Monthly Videogame Quiz

July Quiz - Gaming Maps

Well, when was the last time you drew a map yourself in a video game? I think my last really big dungeon map was in the RPG Ishar 2 in the 90s, in my old math exercise book... after that, small stuff at most. This round is about all kinds of "maps" - from futuristic radar UIs to classic dungeon crawlers, from transparent automaps to floor plans scribbled on paper.

So, how many do you know? And bonus question, where did I take the map from the intro picture from?

Once again, I'm sure I've left out a lot of really great games because I simply didn't know them (or the titles were already in previous rounds). Leave me a comment with your favourite missing map?


Deadline is today[]/b], Sunday 31st of July, enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here's the quiz, grab your compass and let's go!

Direct link: i.imgur.com/c3y7vic.png

July Quiz - Answers & Score

The bonus question wasn't particularly popular this round, only half of you (49%) even submitted a suggestion. There were multiple mentions for Uncharted (22%) as well as Tomb Raider, Witcher, Indiana Jones, Myst (with 2% each).

Only 8.6% guessed correctly:


It was the close-up of this treasure map from the 80s classic "The Goonies". No points were awarded for this, it wasn't a computer game after all!

Well then, let's start the evaluation: First the names of the games as text, then the pictures, then the high score table.


1) Doom 64
Not as iconic as I thought Whereas I quite like "Elite" and "Thrust" as entries, from the vector graphics and genre influence (as "Elite clones" and "Thrust clones" were a thing after all) one can understand that.
Answer rate: 71%
Other suggestions: Metal Gear Solid, Deus Ex, Turok, System Shock, Thrust, Elite

2) Super Mario Galaxy 2
Everyone recognises the Mario head, therefore the easiest game of this round.
Answer rate: 95%
Other suggestions: -

3) Dota 2
I thought everyone had seen this diagonal "three paths and a river through the middle" map (which has remained roughly the same since the first game) by now.
Answer rate: 58%
Other suggestions: 9x League of Legends, StarCraft, Command & Conquer, Smite, Rogue, Supreme Commander, Warcraft, X-Com

4) Metroid Prime 2
This is the second Nintendo exclusive title of this round.
Answer rate: 66%
Other suggestions: Breath of the Wild, Castlevania, Dead Space, Descent, Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, Half Life, Resident Evil, Warframe

5) Diablo
This is the first time this classic game has appeared in this quiz series, I thought more people knew it.
Solving rate: 68%
Other suggestions: 4x Ultima, Dungeon Keeper, Kagero, Planescape: Torment, Syndicate

6) Batman Arkham Origins
Na na na na na na na Batman symbol!
Answer rate: 80%
Other suggestions: Metroid Dread

7) Red Faction Guerilla
Despite the big logo in the middle of the map, just over half of you recognise it. And "Red Steel" is close in name, but just an overhyped Wii fps.
Answer rate: 57%
Other suggestions: 4x Command & Conquer, The Settlers, Fallout, Red Steel, Rust

8.) Desert Strike
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Civilization, commando, Desert Storm, Firepower, Sim City, Turn & Burn, Ww2

9) Far Cry 2
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: Uncharted Lost Legacy, Bard's Tale, Battle Field, Dead Rising, Deadly Premonition, Quake Enemy Territory, Tomb Raider

10) Star Fox 2
I was wondering why someone would enter "1993 Space Machine" here, but then I realised: that game was on ice for over twenty years, just like Star Fox 2!
Answer rate: 55%
Other suggestions: 5x Star Control, Master of Orion, Space Rangers 2, Toejam and Earl, Wing Commander, xia, 1993: Space Machine

11) Silent Hill 4
Answer rate: 48%
Other suggestions: 4x Resident Evil, Thief, Agatha Christie, Bully, Duke Nukem Forever, Gone Home, Hitman, Life is Strange, Shadowman, This War of Mine

12) Beyond Good & Evil
Is there actually a second part coming? :/
Answer rate: 39%
Other suggestions: Battalion Wars, Bubble Bobble, Crackdown, GTA Vice City, Shellshock

13) Day Z
I also let "Arma" stand. They have the same background and look so similar.
Answer rate: 33%
Other suggestions: 4x Vietcong, 4x Ghost Recon, Lost Patrol, Socom, Bad Company, Call of Duty, Delta Force, Far cry 6, Modern Warfare, Saints Row The Third, spec ops, Golden Axe

14) Silent Hunter
Some entries for "Silent Service", but that's a different series.
Answer rate: 23%
Other suggestions: 5x Silent Service, Pirates, 1942: Pacific Air War, Aces of the Deep, Axis & Allies, Battle for midway, Civilization, F15 Strike Eagle, pacific strike, PTO, Sudden Strike

15) Ultima Underworld
Subtitled "the stygian Abyss". Impressive pre-Doom 3D graphics with automap.
Answer rate: 29%
Other suggestions: 7x Elder Scrolls, Zelda, Dragonflight, Hidden Valley, operation sandstorm

16) Mass Effect 2
This planetary view was easier to identify than I expected.
Answer rate: 59%
Other suggestions: X-Com, Elite Dangerous, Homeworld, Rogue Leader, Star Fox.

17) Golden Axe
I was curious how many "Discworld" entries there would be due to the odd turtle. Thirteen!
Answer rate: 48%
Other suggestions: 13x Discworld, God of War, Legend of Hero Tonma, Simon the Sorcerer, Skyrim

18.) Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
Heavy pew pew pew over the Death Star, I could never do much with the radar though. This is the fourth Nintendo exclusive entry.
Answer rate: 26%
Other suggestions: 4x Wing Commander, Elite Dangerous, astrorock, Battlezone, Colony Wars, Frontier, Space Hulk, Tempest

19) UN Squadron
Also known as Area 88.
Answer rate: 16%
Other suggestions: Jagged Alliance, Dune 1 & 2, Austerlitz, Battle Isle, battleships, Empire, Laser Squad

20) Airborne Ranger
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: Dune 1 & 2, Beach Head, Castles, Command & Conquer , Commando, Conquestador, Hades Nebula, Icari Warriors, It Came From the Desert, Rambo, Robinson's Requiem, Star Wars, Tank Arena, ZZT

21) Dead State
Exactly half of you got it right.
Answer rate: 50%
Other suggestions: Big Mutha Truckers, Blackwell series, Dead by Daylight, Dead Rising, Forza, hunting simulator, Jagged Alliance, Resident Evil 3, Road 96, State of Decay 2, The Sims, Uncharted

22) Midnight Club L.A.
The only racing game of this round.
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: GTA, Need for Speed, Burnout, Anomaly Korea, Black Ops, Cities Skylines, Forza Horizon, Front Mission, Persona, Saints Row, Test Drive Unlimited, The Crew, Tom Clancy's Endwar

23) Men of War - Assault Squad
Many have named Company of Heroes, but this is a different series despite all the similarities.
Answer rate: 5%
Other suggestions: 10x Company of Heroes, Battlefield, ARMA, Command & Conquer, Dynasty Warriors, Iron Harvest, Battle for Middle Earth, Syndicate, Total War, Valkyria Chronicles, world of warcraft

24) Prototype
Here I used a generic "New York map" to give the pros something to do and to see what suggestions come in.
Answer rate: 28%
Other suggestions: 8x Spider-Man, True Crime NYC, GTA, Alone in the Dark, Fallout, Infamous, Resistance, Saints Row, The Division, Twister Metal

25) Battle Engine Aquila
An unspectacular sci fi shooter for the ps2.
Answer rate: 13%
Other suggestions: Halo, Battlezone, Drakan, Ground Control, Gunship, Magic Carpet, Monster Hunter, Outcast, Populous, Sacrifice, Star Wars Battlefield, Super Mario Kart 64



Here is the puzzle picture again, followed by the answers:



Answers:

Direct link: i2.lensdump.com/i/tyGA5a.png


HIGH SCORE

01 - 25 points - mnc - Dream Team
01 - 25 Points - mmx - Nayuta
01 - 25 Points - rta - Marek
01 - 25 points - rta - EmmaDansTonU
01 - 25 points - spz - The_Bach

06 - 24 points - rta - EarthPainting
07 - 24 points - mnc - Mangamaniac2171
08 - 24 points - mnc - East West Elite
09 - 23 points - mmx - fedprod
10 - 22 points - gsg - TheLastToKnow
11 - 22 points - mtc - Valdien
12 - 22 points - ntl - lifer
13 - 21 Points - mnc - Gerhard S.
14 - 20 Points - gpo - DocMoody
15 - 19 Points - eab - Little Havie
16 - 19 points - eab - darkwave
17 - 19 points - mnc - Baseman
18 - 18 points - mtc - Wibblewozzer
19 - 17 points - rta - Illusionary
20 - 17 points - gav - Wizdom

21 - 17 points - eab - Havie
22 - 17 points - mtc - Parsnip
23 - 17 points - eab - Nobby_UK
24 - 16 points - cib - Sundog
25 - 16 points - smu - drauch
26 - 16 points - mmx - Knuckles
27 - 16 points - ata - jgkspsx
28 - 15 points - rta - Codas
29 - 15 points - rtc - Antiriad2097
30 - 15 points - mnc - HomiSite
31 - 15 points - hcg - Apollo Chungus
32 - 15 points - smu - Mr Shadow
33 - 15 points - gsg - partykiller
34 - 15 points - rta - *Splinter
35 - 14 points - hcg - Mainpatr
36 - 14 points - ftg - DeekyFun
37 - 14 points - ftg - rwklau
38 - 14 points - mmx - Klunky
39 - 14 points - mtc - mssq
40 - 14 points - mnc - sonic2d
41 - 13 points - gpo - rave
42 - 13 points - mtc - MegaApple
43 - 13 points - gpo - Konsolomio
44 - 13 points - rpg - Dezue
45 - 12 points - hcg - Personman
46 - 12 points - hcg - dsparil
47 - 12 points - gms - kopyright
48 - 12 points - can - M.Rick75
49 - 12 points - ftg - drhcnip
50 - 12 points - rta - Freezard
51 - 12 points - rta - Gygas
52 - 12 points - spz - Striderblade
53 - 11 points - mnc - Mitschel
54 - 11 points - sh2 - BVBFabi09
55 - 11 points - pop - Don Como
56 - 11 points - rkb - Addearheart
57 - 11 points - mmx - Cutter Slade
58 - 11 points - ntl - Matt_Barber
59 - 11 points - gms - hellermarie
60 - 10 points - eab - TCD
61 - 10 points - hcg - teroknor
62 - 10 points - ftg - Destria
63 - 10 points - can - Dark Kariya
64 - 10 points - hcg - excelsior
65 - 10 points - rta - SinOfHeart
66 - 10 points - ntl - ReadytoShock
67 - 10 points - hcg - Son of Suzy Creamcheese
68 - 10 points - gpo - KHlover
69 - 10 points - gpo - Eddie
70 - 9 points - wtd - svenoble
71 - 9 points - gav - Cube
72 - 9 points - ftg - Cappy
73 - 9 points - ftg - Lurker
74 - 9 points - mtc - FunnyJay
75 - 9 points - sh2 - Vino
76 - 9 points - sh2 - FoxSpitzer
77 - 9 points - mnc - elementalMaster
78 - 9 points - rkb - Philippe161
79 - 8 points - f64 - Jammet
80 - 8 points - spz - Geddoe
81 - 8 points - rta - Blufunk
82 - 8 points - wtd - zoltan.schwegler
83 - 8 points - gpo - FireSmoke
84 - 8 points - mmx - Dnamei
85 - 8 points - rta - Bushmonkey
86 - 7 points - gms - hellifanboy
87 - 7 points - rtc - Elginmcqueen
88 - 7 points - rpg - D4rkD
89 - 7 points - ftg - RyanDS
90 - 7 points - gpo - Bully
91 - 7 points - gpo - Navarone
92 - 7 points - gav - Scorplian
93 - 7 points - f64 - flowerking
94 - 7 points - rkb - Kirika1987
95 - 7 points - mtc - QFNS
96 - 6 points - wtd - Rossyrg
97 - 6 points - wtd - jenoogle
98 - 6 points - f64 - Endurion
99 - 6 points - ntl - Dogorilla
100 - 6 points - sh2 - Bonz
101 - 6 points - mmx - Lynx
102 - 6 points - gpo - Gameproff
103 - 6 points - nto - 4C8en
104 - 5 points - hcg - snake
105 - 5 points - f64 - JPK64
106 - 5 points - smu - Mischief Maker
107 - 5 points - mmx - LittleChoco
108 - 5 points - cib - Elemental Master
109 - 5 points - rpg - Zion
110 - 5 points - sh2 - godzella
111 - 5 points - mmx - Shades
112 - 5 points - ata - Black_Tiger
113 - 4 points - eab - Mailman
114 - 4 points - nto - curlybird
115 - 4 points - pop - Daiyama
116 - 4 points - hcg - Alexmate
117 - 4 points - smu - Guigui
118 - 4 points - ata - JeremiahJT
119 - 3 points - m!g - Red XIII
120 - 3 points - ntl - StarPoint
121 - 3 points - pop - Puh
122 - 3 points - rtg - AlexH
123 - 2 points - pop - Sascha
124 - 2 points - gav - Yoshi
125 - 2 points - mnc - Arne
126 - 2 points - m!g - Kong
127 - 1 point - sh2 - the_joker2
128 - 1 point - rta - Bob



We have five winners with full points: Congratulations to the Dream-Team, Nayuta, Marek, EmmaDansTonU and The_Bach... you are all NUMBER ONE and share the first place.

For the other people in the top 20, please check out the big list above!



LOCAL HIGH SCORE:

1 - 3 points - AlexH


Congrats to AlexH for the local lead... okay, he was all alone this time.

Thanks to all for taking part and see you next time!

Good to see you posting this here now too. Gonna be conflicted about whish forum I post my results from now 😂

August Quiz - DOS Classics #4

Did anyone notice that the new quiz went online yesterday? No? Well, this is the official announcement.

After the last round of "gaming maps" was a wild mix across all decades and systems, this month it will be 100% retro again. The fourth installment of the DOS classics is here, and that brings us back to the personal computers of the 80s and 90s, with their lowres pixel graphics and crude polygons.

Of course, some of the games are multiplatform titles, so our console & home computer fans won't be left completely empty-handed.

As a bonus question you may again wish for something, because while last year I unfortunately failed to create a "make-a-wish" puzzle due to sloppy planning, I promise you for 2022: The last quiz of the year is made by you!

But now back to the current round: Deadline is Wednesday 31 August, participation via www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the puzzle, good luck...

Direct link: i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png

Submitted my entry yesterday, found a lot more than I expected with decent Google-fu! Still not gonna get half of what Ant gets though 🤣

My login has been fixed, thanks!

Here is the other set of clues you didn't get yet:

1) Game 1 shaped its genre so much, the term "Game 1 clone" was very common for years.
2) In Game 14, the first in a long series, you are exclusively in the water.
3) The first version of map #3 more or less founded an entire genre.
4) Four titles in this round have been released exclusively for Nintendo consoles.

You have one week left to join, deadline is Wednesday 31 August, enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/

Here is the quiz again - you can do it: i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png

August Quiz - last call

This is the last call, tomorrow the DOS Classics are over. Over 80 people are already playing, including two from this forum. Can we make it three?
How about it, AlexH Markopoloman Antiriad2097 ? Some of you might have to decide between here and RetroCanteen.

But now let's go: Deadline is tomorrow (Wednesday), enter via www.retrogamequiz.com/.

Here's the quiz one last time: i.imgur.com/GFZMmD7.png