Video Game Music Mixture II Trivia Quiz

Answer: "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi

At the beginning of the game, Roll's grandfather Prof. Barrel and his associate Werner Von Bluecher are planning on returning to Forbidden Island where the Mother Lode is said to lay. However, after an attack by a mysterious woman, the expedition is postponed and eventually Megaman discovers a woman sealed within a crystal on the island.

At her request, Megaman sets off in search of the Mother Lode keys with the Sulphur Bottom acting as a sort of hub.

Answer: "Que Sera Sera"

"Katamari Damacy" was about the young Prince of the Cosmos whose father accidentally destroys all the celestial bodies in the universe after a reckless night out. Pushing the responsibility onto the prince, the King of Cosmos forces him to Earth where he is to roll a katamari, a sticky ball-like object that grows bigger the more stuff that it gathers.

The aim of the game is to meet each level's Katamari size requirement and rebuild the universe one star at a time. The finally level features the prince rolling up entire towns in an attempt to remake the moon.

Answer: "Flower Fields"

In "Kirby's Epic Yarn", an evil wizard named Yin-Yarn sucks Kirby into a world of patches and yarn. There he joins up with Prince Fluff and together, the two set off to restore order to Patch Land and save Dream Land from suffering a horrible fate. Being the first level of the game, Flower Fields acts as the tutorial stage and helps players learn the basics of the game.

Answer: 'Sunset Hill' from "Sonic Advance 3"

'Green Hill', 'Neo Green Hill', and 'Mecha Green Hill' are all original compositions but 'Sunset Hill' is a remastering of the original 'Green Hill' tune. In terms of level design, Green Hill from "Sonic Blast" would be the closest match to the original as it was just a grassy plain. Neo Green Hill was more of a beachside forest and Mecha Green Hill was a mechanical forest.

Answer: "Sealed Door"

Yasunori Mitsuda suffered composer's block, a hard drive crash and stomach ulcers during the creation of the "Chrono Trigger" soundtrack. This caused Nobou Uematsu to hop in and finish composing it, creating about ten tracks including an arrangement of "Boss Battle 1" which had been composed by Noriko Matsueda.

Despite the trouble he had during the composition process, Mitsuda still views "Chrono Trigger" as a soundtrack that helped to mature his talents as a composer.

Answer: "Dynamite Headdy"

"Dynamite Headdy" is about a puppet named Headdy as he journeys to stop the Dark Demon King from converting the simple townsfolk into evil minions. Throughout the game, he uses his head to attack enemies and grapple to ledges. Because of the resemblance it has to "Ristar", the two games are often compared with one another.

Answer: 'Sad But True' from "Resident Evil 5"

'Sad But True' is the boss battle theme for the showdown with a brainwashed Jill Valentine. Players are tasked with ripping an odd device off of her chest, a process that involves one partner restraining Jill while the other takes potshots at the device. Killing Jill during this battle will cause the player to fail the mission, meaning aim is everything here.

This boss theme was remixed and used as Jill's character theme in "Marvel vs. Capcom 3".

Answer: Two

Known as the Tonzura Brothers in the original Japanese version of "Earthbound" which was called "Mother 2", only the two lead singers are given names. The others are nameless instrumentalists. Strangely, even though the band is called Runaway Five, there is a sixth member present during performances. The Runaway Five was based on the real-life Blues Brothers.

Answer: 'Overture' from "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin"

'The Sinking Old Sanctuary' was reused in "Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness" and "Castlevania: Circle of the Moon". The final boss theme of "Haunted Castle" was later remade into the standard boss theme of "Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth". 'Blood Relations' was integrated into Richter Belmont's theme 'Divine Bloodlines' and the new medley was used in "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin" as 'Bloodlines Bequeathed' and "Castlevania: Harmony of Despair" as 'Divine Bloodlines'.

Only 'Overture' which was used just before the Dracula showdown in "Portrait of Ruin" has not been reused.

Answer: "Cool Spot"

Starring the once-mascot of 7-Up soft drinks, "Cool Spot" followed the titular character around a series of platforming stages in a quest to rescue his friends. While the gameplay itself wasn't viewed as anything particularly special, it's music help show just what 16-bit soundchips were capable of. Spot later got two sequels: a Othello-like NES title simply named "Spot" and an isometric platformer called "Spot Goes To Hollywood".