Video Game Convention Conundrum Quiz

Answer: Guybrush Threepwood

Guybrush Threepwood is an inept but enthusiastic pirate-in-training, who sets out to figure out "The Secret of Monkey Island" - winning the love of Elaine Marley on the way. "The Secret of Monkey Island" was first released in October 1990, developed by Lucas Arts and written by Ron Gilbert.

There were five adventures in the series. The game was released initially on the Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari ST and Macintosh platforms.

Answer: Gomez

The video game "Fez" was developed by Polytron Corporation in 2012, and was published by Trapdoor for the Xbox Live Arcade platform. When Gomez dons his red fez, he is transported to a new 3D world, and there his adventures start. It is a puzzle- and problem-solving game, which has won multiple awards.

Answer: Trevor Philips

The "Grand Theft Auto V" video game is part of a series that was released originally in 1997, by DMA Design for the PS1 platform. The "Grand Theft Auto V" game was the fifteenth in the series, and was released in 2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, PS4 and Xbox One.

The game involves driving around fictional cities and stealing cars, hijacking and other fairly antisocial activity to progress the storyline.

Answer: Bayonetta

Released in Japan in 2009 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms, "Bayonetta" is set in a fictional city in Italy called Vigrid, and was created by Hideki Kamiya. Bayonetta progresses through a series of pitched battles in which she seeks to overcome the angelic beings who are her enemies.

Answer: Carmen Sandiego

"Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" introduces us to Carmen Isabella Sandiego in 1985 by Broderbund, aimed at the home PC market. Carmen is the ringleader of V.I.L.E., and public enemy number 1 of the ACME detective agency. She creates mayhem for the sake of solving puzzles, rather than from evil intent.

The franchise has grown to include an animated cartoon, card games and a TV series.

Answer: Lara Croft

Lara Croft is the archaeologist adventurer who seeks out ancient treasures. the game, "Tome Raider" was developed for Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and MS-DOS in 1996. While later adventures in the series have been released, and it has even been made into a movie, the 1996 game is still the most popular, with more than 7 million copies sold worldwide.

Answer: Captain Comic

"The Adventures of Captain Comic" is a side-scrolling platform game in which Captain Comic must collect certain objects and avoid others in order to gather the three treasures to win the game. The planet 'Tambi' where the action takes place, is 'IBM AT' in reverse - the name of a 1984 second-generation PC. The game was released on MS-DOS and Nintendo in 1988.

Answer: Master Chief

"Halo: Combat Evolved" was developed by 343 Industries, a subsidiary company of Xbox Game Studios, and was released in 2001. Master Chief John-117 is the main protagonist, who is trying to save the world from destruction with the help of his mates and his AI friend Cortana. It is a first-person shooter game, and the franchise has proved enormously popular since its initial release.

Answer: Sonic

"Sonic the Hedgehog", aided by friends Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, amongst others, was released by Sega on its platforms in 1991. Their task is to prevent Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world using the Chaos Emeralds. The franchise has since developed into a huge industry, with comics, movies and further video games being generated for audiences across the world.

Answer: Crash Bandicoot

The (fictitious) Wumpa Islands, on which Crash Bandicoot lives, is the location for most of the activity for this video game released in 1996 on PlayStation. Crash Bandicoot (who was nearly named "Willy the Wombat") has to escape from the attempts of Dr Neo Cortex to annihilate him, so Dr Cortex can take over the world!