TEST YOUR GAMING KNOWLEDGE

I wrote the following to test the true hardcoreness of a gamer. This is the first in a series, and some questions may be easy some may not be, but I know all the answers to these by heart, and a true hardcore gamer should as well. Test yourself and see how much you really do know about games, hardware, and the industry. Good Luck and don't Google Cheat! I'll post the answers soon so you can check how well you actually did.

#1: In the original Super Mario Bros for the Nintendo Entertainment System, there was a level called Negative World. True or False

#2: What was the Konami Code?

#3: What was the name of the person who created the music for the Mario Bros and Zelda games?

#4: In the game Blaster Master, what was it Jason was looking for?

#5: What is the name of Mega Man's Builder?

#6: Who is Sonic the Hedgehog's Arch Nemesis?

#7: Boswer makes a cameo appearance in Sim City. True or False

#8: Mido is the name of what two things?

#9: Name the 3 virtues of the Triforce.

#10: Who spoke the following quote: "Only I have the brains to rule Lylat!"

#11: What did Link have to wake up on top Tal Tal mountains in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening?

#12: What did the Green Mushroom do in Mario Games?

#13: What was the name of the Knight in Super Ghouls N' Ghosts?

#14: In which game does the character Cait Sith appear?

#15: What were the names of The Battletoads?

#16: How many bits was the SNK NEO GEO?

#17: How much did the triple game pak Nintendo originally cost and what did it come with?

#18: What was the name of the game Squaresoft made for the Nintendo before their RPG's?

#19: What did you get when you found all 120 stars in Super Mario 64?

#20: What would happen to Sonic the Hedgehog when he found all the Choas Emeralds?

#21: What did the Star Man do in Mario Games?

#22: Atari Made a handheld gaming system, what was it called?

#23: How many games have held the name, Zelda (excluding Zelda: The Wind Waker or Master Quest)?

#24: Underneath what location did Umbrella corp have their research headquarters?

#25: ToeJam and Earl was a game for which console system?

#26: In Shenmue, Ryo is looking for whom?

#27: What does Mime Materia do?

#28: What is the name of a person that appears when you find the secret room filled with blue rupees in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past?

#29: What is the name of the aliens fighting the humans in Halo?

#30: What was the name of the developer of The Adventures of Dino Riki?

#31: In The the game, Xenogears, what was the name of Maria Balthazar's Gear?

#32: What game featured an "anamality?"

#33: In what game did the ghosts "inky" and "blinky" appear?

#34: What was the Video Game magazine, Nintendo Power's, mascot character during the late 1980's?

#35: What game, for the Atari 2600 was so crappy that 5,000,000 copies had to be destroyed?

#36: What is the name of the boss at the end of Metroid for the NES?

#37: The person Aya Brea appeared in what game based in New York City?

#38: The "Power Pad" was a peripheral for what console gaming system?

#39: How many batteries did the original GameBoy Take, and what size were they?

#40: The character "Gutsman" appeared in what game?

#41: What are the names of the three goddesses that created Hyrule?

#42: What character became unnofficially Sony's mascot for the Playstation during the mid to late 90's.

#43: Mode 7 was a technical feature on what game console?

#44: In which game for the Playstation 2, can you murder a prostitute?

#45: In the PC game, Return to Zork, what was the name of the character who said, "I'm too drive to drunk."

#46: Emperor Geshtal was a puppet for which famous RPG villain from Final Fantasy VI?

#47: In Street Fighter II Championship Edition, you could choose from how many fighters?

#48: What race of aliens require you to build Pylons in Starcraft?

#49: "The Emotion Engine" was a term applied to what console gaming system?

#50: What does the acronym VMU stand for?

#51: Who is the designer of Metal Gear Solid?

#52: Which cartridge game was first to feature the SuperFX chip?

#53: In which RPG did the University/Organization "SeeD" appear?

#54: The Russian company "Elorg" created what very famous video game?

#55: How many X-Boxes can possibly be linked together at home via a LAN on System Link Play for Halo: Combat Evolved?

#56: Which console game company and system was first to feature a "force feedback" ability? What was it called?

#57: What was the secret code name for Metroid for the NES that gave you extensive bonuses and items?

#58: The slogan "Welcome to the Next Level" belonged to what company during the early nineties?

#59: What is the name of the character that you must defeat at the end of Super Mario Bros 2 with vegetables?

#60: The evil character Agahnim appeared in what game?

#61: The Music for Chrono Cross was performed by what composer?

#62: What was a common practace by gamers with cartridges that had visual artifacts or failed to operate properly upon insertion into the unit?

#63: The Gameboy featured the first handheld organizer. True or False

#64: What popular game featured little monsters that could fight each other and was also based on a card game appearing in the late 90's? "Gotta catch 'em all!"

#65: In what city was Nintendo of America's headquarters and Microsoft's headquarters.

#66: In the Nintendo Game Castlevania, what was the main hero's name, and what was his trademark weapon?

#67: In which game were you able to get a Tanooki Suit?

#68: "Rush" was robot's best friend appearing first in what video game?

#69: In the game Fester's Quest, the town was being attacked by what? A. Ghosts, B. Evil Knights. C. Aliens, D. Bugs

#70: In what Nintendo game did the hero use a Yoyo as his weapon? What was his name?

#71: The character "Lizardman" was an unlockable fighter in what Dreamcast game?

#72: In which game were the songs of the bands, Offspring and Bad Religion featured as background game music?

#73: In the game Dr. Mario, you destroyed the virus monsters with what?

#74: In the arcade it cost how much to play King of Fighters?

#75: Aeris can be revived. True or False?

#76: The Nintendo Entertainment System came with one controller. True or False?

#77: What racing game featured Pico and Captain Falcon, and a course called Big Blue?

#78: What movie was based on The Nintendo World Championships that starred "The Wonder Years" actor, Fred Savage? What video game was first seen in this movie before it released in stores?

#79: In which game does the wise man Sahasrahla appear to aid the hero on his quest?

#80: In the video game, Legend of Legaia, what was the evil force that was causing the monsters to appear?

#81: The character "FROG" appeared in what RPG?

#82: In the game for the Nintendo, Gyruss, each stage was named after what?

#83: What was the name of the "Game Enhancer" used to cheat and hack cartridges for the NES?

#84: What Video Game Magazine featured a section called "Psycho Letter of the Month."

#85: "Well Excuuuuuuuse Me Princess!" was frequently spoken by what character in a cartoon based on a video game during the late 80's.

#86: Nintendo interested in competing with the Sega CD and the Turbo Duo contracted what two companies to make the Super NES CD then later dropped both of them but licensed Nintendo trademarks to one of them?

#87: Based on the previous question, what was the name of the units or systems created by these two companies based upon the research done for Nintendo on the Super NES CD?

#88: What was the highest score possible in Super Mario World?

#89: "Sports Talk Football" was a feature of what series of football video games?

#90: What company produced the "TurboExpress?" How many bits where the graphics?

#91: In the PC Game, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? you're starting rank was called what?

#92: What PC game featured Cacodemons?

#93: ______ Does what Nintendon't!

#94: In what movie from 1980, did a the master arcade gamer who also owned an arcade, played by Jeff Bridges, get sucked into a computer world by a digitizing laser beam, to play video games, and eventually aid an actual program to destroy, "Master Control?"

#95: The name "Lian Li" refers to what kind of PC component?

#96: The character "Chun Li" appeared in what game?

#97: The character "Lan Di" appeared in what two games?

#98: How many buttons were on an Atari 2600 controller that came with the system?

#99: True or False? The Triforce in the middle of the quest status screen on The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time lights up when Link obtains all the medallions and beats the boss in the Sky Temple, after Meeting the Blue Fairy at the Unicorn Fountian.

#100: Video Gamer X's first website was what?

BACK TO VIDEO GAMER X