Saturday, December 24, 2011

Gaming Quiz #3 'I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass... and I am all out of bubble gum'



Merry Christmas to all! And here is today's dose.


1. X is a famous sci-fi novel by Larry Niven. The storyline of the novel was instrumental in inspiring the video game franchise Y. The game Y has become a cultural phenomenon, the collective group of fans often termed the 'Y Nation'. 
ID X and Y. (10)


2.X is the term for a type of movie-making, which uses video game cut-scenes and gameplay; often done by fans. The Y Company is group of X artists, who are credited with inventing the artform, and creating X.com, which distributes such films on the web.
What are X and Y? (10)
(Hint: A famous South Park episode)




3. Due to Nazi symbols such as the Swastika, this game was banned in Germany. Released as a shareware, it is widely regarded as having popularized an early version of the FPS genre. Name the game. (5)


4. Connect these four images: (to gaming, obviously) (10)









5.  Who is this person and why is he here? ( I am not sure but I think I also saw him hosting a show on Discovery or somewhere.) (5)





6 comments:

  1. 1. X is RingWorld
    Y is Halo
    2. machinima(not sure)
    3. ace of spades
    5. Tom Clancy;
    famous tom clancy games

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  2. 1.x=ringworld y=halo
    2.x=machinima y=strange company
    3.wolfenstein 3d
    4.the legend of zelda: ocarina of time 3d
    5.Tom clancy
    He co-founded the video game developer Red Storm Entertainment and ever since he has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games.

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  3. 1.X-Ringworld
    Y-Halo
    3.Wolfenstein
    4.The legend of Zelda:Ocarina Of time
    5.Tom Clancy.for some helicopter show on tv

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  4. 1. X is RingWorld
    Y is Halo.
    2. Machinima(not sure abt this one though :P)
    3. Ace of Spades
    5. Tom Clancy; number of FPS games named after it.

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  5. 1. Ringworld; Halo

    2. X= Machinima ; Y = Strange Company

    3. Wolfenstein

    4. Zelda

    logic: Nintendo's game, Robin williams named his daughter Zelda, Rupee is the unit of currency within most of the Zelda universe, and (after googling hard) surprisingly there is a Legend of Zelda Mirinda commercial :P

    5. Tom Clancy ; he is here coz he co-founded Red Storm Entertainment, which made games like, Splinter cell and rainbow six.

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  6. 1. Ringworld, Halo
    2. Machinima, Strange Company
    3. Wolfenstein
    4. Robin Williams daughter is Zelda Williams. Princess Zelda is a nintendo gaming character.
    5.

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