'Wolfenstein 3D' (MS DOS): Did You Ever Notice? Quiz

Answer: A pool of blood

By slurping up a puddle of blood, your health increases by one percent. You can only do this if your health is at ten percent or less. It's accompanied by a disgusting gurgling sound effect.

Answer: Chemical warfare

The nocturnal missions (actually, episodes four, five, and six) involve your character assassinating a scientist who is creating the chemical weapons, seizing the plans, and killing the general in charge of the chemical warfare.

While the use of gas warfare was prevalent during the First World War, there was almost no use such weapons in the European theater during the Second World War.

Answer: Grosse

Hans and Gretel Grosse are armed with two enormous chain guns and are very difficult to kill. In 'Wolfenstein's' sequel, 'The Spear of Destiny,' you fight a boss named 'Trans Grosse,' who wears spiky, green armor.

Answer: Removal of the 'death cam'

This game was recalled in Germany, as it is illegal to display swastikas and other Nazi emblems, even when belonging to the 'bad guys.' Nintendo was somewhat notorious for removing violence from violent games. They not only removed all Nazi images, including swastikas, the 'Horst Wessel Lied' as background music, and Adolf Hitler as the final boss, they removed the graphic blood and the attack dogs. Apparently it was okay to kill people, but not dogs.

Answer: Big Bad Wolf

A coded message from 'Little Red Riding Hood' informs you that you must eliminate Hitler within 24 hours. Hitler is the final boss on the level. He attacks you wearing a mechanized suit of armor. When his armor is blasted off, he swears in German.

The real Adolf Hitler died of a self-inflicted gunshot in late April of 1945, shortly before the Russians took Berlin.

Answer: 'Pac Man'

If you find the secret level on the third episode, you're transported into a 'Pac Man' maze, pursued by four ghosts. The halls are lined with treasure and health bonuses, but you cannot actually harm the ghosts in any way. Each secret level is reached by an elevator discovered in a secret room.

Answer: Dr. Schabbs

Dr. Schabbs has created a legion of mutant warriors that you must fight in the earlier levels. When you confront him, he hurls hypodermic syringes at you. If you die, your avatar does not collapse in a bloody heap as usual. Instead, the blood disappears and your skin turns grey: you are now a mutant.

Answer: Aardwolf

On mission two, you can open a series of 181 hidden rooms. In one room you find the message 'Call Apogee and say 'Aardwolf.'' This was originally an idea for a hidden contest. Within days of the game's release, however, cheats and game codes were released on the net, and it was possible to find the message with no effort.

The contest was cancelled, though for years later, hopeful gamers would still call the software company, hoping they were the first.

Answer: Fat Face

That's German for 'Fat Face' and boy does he have one. Another boss, Otto Giftmacher, is German for 'poison maker.' A knowledge of high school German can reveal some funny hidden jokes. The general says 'rosebud' when he dies. Hitler swears and bids goodbye to Eva. Otto says 'A little American!' when he first sees you.

Answer: Hans

Hans Grosse appears several times, once in the maze of secret passages in mission two, and more than once in secret levels. Whenever you meet him, he says 'Guten Tag!' (good day!) in a happy voice. He calls out for mommy when he dies. His sister, Gretel, shouts 'No trespassing!'