Video Games Knowledge Quiz - Season 9 - Pirez

[EdgyRabbid]

Either PlayStation or sega Saturn

[Master]

Ok I'm going to let you reanswer as it seems I didn't ask clearly enough:
QUESTION 2 - The Nintendo 64 is well known for being Nintendo's first 64-bit console...but what was Nintendo's second 64-bit console?

[Greengoop]

The N64DD?

[Master]

That was an expansion, I'm after an explicit console.

[EdgyRabbid]

All right, virtual boy.

[Magelin]

…Gamecube?

[dr_st]

The Switch?

[Master]

dr_st is correct! I recently came across this myself, and spent a fair amount of reading on Wikipedia, but as far as I can tell, the Switch is indeed the second Nintendo console to use a 64 bit processor. The prior consoles GCN/Wii/Wii U were all 32bit PowerPC IBM processors, while the Game Boys moved through an 8bit CPU through to 32bit ARM CPUs, which remained the case with the DS and 3DS. The Switch uses a 64bit ARM CPU, the first 64bit processor since...the Nintendo 64!

Scoreboard
Pirez - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point

QUESTION 3 - Why was Act 2 of Carnival Night Zone notorious amongst novice Sonic 3 (& Knuckles) players?

[Greengoop]

Because it had a tedious minigame segment?

[Master]

Did it? I don't remember there being any minigames in that zone.

[Greengoop]

I’ve never played, I’m asking you.

[RayGamer99]

I know this one! It’s because of the dreaded BARREL OF DOOM!

This was an obstacle in that act that blocked players from completing the rest of the level. Because it wasn’t clear how to get past it (you had to move the joystick up and down repeatedly), many players tried to do so jumping on it, which was impossible to do. This kept players from completing the rest of Sonic 3 (& Knuckles).

[Master]

RayGamer99 has got it, and I can't really add much more to that explanation! All I can say is that I was one of its victims!

Scoreboard
Pirez - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point
Raygamer99 - 1 point

QUESTION 4 - Halo: Combat Evolved is noted for kicking off the popularity of the Xboxes, and was also a boon to Windows gaming. But what other platform...that in hindsight is a rather unexpected platform, did Halo: CE release on?

[DaveRattlehead]

Mac?

[EdgyRabbid]

The Nintendo DS.

[Pirez]

The Zeebo?

[The Jonster]

PC!

[Master]

DaveRattlehead got it, it's funny to think about in hindsight, but Bungie actually used to be renowned for being a Mac game developer.

Scoreboard
Pirez - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point
Raygamer99 - 1 point
DaveRattlehead - 1 point

QUESTION 5 - What was the first game to feature the character of Astro Bot?

[Pirez]

Astro Bot?

[Giant Chicken]

Wasn't it Astro's Playroom?