Video Games Knowledge Quiz - Season 9 - Pirez

[Hunchman801]

It seems to be a recurring question here...

[dr_st]

I'm learning that none of you are board games enthusiasts and it honestly surprise me a bit, especially since the one in question is one of the most famous one.

Most famous? And 'chess''-like games are not board games in your book?

Then I guess "Risk".

[Pirez]

Risk it was! Astérix : The Gallic War is basically a risk clone with a few sidescrolling levels mixed for the biggest cities.

As for the chess debate...Well there is a topic dedicated to it, so let's talk there.

As for the Pokémon... None of you still has it.

But hey, at least we'll always have AstéRayx

dr_st is on the board.
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QUESTION 9 : The very first GOTY was awarded by the Electronic Games magazine in 1979. What was the game?

Bonus question 1 : Name a Pokémon. You win if it's the one I'm thinking of. That's it. No clue, no nothing. Theres now 1028. You can try any time you can answer a question. May the odds be in your favor.

[RayGamer99]

Space Invaders?

And Slowpoke?

[Pirez]

Slowpoke?

No.

Space Invaders?

Yes. That one was rather quick! You're on the board


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QUESTION 10 : One of the earliest videogame review show, Zero Punctuation, features stylised representation of the videogames that are being reviewed. Alongside the narrator (with the hat) and the sleeping imp, who is this well beloved character on the left of this image?

Bonus question 1 : Name a Pokémon. You win if it's the one I'm thinking of. That's it. No clue, no nothing. Theres now 1028. You can try any time you can answer a question. May the odds be in your favor.

[Gottagocool11]

The character looks like Rayman to me but i can't tell if that's him.

[Pirez]

That's probably because it is Rayman. The huge nose was a giveaway.

Throwback to the only time Yhatzee Croshaw reviewed a Rayman game


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QUESTION 11 : What is this game?

Bonus question 1 : Name a Pokémon. You win if it's the one I'm thinking of. That's it. No clue, no nothing. Theres now 1028. You can try any time you can answer a question. May the odds be in your favor.

[Hunchman801]

If it's Rayman, why the green hair, though?

[Pirez]

Rayman has canonically green hair, I guess

[Hunchman801]

Fair enough, I didn't think of that...

[DaveRattlehead]

If it's Rayman, why the green hair, though?

1. Because he gets bored in the Glade of Dreams, so now he goes to raves with Oompa-Loompas serving narcotics on silver trays.
2. He really liked The Matrix.
3. The creator of the video is colorblind.

[Pirez]

QUESTION 11 : What is this game?
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Let's get back on track with a hint : it's a dungeon RPG for the PS2

[The Jonster]

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon!!!

Gecqua!!!

[Pirez]

Well... Given that it's April fool's day I should give it to you.

But imma stand strong on them principles.

[Pirez]

Let's end this charade. Nobody is interested in this question. So let's change it.

(The answer : it was Dark Chronicle, known as Dark Cloud 2 in the US)


QUESTION 11-b : Oh, that rascal Rayman. Always cosplaying as other characters. Who is he cosplaying as in the below picture?

Bonus question 1 : Name a Pokémon. You win if it's the one I'm thinking of. That's it. No clue, no nothing. Theres now 1028. You can try any time you can answer a question. May the odds be in your favor.

[Reese Riverson]

Well, since I know what it's like to be in a bind with the quiz thread, I'll take a shot at it, even though I'm sure it's not it.


By any chance is this Asterix?

[Pirez]

No, this is Rayman disguised as Astérix.

As a hint : look at the accessories, and then try to do a play on word with Rayman.

Next hint, I'll add color to the drawing. Otherwise we'll keep this quizz dormant for a while. There's really a quarry of activity this time of year.

[Rsandee]

Is it Jack Black (forgot the player character's name) from Brütal Legend?
I mean come on, you basically play as Jack Black in that game anyways.

Mewtwo.

[The Jonster]

The player character from Guitar Hero 3!

Pombon!

[Pirez]

I'm afraid not. I'll let you try again with the notice to read the first clue carefully, because I don't think putting it into color (the next hint) will help, honestly.