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Back to the 80s – Retro Edition
Totally RAD, dude! This week, J!NX takes you back to your gamer roots. Find that old controller with 1 button and a joystick and relive the 8-bit glory!
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Q1
What game was included with the original Atari 2600?
Super Mario Bros.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Combat
Ray Man
Pac Man
Q2
Mattel launched which of the following video games systems in 1980?
Intellivision
Colecovision
Atari
Sega
Playstation
Q3
Which vine-swinging adventure game first debuted on the Atari 2600?
Tomb Raider
Tarzan, Cheeta’s Adventure
George of the Jungle
Pitfall!
Bionic Commander
Q4
What classic game for the Commodore 64 (and other early computers) computer merged the strategy of chess with arcade-style action ?
BattleChess
Archon
Stratego
Othello
Tic Tac Toe – Extreme!
Q5
In the plight of Frogger, how many lanes of traffic did that homeward-bound amphibian have to navigate (in the original game)?
3
4
5
6
7
Q6
What game released in both arcades and home consoles tasked the player with defending against a nuclear attack?
Missile Command
Global Thermonuclear War
River Raid
Xaxxon
Space Invaders
Q7
What unique peripheral came with the Deluxe version of the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988?
3-D goggles
A robot
A wireless controller
A lightsaber
A mouse
Q8
What game was included with the US launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?
Metroid
Super Mario Bros.
Excitebike
The Legend of Zelda
Donkey Kong
Q9
What 80s arcade game featured a demonic planet eater who taunted the player with the ominous pronouncements “Beware, I live” and “I hunger”?
Asteroids
Defender
Star Warrior
Zaxxon
Sinistar
Q10
What was the 16-bit game system released by NEC in 1989?
The TurboGrafx-16
The Mega-Drive
The Genesis
The 3DO
The Jaguar