from the video game arcade

[Pseudo]

If I had every 20 cent piece I ever shoved into a video game back in my mis-spent youth, I'd have about $1167.40. And if you spent as much time loitering around the video arcades as I did, then this quiz should be a cinch:

Correctly answered questions are in blue

MUSIC
Name the tune which played during...
1 a game of Gyruss
2 a game of Pengo
3 a game of Spy Hunter
4 the medal ceremony in Hyper Olympic
5 the trapeze stage in Circus Charlie

HEROES
Name the character controlled by the player in...
6 Dragon's Lair
7 Donkey Kong (before he was renamed Mario)
8 Wonder Boy

Name the lady being rescued in...
9 Dragon's Lair
10 Donkey Kong
11 Double Dragon
12 Kung Fu Master

In which game would you control...
13 Agent 17 "Otto"
14 George, Lizzie or Ralph
15 Tiki

ENEMIES
In which game whould you come up against...
16 Pookas and Fygars
17 Baiters and Swarmers
18 Sparx and Fuses
19 Flippers and Tankers
20 Bounders and Shadow Lords
21 Buchu and Tonfa
22 Saucers and Supertanks
23 Mosquitoes and Thunderbugs
24 Stoners and Belugas
25 Coily and Ugg

SPEECH
In which game would you hear...
26 Quit talkin' and start chalkin'. (Pinball)
27 Intruder alert! ... The humanoid must not escape.
28 Hey you! With the face! Step right up! (Pinball)
29 Beware, I Live!
30 Help me! Help me! ... Lucky.
31 Wizard needs food, badly!
32 Blast off ... Battle stations ... Spy ship sighted.

MISCELLANEOUS
33 What game features the warning "Hurry to a park! Skate or die!"
34 How many different stages/screens were there in Phoenix?
35 What game's opening spiel includes this: "after the mothership <name> was destroyed, a spacecraft Vaus scrambled away from it"
36 Which game opened with the text "Hello folks. Here we have tonight special event. You vs. Insane Worrier"
37 In Jungler, what colour snakes must be avoided?
38 What quality was shared by Centipede, Marble Madness and Missile Command?
39 In Defender, what would cause the planet to explode?
40 In Frogger, How many lanes of cars did the frog have to cross?
41 In Double Dragon, what was the most effective technique/movement?
42 Name the (first?) shoot-em-up game in which player 1 could theoretically finish his game before player 2 had even had his first turn.
43 In Joust, how do you kill the Pterodactyl?
44 In Star Fire, what word was written on the "Viper" lookalike ships?
45 In Time Pilot, how many different eras were visited?

[Footy Chick]

My god, this is going to give me brain strain... let's try these for starters.

4. Chariots of fire?
8. Tom-Tom (being a Wonderboy queen, i should know this )
14. Rampage
31. Gauntlet
33. skate or die
40.6
41. jump kick (you can kill anyone with a jump kick )

Many others on the tip of my tongue.... how fustratin'

[Footy Chick]

10. is it Pauline?

[Footy Chick]

Circus Charlie Geez, that brings back some memories Would have to be some sort of circusy trapeze type music wouldn't it? you mean it has a name?

15. sounds like crash bandicoot but you don't control tiki plus it was made too late..

[Pseudo]

Glad to see that someone else wasted their early teens in the arcades

4. Chariots of fire? RIGHT
8. Tom-Tom (being a Wonderboy queen, i should know this ) RIGHT
14. Rampage RIGHT
31. Gauntlet RIGHT
33. skate or die WRONG
40.6 WRONG
41. jump kick (you can kill anyone with a jump kick ) WRONG

10. is it Pauline? RIGHT

I think Skate Or Die was inspired by the line in Q33.

As for Circus Charlie, the answer is a classical piece. The same piece popped up in a couple of Commodore 64 games: during the spaceship-docking sequence in Elite, and when hitching a ride on a balloon in Pitfall II.

And 15 ain't Crash Bandicoot. I've never heard of that one

[Footy Chick]

I remembered the Guantlet one quite well, as I heard that saying many a time...just before turning into a bag of bones

[smac]

If I had every 20 cent piece I ever shoved into a video game back in my mis-spent youth, I'd have about $1167.40. And if you spent as much time loitering around the video arcades as I did, then this quiz should be a cinch:

Correctly answered questions are in blue

MUSIC
Name the tune which played during...
1 a game of Gyruss
2 a game of Pengo
3 a game of Spy Hunter - Trying to remember it... Theme from something... Peter Gunn?
4 the medal ceremony in Hyper Olympic
5 the trapeze stage in Circus Charlie

HEROES
Name the character controlled by the player in...
6 Dragon's Lair - Dirk the Daring? It was Dirk something anyway...
7 Donkey Kong (before he was renamed Mario)
8 Wonder Boy

Name the lady being rescued in...
9 Dragon's Lair
10 Donkey Kong
11 Double Dragon
12 Kung Fu Master

In which game would you control...
13 Agent 17 "Otto"
14 George, Lizzie or Ralph
15 Tiki

ENEMIES
In which game whould you come up against...
16 Pookas and Fygars
17 Baiters and Swarmers
18 Sparx and Fuses
19 Flippers and Tankers
20 Bounders and Shadow Lords
21 Buchu and Tonfa
22 Saucers and Supertanks
23 Mosquitoes and Thunderbugs
24 Stoners and Belugas
25 Coily and Ugg

SPEECH
In which game would you hear...
26 Quit talkin' and start chalkin'. (Pinball)
27 Intruder alert! ... The humanoid must not escape.
28 Hey you! With the face! Step right up! (Pinball)
29 Beware, I Live!
30 Help me! Help me! ... Lucky.
31 Wizard needs food, badly!
32 Blast off ... Battle stations ... Spy ship sighted.

MISCELLANEOUS
33 What game features the warning "Hurry to a park! Skate or die!"
34 How many different stages/screens were there in Phoenix?
35 What game's opening spiel includes this: "after the mothership <name> was destroyed, a spacecraft Vaus scrambled away from it"
36 Which game opened with the text "Hello folks. Here we have tonight special event. You vs. Insane Worrier"
37 In Jungler, what colour snakes must be avoided?
38 What quality was shared by Centipede, Marble Madness and Missile Command?
39 In Defender, what would cause the planet to explode?
40 In Frogger, How many lanes of cars did the frog have to cross?
41 In Double Dragon, what was the most effective technique/movement?
42 Name the (first?) shoot-em-up game in which player 1 could theoretically finish his game before player 2 had even had his first turn. - Galaxians
43 In Joust, how do you kill the Pterodactyl?
44 In Star Fire, what word was written on the "Viper" lookalike ships?
45 In Time Pilot, how many different eras were visited?

I too have lost lots of coin and time in these things, disappointed in my memory.

[Pseudo]

3 a game of Spy Hunter - Trying to remember it... Theme from something... Peter Gunn? RIGHT

6 Dragon's Lair - Dirk the Daring? It was Dirk something anyway... RIGHT

42 Name the (first?) shoot-em-up game in which player 1 could theoretically finish his game before player 2 had even had his first turn. - Galaxians CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR

[smac]

If it was close, I'll take a stab at Galaga.

[Pseudo]

If it was close, I'll take a stab at Galaga.

SCORES!

With the ability to have your spacecraft captured and returned to you, one at a time, it was possible to go through your entire fleet without losing control of the game.

[gadj1976]

Stab in the dark

19 - UAG
26 - Hustler ........or ...........Colour of Money

[smac]

If it was close, I'll take a stab at Galaga.

SCORES!

With the ability to have your spacecraft captured and returned to you, one at a time, it was possible to go through your entire fleet without losing control of the game.

Ha! That's the one I thought I was talking about in the first instance... Ahhh... Fading memories.

[Pseudo]

Stab in the dark

19 - UAG
26 - Hustler ........or ...........Colour of Money

nope, and nope.

For 19, think vector graphics.

For 26, you're on the right track...

[Pseudo]

Geez, is it really that hard? Obviously I wasted far too much time in the arcades... OK, time for hints:

MUSIC
Name the tune which played during...
1 a game of Gyruss think Bach
2 a game of Pengo think Hot Butter
5 the trapeze stage in Circus Charlie think Strauss

HEROES
Name the character controlled by the player in...
7 Donkey Kong (before he was renamed Mario) the hero is a man who jumps. Think about it.

Name the lady being rescued in...
9 Dragon's Lair The lady D.....
11 Double Dragon perhaps "Robin Hood" would've been a better name for this game
12 Kung Fu Master The game opens with the text "Thomas and S..... were attacked by several unknown guys."

In which game would you control...
13 Agent 17 "Otto" spends most of his time going downwards
15 Tiki is a Kiwi

ENEMIES
In which game whould you come up against...
16 Pookas and Fygars your weapon against them is an air pump
17 Baiters and Swarmers and Landers, Mutants, Pods, Bombers
18 Sparx and Fuses and one more, but that's also the name of the game
19 Flippers and Tankers and Spikers, Fuseballs and Pulsars
20 Bounders and Shadow Lords and Hunters and Pterodactyls
21 Buchu and Tonfa and Star, Nuncha, Pole, Feedle, Chain, Club, Fan, Sword and Blues
22 Saucers and Supertanks and Tanks and Missiles
23 Mosquitoes and Thunderbugs and Beetles, Hornets, Grenade bugs, Rocket bugs
24 Stoners and Belugas and Bubble Busters, Hullabaloos, Coileys, Incendoes...
25 Coily and Ugg and Wrong Way, Slick and Sam

SPEECH
In which game would you hear...
26 Quit talkin' and start chalkin'. (Pinball) 8 .... ......
27 Intruder alert! ... The humanoid must not escape. was sampled in the late '80s by house artist Humanoid in the song Stakka Humanoid
28 Hey you! With the face! Step right up! (Pinball) Round and round she goes! Ride the Ferris Wheel!
29 Beware, I Live! Fairly sinister-sounding name
30 Help me! Help me! ... Lucky. The first game to feature synthesised voice (I think)
32 Blast off ... Battle stations ... Spy ship sighted. This game's appearance had a lot in common with Rally-X

MISCELLANEOUS
33 What game features the warning "Hurry to a park! Skate or die!" the answer is a number
34 How many different stages/screens were there in Phoenix? some screens had small birds, some had big birds, and the last screen featured a mothership
35 What game's opening spiel includes this: "after the mothership <name> was destroyed, a spacecraft Vaus scrambled away from it" breakout clone
36 Which game opened with the text "Hello folks. Here we have tonight special event. You vs. Insane Worrier" wrestling simulation
37 In Jungler, what colour snakes must be avoided? same colour as one of the Pacman ghosts
38 What quality was shared by Centipede, Marble Madness and Missile Command? how were they controlled?
39 In Defender, what would cause the planet to explode? when something runs out
40 In Frogger, How many lanes of cars did the frog have to cross? One lane of trucks, one of fast cars, plus N lanes of slow cars = ?
41 In Double Dragon, what was the most effective technique/movement? Striking behind yourself with what body part?
43 In Joust, how do you kill the Pterodactyl? the secret is spread by word of mouth :wink:
44 In Star Fire, what word was written on the "Viper" lookalike ships? it was the name of the company which made the game
45 In Time Pilot, how many different eras were visited? between 4 and 6. Thanks for reading this far!

[magpie in the 80's]

HINTS WHAT ARE THOSE
clues only come out when there's only a few to answer

[Pseudo]

HINTS WHAT ARE THOSE
only clues come out when there's only a few to answer

Yes, but my quizzes are inferior to yours... Master.

[magpie in the 80's]

HINTS WHAT ARE THOSE
only clues come out when there's only a few to answer

Yes, but my quizzes are inferior to yours... Master.

actually there not.
i like your "out there" quizzes
gives the posters something different than the one's i maintain

[Footy Chick]

[quote="Pseudo"]Geez, is it really that hard? Obviously I wasted far too much time in the arcades... OK, time for hints:

5 the trapeze stage in Circus Charlie think Strauss This is still bugging me!
7 Donkey Kong (before he was renamed Mario) the hero is a man who jumps. Think about it. JUMPMAN!

11 Double Dragon perhaps "Robin Hood" would've been a better name for this game Marion

13 Agent 17 "Otto" spends most of his time going downwards that bloody elevator game.. elevator madness? Shizen, cant remember the name..

24 Stoners and Belugas and Bubble Busters, Hullabaloos, Coileys, Incendoes...
25 Coily and Ugg and Wrong Way, Slick and Sam Super Mario Bros?


28 Hey you! With the face! Step right up! (Pinball) Round and round she goes! Ride the Ferris Wheel!
30 Help me! Help me! ... Lucky. The first game to feature synthesised voice (I think) donkey kong?

40 In Frogger, How many lanes of cars did the frog have to cross? One lane of trucks, one of fast cars, plus N lanes of slow cars = ? Must be 5 then :?
41 In Double Dragon, what was the most effective technique/movement? Striking behind yourself with what body part? The elbow punch? Pfft! According to who?

[Footy Chick]

You beauty! http://www.everyvideogame.com/play-nes-Circus_Charlie_(J).htm

[Pseudo]

7 Donkey Kong (before he was renamed Mario) the hero is a man who jumps. Think about it. JUMPMAN! RIGHT

11 Double Dragon perhaps "Robin Hood" would've been a better name for this game Marion RIGHT

13 Agent 17 "Otto" spends most of his time going downwards that bloody elevator game.. elevator madness? Shizen, cant remember the name.. Close Enough. Elevator Action

25 Coily and Ugg and Wrong Way, Slick and Sam Super Mario Bros? NOPE

30 Help me! Help me! ... Lucky. The first game to feature synthesised voice (I think) donkey kong? NOPE

40 In Frogger, How many lanes of cars did the frog have to cross? One lane of trucks, one of fast cars, plus N lanes of slow cars = ? Must be 5 then :? RIGHT

41 In Double Dragon, what was the most effective technique/movement? Striking behind yourself with what body part? The elbow punch? Pfft! According to who?[/quote] RIGHT, and according to everyone who ever played the game :p but don't believe them, believe Wikipedia:

The most notable of these techniques is the Elbow Punch, which the player can use to knock down enemies coming from behind. Because of its effectiveness (the move leaves the player temporarily invulnerable to attack during its animation), the Elbow Punch was easily abused by players to complete the game and its effectiveness was reduced in later games in the series. Pressing jump and kick makes the player perform a jumping backward kick, which wasn't as effective as the elbow.

Incidentally I didn't manage to get as far as the trapeze on the Circus Charlie link you posted (I mean, I'm at work and I certainly don't play games here ) but I suspect the music may not be the same as the arcade version...