|OT| Monthly Videogame Quiz

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - Clues #2

Lock your doors and windows, don't leave the house! It's the nIgGt oF tHe lIvInG dEaD... :O It is also the last set of clues before this round ends, you only have five days until Halloween. Will some of you make it to the top 10?

Now there are 70 people playing, and four from here.

Well, it's time for the last clues:

1) In Game 18 you are fighting against german Zombies.
2) Game 20 has nothing do to with an "Avenger".
3) Number 10 is neither from Capcom nor from Bethesda.
4) Title 25 is not "Beast Busters".
5) Number 4 is not "World War Z".

Deadline is Thursday 31st of October, please participate via October 2019 - Halloween Zombies

Here is the quiz one last time, good luck: https://i.lensdump.com/i/ilKr5z.png

 

[Mr_Horizon]

October Quiz - Answers & Score

Are all the dead back in their graves? Very good! It's time to end this round and post the answers... this month I tested a different score model, instead of the "one-point-per-game" rule I made the score much more dependent on the percentage of correct answers. While the cake is still worth 25 points, you'll get a much smaller slice (less points) for a simple answer as opposed to a tough game that barely anyone recognized.

However, the result is that most people have significantly lower scores. After posting the german-language results yesterday the feedback has been generally negative, and I will probably return to the original scoring method. Anyway, check for your name in this table (link) to see how you classify compared to the other system, and let me know your thoughts in a comment?

On the bright side, we welcome a new community: Hello Waypoint forum (Waypoint - Forum)!


What were the answers and who made it into the top 10? Scroll down and see for yourself.

1) Resident Evil
You all remember this scene (link) from the original game?
solved by: 92%
points per answer: 0.20
other suggestions: -

2) Super Ghouls n Ghosts
I allowed all combinations of with/without Super, Goblins, Ghouls or Ghosts... with one exception, what the heck is "Knights & Goblins"?
solved by: 92%
points per answer: 0.20
other suggestions: Knights and Goblins, Metal Slug 3

3) house of the dead 2
solved by: 71%
points per answer: 0.69
other suggestions: Kings Field, Kiss Psycho Circus, Legacy of Kain, Morrowind

4) days gone
solved by: 58%
points per answer: 0.91
other suggestions: 3x Dead Rising, 3x They are Billions, 3x Dying Light, 10x world war Z

5) plants vs zombies
Wow, everybody knew this one. Sadly it whacks down the points for a correct answer to just 0.1!
solved by: 100%
points per answer: 0.10
other suggestions: -

6) red dead redemption: undead nightmare
solved by: 94%
points per answer: 0.15
other suggestions: Darkwatch, Skyrim

7) left 4 dead
So far the first title to be worth more than one point.
solved by: 57%
points per answer: 1.01
other suggestions: Eternal Darkness, Obscure, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil CV, Silent Hill, The Last of Us

8.) Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
solved by: 85%
points per answer: 0.35
other suggestions: -

9) Doom 3
solved by: 71%
points per answer: 0.69
other suggestions: Dead Island, Dying Light, Left 4 Dead 2, 3x Outlast

10) Metal Gear Survive
solved by: 45%
points per answer: 1.23
other suggestions: Call of Duty Black Ops, Dying Light, The Evil Within, Killing floor, Resident Evil 4 & 6, Silent hill

11) The Walking Dead: Michonne
solved by: 66%
points per answer: 0.79
other suggestions: Borderlands, Dead Island, Dying Light, far cry 5

12) Zombies ate my neighbours
solved by: 77%
points per answer: 0.54
other suggestions: Ghoul Patrol

13) Lollipop Chainsaw
solved by: 66%
points per answer: 0.79
other suggestions: 7x Borderlands, Killing Floor, Mad World, Sunset Overdrive, The Walking Dead

14) Quake
That's apparently some kind of port and not the original Quake.
solved by: 41%
points per answer: 1.38
other suggestions: Daikatana, Die Mumie kehrt zurück, 4x Eternal Darkness, Morrowind, Shadow Man, Thief, tomb raider, Undead, Vampire: The Masquerade

15) the last of us
solved by: 37%
points per answer: 1.48
other suggestions: Condemned, 4x Dead Space, Fallout, Outlast, Prey, Resident evil 4, System Shock

16) Dead rising
solved by: 69%
points per answer: 0.71
other suggestions: Capitalist man, Garry's Mod, Left 4 Dead, Saints Row 3, Silent Hill

17) Alone in the Dark
solved by: 73%
points per answer: 0.64
other suggestions: Clocktower, Grim Fandango, Horror Zombies from the Crypt, 7th Guest

18.) Call of Duty World War II - Nazi Zombies
solved by: 22%
points per answer: 1.82
other suggestions: Clive Barker's Jericho, 3x Doom, Gears of War, Jericho, Killing Floor 2, Quake, 3x Rage, Shadow of the Damned, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army, 6x Wolfenstein, Zombie Army

19) Stubbs the Zombie
solved by: 65%
points per answer: 0.81
other suggestions: Fallout, Grabbed By the ghoulies, Grim Fandango, The House of the Dead, The Mask, Voodoo Vince

20) Warlocks Quest
The most difficult and therefore most precious game of this round, over two points for a correct answer! Along with Bubble Ghost it was my very first Amiga game.
solved by: 9%
points per answer: 2.12
other suggestions: Gauntlet 2. Horror Zombies From the Crypt, Space Hulk, Undertale, Warlock: The Avenger, Wizardry, Zombi

21) ZombiU
An Ubisoft launch title for the WiiU, inspired by number 24.
solved by: 45%
points per answer: 1.28
other suggestions: CoD, Dead Island, Dead Rising, House of the Dead: Overkill, 4x Left 4 Dead, State of Decay, The Thing, World war z

22) Zombie Zombie
Now that's a creative title.
solved by: 25%
points per answer: 1.75
other suggestions: Ant Attack, Dawn of the Dead, Green Ghouls, Organ Trail, Zombi, Zombie, Zombies

23) Double Kick Heroes
solved by: 15%
points per answer: 2.00
other suggestions: 4x Death Road to Canada, The Final Station, Zombie Run, zombie track & field, Zombies

24) Zombi
This is actually the very first Ubisoft game!
solved by: 35%
points per answer: 1.53
other suggestions: Sweet Home

25) Zombie Raid
solved by: 18%
points per answer: 1.92
other suggestions: 6x Beast Busters, castlevania, Chiller, Graveyard Shooter, House of the Dead, Night Slashers, Shining Force, Shining in the Dark, Zombie busters


quiz image:

answer image:

Direktlink: https://i.lensdump.com/i/ie6JX0.png


HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - rpg - Calastellio
01 - 25 points - rta - Lafazar
01 - 25 points - pcx - Splunge
01 - 25 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
05 - 23 points - rta - Blaze
06 - 23 points - mtc - Recrees
07 - 23 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
08 - 21 points - eab - Nobby_uk
09 - 21 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
10 - 21 points - mnc - Deadly Engineer

11 - 21 points - guf - Wizdom
12 - 20 points - rta - Earthpainting
13 - 19 points - rta - master_Willem
14 - 19 points - eab - Havie
15 - 19 points - mtc - blindrhythm
16 - 19 points - m!g - Kong
17 - 18 points - mmx - fedprod
18 - 18 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
19 - 18 points - dgo - fl0rian
20 - 17 points - rta - Qwark
21 - 17 points - mmx - Knuckles
22 - 16 points - gpo - j1m
23 - 16 points - rta - Hamlet Machine
24 - 15 points - mtc - TubaZef
25 - 14 points - rta - Illusionary
26 - 14 points - gms - hellermarie
27 - 14 points - mnc - Quix
28 - 14 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
29 - 13 points - mnc - Klees
30 - 13 points - mnc - PaulBearer
31 - 12 points - rta - hotcyder
32 - 12 points - gms - der.Otti
33 - 12 points - hcg - windfisch
34 - 12 points - gms - kopyright
35 - 12 points - rta - jett
36 - 12 points - m!g - Thrawn
37 - 11 points - rta - Castor Archer
38 - 11 points - rta - Blufunk
39 - 11 points - mtc - Ruvon
40 - 10 points - mnc - elementalMaster
41 - 10 points - ntl - JoakimZ
42 - 09 points - m!g - Red XIII
43 - 09 points - guf - Sun
44 - 09 points - gpo - rave
45 - 09 points - mnc - kotflaku
46 - 09 points - rta - Chronokeys
47 - 08 points - pop - Don Como
48 - 08 points - rta - Roarer
49 - 08 points - rta - DaveLong
50 - 08 points - hcg - teroknor
51 - 08 points - mnc - Kaneda4Life
52 - 08 points - mnc - Rac
53 - 08 points - vgz - Walti
54 - 08 points - hcg - mainpatr
55 - 08 points - rta - Vyse24
56 - 08 points - way - Tayls
57 - 07 points - rta - Kelanflyter
58 - 07 points - mnc - Lukulus
59 - 07 points - rtc - Elgin_mcqueen
60 - 07 points - gms - KleinTee
61 - 07 points - rpg - D4rkD
62 - 07 points - mnc - HomiSite
63 - 07 points - rta - Frump
64 - 07 points - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
65 - 07 points - rta - RZetko
66 - 07 points - 4py - DancingDan
67 - 06 points - gms - kataka
68 - 06 points - mnc - Mitschel
69 - 06 points - rtc - Aztecca
70 - 05 points - rpg - Evermore Secret
71 - 05 points - rta - HeyItMeBen
72 - 05 points - way - ppej
73 - 05 points - pop - Sascha
74 - 05 points - gms - KellogsFrosties
75 - 05 points - rta - PsionBolt
76 - 05 points - 4py - Scorplian
77 - 05 points - rta - ThePerrin
78 - 05 points - vgz - LOX-TT
79 - 04 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
80 - 04 points - gms - RC2225
81 - 04 points - 4py - Stryx
82 - 04 points - dgo - cons
83 - 04 points - mnc - Yeboah17
84 - 04 points - rpg - Firebird_DoD
85 - 03 points - gpo - Klingsor-
86 - 03 points - eab - lilalurl
87 - 03 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
88 - 02 points - pop - Daiyama
89 - 02 points - mnc - euph
90 - 02 points - hcg - Snake
91 - 02 points - mmx - Shades
92 - 02 points - 4py - Crimson Idol
93 - 02 points - guf - Yoshi
94 - 02 points - mtc - QFNS
95 - 01 points - ntl - Dogorilla
96 - 01 points - rpg - Sweeties


4py = 4Players forum
dgo = Dialogoption forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro forum
gms = Gamestar forum
guf = Gaming Universe forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games forum
mmx = Multimediaxis forum
mnc = altes maniac forum
mtc = Metacouncil forum
ntl = NintendoLife forum
pcx = PCX forum
pop = PowerPlay forum
rpg = RPG Maker MV forum
rta = ResetEra forum
rtc = Retro Canteen forum
vgz = Videogameszone forum
way = Waypoint forum


So then, a winners ceremony: Congratulations to Calastellio, Lafazar, Splunge, and Antiriad2097... You all have FULL POINTS and won this round!

Also Kudos to Blaze, Recrees, Gerhard S., Nobby_uk, AuraPaladinne and Deadly Engineer, together you form the TOP 10.


Here is the local high score:

1 - 23 points - Recrees
2 - 19 points - blindrhythm
3 - 18 points - Wibblewozzer
4 - 15 points - TubaZef
5 - 11 points - Ruvon
6 - 02 points - QFNS


Congrats to Recrees for the local load.

(due to the new systems you all have between one and six points less than usual)

Thanks to all for joining and see you next time!

 

[Wibblewozzer]

Thanks as always!

I like the new scoring system so if you wanted to do it one more time and maybe poll as a bonus question to keep it or drop it you'll at least have my one vote to keep it! And I saw I scored 3 less using the new scoring system but I think it's more interesting and makes hunting for the tougher answers feel worth it instead of just thinking, "Eh, just losing one point, I'll skip it."

I completely forgot Call of Duty games have a zombie mode. I never even tried looking into that for the answer.

You're getting real close to 100 participants. Hopefully next month you hit it! And I probably could have found Zombie Zombie if I kept looking but I moved on pretty quickly with that one since I'm bad at games of that era so I didn't have a lot to work with.

 

[Ruvon]

Believe in yourself! You have more points than last time.

I have the same amount of points than last time

How can I believe in myself now

 

[Mr_Horizon]

I like the new scoring system so if you wanted to do it one more time and maybe poll as a bonus question to keep it or drop it you'll at least have my one vote to keep it!

Oh, but I'm afraid you're the only positive voice. Everybody else doesn't like the new scoring! It gives people that know a lot an even bigger advantage, and those who only recognise some classics get even fewer points... and with the old system you could tell right away how many answers you got right. So I get what you are saying, but I am quite sure I want to go back to the regular scores.

I have the same amount of points than last time
How can I believe in myself now

Nonsense, those 11 points was just the new scoring test. Your regular score would have been 14!

(November quiz coming up by friday)

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - the damsel in distress

In the past years there were already two riddles with the theme "female protagonists", where you had to guess games where the player characters were women. This month's topic however has a lot less empowerment, as we are only dealing with women in need of saving - the damsel in distress. Be it the abducted princess, a disappeared girlfriend or some helpless girl locked in a cage. As usual the games cover a wide range from classics to obscure indie titles, but you are probably used to that by now.

I hope you enjoy this new round, and where is that title picture from?

Deadline is Saturday the 30th November, please participate via November 2019 - the Damsel in Distress

Here is the quiz, good luck!

direct link

 

[Wibblewozzer]

Hints will hopefully help out here as I only know around 17 without looking anything up. A couple others look really familiar. This'll be a fun challenge for sure.

 

[TubaZef]

Some very familiar ones that I have no idea where are from :/

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - Clues #1

Thank you Mario, but our princess is in another castle! Even though by now every game has been named correctly at least once, even the best participants so far are still several points short of a full score. Maybe some clues will help? ^_^

So far there are 32 people in total, and one from here.

Here we go:

1) The following pictures show the intro of the game: 1, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 20, 23 und 25. I'm not sure about number 15.
2) Game one and game three have the same protagonist.
3) Number 13 is a game by Namco.
4) Game 18 is the newest title in this round.
5) Game 24 was not released on consoles.

Deadline is Saturday the 30th November, please participate via November 2019 - the Damsel in Distress

quiz image link

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - Clues #2

Alright everyone, looks like you only have one week left to join this round, after that we'll determine who managed to save any princesses. The Top 10 starts at 19 points, so there's still plenty potential for all of you to get a nice score.

So far we are 44 participants, one of which is from this community. Currently english and german forums are tied for user count, it's 22 each!

Here are the last clues:

1) The following games also got an Arcade release: 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20.
2) Number 24 is a 2D Platformer.
3) Number 25 is a 3D Action RPG.
4) Title 21 plays a bit like God of War.
5) These games are exclusive to one platform: 1, 4, 16, 25.

Deadline is Saturday the 30th of November, please participate via November 2019 - the Damsel in Distress

Here the quiz link for the last time.

 

[Ruvon]

I'm still trying to find more... I'm stuck at 10 and I really want to do better this time

I laughed at clue 5

 

[Alextended]

We guess the damsel name or the game name or both?

 

[Wibblewozzer]

We guess the damsel name or the game name or both?

Should be the game name. Every month's quiz the goal is to list the game featured unless very specifically stated there's a second part to it that's wanted.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

We guess the damsel name or the game name or both?

Should be the game name

correct, we are looking for the title of the game, no character names.

 

[ISee]

I'm pretty confident I got 15.
I at least have written something into 15 fields.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

I'm pretty confident I got 15.
I at least have written something into 15 fields.

I can confirm, you indeed wrote something into 15 fields.

@all: get moving, quiz ends tomorrow!

 

[Ruvon]

Yes, yes, I know... I know I won't do better this time

But I will play btw, at what time the quiz ends ? Here it's 12:00 PM

 

[Wibblewozzer]

I did not do well compared to my usual outcome. I generally aim for around 20 and this time I'll have right around 15 right. I left a bunch blank because I just didn't feel like I could find a good answer. Of those three or four I definitely "know" but couldn't remember what they were. And a few really bug me because I just have zero idea but they look interesting. I'm solid on 14 of the first 15 but after that I just suddenly knew nothing.

Also, my answer to your bonus question might be confusing.

 

[Ruvon]

So I only left 3 answers blank this time... but some answers are a very long shot.

Can't wait for the next one !

 

[Mr_Horizon]

November Quiz - Answers & Score

Legend tells of a group of 87 brave knights that ventured out to free all the abducted girlfriends, princesses and fairies from their various distressing fates... and a glorious Seven of them actually managed to do so without a single fail! Who are those daring riddle masters, recognizing each and every single fair lady of this round?

You'll see at the bottom of this post, for first we have the answers as text, then as pictures, followed by the high score table.

1) Super Mario Odyssey
easy: Princess Peach is being abducted again, and everybody recognized her.
solved by: 100%
other suggestions: -

2) ICO
poor Yorda sits in a cage, waiting for you to free her.
solved by: 79%
other suggestions: Shadow of the Colossus, Fatal Frame

3) Donkey Kong
Pauline under monkey control - in the Nintendo arcade classic.
solved by: 96%
other suggestions: Super Mario

4) Fat Princess
without a name, but with a lot of extra kilos.
solved by: 88%
other suggestions: -

5) Dragons Lair
princess Daphne waiting for her saviour.
solved by: 89%
other suggestions: -

6) Resident Evil 4
look, it's a presidents daughter (Ashley).
solved by: 87%
other suggestions: Silent Hill 2 & 3

7) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
who remembers April O'Neil?
solved by: 88%
other suggestions: Snatcher

8.) Rayman Origins
let's go and free some sexy fairies...
solved by: 66%
other suggestions: -

9) Guacamelee
solved by: 68%
other suggestions: Grim Fandango

10) Double Dragon
poor Marian is always getting this nasty punch in the intro sequence...
solved by: 76%
other suggestions: Streets of Rage

11) Joe and Mac: Caveman Ninja
solved by: 71%
other suggestions: Prehistoric Man

12) Space Ace
solved by: 66%
other suggestions: Dragon's Lair, Roger Rabbit

13) Time Crisis
...another presidents daughter!
solved by: 53%
other suggestions: Virtua Cop, Resident Evil, Operation Winback, Ghost in the Shell, Confidential Mission

14) Prince of Persia
this is the "anime version" for the Sega CD, that's why it looks so different.
solved by: 40%
other suggestions: Phantasy Star 3 & 4, Timespinner

15) Sonic `06
solved by: 52%
other suggestions: Dead or Alive 5 Final Fantasy, Heavenly Sword

16) Pokemon Colosseum
this is your Sidekick "Rui", who you have to save from kidnappers.
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Ape Escape, Evolution, Evolution 2, Digimon

17) Adventures of Bayou Billy
solved by: 34%
other suggestions: 4x Dick Tracy, Hogan's Heroes, Sunset Riders, Deja Vu, Mad City

18.) Neo Cab
this is your lost best friend, who you spend a lot of time searching for.
solved by: 47%
other suggestions: Tron Evolution

19) Turok 2
this is a screenshot from an HD remake.
solved by: 32%
other suggestions: Fear, Pathologic, Rule of Rose, Silent Hill, Morrowind

20) Kung Fu Master
solved by: 32%
other suggestions: Final Fight, Dropsy, McPixel, Streets of Rage

21) Dantes Inferno
the devil himself has abducted (and corrupted...) your girlfriend. So mean!
solved by: 29%
other suggestions: Asura's Wrath
Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice, Lost Odyssey, Nier, Parasite Eve, Starcraft

22) Kings Quest 6
solved by: 38%
other suggestions: Defender of the Crown, Prince of Persia, Gabriel Knight

23) Karateka
solved by: 42%
other suggestions: Prince of Persia

24) Eversion
a weird little Windows platformer from 2008.
solved by: 21%
other suggestions: Bonk's Adventure, Commander Keen, Goblii(i)ns , Mermaid, popils, Wonder Boy III

25) Virtual Hydlide
From the FMV Intro of this terrible Sega Saturn exclusive Action RPG.
solved by: 21%
other suggestions: Diablo, Dracula Unleashed, Fable, Gabriel Knight, Human Torch, Lands of Lore 2, Phantasmagoria, Battlestar Galactica


quiz image:

answer image:

direct link (1000x1000)


HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - eab - Havie
01 - 25 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
01 - 25 points - mnc - Deadly Engineer
01 - 25 points - pcx - Splunge
01 - 25 points - rta - Lafazar
01 - 25 points - dgo - fl0rian
01 - 25 points - rta - master_Willem

08 - 24 points - rta - Earthpainting
09 - 24 points - rta - BlazeHedgehog
10 - 24 points - mmx - fedprod
11 - 24 points - rta - residentgrigo
12 - 24 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
13 - 23 points - rta - Qwark
14 - 23 points - gpo - j1m
15 - 22 points - mtc - Ruvon
16 - 22 points - rta - Illusionary
17 - 22 points - eab - Nobby_UK
18 - 21 points - m!g - Kong
19 - 20 points - mtc - TubaZef
20 - 20 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
21 - 20 points - mtc - BlindRhythm
22 - 20 points - guf - Wizdom
23 - 19 points - dgo - Abalone
24 - 19 points - mmx - Knuckles
25 - 19 points - hcg - windfisch
26 - 19 points - mnc - Mod-Team
27 - 18 points - rta - Stef
28 - 18 points - rta - nbnt
29 - 18 points - ntl - JoakimZ
30 - 17 points - rta - Vyse24
31 - 17 points - rta - Blufunk
32 - 16 points - mnc - GF.Bahamut
33 - 16 points - rta - Chris IWS
34 - 16 points - rta - Sillen2000
35 - 16 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
36 - 15 points - gms - hellermarie
37 - 15 points - mnc - Rac
38 - 15 points - rpg - Calastellio
39 - 15 points - rta - jett
40 - 15 points - mtc - ISee
41 - 14 points - rta - gblues
42 - 14 points - guf - Colt
43 - 14 points - mnc - elementalMaster
44 - 13 points - mnc - Lukulus
45 - 13 points - gpo - Maryokutai
46 - 13 points - rtc - Aztecca
47 - 13 points - m!g - RED XIII
48 - 13 points - pop - Don Como
49 - 13 points - 4py - Crimson Idol
50 - 13 points - rta - tohlew
51 - 12 points - hcg - Snake
52 - 12 points - eab - lilalurl
53 - 12 points - pop - Sascha
54 - 12 points - rta - PsionBolt
55 - 12 points - mnc - Sidewinder
56 - 12 points - rta - Giard
57 - 12 points - 4py - Scorplian
58 - 12 points - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
59 - 11 points - mnc - Mitschel
60 - 11 points - mnc - Klees
61 - 11 points - mmx - LittleChoco
62 - 10 points - 4py - DancingDan
63 - 10 points - m!g - Thrawn
64 - 10 points - rta - OnionPowder
65 - 10 points - m!g - geohound
66 - 09 points - rta - Lant_War
67 - 09 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen
68 - 09 points - mnc - HomiSite
69 - 09 points - gpo - rave
70 - 09 points - vgz - Walti
71 - 08 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
72 - 08 points - gms - kataka
73 - 08 points - rta - Morfeo
74 - 08 points - rta - Optional Objectives
75 - 08 points - mnc - Yeboah17
76 - 07 points - guf - Sun
77 - 07 points - ntl - Dogorilla
78 - 07 points - guf - Yoshi
79 - 07 points - 4py - Stryx
80 - 07 points - gpo - Klingsor-
81 - 06 points - mnc - KikjaR
82 - 06 points - gms - kopyright
83 - 06 points - gms - KellogsFrosties
84 - 05 points - gms - KeinTee
85 - 05 points - rta - blodia
86 - 05 points - rta - HulkMansfield
87 - 04 points - pop - PUH


4py = 4Players forum
dgo = Dialogoption forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro forum
gms = Gamestar forum
guf = Gaming Universe forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games forum
mmx = Multimediaxis forum
mnc = altes maniac forum
mtc = Metacouncil forum
ntl = NintendoLife forum
pcx = PCX forum
pop = PowerPlay forum
rpg = RPG Maker MV forum
rta = ResetEra forum
rtc = Retro Canteen forum
vgz = Videogameszone forum


So then, a winners ceremony: Congratulations to master_Willem, Lafazar, Antiriad2097, Havie, fl0rian, Splunge and Deadly Engineer... you all have FULL POINTS and won this round!

Also kudos to fedprod, Earthpainting and BlazeHedgehog, together you form the TOP 10.


Here is the local high score:

1 - 22 points - Ruvon
2 - 20 points - TubaZef
3 - 20 points - BlindRhythm
4 - 16 points - Wibblewozzer
5 - 15 points - ISee

Congrats to Ruvon for the local lead.
Everyone in the MetaCouncil had above average score this month, good job!

Thanks to all for joining and see you next time.

 

[Wibblewozzer]

Ah man, I should have just put Eversion. I recognized the look of the game from that picture and immediately thought Eversion but I didn't realize it had someone to rescue. I only remember the first level of the game to some extent.

 

[Ruvon]

Thanks

Wasn't sure about a few ones... But I'm kicking myself for Prince of Persia, that was my first thought and I left it blank

Can't wait for the next one !

Do you keep track of all previous scores ? Is there a ranking somewhere ?

 

[PossiblyPudding]

Another great quiz, thank you so much for the work you put into these Mr_Horizon! Congrats on the top score Ruvon!

Prince of Persia and Turok 2 were the two that bugged me so much.. they were so familiar but I kept drawing a blank on the game.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Wasn't sure about a few ones... But I'm kicking myself for Prince of Persia, that was my first thought and I left it blank

It was mean of me to pick such an obscure port. But yes, you and Wibblewozzer need to start putting names in even if you're not 100% sure.

Do you keep track of all previous scores ? Is there a ranking somewhere ?

There's a big high score post for each year (usually in January), where all forums get ranked against each other, and also a global top 100 of users. There's 10 quizzes a year, so only one more for 2019!

 

[ISee]

Number 23 is Karateka?
I played the game on c64 and I'm only just now recognizing the image.

 

[TubaZef]

Time Crisis! I knew I had saw that scene somewhere!

Luckily I've played Turok 2 just a few months ago, can't forget those kids!

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Number 23 is Karateka?
I played the game on c64 and I'm only just now recognizing the image.

To be fair, Karateka is 35 years old. To not remember an ancient game from a fragment of a screenshot... don't be too hard on yourself.

Luckily I've played Turok 2 just a few months ago, can't forget those kids!

Is any old Turok still worth playing in 2019? I have some memories of very foggy & frustrating platforming...

 

[TubaZef]

Is any old Turok still worth playing in 2019? I have some memories of very foggy & frustrating platforming...

The modern remasters did a wonderful job with them. That said, the first one is still good, just a bit repetitive and full of design cliches from the N64 era (like lot of things to collect), but still worth playing. Turok 2 has some good things but it's full of bad platforming and confusing maze-like levels, the first one is much better, can't recommend it.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - Wishmaster

I believe this time I'm overdoing it with the movie reference, does anyone even remember Wishmaster? No matter - last round you could pick your favourite genre+platform... and I used those entries to create this last quiz of the year! Thanks to some overlap in your most beloved genres there are now titles for over forty users in this round. Here is another twist though:

• if you correctly guess the game from your genre/platform combo, you get a bonus point.
• but if you DON'T get the game from your genre/platform combo, you get a penalty (-1 point)!

To not have this rule break the game, it only applies for scores between 5 and 20 points.

I wish (ha!) you good luck and happy holidays!

Deadline is Tuesday the 31st Dezember, participate via 12 / 2019 - careful what you wish for

Here is the last quiz of the year:

direct link

 

[ISee]

sigh About half of them.

The predecessor to #12 is one of my most favorite Game Boy games ever btw (and the reason why I played it).

 

[Ruvon]

I think I have about 20 of them... But I can't put my finger on what I thought would be the easiest one

 

[Wibblewozzer]

This is a really tough one for me because this theme is essentially no theme. I'm not sure if I know more than ten just at a glance though I'll probably get more with the hints and a bit of research.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - Clues #1

In the Wes Craven movie "Wishmaster" many wishes have unintended negative consequences - similar to how this round turned a harmless bonus question into an entire quiz. Would you have entered "Arcade Games via MAME" if you knew you'd have to guess such a game correctly in the following month or face a penalty?

It is definitely a tough last round of the year, average score is below ten points... don't give up now! So far we are 22 people, and two from this community.

Maybe some clues will help? On we go!

1) The first column is just RPGs.
2) The second column contains only Platformers (or games with platforming elements).
3) The third one is all about racing games.
4) Columns four and five have no theme... and no platformers, RPGs or racers.
5) Game number four was released in 2019.

I wish you all good luck and happy holidays!

Deadline is Tuesday the 31st of December, participate via 12 / 2019 - careful what you wish for
Quiz link

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - Clues #2

Christmas is just around the corner - join the quiz now before holidays and family make you forget. There are some very personal presents from me as well, for I am giving you an extra amount of clues... it is a tough round with an average score still below ten.

So far we are 32 people, and two from this community.

Here are the new clues:

1) Game six is a RPG classic for PC.
2) Number 22 is a N64 platformer.
3) Title seven is a modern Metroidvania.
4) Screenshot nine shows an adventure that was also released on the Amiga.
5) On the 11 you can see a famous ps1 RPG.
6) Game 15 shows a 3rd person shooter, that scene plays in Dubai.
7) ...and the mysterious 25? On that picture you see a woman in a boat, the blue thing is a paddle.

Good luck & happy holidays!

Deadline is Tuesday the 31st of December, participate via 12 / 2019 - careful what you wish for
Quiz image

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - Clues #3

Only three days remain of this year... less than 100 hours left for you to finally join this round. So far we are close to 50 participants, and four from here.

Here are the very last clues:

1) Number 8 is not "Need for Speed".
2) Number 13 is not "Wipeout".
3) Number 17 is not "Dragon Quest", enemies are sucked in & spat out again.
4) Number 18 is not "Daytona".
5) Number 19 is not "Virtual On", but the console platform is correct.
6) Sigh... the 25 is an arcade only game from 1983.

Good luck and a happy new year.

Deadline is Tuesday the 31st of December, participate via 12 / 2019 - careful what you wish for

Here it is for the last time - now go send in an update!
direct link

 

[Wibblewozzer]

Well, I'll just have to accept my score of 17/25. At least I'm pretty certain everything I entered was correct. There's a couple I know I've seen or could get if I just kept Googling but I spent a lot of time searching for some of these and I'm just going to submit it. But I'm really looking forward to seeing the answers.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

December Quiz - Answers & Score

The year is over, once again you all have solved every video game riddle posted here. For last month this includes every possible outcome, from 1 to 25 points, and exactly ONE person figured out every single game... who might this be? ^_^

There was something special about the december quiz, as it was built from the genres you named as your favourites in the previous round. How did this turn out? Next to every game in the answers below is a "favourite genre of" entry, which specifies which users picked this genre. Behind every username is a symbol, which means one of the following:

(+) this user guessed the game from his genre correctly and gets a bonus point!
(-) this user didn't find out the game from his genre and loses a point!
(0) this user had above 20 or below 5 points, no points were applied.
(x) this user was a no show and didn't join this round.

Now we first have the answers as text, then as pictures, followed by the high score table.


1) Secret of Mana
a scene from the beginning of a great SNES classic. Half a point for "sword of mana".
solved by: 87%
favourite genre of: Earthpainting (0), Thrawn (+), Wizdom (0)
other suggestions: Chrono Trigger, King Arthur, Sword of Mana, RPG Maker

2) Alex Kidd in the enchanted Castle
a platformer for the Sega Genesis.
solved by: 86%
favourite genre of: nbnt (x)
other suggestions: Kid Icarus

3) South Park Rally
not everybody recognised Secret of Mana, this South Park racer however has a 100% answer rate.
solved by: 100%
favourite genre of: Scorplian (+)
other suggestions: -

4) The Surge 2
a rather new soulslike scifi game.
solved by: 32%
favourite genre of: master_Willem (0)
other suggestions: 3x Astral Chain, 3x Demon X Machina, 3x Death Stranding, Anthem, Army of Two, Control, Fallout 76, Left Alive, Titanfall, Transformers, Wolfenstein New Order

5) Return of the Obra Dinn
a puzzle game recently also released on the Switch.
solved by: 67%
favourite genre of: Don Como (-)
other suggestions: 7x Pirates, Links Awakening

6) Baldurs Gate
a true PC-RPG classic.
solved by: 57%
favourite genre of: Abalone (x), Lafazar (0), BlindRhythm (0)
other suggestions: Heroes of Might and Magic, Icewind Dale, Jagged Alliance 2

7) Iconoclasts
Ein Multiplatform Metroidvania.
solved by: 64%
favourite genre of: fedprod (+)
other suggestions: Cave Story, Crypt of the Necrodancer

8.) Burnout 3
solved by: 67%
favourite genre of: Lant_War (x)
other suggestions: 5x Need for Speed, Autobahn Raser, Dangerous Driving, Outrun, Traffic Slam

9) Goblins Quest 3
third part of the Gobli(ii)ns series. "Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth" is from the same team, but a different game.
solved by: 41%
favourite genre of: Calastellio (0), Lukulus (x), j1m (-), fl0rian (+)
other suggestions: Day of the Tentacle, Rayman, Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth

10) Kerbal Space Program
a rockets & space simulation with cute aliens.
solved by: 53%
favourite genre of: DancingDan (+)
other suggestions: EVE Online, Mass Effect

11) Xenogears
a famous JRPG for the first playstation.
solved by: 50%
favourite genre of: residentgrigo (+), Klingsor- (+), Mod-Team (x), Qwark (+)
other suggestions: Final Fantasy 7, Legend of Dragoon, Vagrant Story

12) Demons Crest
half points for Ghouls'n'Ghosts.
solved by: 77%
favourite genre of: jett (+), Dogorilla (+), Yeboah17 (+), OnionPowder (x), hellermarie (+)
other suggestions: Castlevania, (Super) Ghouls'n'Ghosts

13) Magforce Racing
...also known as "Killer Loop"
solved by: 29%
favourite genre of: Sascha (-)
other suggestions: 9x Wipeout, Yager, Tron, STUN Runner, Shrek Racing, POD, MegaRace 3, MegaForce, Future Racer

14) Mortal Kombat 3
solved by: 64%
favourite genre of: windfisch (+)
other suggestions: Castlevania 3, Gargoyles Quest

15) Spec Ops: the line
TubaZef & Nobby_UK wanted a first person shooter, only in the end I saw Spec Ops has a 3rd person perspective. -_- No minuspoints for anyone here!
solved by: 59%
favourite genre of: TubaZef (0), Nobby_UK (0)
other suggestions: Call of Duty, Days Gone, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, Legend of Legaia 2, Socom

16) Baten Kaitos
a RPG for the Nintendo Gamecube.
solved by: 46%
favourite genre of: Vyse24 (x)
other suggestions: 4x Phantasy Star Online, Fire Emblem, Star Ocean, Timestalkers, X-men Legends

17) Tumble Pop
an arcade platformer with a fun "suck up & release" gameplay.
solved by: 20%
favourite genre of: Havie (0)
other suggestions: 4x Dragon Quest, Go Go Ackman, Kirby's Adventure, Rolo to the Rescue, Suikoden, Terarria

18.) Sega Super GT
also known as "Scud Race".
solved by: 53%
favourite genre of: BlazeHedgehog (x)
other suggestions: 5x Daytona, 3x Ridge Racer, Gran Tourismo, Sega Rally

19) Tech Romancer
after I spammed you with clues for number 25, now this Dreamcast fighter ends up as the hardest title of this round.
solved by: 9%
favourite genre of: Chris IWS (x), Rac (+)
other suggestions: 5x Virtual On, 3x Zero Divide, Armored Warriors, Bulk Slash, Burning Rangers, Gundam, Mecha Damashii, Night Warriors, Zone of the Enders

20) Battle Isle 2200
solved by: 42%
favourite genre of: Giard (x), kataka (-), Ruvon (0)
other suggestions: Bataillon Wars, Battle Strategy, Daisenryaku, Famicom Wars

21) Okage Shadow King
a less serious RPG for the ps2.
solved by: 37%
favourite genre of: Rudi Ratlos (-)
other suggestions: Costume Quest, Disgaea 2, Kingdom Hearts, Luigis Mansion, Paper Mario, Shin Megami Tensei

22) Chameleon Twist 2
a less known platformer for the N64.
solved by: 36%
favourite genre of: Illusionary (+), Yoshi (x)
other suggestions: 3x Alice im Wunderland, Conquer Bad Fury, Glover, Jumping Jack Flash, Klonoa, Mario 64, Spyro, Tonic Trouble

23) Forza Motorsport 6
twelve people guessed Gran Turismo!
solved by: 41%
favourite genre of: geohound (+)
other suggestions: 12x Gran Turismo, Driveclub, Jaguar 550, MSR, Project Gotham Racing, Super Racing Unlimited

24) uplink hacker elite
solved by: 30%
favourite genre of: Wibblewozzer (+)
other suggestions: Hypnospace Outlaw

25) Granny and the Gators
A few weeks ago I was in Budapest and visited the "Pinball Museum". With great surprise I discovered a pinball machine that was a hybrid of video game and pinball - Granny and the Gators has a built-in screen, on wich you have to use the pinball buttons to dodge alligators and spears with the titular grandma (you can also play it on MAME). Here is a picture from the museum.
solved by: 12%
favourite genre of: Pascal Parvex (-)
other suggestions: Boat Race, Boat Safari, Congo Bongo, Drinking Game 1976, ET, I Robot, I Rowboat, Mrs. Bottom on the Run


quiz image:

answer image:

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HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - rpg - J.R.
02 - 24 points - rta - Earthpainting
03 - 24 points - rta - Lafazar
04 - 23 points - pcx - Splunge
05 - 23 points - guf - Wizdom
06 - 22 points - m!g - Kong
07 - 22 points - rta - master_Willem
08 - 21 points - rpg - Calastellio
09 - 21 points - eab - Havie
10 - 21 points - mtc - Ruvon

11 - 20 points - mnc - Gerhard S.
12 - 20 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
13 - 20 points - mtc - BlindRhythm
14 - 20 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
15 - 20 points - eab - Nobby_uk
16 - 20 points - mmx - fedprod
17 - 20 points - dgo - fl0rian
18 - 19 points - mmx - Linkey
19 - 19 points - mmx - Knuckles
20 - 19 points - rta - Qwark
21 - 19 points - rta - Illusionary
22 - 18 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
23 - 18 points - rta - residentgrigo
24 - 17 points - gpo - j1m
25 - 16 points - rta - Blufunk
26 - 15 points - hcg - windfisch
27 - 14 points - rta - DaveLong
28 - 14 points - rpg - Dezue
29 - 13.5 pnts - 4py - Crimson Idol
30 - 13 points - rta - Frump
31 - 13 points - m!g - Thrawn
32 - 13 points - rpg - DerKIAS
33 - 13 points - mtc - TubaZef
34 - 13 points - 4py - DancingDan
35 - 12 points - ntl - JoakimZ
36 - 12 points - m!g - Red XIII
37 - 12 points - mnc - HomiSite
38 - 12 points - mnc - Yeboah17
39 - 11 points - mtc - ISee
40 - 11 points - guf - Colt
41 - 11 points - mnc - Schlomo
42 - 11 points - pop - a gentle breeze
43 - 10.5 pnts - gpo - Maryokutai
44 - 10 points - mmx - LittleChoco
45 - 10 points - gms - kopyright
46 - 10 points - mnc - Rac
47 - 10 points - eab - lilalurl
48 - 10 points - mnc - Mitschel
49 - 10 points - rta - jett
50 - 10 points - gms - hellermarie
51 - 09 points - gms - DorianGray
52 - 09 points - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
53 - 09 points - rta - Zolbrod
54 - 09 points - rta - Dangerblade
55 - 09 points - m!g - geohound
56 - 09 points - gpo - Klingsor-
57 - 09 points - ntl - Dogorilla
58 - 08.5 pnts - mnc - elementalMaster
59 - 08 points - pop - Don Como
60 - 07 points - gms - kataka
61 - 07 points - pop - Sascha
62 - 07 points - rta - PsionBolt
63 - 07 points - guf - Ripchip
64 - 06 points - mmx - Shades
65 - 06 points - hcg - Snake
66 - 06 points - 4py - Scorplian
67 - 06 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen
68 - 05.5 pnts - pcx - Pascal Parvex
69 - 04.5 pnts - rta - Chips
70 - 04 points - gpo - rave
71 - 04 points - vgz - Walti
72 - 03 points - gms - KleinTee
73 - 03 points - rta - Dan
74 - 02.5 pnts - rpg - Cosmo
75 - 02 points - pop - PUH
76 - 01 points - pop - Daiyama


4py = 4Players Forum
dgo = Dialogoption Forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro Forum
gms = Gamestar Forum
guf = Gaming Universe Forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games Forum
mmx = Multimediaxis Forum
mnc = altes maniac Forum
mtc = Metacouncil Forum
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
pcx = PCX Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rpg = RPG Maker MV Forum
rta = ResetEra Forum
rtc = Retro Canteen Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum


So then, a winners ceremony: Congratulations to J.R., EarthPainting, Lafazar, Splunge, and Wizdom... you are the TOP 5 and have won this round!

Also Kudos to Kong, master_Willem, Calastellio, Havie and Ruvon, together you form the TOP 10.


Here the local high score:

1 - 21 points - Ruvon
2 - 20 points - BlindRhythm
3 - 18 points - Wibblewozzer
4 - 13 points - TubaZef
5 - 11 points - ISee

Congrats to Ruvon for the local lead.

This marks the end of this quiz season, there'll be an end-of-year ranking coming in a week or so.

Thanks to all for participating - I am taking a break and we will continue in a few months!

 

[Ruvon]

Woohoo Top 10 ! Nice !

Thanks again Mr_Horizon for this season

Can't wait for the next one !

 

[Mr_Horizon]

HIGH SCORES 2019

The year is over, and I'd like to announce some overall winners (and winning forums) from all the contestants and points of 2019. The german language forums already got their high scores earlier this week, so now it's about time for the english communities.

As this quiz is a competition among several online forums (19 in total!), I'd like to explain how you score points for your forum.

SCORE HIGH
If you make it to the top 10 in any of the quizzes, you gather between one and five points for your forum.

ENDURANCE
Frequent participation also gets you (between one and four) points for your forum, that's how you can contribute even without lots of nerd knowledge.


Details on points and medals: image link

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Alright, this is how the participating forums have made it through the year:

4py = 4Players Forum
dgo = Dialogoption Forum
eab = English Amiga Board
gpo = Gamepro Forum
gms = Gamestar Forum
guf = Gaming Universe Forum
hcg = hardcore gaming 101
m!g = M!Games Forum
mmx = Multimediaxis Forum
ntl = NintendoLife Forum
mnc = old maniac Forum
mtc = MetaCouncil Forum
pcx = PCX Forum
pop = PowerPlay Forum
rpg = RPG Maker Forum
rta = ResetEra Forum
rtc = Retro Canteen Forum
vgz = Videogameszone Forum
way = Waypoint Forum

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A round of applause, 5th place for the MetaCouncil community!

That's a great placement for your first year in the quiz, especially since you only joined for the second riddle. Will you be able to keep this place in 2020?


There were three new forums in 2019: The MetaCouncil, the RPG Makers and the Waypoint community all joined the competition - welcome! However Waypoint is already out again, the Mods didn't want the quiz there.

This is the ranking from 2018, if you feel like comparing: image link

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This abstract community score aside, who actually made the points?


The following users made it into the top 10s and thus collected points:

gold medals
2x - 10 points - blindrythm
1x - 05 points - Milena

iron medals
Recrees, blindrhythm and Milena all scored well and got 2 points each.

wood medals
the following users managed to get into the lower end of the top 10 and won one point for the MetaCouncil: Gevin, Gizmo. Ruvon



The second category is endurance... this is how your forum did:

3 points - Wibblewozzer
1 points - TubaZef

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And before I forget, here the winner of the last survey:

You like your damsels in distress, I see. Maybe there'll be a sequel in 2020!

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Thanks to all for participating - really, if there weren't hundreds of people playing, I would have stopped by now. So thanks for making this fun for me too.

* The next season starts in March! *

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Local Top 10

For comparison and motivation - here is the local top 10 for the year 2019. In brackets the changes to the previous year (where applicable). Congrats to Wibblewozzer for the lead!

01 - 181 points - Wibblewozzer
02 - 156 points - blindrhythm
03 - 129 points - TubaZef

04 - 97 points - Milena
05 - 65 points - Ruvon
06 - 42 points - Gevin
07 - 31 points - Isee
08 - 27 points - BlackRainbowFT
09 - 24 points - Gizmo
10 - 24 points - QFNS

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Global Top 100

For comparison and motivation - here is the global top 100 for the year 2019.

29 Users achieved more than 100 points, and two of them even more than 200.

Congratulations to Wibblewozzer, blindrythm and TubaZef for scoring above 100!

01 - 219 points - mnc - Gerhard S. (-26)
02 - 201 points - mmx - Fedprod (+33)
03 - 199 points - pcx - Splunge (+7)
04 - 196 points - rtc - Antiriad2097 (+114)
05 - 186 points - eab - Havie (+128)

06 - 182 points - eab - Nobby_UK
07 - 181 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
08 - 176 points - guf - Wizdom
09 - 167 points - dgo - fL0riaN
10 - 163 points - m!g - Kong
11 - 158 points - rta - AuraPaladinne
12 - 156 points - mtc - blindrhythm
13 - 156 points - mmx - Knuckles
14 - 154 points - hcg - Windfisch
15 - 150 points - rta - Illusionary
16 - 148 points - rta - master_willem
17 - 147 points - rpg - J.R.
18 - 138 points - mnc - Deadly Engineer
19 - 129 points - mtc - TubaZef
20 - 125 points - rta - Frump
21 - 125 points - pop - Don Como
22 - 124 points - rpg - Calastellio
23 - 124 points - eab - lilaurl
24 - 121 points - rta - Hamlet Machine
25 - 119 points - m!g - Red XIII
26 - 109 points - 4py - Crimson Idol
27 - 106 points - ntl - JoakimZ
28 - 102 points - m!g - Rudi Ratlos
29 - 101 points - gms - hellermarie

30 - 99 points - rta - Lafazar
31 - 98 points - m!g - Geohound
32 - 97 points - mnc - Klees
33 - 97 points - mtc - Milena
34 - 95 points - rta - Qwark
35 - 93 points - 4py - DancingDan
36 - 92 points - mnc - Mitschel
37 - 92 points - mnc - HomiSite
38 - 91 points - mnc - Pasu
39 - 90 points - mnc - Yeboah17
40 - 90 points - hcg - Snake
41 - 88 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
42 - 86 points - gpo - j1m
43 - 86 points - mnc - Mod-Team
44 - 85 points - mnc - ElementalMaster
45 - 83 points - gms - kopyright
46 - 82 points - m!g - Thrawn
47 - 78 points - pop - Sascha
48 - 78 points - hcg - mainpatr
49 - 76 points - ntl - Dogorilla
50 - 74 points - gms - Kataka
51 - 73 points - gpo - Rave
52 - 71 points - pcx - Pascal Parvex
53 - 71 points - rta - aLaxLuthor
54 - 70 points - rta - BlazeHedgehog
55 - 70 points - gpo - Maryokutai
56 - 70 points - mmx - LittleChoco
57 - 69 points - rta - Blufunk
58 - 68 points - rta - EarthPainting
59 - 66 points - mnc - Superfrog
60 - 65 points - mtc - Ruvon
61 - 63 points - gpo - Klingsor-
62 - 63 points - rta - PsionBolt
63 - 59 points - vgz - Walti
64 - 59 points - rtc - ElginMcQueen
65 - 58 points - dgo - cons
66 - 57 points - 4py - Scorplian190
67 - 56 points - mmx - Shades
68 - 56 points - mnc - Rac
69 - 56 points - mmx - Klunky
70 - 56 points - gms - DorianGray
71 - 54 points - mnc - Sir Play-A-Lot
72 - 54 points - guf - Yoshi
73 - 53 points - rta - jett
74 - 50 points - rta - Vyse24
75 - 49 points - dgo - Abalone
76 - 49 points - pop - NoGoProGamer
77 - 46 points - dgo - gmpearl
78 - 45 points - mnc - PaulBearer
79 - 44 points - mnc - Andy1977
80 - 43 points - mnc - Lukulus
81 - 42 points - rta - residentgrigo
82 - 42 points - mtc - Gevin
83 - 42 points - 4py - schockbock
84 - 38 points - rta - LadsLadsLads
85 - 37 points - pcx - Aurelio
86 - 36 points - 4py - Akabei
87 - 35 points - rta - dearodie
88 - 35 points - rta - Optional Objectives
89 - 31 points - mtc - Isee
90 - 31 points - rta - Lusankya
91 - 30 points - guf - Sunny
92 - 30 points - mnc - StefanK
93 - 30 points - rpg - D4rkD
94 - 30 points - rta - DaveLong
95 - 28 points - hcg - Cacao
96 - 28 points - hcg - teroknor
97 - 27 points - pop - Daiyama
98 - 27 points - mtc - BlackRainbowFT
99 - 26 points - gpo - Jin-Roh
100 - 26 points - ntl - Krull

 

[Wibblewozzer]

Thanks again for all the effort you put into this. I always look forward to it each month (even if I always wait until the last moments most months to quickly send in my answers).

Are you expecting to be back March with the first quiz of the year?

And not sure how you're tracking things but I guess it didn't match me up from moving from one forum to this one? Back in March 2019 I was on Resetera (which is also when I suggested you come here) and got first place. Looks like you gave those points to Era. That's a shame since I stopped posting there as soon as I got you to come here! Oh well, for 2020 all my scores should be recorded here.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Thanks again for all the effort you put into this. I always look forward to it each month (...).

I am very happy to hear that.

Are you expecting to be back March with the first quiz of the year?

Yep, that's the idea! I started to put it together this week. The theme starts with a "W".

And not sure how you're tracking things but I guess it didn't match me up from moving from one forum to this one? Back in March 2019 I was on Resetera (which is also when I suggested you come here) and got first place. Looks like you gave those points to Era. That's a shame since I stopped posting there as soon as I got you to come here!

So the way I track points... it's a bit difficult to adjust for any mid-year forum switcheroo (you are kinda binary, either forum A or B), but I think it worked out with you, you were the third user to switch a forum. Your score of 181 takes the single ResetEra quiz into account, and you are right, your first place got attributed to ResetEra - but why should it not, MetaCouncil wasn't even participating when you won that first position.

Oh well, for 2020 all my scores should be recorded here.

If you don't jump to a different community, sure!

 

[Mr_Horizon]

 

[lashman]

 

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - a walk in the park

A new quiz year is starting! To make sure you have time to get back into the right mindset, the first round is a very relaxed one. 25 titles without wild shooting around, and no complicated platforming either. Instead you can take your time, get coffee without pausing the game and explore the world while solving the occasional riddle. If this sounds a bit like walking simulators, well yeah, you'll find some of these in this round.

Your favourites (SoundFX, Retro Pixel, MS DOS classics...) are already in preparation - I hope it'll again be a great quiz year. Lots of fun and good luck to all of you!

Deadline is Tuesday 31st of March, participate via March Quiz - a walk in the park

Here is the quiz:

direct link

 

[Parsnip]

Somehow I've missed this so far but I think I'll try to get in this year.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

Somehow I've missed this so far but I think I'll try to get in this year.

welcome on board! I didn't realise it while creating this round, but the march quiz is not retro at all... I guess walking simulators are quite a new genre.

So far there's 40 people who have participated, and three from the Metacouncil.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - clues #1

We are now at the halfway point of our walk in the park, and with over fifty participants (six from here) it appears you are enjoying this round. It might also be the difficulty, which apparently is a bit on the lower side for the first quiz of the year... you'll need more than 20 correct answers to get a top 10 position.

Some clues I will still give you - good luck and maybe they'll help you recognise more.

1) Number 21 and 25 show browser games.
2) Two years ago I took screenshot 23 myself on my Nintendo Switch.
3) Title #7 is the oldest of this round by far - a classic from the 1990s.
4) The games 3 and 19 are younger and were released in the 2000s.
5) But to my great surprise when I looked it up - ALL other games are from the past decade!

Deadline is Tuesday 31st of March, participate via March Quiz - a walk in the park

Here is the quiz again: direct link

 

[Wibblewozzer]

Alright, pretty confident on most. I have at least one guess I might put in for another. Otherwise not too certain on a couple and I may not end up getting them.

 

[Mr_Horizon]

March Quiz - a walk in the park - Clues #2

Our walk is almost over, you only have this weekend left! In total there are seventyeight people now, and seven from this community. This is actually not okay, haven't you heard we're supposed to avoid big groups now.

Here are the last clues, afterwards go get those answers.

1) Game six is not "the long dark".
2) But of course, title 13 is "Tetris". What else!
3) However game 14 is not "Inside".
4) Number 16 is not "Alan Wake".
5) And at last, Game 23 is not "Breath of the Wild".

Deadline is Tuesday 31st of March, participate via March Quiz - a walk in the park

Quiz link

 

[Wibblewozzer]

The hints didn't help this time, as I had the answers without the hints, but it did remind me to go back and see about figuring out a couple more. I won't get a perfect month as there's one I didn't submit an answer for (and very curious what it could be after I tried to research it), but I did get a couple more today that I'm feeling pretty okay towards. Can't wait to see the answers!

Also, that screenshot for #16 is really tough. I got it when I sent in answers early on but at a glance it doesn't look anything like what I remember/thought it should.