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80's Video Games Quiz
Are you a true gamer? Let's see if you know your old school video game trivia!
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1. In the most popular arcade game of all time, you navigate this character in a maze eating pellets while avoiding ghosts. His name is:
Pitfall Harry
Mr. Magoo
Pacman
Dig Dug
2. This giant gorilla first starred in his own arcade game in 1981, and eventually became a recurring popular character for Nintendo. Who is this?
King Kong
Donkey Kong
Monkey King
Donkey Doo
3. In the original Tetris, the various pieces differ in shape, but all consist of the same number of blocks. How many blocks are in each piece?
4
5
10
2
4. Which NES game below was NOT a light-gun (Zapper) game?
Operation Wolf
Castlevania
Duck Hunt
Gumshoe
5. What was the first NES game to have a battery to save your progress?
The Legend of Kage
The Legend of Zelda
Ninja Gaiden
Tecmo Bowl
6. Which game below was one of the first arcade games to use video laserdisc technology to play animated sequences during the game?
Double Dragon
Dragon's Lair
Night Trap
Time Crisis
7. Which character from the first, original Street Fighter arcade game (1987) DID NOT appear in any subsequent Street Fighter sequels?
Geki
Birdie
Adon
Gen
8. In the NES version of Contra, there is a secret code to gain 30 lives. This code actually appeared in an earlier Konami NES game. Which is it?
Castlevania
Metal Gear
Gradius
Time Pilot
9. Which home video game console was the first to have a CD-ROM add-on?
Sega Saturn
Atari 7800
Turbo Grafx-16
Neo Geo
10. Atari reportedly dumped millions of unsold copies of this game cartridge in a New Mexico landfill in 1983:
Custer's Revenge
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
Cookie Monster Munch
Parachute
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