+jeremiahjt Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I know two of these! I think I could make an educated guess on 3 or 4 more. I am disappointed at the lack of Pressure Cooker though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Wait, are we allowed to try to figure these out with Google Image Search? I thought we could only do ones we knew off the top of our heads… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 2:17 PM, jgkspsx said: Wait, are we allowed to try to figure these out with Google Image Search? I thought we could only do ones we knew off the top of our heads… I am pretty sure the people who get all of them are using a web search. There is no way those people would know all of those games every single month. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 9:17 PM, jgkspsx said: Wait, are we allowed to try to figure these out with Google Image Search? I thought we could only do ones we knew off the top of our heads… I don't see much sense in having a rule I can't enforce anyway. If I could magically make everyone not use the internet for help, the quiz would be a lot easier. The only thing I do not want anybody to do is to "crowdsource" the answers by posting the quiz elsewhere (example 1, example 2). It has happened before and I will find out. You will get several posts with hints each month, so I hope the difficulty will adjust itself a little bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 February Quiz - Clues #1 Listen up, here's some lunch.... and clues! The first quiz of the year is running and over thirty players are already participating. This round we have more complaints about omitted genre representatives than usual, so before we get to the clues, let me name three cooking games mentioned by fellow players that are definitely not in this month: Pressure Cooker, Ore no Ryouri, Po'ed. So, now clues #1: 1) The 1 and 7 are point & click adventures of the late 80s that are considered genre classics. The 11 is also one, but less old & classic. 2) In game 5 you don't just design pizza, organised crime is also an integral part of the gameplay. 3) Games 8, 14 and 20 are games based on movies or TV series. 4) Game 9 is a twelve-letter Japan-only platformer that has appeared almost exclusively on Sony consoles (stationary+handheld). Deadline is Monday 28 February, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/ Here's the quiz again, bon appétit: https://i.imgur.com/STFWl0E.png 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) February Quiz - Clues #2 Forty cooks are already hanging around these video game kitchens (one from here), let's see what comes out of the oven in the end! Granted, I hope quite a few more people join in the remaining ten days. More than half of the month is over, and soon we'll be serving - are you with us? Here are the clues #2: 1) Number 10 is a VR game where you act out different professions. 2) Title 13 is thematically the furthest from "cooking" - a racing game! 3) The sixth picture shows a survival game, already the name indicates that cooking is important. 4) Game 15 is a well-known free to play MMORPG. Deadline is Monday 28th February, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/. Here's the quiz again, enjoy: link Edited February 18, 2022 by Mr_Horizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 This challenge goes well with what’s on the menu this week in the Atari 2600 High Score Challenge: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Well, my quiz is in. Quite stumped on some of them. I know I know 11 but I can’t seem to recall it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) February Quiz - Clues #3 I have a message for all the top chefs gathered here - the menu must be ready by Monday evening! So you only have this weekend left. At the moment there are just under sixty people, but only two of them from this forum. I hope there'll be more players, come out of hibernation - even with less than twenty points you'll make it into the top 10. So @BydoEmpire and @neogeo1982 - how about it? To make this round more palatable for you, here are the clues #3: 1) In game 17 you control a kitchen robot, it only appeared on Commodore computers. 2) There is no dinner bubbling in the cooking pot of 19, instead you mix up magic potions. 3) Titles 4 and 12 come from the arcades of the early 80s and were then ported to many other systems. 4) The number 18 is a cooking game from 2019 for all current modern systems. Deadline is Monday 28 February, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/ Here's the quiz one last time: https://i.imgur.com/STFWl0E.png Edited February 25, 2022 by Mr_Horizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I tried it. I'm pretty sure I got one right, it's possible I got 3 correct if I'm super lucky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) February Quiz - Answers & Score What a reception, with 108 guests it's no longer just a dinner but a real feast instead! Usually each quiz season starts off a bit sluggish, but with over a hundred players this round was really well attended. Maybe it's also because of the new forums? With the Rocket Beans, the Shmups Forum and the World of Players community there are three new entries in 2022 - in addition, the "lastgamestanding" has moved to join the new "Wasted" gaming page. Welcome all! Here are the answers... first the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score. 1) Maniac Mansion Answer rate: 88% Other suggestions: Friday the 13th, Monkey Island, Thimbleweed Park, Zack McKracken. 2) Overcooked. The easiest title of this round! Answer rate: 91% Other suggestions: Animal Crossing 3) Zelda: Breath of the Wild Answer rate: 81% Other suggestions: God Of War, Monster Hunter Tri, Valheim 4) Burger Time Here you can see the C64 version of this classic. Answer rate: 81% Other suggestions: Cook Race 5) Pizza Connection / Tycoon Answer rate: 83% Other suggestions: Club Penguin, Cooking Mama, GTA Chinatown Wars, Pizza Maker. 6) Don't Starve A striking graphic style makes this game easy to guess, even if you haven't played it yourself. Answer rate: 77% Other suggestions: - 7) Zak McKracken. The protagonist in his kitchen. Answer rate: 68% Other suggestions: leisure suit larry, Maniac Mansion, Police Quest 2, The life of Ray McDonald. 8.) Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time Answer rate: 66% Other suggestions: Ministry of Broadcast, Streets of Rage 9) Kitchen Panic Japan-only potato platformer, not as well known as I thought. Answer rate: 36% Other suggestions: Chuckie Egg, Dizzy, Hot Potato!, Potato, Potato Head, Potato Game, Potato Simulator, Spud Danger. 10) Job Simulator A fun virtual reality romp - but I feel bad, "cooking simulator" would have been a much better choice for this quiz. Answer rate: 64% Other suggestions: 9x Cooking Simulator, Glover, The cooking game VR. 11) Chewy: Esc from F5. I thought these characters would be hard to forget - but probably a lot of people have just never seen the game. Answer rate: 22% Other suggestions: 9x Leisure Suit Harry, 7x day of the tentacle, Escape from Monkey Island, normality, Orion Burger 12) Food Fight Answer rate: 48% Other suggestions: The Fruit Cook, Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory, Superstar Chefs. 13) Micro Machines 2 This is not a real ingame screenshot, but photoshopped - I removed all the cars to have only toast+coffee. Answer rate: 68% Other suggestions: Professor Layton 14) the three Stooges Answer rate: 62% Other suggestions: 3x Monkey Island, Leisure Suit Larry, iron chef, Coffee Talk, 4 Fists for One Hallelujah 15) Guild Wars 2 Answer rate: 32% Other suggestions: 3x Black Desert, 3x World of Warcraft, Runescape, Conan, Elder Scrolls Online, Skyrim, Fable, League of Legends, Neverwinter, Oblivion 16) Coffee Talk Answer rate: 61% Other suggestions: Necrobarista, Barista Life OMG 17) the big deal Played it as a kid and never figured out what to do. Solving rate: 40% Other suggestions: Epic Chef, Lemmon, Lemon 18.) Brunch Club The user EarthPainting gets a mercy point for "Crunch Club". Answer rate: 24% Other suggestions: 3x cooking simulator, Alice in Wonderland, Art of Balance, "Cook, Serve, Delicious", Cooking Madness, Epic Chef, Crunch Club 19) Witchtastic This came out last year, seems like it was inspired by Overcooked, along with #24 the most difficult title in this round. Solving rate: 9% Other suggestions: A Bards Tale, Alchemist Simulator, Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, Harry Potter, the sims 4, Witch It. 20) Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Answer rate: 25% Other suggestions: Addams Family, Harry Potter, Lord of the rings, Prince of Persia, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Simon The Sorcerer, Ultima, Zelda Wand of Gamelon. 21) VA-11 Hall-A I hate this name! And no, "red strings club" is the other sci-fi barkeeper game. Answer rate: 59% Other suggestions: Coctail Cuppo, Death Road to Canada, The Red Strings Club. 22) the Supper Answer rate: 25% Other suggestions: Dead Cells, Graveyard Keeper, Rayman Legends, Secret of Monkey Island, Toonstruck, Soup - The Game. 23) Dungeon Munchies Answer rate: 16% Other suggestions: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Battle Chef Brigade, Cuphead, Dragons Lair. 24) Tavern Master A restaurant manager with a boring look, perfect for a mean puzzle entry Answer rate: 9% Other suggestions: Alone in the Dark, Asterix and Obelix: Slap Them All, Bobby Cooks at Home, Ečstatica, The Settlers, The Sims, World of Warcraft. 25) Fast Food Answer rate: 20% Other suggestions: Aghata Christie, Day of the Tentacle. Here is the quiz image again: Answer image: Direct link: https://i.imgur.com/aSnexYt.png HIGH SCORE TABLE 01 - 25 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171 01 - 25 points - rta - marek 01 - 25 points - hcg - excelsior 01 - 25 points - spz - The_BACH 01 - 25 points - rtc - Antiriad2097 06 - 24 points - spz - Striderblade 07 - 24 points - mnc - Gerhard S. 08 - 24 points - ntl - lifer 09 - 23 points - rpg - Calastellio 10 - 23 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow 11 - 23 points - rta - EarthPainting 12 - 22 points - gsg - partykiller 13 - 22 points - mnc - Dream-Team 14 - 22 points - eab - Nobby_UK 15 - 22 points - rpg - Dezue 16 - 21 points - mtc - Parsnip 17 - 21 points - rta - malus 18 - 20 points - mtc - Valdien 19 - 20 points - gav - Wizdom 20 - 20 points - eab - Havie 21 - 19 points - sh2 - Gatar 22 - 19 points - rta - Qwark 23 - 18 points - rta - Illusionary 24 - 18 points - mmx - fedprod 25 - 17 points - mmx - Knuckles 26 - 17 points - gms - kopyright 27 - 17 points - eab - darkwave 28 - 16 points - hcg - teroknor 29 - 16 points - rta - Roarer 30 - 16 points - ata - jgkspsx 31 - 16 points - rta - aLaxLuthor 32 - 16 points - eab - gimbal 33 - 16 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen 34 - 15 points - eab - mailman 35 - 15 points - mmx - LittleChoco 36 - 15 points - can - Franky Mikey 37 - 15 points - hcg - personman 38 - 15 points - hcg - windfisch 39 - 15 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer 40 - 15 points - mnc - elementalMaster 41 - 15 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer 42 - 15 points - rta - Nihilistic Monk 43 - 14 points - mtc - FunnyJay 44 - 14 points - hcg - dsparil 45 - 13 points - sh2 - godzella 46 - 13 points - ftg - Lurker 47 - 13 points - nto - Lockenvogel 48 - 13 points - can - M.Rick75 49 - 13 points - can - Kulfy 50 - 13 points - pop - Don Como 51 - 12 points - gms - hellermarie 52 - 12 points - hcg - Woody Alien 53 - 12 points - m!g - Red XIII 54 - 12 points - sh2 - Vino 55 - 12 points - gpo - DocMoody 56 - 11 points - mmx - Lynx 57 - 11 points - wtd - Rossyrg 58 - 11 points - mmx - Klunky 59 - 11 points - gpo - rave 60 - 11 points - wtd - Credit00 61 - 11 points - can - Dark Kariya 62 - 11 points - m!g - geohound 63 - 11 points - gpo - Eddie 64 - 11 points - rkb - kirika1987 65 - 10 points - wtd - kristheb 66 - 10 points - mmx - Dnamei 67 - 10 points - mnc - HomiSite 68 - 10 points - rtc - Markopoloman 69 - 10 points - rta - Blufunk 70 - 9 points - pop - Sascha 71 - 9 points - mmx - Cutter Slade 72 - 9 points - mnc - Mitschel 73 - 9 points - mnc - Yeboah17 74 - 9 points - pop - Arne 75 - 9 points - rkb - DSOP_ape 76 - 8 points - wtd - zoltan.schwegler 77 - 8 points - gpo - Navarone 78 - 8 points - mnc - euph 79 - 8 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09 80 - 7 points - gpo - Konsolomio 81 - 7 points - rpg - Zion 82 - 7 points - hcg - Snake 83 - 7 points - gms - Kanedat 84 - 7 points - hcg - alexmate 85 - 7 points - gms - hellifanboy 86 - 7 points - ntl - Dogorilla 87 - 7 points - sh2 - Bonz 88 - 6 points - pop - PUH 89 - 6 points - ntl - CactusMan 90 - 6 points - gpo - OutOfBounds 91 - 5 points - ata - JeremiahJT 92 - 5 points - ntl - Fizza 93 - 5 points - rta - DaveLong 94 - 5 points - smu - Ed Oscuro 95 - 5 points - nto - Ande 96 - 5 points - gpo - Bully 97 - 5 points - mmx - Shades 98 - 5 points - rkb - Phliege 99 - 4 points - pop - Daiyama 100- 4 points - rkb - ToniLustig 101- 4 points - nto - 4C8en 102- 3 points - gav - Yoshi 103- 3 points - gms - Black Friday 104- 2 points - ata - BydoEmpire 105- 2 points - ntl - StarPoint 106- 2 points - ntl - Minecraftemery 107- 2 points - rkb - Grandhanate 108- 1 points - rkb - Lime ata - Atari Age can - PC Canard eab - English Amiga Board ftg - fontgeek gav - Gaming Village gms - Gamestar gpo - Gamepro gsg - Gamersglobal hcg - hardcore gaming 101 m!g - Man!iac mmx - Multimediaxis mnc - old maniac mtc - Metacouncil ntl - NintendoLife nto - NTower pop - Powerplay rkb - Rocket Beans rpg - RPG Maker rta - ResetEra rtc - RetroCanteen sh2 - Shock² smu - Shmups spz - Spazio PC wop - World of Players wtd - Wasted Well then, an award ceremony: Congratulations to Mangamaniac, marek, excelsior, the_BACH and Antiriad.... you all got FULL POINTS and won this round! Also congrats to Striderblade, Gerhard S, lifer, Calastellio and TheLastToKnow, together you are the TOP 10. LOCAL HIGH SCORE: 1 - 16 points - @jgkspsx 2 - 05 points - @jeremiahjt 3 - 02 points - @BydoEmpire Congratulations to jgkspsx for the local lead. Thanks to everyone for playing! Edited March 1, 2022 by Mr_Horizon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Oh man, how did I miss Food Fight! My eyes are failing me, I didn't even guess on that. Should have been obvious. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Wow, I don’t think I have played or heard of Chewy before. It looks uncannily familiar but it must just be the zeitgeist. The only one I feel sad about missing was Elvira. I went with Addams Family. Otherwise I am happy with my score. Don’t y’all know Quark??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I knew BurgerTime and Food Fight for sure. I was pretty sure on Maniac Mansion. I had no idea on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time, but I recognized Quark and figured there could not be that many Deep Space Nine games to look through before I found it. It took about 15 seconds of searching. I had no idea what Three Stooges game that was, so I just put in The Three Stooges. Voila, there are my five points. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) March Quiz - the "Mystery Theme" February was about the kitchen, March is about.... yes, about what?? This time you can answer the question of the theme yourself! All 25 games this month have one crucial detail in common. Whoever finds out the secret theme (and enters it correctly in the bonus question) gets a bonus point for themselves AND the other players in their forum. Maybe it's easy, maybe it's difficult - I'm curious myself how many of you recognise the theme. Deadline is Thursday 31st March, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/ Here comes the quiz, have fun: Direct link - participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/ Edited March 5, 2022 by Mr_Horizon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 The theme is easy. It is games I do not know. I do not recognize one single game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I think I know what the theme is… but now I’m questioning it. Without thinking about it or looking closely at the screenshots I (think I) know immediately 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, and 23. 7, 9, 17, and 18 seem very familiar. 20 looks like a series I know. A lot of these screenshots are hard to parse, though. 1 is the first of a very long series with more rereleases than any other game series I know. 5 is a sadly abandoned series that was widely considered a highlight of the genre for its original system. 2 and 6 are some of the best games ever made in their genre, and I would put 8 up there too. 2 has been extensively rereleased but 6 and 8 have been almost entirely forgotten. Nobody who encountered 10 will probably ever forget it. I know for a fact you have extensively played a game in the same series as 23, @jeremiahjt. (although this is from the title screen of one specific rarely discussed remake, where I spent many an hour of my youth goofing around.) If I’m right, 20 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I wonder if I scared @Mr_Horizon away from posting the customary mid month hints… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 10:03 AM, jgkspsx said: I think I know what the theme is… but now I’m questioning it. Without thinking about it or looking closely at the screenshots I (think I) know immediately 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, and 23. 7, 9, 17, and 18 seem very familiar. 20 looks like a series I know. A lot of these screenshots are hard to parse, though. 1 is the first of a very long series with more rereleases than any other game series I know. 5 is a sadly abandoned series that was widely considered a highlight of the genre for its original system. 2 and 6 are some of the best games ever made in their genre, and I would put 8 up there too. 2 has been extensively rereleased but 6 and 8 have been almost entirely forgotten. Nobody who encountered 10 will probably ever forget it. I know for a fact you have extensively played a game in the same series as 23, @jeremiahjt. (although this is from the title screen of one specific rarely discussed remake, where I spent many an hour of my youth goofing around.) If I’m right, 20 too. 20 was one of the three or so games that I thought looked somewhat familiar, but I am drawing a complete blank on 23. 10 kind of looks like Ruk from What Are Little Girls Made Of? and I am pretty sure if a game was ever based on that I would know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I think Ted Cassidy is definitely the inspiration for the design of this character. If he were still around for the film adaptations of this series, he would have been better than the guy who played this thing… 23 was ported to almost every home console after the 2600 back in the day, all the way up to the PlayStation. The series is dormant, but there are clones being developed even up to the present day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) March Quiz - Clues #1 @jgkspsx you DO post a lot of clues, makes me wonder if my hints are even needed. But yes, halfway through the month I want to offer everyone some help. So far thirty people are playing, but no one yet from this forum. Will a few more people join in the remaining two weeks? I wish you a nice weekend, hopefully with enough time to take part! So, here are the clues #1: 1) Game 12 is a famous JRPG. 2) The 16 is the only fighting game in this round. 3) In picture 3 you are just deciding on the faction of a well-known RTS game. 4) If you like 2D platformers, you should check out number 1, 6 and 8. Closing date is Thursday March 31st, participation via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/ Here is the quiz again, good luck: https://i.imgur.com/CJr431c.png Edited March 18, 2022 by Mr_Horizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Horizon Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) March Quiz - Clues #2 Aaaand here it is already, the last weekend of March. One last time there's help from me - but then you're on your own for the last couple days. The number of players has risen to over sixty, but there's no one from this forum. So @jgkspsx @jeremiahjt @BydoEmpire and @neogeo1982 ...how about it? Here are the final clues: 1) In game 7 you have to sneak and steal stuff. 2) Title 18 has been released on the Neo Geo. 3) Number 4 is a sci fi motorbike racing game. How many of these are there actually? 4) Game 11 is not from Sega! Deadline is Thursday 31st of March, enter via http://www.retrogamequiz.com/ Here's the quiz one last time, good luck: link Edited March 26, 2022 by Mr_Horizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Mr_Horizon said: The number of players has risen to over sixty, but there's no one from this forum. So @jgkspsx @jeremiahjt @BydoEmpire and @neogeo1982 ...how about it? I was just waiting for the last round of clues in case of something like… Quote 4) Game 11 is not from Sega! O_o o_O crap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 It's the final countdown! I need to get mine in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I hope I wasn’t the only one who entered. I think I did well on this one. @Mr_Horizon, it might help participation if the thread title more closely reflected what the quiz is. I think people who might participate just skip over it because they don’t know what it is. Maybe something like: “Monthly Gaming Quiz: can you guess the games based on tiny screenshots?” or something similar. If you can’t edit it, you could ask Albert for permissions to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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