Welcome gamers, joypad jockeys, and keyboard warriors to the ultimate retro gaming trivia quiz! Prepare to power up your brain cells, do a barrel roll over to your consoles, and push start on the memory lane express! We hope you’ve brought along enough extra lives, because this quiz about retro gaming history is going to be a pixel-packed explosion faster than Sonic at a chili dog eating contest. But no need to hit the panic button yet, we promise it won’t leave you as jumbled as a Tetris block party. Let’s see if you can score high enough to avoid a ‘Game Over’!
1. Who founded Atari?
2. What is the name of the ghost enemies in Pac-Man?
3. What is the best-selling NES game of all time?
4. Who is the main villain in the original Sonic the Hedgehog game?
5. What was the first Final Fantasy video game to be officially released in Europe?
6. What popular gaming console marked the shift from 16-bit to 32-bit gaming?
7. Which classic survival horror game takes place in the fictional town of Silent Hill?
8. In which game did Mario first encounter his dinosaur companion, Yoshi?
9. What was the name of the interactive fiction game developed by Infocom in 1982?
10. Who are the main characters in the Mortal Kombat series?
11. What was the first game to be released on the Game Boy?
12. Which classic NES accessory was designed to allow physical movements to control the game?
13. What is the name of the groundbreaking 1984 computer game that simulated life on a deserted island?
14. What unique gameplay mechanic was introduced in the game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time?
15. What is the name of the football team in the Tecmo Super Bowl that has the best offense?
16. What was the name of the first multiplayer online game?
17. Who composed the iconic Super Mario Bros. theme?
18. What is the name of Link’s princess in The Legend of Zelda series?
19. Which video game sparked controversy in the ’90s due to its graphic violence and was later adapted into a movie?
20. What is considered one of the first Easter eggs in a video game, found in the game Adventure for Atari 2600?
21. Who is the creator of the iconic puzzle game Tetris?
22. Who are the main enemies in the game Wolfenstein 3D?
23. Which company created the Sega Genesis?
24. What was the first video game magazine published in the United States?
25. Who is the creator of the game series Metal Gear?
26. What retro video game was featured in the movie Wreck-It Ralph?
27. What was the name of Nintendo’s first 3D gaming console?
28. What happened to Sega’s game console business after the Dreamcast?
29. Who are the original eight playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64?
30. Who held the world record for the fastest completion of Super Mario Bros. in 2020?
31. What was the first game cartridge released for the Magnavox Odyssey?
32. Which classic video game required you to guide a frog across a busy road?
33. What object does Q*bert need to avoid while navigating each level?
34. What is the name of the princess that Mario originally attempts to rescue from Donkey Kong?
35. What famous video game character was originally known as “Jumpman”?
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