Humble Beginnings Abbreviated Company Names Duologies - Pulling a Valve Short-lived Consoles The Bad Guys
100
What is Penguin Adventure?
Hideo Kojima got his start in the MSX division of Konami with his first credit on this game.
100
Who is CAPCOM?
Capsule Computers
100
What is Super Mario World?
Originally going to be given the "4", it instead became its own series on the SNES with the second title starring the dinosaur sidekick.
100
What is the Odyssey?
Considered one of the first consoles, Magnavox only produced these from '72 through '75 before making a 2nd one in 1978.
100
Who is King K. Rool?
While Mario is considered his rival, this crocodilian was introduced as Donkey Kong's new enemy on the SNES.
200
Who is Rare?
Originally known as Ultimate Play the Game, this game developer had its start on ZX Spectrum titles such as Jetpak and Sabre Wulf.
200
Who is Irem?
International Rental Electronics Machines
200
What is Ducktales?
Capcom would release two games for this licensed TV show with the second title becoming one of the rarest games.
200
What is the Atari 5200?
Atari would give this console the "SuperSystem" name. It would be discontinued two years later with over 1 million units sold, 29 million less than its previous version.
200
Who is Garland?
The first Final Fantasy would introduce this evil knight as the final boss but he would make a few more appearances across the main series.
300
Who is Rockstar?
As DMA Design, this Edinburgh-based developer was known for shooter games on MS-DOS such as Menace and Blood Money long before they would go on to release their open-world crime series.
300
Who is Coleco?
Connecticut Leather Company
300
What is ActRaiser?
This SNES duology started as a strategy/action-platformer game with a popular soundtrack. Sadly, Quintet never got to release the third title on the N64.
300
What is the 3DO?
Despite selling over 2 million worldwide, this console was not produced by one company but was licensed out to many 3rd parties. It was discontinued after two years... but hey, at least it had Gex!
300
What is the Return of Samus?
Samus took out Mother Brain in her first and second outing, but in the Return of Samus,
400
Who is Sid Meier?
He had his start working on racing and flight combat titles long before he began planning for this renowned 4X series.
400
Who is SEGA?
Service Games
400
What is Viewtiful Joe?
Hideki Kamiya's side-scrolling action game on the Gamecube did not sell well despite having an outspoken fanbase with the lead character's last cameo in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
400
What is the Neo Geo CD?
Made as a CD-addon to their home-arcade console, it ended up bringing the prices down from $300+ per game to just under $70. Sadly, it only lasted for a year in the US before it was discontinued.
400
What is Metal Gear Solid 3?
Before becoming The Boss, he had to take out The Boss in this action/survival/espionage title - considered the best one in the series.
500
What is Fire Emblem?
Despite his untimely death in 1995, Gunpei Yokoi had a hand in developing Nintendo's early consoles, including working as a producer for the first three games of this tactics RPG series.
500
Who is Enix?
Phoenix and ENIAC - the world's first computer.
500
What is Maximo?
Set in the world of Ghoul 'n Goblins, this 3D action game only had two titles on the Playstation consoles.
500
What is the Ouya?
Razer would acquire all of its assets in 2015 for this Kickstarter console which ended up being an Android-based platform with very few exclusive games with around 200,000 units sold.
500
What is Knuckles Chaotix?
While Metal Sonic made his debut in Sonic CD, he also would appear as the final boss in this off-shoot game on the 32X that didn't star Sonic.






Retrogaming Jeopardy

Press F11 for full screen mode



Limited time offer: Membership 25% off


Clone | Edit | Download / Play Offline