Q 01/05

Which rival console grew out of a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES that Nintendo walked away from?

A) Dreamcast

B) PlayStation

C) Atari Jaguar

D) Neo Geo

Answer · why

B) PlayStation

PlayStation began as a CD drive planned for the Super NES. After Nintendo publicly switched partners in 1991, the jilted firm rebuilt the project as a...

Q 02/05

The SNES version of Mortal Kombat swapped the arcade game's red blood for gray drops of what?

A) Tears

B) Slime

C) Sparks

D) Sweat

Answer · why

D) Sweat

Sweat stood in for blood under Nintendo's family-friendly rules, which also toned down the Fatalities. A Game Genie code could turn the gray drops red...

Q 03/05

Why did Nintendo deliver the first SNES consoles to Japanese shops in the middle of the night?

A) To avoid robbery

B) To dodge customs checks

C) To beat a typhoon

D) To hide from rivals

Answer · why

A) To avoid robbery

To avoid robbery, Nintendo moved its launch stock after dark, because the shipment had caught the attention of yakuza gangs. All 300,000 consoles sold...

Q 04/05

Which platform game came packed in with the SNES in North America and became the console's best seller?

A) Donkey Kong Country

B) Super Mario Bros. 3

C) Super Mario World

D) Super Mario All-Stars

Answer · why

C) Super Mario World

Super Mario World sold more than 20 million copies, a total helped by its place in the box with the console. No other game on the system reached 11 mi...

Q 05/05

Which company's Genesis console fought the Super NES in the 16-bit console war of the early 1990s?

A) Sega

B) Atari

C) NEC

D) SNK

Answer · why

A) Sega

Sega pitched the Genesis as the cool console for older players and attacked its rival in aggressive ads. Neither machine kept a clear lead for several...