Video Games Knowledge Quiz - Season 9 - Pirez

[Pirez]

Get Low?

[Master]

No further attempts so I will give a clue, and if no-ones gotten it by tomorrow evening we'll move on.

The singer for this band is a real Joker. (If you figure out the band from that, remember I also want the name of the song...but if you get the band and no-one gets the song I'll give the point to you)

[Giant Chicken]

Is the band the Insane Clown Posse?

[Rsandee]

Alright I'll bite, I'll just name one of the few songs I know from that band.
Thirty seconds to Mars - Closer to the Edge

Bonus 2:
-Unrelenting Shout: FUS RO DAH, pushback and ragdoll enemies
-Throw Voice: Throw your voice somewhere else to distract enemies
-Mark of Death: Weaken enemies
-Whirlwind sprint: Blink across a certain distance, remaining vertical distance and allowing you to traverse gaps.
-Ice breath: Spew ice, can freeze enemies.
-Fire breath: Spew fire, burn enemies.
-Dragon rend: Make dragons stop flying and descend down.
-Clear skies: Clear the skies, remove weather effects
-Slow time: Slow time, make everyone around you go slower (or just make you go faster I guess)
-Animal allegiance: Animals come to your defense.

[Reese Riverson]

Hmm, is it thirty Seconds to Mars - Edge of the earth?

[Master]

Well...Rsandee got the right band, but Reese managed to suss out the right song. It is indeed Edge of the Earth:


So it's point to Reese! Who cannot answer this next one. And this is where things get tense...we're still on match point...

However, while I was going for having the actual shouts, I think Rsandee's answer is likely going to be the best we're going to get, so Rsandee gets the bonus point!

Scoreboard
Pirez - 9 points
Reese Riverson - 9 points
ithasmore - 4 points
dr_st - 4 points
EdgeRabbit - 3 points
Raygamer99 - 2 points
The Jonster - 2 points
DaveRattlehead - 1 point
Greengoop - 1 point
CosmicStrider - 1 point
Rsandee - 1 point + Bonus Point
Eerieyuri - Bonus Point

QUESTION 39 - Name the two green-coloured Sonic characters that are considered dark counterparts to the Blue Blur himself.

Bonus Question 1: Name all the creature archetypes in the Space Stage of Spore

[EdgyRabbid]

Scrooge the hedgehog and Surge the hedgehog.

[Rsandee]

I only know about Vector because I've only played Sonic Heroes
But yeah, not a hedgehog.

[EdgyRabbid]

Scrooge the hedgehog and Surge the hedgehog.

Yes I did keep up with the comics. God bless.

[Giant Chicken]

To give an attempt at the bonus question; Diplomat, Cleric, Bard, Dryad, Mage, Warrior, Explorer, Sage, Magician, and Ruler? (most of these are complete guesses to be honest

As for the question... Yeah I also only know Vector. :/

[Master]

Hmm, ok, so Edge isn't correct as he's not got the names exactly right, but I believe he knows the characters in question, and I haven't seen any other attempts so I'm inclined to give the point. The characters in question are Scourge the Hedgehog, and Surge the Tenrec (who has fast become one of my favourite Sonic characters)

To give an attempt at the bonus question; Diplomat, Cleric, Bard, Dryad, Mage, Warrior, Explorer, Sage, Magician, and Ruler? (most of these are complete guesses to be honest

3/10 there, those look like D&D classes, which actually come to think of it are actually a rather apt way to approach the philosophy system Spore has, alas it's not 1:1, seeing as Spore's more Sci-Fi than fantasy, but a good attempt.

Scoreboard
Pirez - 9 points
Reese Riverson - 9 points
ithasmore - 4 points
dr_st - 4 points
EdgeRabbit - 4 points
Raygamer99 - 2 points
The Jonster - 2 points
DaveRattlehead - 1 point
Greengoop - 1 point
CosmicStrider - 1 point
Rsandee - 1 point + Bonus Point
Eerieyuri - Bonus Point

QUESTION 40 - Of the mainline Metroid games (Metroid/Zero Mission, II/Samus Returns, Super Metroid, Fusion, Dread) and the Prime Trilogy (Prime, Echoes, Corruption). Which ones don't end with an escape sequence?

Bonus Question 1: Name all the creature archetypes in the Space Stage of Spore

[Greengoop]

Metroid 1?

[EdgyRabbid]

Hmm, ok, so Edge isn't correct as he's not got the names exactly right, but I believe he knows the characters in question, and I haven't seen any other attempts so I'm inclined to give the point. The characters in question are Scourge the Hedgehog, and Surge the Tenrec (who has fast become one of my favourite Sonic characters)

Scourge has a long and troubled history cuz originally he was literally just sonic with a leather jacket and sun glasses. Then Ian came in and redesigned him right after Ken Penders left. Ken Penders, being Ken Penders, then took Scourge.. IANS VERSION BTW, and sold the rights to this other comic company. The project only managed to make 37$ because turns out the main artist was a white supremacist and was thrown to shreds on Twitter.

Sorry for the little rant, just thought it was interesting.

[Pirez]

Depends on what you call an escape sequence.

Metroid 2 and Prime 1 for sure. After that... the final boss in Prime 2 is timed but the planet doesn't explode and the final boss in Prime 3 isn't on a timer but the planet explodes at the end. So I don't know if either qualifies...

[Master]

Probably should've said timed escape sequence, as you're right that it's implied in some cases. Prime 1 has the Impact Crater collapse, but that's done through cutscene, likewise Prime 3 has Phaaze explode but it's through cutscene. Prime 2 is a timed escape sequence, but it's not to an explosion, it's the Dark Aether dimension undergoing collapse.

Going off the intended criteria, Metroid 2 (where Samus leaves peacefully), Prime 1 (where Samus escapes the Impact Crater in cutscene) and Prime 3 (again, Samus escape during cutscene) were the items I was looking for. You've highlighted them all, so...

PIREZ WINS SEASON 6 OF THE VIDEO GAMES KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

Final Scores:
Pirez, with 10 points!
Reese Riverson, with 9 points!
ithasmore, dr_st and Edgerabbit, with 4 points!
2 points - Raygamer99, The Jonster
1 point - DaveRattlehead, Greengoop, CosmicStrider, Rsandee

And a bonus point for both Eerieyuri and Rsandee.

There's still the unanswered bonus question, so if anyone else wants to give it a go before the next season starts, I'll leave it here and let it be known if anyone gets it:
Name all the creature archetypes in the Space Stage of Spore (ithasmore got 30% so if no-one does better, I'd say 30% of a bonus reward should go to him)

Have to say, it's been a while since I've hosted a quiz here, but that was pretty quick. Considering Season 5 took a fair few months, I feel like I might have been taking it a bit too easy, considering this season only lasted about 3 weeks! Still it was fun to host, and I hope you all had fun playing!

As is tradition, I now step down as quiz host, and ask Pirez...will you be up for hosting Season 7?

[Giant Chicken]

Great game to everyone! I had a lot of fun, even if I got half of my points from Undertale. :P

[Master]

You know there was a part of me that was considering asking about leitmotifs in the UT/DT universe, but considering how many there are and how interconnected they get, trying to find a question that wouldn't have been too open-ended, while also not being too easy, was hard.

[Reese Riverson]

I'm sure if you had your way, we would have had a Doctor Who Knowledge Quiz to really test people.

[Pirez]

Phew, down to the wire on this one. Really thought Reeve would pull this off

Great questions, Master, and great game everyone.

As is tradition, I now step down as quiz host, and ask Pirez...will you be up for hosting Season 7?

I will gladly, but I'll take some time gathering questions beforehand, otherwise season 7 will be "Oops, all Megaman" edition.

[Master]

Honestly considering the amount of Megaman series there are (OG, X, Zero, ZX, Legends, Battle Network, Star Force and probably a hell of a lot more), you probably could manage an all Megaman series...

EDIT: Also are there any rewards for hosting, or is that purely for TTQ? I'm not really fussed either way as I had fun hosting, but if I get something I'd like to atleast know about it.