Q 01/05

Street Fighter II's boxer Balrog was called M. Bison in Japan as a nod to which heavyweight champion?

A) Muhammad Ali

B) Mike Tyson

C) George Foreman

D) Evander Holyfield

Answer · why

B) Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson inspired the name, so Capcom rotated three boss names for the English release, fearing that a boxer called Mike Bison could be a legal liab...

Q 02/05

Outrage over Mortal Kombat's gore at 1993 Senate hearings led the industry to create which ratings body?

A) ESRB

B) PEGI

C) CERO

D) USK

Answer · why

A) ESRB

The ESRB was set up in 1994 after hearings that also singled out Night Trap, as publishers chose to rate their own games rather than risk government o...

Q 03/05

Which fighting game staple began as a design accident in Street Fighter II's car-smashing bonus stage?

A) Throws

B) Counters

C) Combos

D) Dashes

Answer · why

C) Combos

Combos surfaced when producer Noritaka Funamizu noticed, during a bug check, that extra strikes could land before the target had time to recover.

Q 04/05

Mortal Kombat's Johnny Cage began as a spoof of which action star, whom Midway had hoped to license?

A) Arnold Schwarzenegger

B) Sylvester Stallone

C) Steven Seagal

D) Jean-Claude Van Damme

Answer · why

D) Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme's split-legged groin punch from the 1988 film Bloodsport even became one of Johnny Cage's special moves.

Q 05/05

Which Interpol officer from Street Fighter II is cited as the first playable woman in a fighting game?

A) Cammy White

B) Chun-Li

C) Sakura

D) Juri Han

Answer · why

B) Chun-Li

Chun-Li enters the tournament to avenge her father, killed by the game's crime-boss villain, and has been dubbed the first lady of fighting games.