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3 quizzes and 30 trivia questions.
1.
  Shooting Games    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many video games over the years have involved shooting a projectile of some sort at a target, be it animate or inanimate. Let's explore some of them.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jul 17 22
Average
looney_tunes editor
Jul 17 22
766 plays
2.
  Shoot to Kill    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many first-person shooter games require you kill the enemies, for wounded enemies can still harm you. I'll give you the playable character you play, you'll give me the title of the game.
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Jul 17 22
Average
JanIQ gold member
Jul 17 22
227 plays
3.
  Have Gun, Will Game    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These questions involve classic and arcade games with firepower, only the Spetsnaz would challenge.
Tough, 10 Qns, PeteTheRock, Jul 17 22
Tough
PeteTheRock
Jul 17 22
196 plays

Shooter Video Games Trivia Questions
1. In 1936 the Seeburg company, better known for their jukeboxes, released the 'Ray-o-Light', an early entrant in the light gun shooter genre of games. What waterfowl did players try to bring down with their light ray?

From Quiz Shooting Games

Answer: Ducks

The Seeburg engineers who were working to produce state-of-the-art jukeboxes saw the potential to create a coin-operated game when the light-sensing vacuum tube was developed. The light sensing tube was on the flying ducks, which dropped out of flight when players shot them with light beams from the rifle mounted on the front of the wooden cabinet holding the game. While not actually a video game, this marked the transition from traditional sideshow shooting games into arcade games with electronically-controlled shooting.

2. Screwattack listed the Top 10 most hated video game characters in 2008, including Wario, Dr. Robotnik/Eggman, and believe it or not, Jack Thompson. Which shooting game hosted the number one most hated character in video game history?

From Quiz Have Gun, Will Game

Answer: "Duck Hunt" (1984)

The biggest hated video game character is the hound dog because of his mocking laugh. This classic Nintendo game is as simple as making a peanut butter sandwich: you shoot the duck(s) that spring from the tall grass. Success results with the dog holding up the killed duck(s). Failure results in hearing that dog snicker at you for being a bad shot. In retaliation, flash game designers made games where you shoot the dog. Inhumane, maybe, but it is a stress reliever.

3. Namco's original "Time Crisis" (1995) was considered the toughest game of the series it's named after. What made the original such a pain to many arcade gamers?

From Quiz Have Gun, Will Game

Answer: Timer

When you run out of time in the original "Time Crisis," it's game over. Worse off, even when you clear a section and get a time bonus, the time continues to run, even as you wait to open fire again. The sequels, fortunately, were not so soul crushing with the clock. The clock resets when you clear a section and if time does run out, you only lose a life.

4. 'GoldenEye 007' was released for Nintendo 64 in 1997. Who wrote the books that created the character who was featured in the 1995 movie that inspired this game?

From Quiz Shooting Games

Answer: Ian Fleming

The 1995 film 'GoldenEye' was the 17th movie to feature James Bond, agent 007, played in this film by Pierce Brosnan. It was the first film not to be based on a story from Ian Fleming, and showed viewers how Bond was able to save the world from the threat of a satellite weapon called GoldenEye which threatened London. The game pretty much followed the plot of the movie, as the player had to accomplish set goals which Bond achieved on film. This game was one of the first to introduce the element of stealth into gameplay - to avoid alerting enemies who would come to attack, it was desirable to eliminate opponents quickly and quietly. Weapons available to be collected and used include some based on real-life weapons, and others based on the famous James Bond gadgets.

5. Sega's "House of the Dead" series can creep even the bravest souls, especially the bosses. The names of the bosses come from what set of cards?

From Quiz Have Gun, Will Game

Answer: Tarot

The "House of the Dead" bosses were named after the tarot cards, like the Hermit in the first, the Tower in the second, the Death in the third and so on. There is little explanation on why the creators decided on using cards of the Major Arcana.

6. In 'Desktop Tower Defense', released in 2007 as a Flash-based browser game, players build towers to shoot at enemies before they can reach their target. What does the playing area for this game look like?

From Quiz Shooting Games

Answer: An office desktop

Yes, the name tells you exactly what you are going to get - build towers on your desktop, and shoot at the 'creeps' which appear in waves. For each 'creep' that reaches its goal, you lose a life, and the game ends when you run out of lives. Strategic positioning of your towers can help you make the 'creeps' take more circuitous paths, giving you more time to destroy them.

7. SNK revived the Nazis, or so it appeared with a hint of an alien invasion in this 2D side-scrolling series. Imagine the fun of being a monkey, or a mummy, or even a bullet-resistant zombie. What series would this be about?

From Quiz Have Gun, Will Game

Answer: "Metal Slug"

Named after the drivable tank, the "Metal Slug" series is most knowingly remembered for it's run-and-gun gameplay. Taking place in a rather post-apocalyptic Middle East and battling an army led by a Saddam Hussein-lookalike seemed to be the best way to fend off virtual terrorism. SNK released the "Metal Slug Anthology" in 2006, which includes "Metal Slug 1-6" with "Metal Slug X" and bonus content, like artwork and music from the games.

8. Many of today's games are based off of movies. However, the history involving ties between games and movies have been hit or miss, but one first-person shooter managed to perfect the tie. What game made moviemakers proud?

From Quiz Have Gun, Will Game

Answer: "007: Goldeneye" (1997)

Who knew that playing as James Bond, 007, with a license to kill while enjoying a shaken, not stirred Martini was a recipe for success? The people of the Rareware development team would answer that. Based on the Pierce Brosnan movie, the Nintendo 64 game had sold over eight million copies worldwide and was ranked as the number one first-person shooting video game of all time by Screwattack.

9. A squadron of ants have taken a galaxy hostage, holding tribes of bears in various worlds. Your mission is to exterminate the ants, rescue the bears and bring peace to the galaxy. What is this game?

From Quiz Have Gun, Will Game

Answer: "Jet Force Gemini"

The Rare game from 1999 was a classic Nintendo hit, ranking 20th of the best N64 games of its time by Gamestats. When the game was released in Japan, it was renamed "Star Twins" due to difficulty of pronunciations.

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