20 Questions! (Another video game round)

[derby378]

That last game was just too easy for some of you - I'm gonna make this one a little bit tougher on you. I'm thinking of an arcade game console; it may or may not have been released as a home videogame cart. GO!

[derby378]

1. Kick (just in case)

[salvorhardin]

2. Is it from the 1980s?

[derby378]

3. Yes. (#1)

[salvorhardin]

4. Did it use vector graphics?

[derby378]

6. No. (#2)

[Deja Q]

5. Was it made by Atari?

O8)

[derby378]

7. No. (#3)

[The Doctor.]

8. Was it ever a console game?

[derby378]

10. Yes. (#4)

[imax2268]

9. Did it involve a space ship...?

[derby378]

11. Yes. (#5)

[derby378]

12. HINT #1

This video game is Japanese in origin.

[Archae]

14. Space Invaders?

n/t

[derby378]

17. No. (#6)

[salvorhardin]

13. Was it a horizontal scroller?

[derby378]

18. No. (#7)

[derby378]

15. [Cue Jeopardy theme]

Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-duuummm...

[Deja Q]

16. Is there an infamous line reading 'ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US'?

:D

Sod it: Zero Wing is my final answer, Alex. :evilgrin:

[derby378]

20. Not. (#8)

[Deja Q]

21. Drat!!!

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[salvorhardin]

19. Was it made by Namco?

[derby378]

22. No. (#9)

[derby378]

23. HINT #2

This videogame was made before 1985.

[derby378]

24. HINT #3

It was the first videogame designed by a modern legend in the gaming industry.

Dang, this one must be a bit tough... :evilgrin:

[Deja Q]

26. Is it SUper Mario Bros?

Groovy old Nintendo... pity that ROM can't be found for MAME. :D

[derby378]

30. No. (#10)

[DS1]

29. Is it Commander Keen?

[derby378]

31. No. (#11)

[derby378]

25. Kick!

[salvorhardin]

27. Was it made by Konami?

[derby378]

32. No. (#12)

[derby378]

28. HINT #4

The last letter in the company's name is O.

[The Doctor.]

34. Namoco... (not a question)

[derby378]

35. Nope. (See Post #19)

[derby378]

33. HINT #5 (BIG, BIG HINT)

The same guy responsible for Donkey Kong created this game.

[The Doctor.]

36. I'm the SPOILER! Mwhaaa haa haa haa... *cough...cough*

(not a question - DON'T READ!!!!)



Shigeru attended the Kanazawa Munici College of Industrial Arts and Crafts in 1970, where he studied industrial design. It is said that he only attended class half of the time, which resulted in his stay spanning five years (Johnson, Carl). Eventually, Shigeru landed a job at a toy company called Nintendo in 1977. From the late 1800’s to the 1950’s, Nintendo was known as a card company (TV Tome). Even though the company did not need one, Shigeru was hired as the company’s first staff artist (Johnson, Carl). In 1980, Shigeru approached the owner of Nintendo and proposed the idea of creating a video game. The game he created for Nintendo was called “Donkey Kong”. This marked the creation of Mario, who didn’t have a name at the time Donkey Kong was made (Johnson, Carl). This amazing game was only the beginning of Shigeru’s work that would revolutionize video games. Shigeru went on to continue to make masterpiece after masterpiece. It is no wonder Miyamoto is known as the “Spielberg of video games” (Johnson, Carl), with such games as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Starfox, and Donkey Kong on his resume.


http://www.bio-hazardous.com/documents/miyamoto.html

Edited to pay Syn-tax...

[derby378]

37. But...

and this is the last hint I can give...

your source appears to be mistaken on one key point. You're on the right track, but be careful...

[derby378]

38. Give up yet?

Two-minute warning...

[derby378]

39. Time's up! The answer is...

RADARSCOPE!!!



This game was Nintendo's attempt at an original-style arcade shooter, but it wasn't original enough to catch on in the same way as Taito and Namco's hits did. Famously though, RadarScope was the first game that Shigeru Miyamoto worked on as an employee for Nintendo.

http://www.planetnintendo.com/nindb/ac/radarscope/index.shtml