing amid swarms of robots.

Daily round

  1. Who designed Nintendo's Game Boy?

    Answer: Gunpei Yokoi

    Gunpei Yokoi led the team that developed the Game Boy handheld.

  2. Who designed the Atari 2600 game Pitfall!?

    Answer: David Crane

    David Crane designed and programmed Pitfall! for Activision.

  3. Who co-founded Atari with Ted Dabney?

    Answer: Nolan Bushnell

    Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari in 1972.

  4. 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.

  5. Which Castlevania hero enters Dracula's castle with the Vampire Killer whip?

    Answer: Simon Belmont

    Simon Belmont wields the Vampire Killer in the original Castlevania.

Daily round

  1. Which strategy game features rival Brotherhood of Nod and GDI factions?

    Answer: Command & Conquer

    The original Command & Conquer centers on the conflict between GDI and the Brotherhood of Nod.

  2. 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.

  3. Which game challenges players to dig tunnels and inflate underground enemies?

    Answer: Dig Dug

    Dig Dug defeats Pookas and Fygars by inflating them or dropping rocks.

  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. What power-up gives Mario a cape in Super Mario World?

    Answer: Cape Feather

    Collecting a Cape Feather transforms Mario into Cape Mario.

Daily round

  1. Which dinosaur companion debuted in Super Mario World?

    Answer: Yoshi

    Yoshi first appeared as Mario's rideable dinosaur ally in Super Mario World.

  2. Which item lets Mario throw bouncing fireballs in Super Mario Bros.?

    Answer: Fire Flower

    The Fire Flower changes Super Mario into Fire Mario, who can launch fireballs.

  3. Which Nintendo 64 controller feature sits in its center grip?

    Answer: Analog stick

    The Nintendo 64 controller's central handle holds its analog stick and Start button.

  4. Which Atari 2600 adventure game contains one of gaming's earliest hidden creator credits?

    Answer: Adventure

    Warren Robinett hid his name in a secret room in Adventure because Atari did not credit developers.

  5. What item makes Mario grow in Super Mario Bros.?

    Answer: Super Mushroom

    The Super Mushroom transforms small Mario into Super Mario.

Daily round

  1. Which arcade game stars bubble-blowing dragons Bub and Bob?

    Answer: Bubble Bobble

    Bubble Bobble lets Bub and Bob trap enemies inside bubbles across single-screen stages.

  2. Which character laughs when the player misses ducks in Duck Hunt?

    Answer: The hunting dog

    Duck Hunt's dog rises from the grass and laughs after an unsuccessful round.

  3. Who designed Space Invaders?

    Answer: Tomohiro Nishikado

    Taito designer Tomohiro Nishikado created Space Invaders and its custom hardware.

  4. Which arcade game lets a knight ride a flying ostrich?

    Answer: Joust

    Joust has mounted knights collide in midair while riding ostrich-like birds.

  5. In Pac-Man, which named ghost is colored red?

    Answer: Blinky

    Blinky is the red ghost and directly pursues Pac-Man more aggressively as pellets disappear.

Daily round

  1. Which Sega arcade game uses an isometric view of a spacecraft flying above a fortress?

    Answer: Zaxxon

    Zaxxon uses an isometric perspective and requires players to judge altitude.

  2. Which arcade game has the player protect cities from descending missiles?

    Answer: Missile Command

    Missile Command centers on intercepting attacks before they destroy six cities.

  3. Which game casts a kiwi named Tiki as its hero?

    Answer: The NewZealand Story

    The NewZealand Story follows Tiki as he rescues fellow kiwis from captivity.

  4. Which character does Mario rescue in the original Donkey Kong arcade game?

    Answer: Pauline

    Mario climbs the construction site to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong.

  5. What item temporarily lets Pac-Man eat ghosts?

    Answer: Power Pellet

    A Power Pellet turns the ghosts blue and vulnerable for a limited time.