In Which Game Will You Find Me? Quiz

Answer: Tomb Raider

"Tomb Raider" is an adventure game that follows the exploits of archeologist Lara Croft. This popular video game has been the inspiration for a book and multiple movies. Jacqueline Natla is Lara Crofts main adversary and the boss of Larson Conway, a mercenary hired to do Natla's bidding. Pierre DuPont is a treasure hunter who Lara battles throughout her games to keep him from stealing her findings.

Answer: Conker

The main character in the "Conker" series of games is Conker the Squirrel. A drunk, sarcastic, pessimistic squirrel. He fights numerous enemies throughout his series of games. The Evil Acorn is one of his biggest enemies. He is known to steal Conker's birthday presents as well as his girlfriend Berri, the chipmunk.

Answer: Halo

"Halo" was first released in 2001 and is best described as a science fiction game with military overtones. It has been immensely popular and over a dozen different sequels have been released. "Master Chief" is the main hero of the game. His main help comes from "Cortana", an AI (artificially intelligent) character, with a female persona.

There are three "High Prophets" known as Truth, Mercy and Regret. Their names, personas, and characteristics, change with every sequel. Sometimes they help "Master Chief" and sometimes they are secretly working against him.

Answer: Kirby

Nintendo first released "Kirby" in 1992. This is a game for younger children than some of the other games in this quiz. Kirby looks like a pink blob who is usually attempting to save whichever world he happens to be in from the main antagonist King Dedede who wants to rule the world. Meta Knight is a cartoonish warrior who switches sides but often helps Kirby control the characters of this animated world.

Answer: Warcraft

"Warcraft" is a fantasy game that features dozens of factions and races who are all battling each other. The game could be described as a real-time strategy game and in some of the games you are competing against other players in a multi-player role-playing scenario.

This hugely popular game has spawned a film, novels, comics, collectable cars, and tabletop games. It was releasing new versions twenty years after the first game was released.

Answer: Pac-Man

"Pac-Man" was first released as an arcade game in 1980. These four characters are 'ghosts' who attempt to halt the progress of Pac-Man along his row of dots. While they are the main antagonists the often help Pac-Man along his journey. This cartoon game has the graphics of an early game and is suitable for the younger players.

Answer: Super Mario

The "Mario Brothers" first appeared in the video game Donkey Kong and took off from there. They have been featured in over 200 different video games since they were first introduced. He and his brother are possibly the most well-known characters in the world of video gaming.

These cartoonish characters spend most of their time attempting to save the lovely Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser. The Mario Brothers games are a good choice for younger players.

Answer: False

"Street Fighter" was a karate fighting game. It was one of the very first competitive fighting games that featured one-on-one matches between two players or one player and the computer. While this game did moderately well, when the second version "Street Fighter II" came out in 1991, it was a smash hit. Better graphics, and improved controllers made the game much more fun for the player.

Answer: Tekken

One of the more interesting things about the fighting game "Tekken" is that some of the characters involved are actually designed after real people. This PlayStation game came out in 1994 and was releasing new editions twenty years later. The fighter named "King" was partially based on a Mexican priest named Sergio Benitiz, who started wrestling professionally in order to raise money for his orphanage. And the fighter Marshall Law was inspired by Bruce Lee the famous martial artist.

There are many other characters to choose from and most players are unaware that some of them are homage to real life people.

Answer: False

In 1972, Atari released "Pong", one of the very first video games ever made and it did not have any characters. Instead it was a Ping-Pong or tennis style game. It was a two dimensional game, with only the most basic graphics. It was the beginning of a whole new world of games.