Sum-up of the First Inaugural #rgvc Classic Game Trivia Contest Friday, July 5, 1996 ================ PRIZE DONORS ================ Michael Garber Sean Kelly Steven Tucker John Hardie Steve Totschek Mercury Hess Dan Mowczan Jeff Eyster Keita Iida ================ ALEX TREBEK ================ Keita Iida ================ VANNA WHITE ================ We wish :) ================ Winners ================ (5) "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) -- Coleco Adam Super Donkey Kong (complete in box) -- 2600 Boom Bang (Taiwan) (Complete in box) -- 5200 Wico Joystick (Complete in box) -- 7800 Water Ski (sealed) -- 7800 Midnight Mutants (sealed) (3) "Nug" (Ralph Barbagallo) -- 5200 Rescue on Fractalus (sealed) -- Handheld Gauntlet (Tiger) -- Coleco Gemini system with 1 controller (3) "z0s0" (Dave Orlikowski) -- Monteverdi TV Sports Model 825 Pong System with gun and paddles (complete) -- 7800 Winter Games -- 2600 Communist Mutants from Space, Fireball and Killer Satellites (Starpath) (all Sealed) (3) "tsr" (Ken Gifford) -- 2600 Bobby is Going Home (Taiwan) (complete in box) -- Bally Astrocade system (complete in box) with Incredible Wizard (complete in box) -- Cruise Missile (sealed) (2) "riffraff" (Michael Garber) -- Mattel Aquarius -- Pac-Man card game (1) "s-kelly" (Sean Kelly) -- Starpath Supercharger w/Phaser Patrol (Sealed) NOTE: Mr.Kelly was being "nice" as per my request (1) "DrDemento" (Greg Chance) -- Boxed Cart Bonanza -- 2600 Space Jockey, 5200 Pac-Man, 2600 Basketball, 2600 Kangaroo, 7800 Pole Position II, 7800 Galaga, 7800 Asteroids (all NEW) (1) "Danox" (Dan Mowczan) -- Telegames Personal Arcade system (complete) (1) "Mercster" (Mercury Hess) -- NES Vice Project Doom and Dance Aerobics (both sealed) (1) "Antman" (Anthony Chapman) -- 5200 VCS Cartridge Adapter (1) "sutekh" (Robert Strickles) -- 2600 Solaris and 2600 Venture (Atari) (both sealed) (1) "Bussell" (Glenn Bussell) -- Atari Jaguar Dino Dudes and a Jaguar banner (1) "AkmedSC" (Rich Depping) -- Qbert Puzzle (1) "Gaspode_T" (John Babich) -- Handheld Double Dribble (Konami) (1) "WeirdMan" (Dustin Hubbard) -- 5200 Pengo, Joust and Realsports Baseball NOTE: 15 of the 32 total participants won at least one prize.. not bad, eh? :) ============================ TRIVIA QUESTIONS ============================ QUESTION 1: ----------- Fill in the blank -- In Donkey Kong, the object of the game is to maneuver a character named Mario up and around various boards to reach a certain plateau and save the lovely ___________ from Kong's clutches. Answer: None (I goofed, I thought it was Nell).. The girl actually didn't have a name. She was named "Pauline" in the US Cartoon, however. Stupidest Answer: Filthy B**** -- "Eppy" (Jay Tilton) Winner: None (Due to technicalities) Prize: Q*Bert puzzle (carries over to the next round) QUESTION 2: ----------- In Pitfall, at least in the 2600 version anyway, Harry begins his trek with how many points? Answer: 2000 Stupidest Answer: 20,000 -- "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) (Probably a typo ) Winner: "AkmedSC" (Rich Depping) Prize: Q*Bert puzzle QUESTION 3: ----------- Due to an unusual licensing agreement, a coin-up game was converted for the 2600 by two companies during the pre-crash (before 1985) era. Excluding the games brought out by Activision/Absolute, name the game and the two companies that released it. Answer: Frogger, Starpath and Parker Brothers Stupidest Answer: Boring guesses here :( Winner: "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) Prize: 7800 Water Ski (Sealed) QUESTION 4: ----------- Although ports from coin-ups to home videogames and computers are nothing new, the same is NOT the case the other way around. What was the first home videogame or computer game title to be converted to a coin-up game in the US? Answer: Boulder Dash, Licensed by First Star to Exidy Stupidest Answer: Top Gun -- "AkmedSC" (Rich Depping) Winner: "Nug" (Ralph Barbagallo) Prize: 5200 Rescue on Fractalus (NEW) QUESTION 5: ----------- In Robotron, one of the following foes CANNOT be killed. Choose the correct answer among the following choices -- Grunts, Hulks, Enforcers, Brains, Tanks, Spheroid and Cuboid. Answer: Hulks Stupidest Answer: Frogger, Starpath and Parker Brothers -- "Danox" (Dan Mowczan) Winner: "sutekh" (Robert Strickles) Prize: 2600 Solaris and (Atari) Venture (Sealed) QUESTION 6: ----------- This is a reflex question :) -- which of the following TWO systems did NOT have Pole Position as part of its library? Atari 2600, Colecovision, Vectrex, Atari 5200, Intellivision, Atari 7800? Answer: Colecovision and Atari 7800 Stupidest Answer: 52 -- "Rubbertoe" (Robert Batina) -- I said two questions, dammit!! Winner: "riffraff" (Michael Garber) Prize: Mattel Aquarius QUESTION 7: ----------- Code-names had always been popular at Warner Atari. The VCS was "stella," the 400 computer was "Candy" and the 800 was "Coleen." All were named after well-endowed female employees working at Atari. What was the female name given to the 5200? Answer: Pam Stupidest Answer: System X -- "SteveT" (Steven Tucker) -- read the comment for question 6 :) Winner: "antman" (Anthony Chapman) Prize: Atari 5200 VCS Cartridge Adapter QUESTION 8: ----------- This future president of a multibillion dollar high-tech company began his career with Atari. He was known to walk around barefoot, kick up his dirty feet on executives' desks, and talk continuously about going to India to meet a guru. Not only did he do the latter, he designed Breakout before leaving Atari for good. Who is he . Answer: Steve Jobs Stupidest Answer: Bill Gates -- "rubbertoe" (Robert Batina) -- hahahahaa!!! :P Winner: "z0s0" (Dave Orlikowski) Prize: Monteverdi TV Sports Model 825 (Pong) with gun and paddles (boxed) QUESTION 9: ----------- During its heyday, the Colecovision was soundly criticized for forcing gameplayers to stare at the "Colecovision" start-up screen for roughly twelve seconds before the program was loaded into the machine. By reading the instruction booklet, however, you'd know that there is a way to start a new game at the same skill level without returning to "Colecovision" and the menu. How is this done? Answer: Press the * key on either controller Stupidest Answer: Fry the sucka! "Gaspode_T" (John Babich) Winner: "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) Prize: ADAM Super Donkey Kong (complete in box) QUESTION 10: ----------- Name the first pre-crash third party publisher to exit the videogame software market. Choose from the following -- Data Aga, US Games, Spectravision, Apollo, 20th Century Fox, Telesys, CommaVid and Zimag. Answer: Apollo Stupidest Answer: Activision -- "rubbertoe" (Robert Batina) -- LOL! Winner: "|tsr" (Ken Gifford) Prize: 2600 Bobby is Going Home (Taiwan) (Complete in Box) QUESTION 11: ----------- In the coin-up game Punch Out by Nintendo, there were six foes that you needed to defeat to become grand champion. Name them. Answer: Glass Joe, Piston Hurricane, Bald Bull, Kid Quick, Pizza Pasta, Mr. Sandman. Stupidest Answer: Glass Joe,Piston HOnda,Mike Tyson,Bald Bull,Mr.Sandamn -- "WeirdMan" (Dustin Hubbard) Winner: "Danox" (Dan Mowczan) Prize: Telegames Personal Arcade system (complete) QUESTION 12: ----------- What game was ported to the most classic game systems and computers? Answer: Demon Attack 2600, INTV, O^2, TI, Vic-20, Atari 400/800, PCJr., CoCo Stupidest Answer: Cubicolor -- "DrDemento" (Greg Chance) :D Winner: None. Prize: NES Vice Project Doom and Dance Aerobics (sealed) Carries over to the next round. NOTE: The question should have included "official" QUESTION 13: ----------- What is the CPU clock speed of the Atari 2600 in megahertz? Answer: 1.19 Stupidest Answer: -1 "AntMan" (Anthony Chapman) Winner: "Mercster" (Mercury Hess) Prize: NES Vice Project Doom and Dance Aerobics (Sealed) QUESTION 14: ----------- According to Billboard Publications, Inc. The best-selling video game compiled from outlets by the Billboard research department in 1981 was Pac-Man, and the 1982 honors went to Donkey Kong. What was the top grossing coin-up in 1983? Answer: Pole Position Stupidest Answer: Pong -- "calamari" (Jeffry Johnston) Winner: "z0s0" (Dave Orlikowski) Prize: 7800 Winter Games (sealed) QUESTION 15: ----------- How many games were released along with the NES in October of 1985? Answer: 18 Stupidest Answer: Shut up, Weirdman -- "calamari" (Jeffry Johnston) Winner: None Prize: Pac-Man card game QUESTION 16: ----------- What system is the game Mr. Boston played on? Answer: Vectrex Stupidest Answer: Don't Look Back "Rubbertoe" (Robert Batina) -- ROTFL! Winner: "riffraff" (Michael Garber) Prize: Pac-Man card game QUESTION 17: ----------- During the classic gaming era, Walter Day owned an arcade in Ottumwa, Iowa, which was the unofficial "video game capital of the world". It also was the home of the International coin-up scoreboard. What was the name of the arcade? Answer: Twin Galaxies Stupidest Answer: None (Rubbertoe retains title via carryover rule) Winner: "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) Prize: 5200 Wico Joystick (complete in box) QUESTION 18: ----------- How many dotes are there on a Pac-Man screen? Answer: 240 Stupidest Answer: None (Rubbertoe retains title via carryover rule) Winner: "WeirdMan" (Dustin Hubbard) Prize: 5200 Joust, Pengo and Realsports Baseball QUESTION 19: ----------- Name one of two six-player games for the Intellivision. Answer: Skiing and Horse Racing Stupidest Answer: None (Rubbertoe retains title via carryover rule) Winner: "s-kelly" (Sean Kelly) Prize: Starpath Supercharger with Phaser Patrol (Sealed) QUESTION 20: ----------- The AVS was the pre-release name given to what videogame system? Answer: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Stupidest Answer: CVS -- "bussell" (Glenn Bussell) Winner: "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) Prize: 7800 Midnight Mutants (sealed) QUESTION 21: ----------- In 1983, Atari entered in a joint venture with a movie/entertainment giant to form Studio Games, for the purpose of producing coin-up, home video and computer games based on hit movies and tv shows. Although several tv and movie hits were considered for games, neither Studio Games nor any of its games ever saw the light of day. Name the company that had joined with Atari for this (subsequently scrapped) joint venture. Answer: MCA (or Universal) Stupidest Answer: Telegames -- "Gaspode_T" (John Babich) Winner: "|tsr" (Ken Gifford) Prize: Bally Astrocade system (brand new) with Incredible Wizard (complete in box) QUESTION 22: ----------- In late 1983, North American Phillips, under the moniker "Probe 2000", released the critically acclaimed strategy game War Room for the Colecovision. Phillips also intended to release a slew of other titles such as Pursuit of the Pink Panther, Power Lords and Flashpoint. Unfortunately (for us gamers, anyways), no subsequent titles were released after War Room. What did Phillips claim was the reason that they did NOT release any more games? Answer: Chip Shortage Stupidest Answer: (Tie) Odyssey 2 Sucked -- "z0s0" (Dave Orlikowski) It was stolen -- "WeirdMan" (Dustin Hubbard) Wanted to concentrate on G7000/O^2 -- "Antman" (Anthony Chapman) Winner: "Nug" (Ralph Barbagallo) Prize: Coleco Gemini with one controller QUESTION 23: ----------- What do Alan Alda, George Plimpton and Roger Moore have in common as far as videogames were concerned? Answer: They were spokespersons for Atari, Mattel and Spectravision, respectively -- Alda for Atari, Plimpton for Mattel and Roger Moore for Spectravision (yep). Stupidest Answer: (Tie) They designed games -- "calamari" (Jeffry Johnston) They've all done madonna -- "Eppy" (Jay Tilton) They all have masturbated -- "Mercster" (Mercury Hess) Winner: "DrDemento" (Greg Chance) Prize: Boxed cart bonanza -- 2600 Space Jockey, 5200 Pac-Man, 2600 Basketball, 2600 Kangaroo, 7800 Pole Position II, 7800 Asteroids, 7800 Galaga (all NEW) QUESTION 24: ----------- Atari is infamous for suing other companies. For example, they were successful in forcing the withdrawl of a popular Odyssey2 game, KC Munchkin off the store shelves. They failed, however, in their suit against Imagic and the Intellivision version of Imagic's hit game, Demon Attack. In this case, Atari claimed that INTV Demon Attack was a ripoff of what game? Answer: Phoenix Stupidest Answer: Crazy Climber -- "Danox" (Dan Mowczan) Winner: None (due to technicalities) Prize: 2600 Communist Mutant from Space, Fireball and Killer Satellites (all sealed) Carried over to next round QUESTION 25: ----------- What is the minimum number of Space Invaders on the screen for a Mother ship to appear? Answer: 8 Stupidest Answer: Anyone who didn't make a guess.... Winner: "|tsr" (Ken Gifford) Prize: 2600 Communist Mutant from Space, Fireball and Killer Satellites (all sealed) QUESTION 26: ----------- Odyssey's Conquest of the World assigns each country a "power base value" which is based on a formula created by a former deputy director of intelligence for the CIA. What is the formula? Answer: Pp = (C + E + M) times (S + W) or Perceived Power equals (critical mass plus economic capability plus military capability) times (Strategic purpose plus national will). Stupidest Answer: (tie) It's secret, kept in a vault with the recipe for Coca-Cola. -- "DrDemento" (Greg Chance) first to get to their o2 manuals wins :) -- "riffraff" (Michael Garber) 2 tbsp of peanut butter and a copious amount of k-y jelly -- "|tsr" (Ken Gifford) Winner: "Russperry" (Russ Perry Jr.) Prize: 2600 Boom Bang (Taiwan) (Complete in Box) QUESTION 27: (for participating non-winners only) ----------- Fill in the blank. Space Invaders is to Atari what ______ is to Intellivision and _______ is to Odyssey2. Answer: Space Armada, Alien Invaders -- Plus Stupidest Answer: bite me, keita. I don't own intv or o2 -- "Eppy" (Jay Tilton) Winner: None Prize: Atari Jaguar Banner and Dino Dudes cart. carries over to next round. QUESTION 28: (for participating non-winners only) ----------- Name a classic console videogame that had the name of a REAL LIFE person as part of the title of the game. Answer: Many, including Ken Uston, Chuck Norris, P.T. Barnum, Pete Rose and Pele. Stupidest Answer: Dr. Seuss -- "bussell" (Glenn Bussell) Winner: "bussell" (Glenn Bussell) Prize: Atari Jaguar banner and Dino Dudes cart. QUESTION 29: ----------- What was the dream pitcher vs. batter matchup talked about in the commercials for World Series Major League Baseball for the Intellivision ECS Computer Module? Answer: Fernando Valenzuela vs. Babe Ruth Stupidest Answer: Crackers vs. Novak -- "Eppy" (Jay Tilton) BWahahahahaha!!! Snail vs. Squirrel -- "riffraff" (Michael Garber) Reggie Jackson vs. Oil Can Boyd -- "Nug" (Ralph Barbagallo) Winner: "Gaspode_T" (John Babich) Prize: Handheld Double Dribble (Konami) QUESTION 30: ----------- What was the working title of the Atari Lynx handheld while it was still under development at Epyx? Answer: Handy Boy Stupidest Answer: fuck -- "riffraff" (Michael Garber) Winner: "Nug" (Ralph Barbagallo) Prize: Handheld Gauntlet (Tiger)