Fractured Names of the Classic Video Game World Quiz

Answer: Frogger

Sega released "Frogger" as an arcade game 1981. In this game, the player uses a joystick to move a little frog across a busy, multi-laned street. You risk being flattened by a car or truck on your way to cross the street.

Answer: Space Invaders

Released as an arcade game in 1978, "Space Invaders" was early on the video game scene. Players control a single shooter at the bottom of the screen, trying to fend off invaders marching down on them. The music speeds up at the same time the invaders' pace does, adding pressure. It was developed and released by the Japan-based Taito company, and designed by Tomohiro Nishikado.

Answer: Donkey Kong

"Donkey Kong" is a game that put the player in control of Jumpman, who uses barrels creatively in order to climb to the top of a construction site in and save a princess. The princess is being held by a primate named "Donkey Kong". The game was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame by the Strong National Museum of Play in 2017.

Answer: Atari

The game company Atari was founded in 1972. The brand has gone through various owners since, including JTS and Hasbro.

Answer: Nintendo

In this case, Nintendo refers to the video game developer of the same name. The company has released such popular games as "Pokemon", "Super Smash Bros", "Splatoon", "The Legend of Zelda", and everything "Mario".

Answer: Asteroids

Another hit from Atari, "Asteroids" involved shooting from a little triangular-shaped ship and destroying asteroids and enemy saucers, all within a crowded asteroid field. It was an immediate hit with players, displacing "Space Invaders" as Atari's best-selling game. It was also a critical success; "RetroGamer" ranked it as fourth on a list of top 25 arcade games (2008).

Answer: Gameboy

Nintendo released a handheld console named Game Boy in 1989. The original system had very few elements: an on/off switch, a cartridge slot, volume control, select, start, A, B, and a multi-directional function shaped like a plus sign for right, left, up, and down.

Answer: Street Fighter

"Street Fighter" is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all times, with "Street Fighter II" being particularly popular. In the original, the player or players use martial arts to fight opponents from five different countries: USA, Japan, China, India, and Brazil.

Answer: Tetris

In 1984, a Russian software engineer named Alexey Pajitnov created "Tetris", one of the best-selling games of all times. Its premise is rather simple: objects of various shapes fall down from the top of the screen, and the player tries to get them to line up evenly at the bottom.

Answer: Pong

"Pong" was created by two engineers originally as a programming training exercise, but they found it so fun, their company, Atari, decided to launch it as an an arcade game and a home game. This two-dimensional table-tennis type game was an instant hit.