Q 01/05

What classic arcade game stars a yellow, circular character eating its way through a maze?

A) Asteroids

B) Donkey Kong

C) Space Invaders

D) Pac-Man

Answer · why

D) Pac-Man

Pac-Man was built around eating instead of shooting because its designer wanted a game that would draw women and couples into arcades then dominated b...

Q 02/05

In which game series do players settle in a village of talking creatures and repay house loans to Tom Nook?

A) Harvest Moon

B) The Sims

C) Animal Crossing

D) Viva Piñata

Answer · why

C) Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing grew out of co-creator Katsuya Eguchi's loneliness after he left family and friends behind to join Nintendo in Kyoto; he built a game ...

Q 03/05

Which mechanic is a hallmark of the roguelike genre, named after the 1980 dungeon crawler Rogue?

A) Fast travel

B) Permadeath

C) Quick-time events

D) Regenerating health

Answer · why

B) Permadeath

Permadeath is a hallmark of roguelikes: when the character dies the run is over, and because Rogue's dungeons were generated afresh each time, no two ...

Q 04/05

Which esports title has two teams of five competing to destroy the opposing "Ancient" structure?

A) Dota 2

B) Overwatch

C) Valorant

D) Rocket League

Answer · why

A) Dota 2

Dota 2 is Valve's sequel to Defense of the Ancients, a fan-made mod for Blizzard's Warcraft III; Valve hired the mod's lead designer, known only as Ic...

Q 05/05

What was the name of the first commercial home video game console, released in 1972?

A) Atari 2600

B) ColecoVision

C) Sega Master System

D) Magnavox Odyssey

Answer · why

D) Magnavox Odyssey

The Magnavox Odyssey could not make sound or keep score, so it shipped with plastic overlays to stick on the TV screen, plus dice and play money to fi...