Q 01/05

Which war saw a medic's Game Boy scorched in a barracks bombing, yet it still played Tetris?

A) The Bosnian War

B) The Gulf War

C) The Kosovo War

D) The Falklands War

Answer · why

B) The Gulf War

The Gulf War Game Boy's melted case still switched on, so Nintendo sent the medic a replacement and put the survivor on show at its New York store.

Q 02/05

Which 1989 colour rival to the Game Boy cost about $100 more?

A) TurboExpress

B) Lynx

C) Nomad

D) N-Gage

Answer · why

B) Lynx

The Lynx had better graphics and a full-colour screen, yet the Game Boy won out, lasting more than twice as long on its batteries.

Q 03/05

Which Russian folk song became Game Boy Tetris's famous 'Type A' music?

A) Katyusha

B) Moscow Nights

C) Korobeiniki

D) Ochi Chyornye

Answer · why

C) Korobeiniki

Korobeiniki began as Nikolay Nekrasov's 1861 poem about peddlers, and a 1992 Europop cover of the Tetris tune reached No. 6 in the UK.

Q 04/05

Which villain made his debut as the final boss of the Game Boy's Super Mario Land 2?

A) Waluigi

B) King Boo

C) Bowser Jr.

D) Wario

Answer · why

D) Wario

Wario, designed as Mario's greedy opposite, used a spell to seize Mario's castle, then soon got a series of his own, Wario Land.

Q 05/05

Which older handheld line did the Game Boy succeed?

A) Microvision

B) Simon

C) Game & Watch

D) Select-A-Game

Answer · why

C) Game & Watch

Game & Watch is said to have begun when Gunpei Yokoi saw a bored businessman on a train idly pressing buttons on a calculator.