Q 01/05

What does Isaac fire like bullets at monsters in The Binding of Isaac, in the style of a twin-stick shooter?

A) Rocks

B) Tears

C) Sparks

D) Arrows

Answer · why

B) Tears

Tears are Isaac's basic shots, and the items he collects can replace them with lasers, guided missiles or a thrown knife.

Q 02/05

In the Book of Genesis story that gives The Binding of Isaac its title, which patriarch is ordered to sacrifice his son?

A) Noah

B) Jacob

C) Abraham

D) Joseph

Answer · why

C) Abraham

Abraham binds his son on an altar before an angel stops him, and the game recasts him as a mother who hears a voice from above.

Q 03/05

Which classic game's dungeon structure did Edmund McMillen reuse for the room-by-room floors of The Binding of Isaac?

A) The Legend of Zelda

B) Final Fantasy Adventure

C) Secret of Mana

D) Chrono Trigger

Answer · why

A) The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda shaped the game so directly that the physical Switch edition came with a manual modelled on the Nintendo original's.

Q 04/05

Which sandbox hit beat The Binding of Isaac to Best Independent Game at the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards?

A) Terraria

B) To the Moon

C) Bastion

D) Minecraft

Answer · why

D) Minecraft

Minecraft took the prize in a year when Edmund McMillen had expected his odd little game to sell only a few hundred copies.

Q 05/05

Nintendo blocked a 3DS port of The Binding of Isaac in 2012 after objecting to which aspect of the game?

A) Crude toilet humour

B) Religious content

C) Pills and drug use

D) Cartoon nudity

Answer · why

B) Religious content

Religious content was the reason given, yet three Nintendo staff championed the remake and it reached the company's consoles in 2015.