1980s Video Game Trivia

As a kid, I spent a lot of time and quarters in the arcade during the 1980s. It was a noisy chaotic, awesome place. Then everything changed when every kid I knew and myself got an Atari, we still chop down pizza and chug soda but we do it in the privacy of our own homes. The 1980s was a transformative time for gaming and chock full of wonderful facts to mind. Hi, I'm your host, Brian Rollins and welcome to the dorky geeky nerdy podcast this week for our third episode were jumping into the time machine DeLorean, of course, and heading, back to the Reagan Era, to drop some quarters into the Nostalgia machine. For video games of the 1980s. If you're new to the podcast, you can listen to the shows in any order doesn't matter. Each show is broken up into three rounds of 10 questions. You'll get a 5 second timer and then I'll hit you with the answer. Each round gets successively harder. If you want some rules to play by either for yourself or with your friends, head on over to dorky geeky nerdy.com. / rules. There are a variety of rules to choose from. You can also find links to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Okay, player one. Are you ready? The dorky round. number one, when he first debuted what character was known as Jumpman Mario, he first appeared in the arcade game Donkey Kong. Number two, in the sequel to Donkey Kong players. Take on the role of what titular character. Donkey Kong jr. Number three. What Atari video game under sold so badly. That millions of cartridges were crushed and buried in New Mexico. E.t. the Extra-Terrestrial. Number for the Nintendo entertainment system or NES was originally known by what name? The famicom short for family computer. Number 5. What is the highest grossing video game of all time? Pac-Man, since being released in 1980, it is earned an estimated two and a half billion dollars. Number 6, created by animator. Don Bluth. What laser disc based arcade game was released in 1983. Dragon's Lair. The animators company would also release Dragon's Lair to and Space Ace using similar technology. Number seven, what racing game? Welcome players with digitized speech, telling them to prepare to qualify. Pole Position. Number 8 in what 1985 NES game? Would you track all over Hyrule questing for pieces of the Triforce? The Legend of Zelda. Number 9, what trackball based arcade game had players shooting mushrooms, scorpions, spiders, and fleas. Centipede. Number 10. What 1987 RPG followed the adventures of the light Warriors? Final Fantasy. Okay. Take a quick breather because we're moving on to the geeky round. Number one. In what video game? Were you likely to be eaten by a Grue? Zork. Number two, what Middle Eastern inspired game used rotoscoping for its character animation. Prince of Persia. Number three, if you're a night flying around on an ostrich, what game would you be playing? Joust. Number four, what four player arcade game allowed you to become either? A warrior, a wizard, a valkyrie or an elf. Gauntlet. Number 5. What vehicular combat game? Use the theme from the show Peter Gunn. Spy Hunter. Number 6. What was the first gain exported from the Soviet Union to the United States? Tetris. Number seven, named after a famous coach and commentator. What sports franchise began in 1988. John Madden football, the original version ran on MS-DOS, Apple to and Commodores. Number 8, in what year did Metal Gear debut? it was released in 1987 for the msx2 computer and then later for the NES Number 9, what jungle Adventure gave you 20 minutes to find 32 Treasures? Pitfall. number 10 not surprisingly, what Disney sci-fi film spawned not one but two arcade games in 1982 That would be Tron, an eponymous arcade game and a second game called discs of Tron. Okay, take a break. We're going to do our book of the week. This week's book is partly what inspired the entire episode. Ready Player One by Ernest, Cline Klein's action adventure, tale of mankind, escaping its dystopian, oppression through a massively multiplayer virtual reality game is in and of itself fun but add to that the race against the clock, using Easter eggs, from the Creator's childhood in the 1980s and you get a huge nostalgic Sugar Rush. If you've only seen the movie, I highly recommend checking out the book. It's based on if you're into audio books like me, you can have it read to you. By that Uber geek Wil Wheaton. You can find this and other book recommendations on dorky geeky nerdy.com / book and now back to our show. The nerdy round. Number one, founded in Oakhurst. California what game company created? King's quest, space Quest and police Quest series. Sierra online. Number two, what computer role-playing game series began with book one? The secret of the inner Sanctum. Might and Magic. Number three, running what 1982 game and Lotus 1-2-3 meant that a computer was 100%. IBM PC compatible. Microsoft flight simulator 1.0. Number four, what adult-oriented game series began in the land of the Lounge Lizards. Leisure Suit, Larry. Number 5. What was Mega Man's name, before becoming a fighting robot? He was called Rock. Number 6, what educational game taught kids and adults geography by scouring the world for a master criminal and her vile henchmen. Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Number seven, karateka was originally released for what system. The Apple to it, would later reported to another 16 systems. Number 8, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Sega Master System. And the Atari 7800 were part of which generation of gaming consoles. Third generation. Number 9, before becoming a first person shooter this Nazi fighting game was a 1981 stealth-based action, adventure. Castle Wolfenstein. It was originally released for the Apple 2. Number 10 will write created what construction and management simulation game in 1989 That would be SimCity. That's it game over. I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane, with me. If any of you are asking about games of other decades, you can be assured. They'll make an appearance in some future episode. Speaking of future episodes, here's the clue for next week. What book series was the best-selling fiction novels of the 20th century until Harry Potter took that title, As always, you can find us, follow us and subscribe to us at dorky geeky nerdy.com. You'll find links to our home on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. This has been dorky geeky nerdy and thanks for listening. When a u.s. Expedition is attacked three survivors, a professor, her student and a soldier are saved by a mysterious vessel. The nominative, the enigmatic Captain Nick do elects to keep the captives award, requiring each of their skills for his daring. Pursuits. 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