Video Games Knowledge Quiz - Season 9 - Pirez

[Hunchman801]

dr_st (that is me) likes both games

That's obviously the one Dave had in mind!

[Rsandee]

They have it in common that they're released for a lot of consoles? They both received incredibly bad ports?
GTA SA was the definining game of the PS2 (arguably, but I think so) while Rayman 2 was the definining game of the Sega Dreamcast (arguably, but I think Sonic Adventures or whatever was more popular).
I am pretty sure it's not an engine issue, I know Donald Duck Quack Attack uses the same engine but I can't imagine for the life of me that GTA SA does as well.

[DaveRattlehead]

What do Rayman 2 and GTA: San Andreas have in common?

Oooh, this is way too generic a question! There are many things one can think of. What are the odds of me guessing what you had in mind?

I'm going to propose the following options:

• Both are 3D games played largely in the 3rd person
• They were both released at the end of October (R2 in 1999, GTA:SA in 2004 - the first PS2 release, other ports came later)
• The early retail copies came with a physical manual and map
• Worldwide retail versions included English, French, German, Italian and Spanish languages
• dr_st (that is me) likes both games

That was a pretty interesting way to describe any game from the early 2000s. But no, I'm referring to something more specific, although liking both is pretty specific, I have to say
It's focused on the technical side. More specifically, on the PS2 version of both games.

[Master]

I'm guessing, but is it the use of Renderware? I've no idea if San Andreas uses it, I'm taking a complete shot in the dark here.

[DaveRattlehead]

Indeed, both Rayman Revolution and GTA San Andreas use Renderware as game engine! Crazy, right? This is the only version of Rayman 2 that is run in Renderware.

Leaderboard
Itshasmore - 4 points
Master - 4 points
Pirez - 3 points
dr_st - 2 points
Greengoop - 2 points
The Jonster - 2 points
Hunchman801 - 1 point

Question 19
Which was the first videogame to include an easter egg hidden by the developer?

Bonus Question 1
Name 10 different games that use Renderware as game engine

[Greengoop]

Donkey Kong?

[Master]

I cannot for the life of my remember the name of it, I remember it being an old school (potential Atari?) maze game. My years of watching Guru Larry have failed me.

[The Jonster]

Dang, I’m not going to know the answer to the normal question then. Farthest I got back was A Link to the Past.

I only know Rayman 2, Rayman M, and GTA: San Andreas. There’s probably more GTA games out there that also use renderware though.

[PluMGMK]

It’s the most complete version that isn’t a remake, and that fact is shared with GTA SA

"Rayman Revolution is not a remake" is a debatable statement at best…

[DaveRattlehead]

The game was ported to a better game engine so they could improve textures etc., so it can be considered a remake!
None of you are correct, but Master was very, very close. That should be a clue.

[Master]

I will say I posted because I knew full well I'd end up looking it up cause it was going to bother me - posting that was mostly just to make sure I could look it up guilt free xD

As for Revolution, I'd class it as a remake considering a good chunk of existing content was redone and expanded upon, much like a traditional remake to me. I will say, while I'm not 100% on this, didn't the Dreamcast version have higher quality textures compared to Revolution?

[EdgyRabbid]

Is it the game “Adventure” on the Atari? I remember seeing it in Ready Player 1!

[DaveRattlehead]

Yes, it was Adventure!

Leaderboard
Itshasmore - 4 points
Master - 4 points
Pirez - 3 points
dr_st - 2 points
Greengoop - 2 points
The Jonster - 2 points
Hunchman801 - 1 point
EdgeRabbit - 1 point

Question 20
The famous American DJ, Skrillex, composed the opening song for a game. Which one was it?

Bonus Question 1
Name 10 different games that use Renderware as game engine

[Master]

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare? My mind wants to say it's a pop culture thing but random punt I'm afraid.

[DaveRattlehead]

There's a song named "Try it out" which was included in Black Ops 2, but the song wasn't composed specifically for that game.

[Greengoop]

Doom Eternal?

[DaveRattlehead]

It's a Japanese game. All of you can try again.

[Greengoop]

Dark Souls 3?

[lyndo64]

Tempo?

[dr_st]

Ghost of Tsushima?