Q 01/05

In which year was 'survival horror' first used, for the Japanese release of Capcom's mansion game?

A) 1996

B) 1989

C) 1992

D) 2001

Answer · why

A) 1996

The term 'survival horror' debuted with Resident Evil's 1996 Japanese release; it was later applied retroactively to 1989's Sweet Home and 1992's Alon...

Q 02/05

Capcom's 1989 Famicom RPG Sweet Home, an ancestor of Resident Evil, was made alongside what?

A) A manga serial

B) A tabletop game

C) A film of the same name

D) A television anime

Answer · why

C) A film of the same name

Director Tokuro Fujiwara toured the film set for inspiration; the film's director Kiyoshi Kurosawa let him take liberties with the script.

Q 03/05

Alone in the Dark (1992) is set in a haunted mansion in which US state?

A) Maine

B) Massachusetts

C) Vermont

D) Louisiana

Answer · why

D) Louisiana

The game takes place in Derceto, a Louisiana mansion; designer Frédérick Raynal drew on Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and the films of Argento and Romero...

Q 04/05

Which two S.T.A.R.S. members can you play as in the original Resident Evil?

A) Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield

B) Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine

C) Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers

D) Albert Wesker and Ada Wong

Answer · why

B) Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine

Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine are the two playable S.T.A.R.S. members; Chris gets six inventory slots and Jill eight, while Barry Burton and Rebec...

Q 05/05

In the original Resident Evil, what do you need to save your game at a typewriter?

A) A tape recorder

B) An ink ribbon

C) A blank floppy disk

D) A green herb

Answer · why

B) An ink ribbon

Saving requires an ink ribbon, consumed at each typewriter; their scarcity was one of the ways the game kept you feeling less in control.