Deck 5: The 8-Bit ERA

Question 1

Which company was not a leading arcade game publisher in the mid 1980s?

A) Capcom
B) Cave
C) Konami
D) Taito

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which third generation console sold the largest number of units?

A) Nintendo Entertainment System
B) Sega Master System
C) Sega SG-1000
D) Atari 7800

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Nintendo's Famicom stood for:

A) Family Computer
B) Future Computer
C) Family Console
D) Future Console

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What system launched with a bad chip that caused a product recall and reissue with a new motherboard?

A) Atari 2600
B) Nintendo Famicom
C) Sega Master System
D) Atari 7800

Question 5

Nintendo initially approached _________ to market and distribute the NES in the U.S.

A) Atari
B) Coleco
C) Mattel
D) Tonka

Question 6

In which U.S. city was the NES first released?

A) Boston
B) New York City
C) Miami
D) Los Angeles

Question 7

The original mascot for the NES was a robot named R.O.B. which stood for:

A) Robot Opponent Buddy
B) Robot Operating Buddy
C) Robot Operating Bus
D) Random Operating Bus

Question 8

What creation(s) is Shigeru Miyamoto famous for?

A) Donkey Kong
B) Legend of Zelda
C) Super Mario Bros.
D) All of the above

Question 9

SEGA stands for:

A) Service Games
B) Sonic Electronic Games of America
C) Super Electronic Games of America
D) Solid Electronic Games of America

Question 10

The typical launch price for a NES or Master System video game console was:

A) $299.99
B) $249.99
C) $199.99
D) $99.99

Question 11

Which console was not redesigned for the American audience?

A) Nintendo Famicom
B) Nintendo Advanced Video System
C) Sega Mark III
D) Atari 7800

Question 12

Which console was technologically superior based on tech spec numbers?

A) Nintendo Entertainment System
B) Sega Master System
C) Sega SG-1000
D) Atari 7800

Question 13

The Atari 7800 ultimately failed to obtain long term market success because of:

A) Poor hardware sound
B) Dated initial game library
C) Divided patents, licenses and product rights
D) All of the above

Question 14

One of Sega's marketing slogans for the Master System was:

A) "The Challenge Will Always Be There"
B) "Now You're Playing With Power"
C) "We Reinvented the Video Game"
D) All of the above

Question 15

The Sega Master System was a commercial failure in most countries, except for:

A) Japan and Europe
B) Japan and Brazil
C) Brazil and Europe
D) Brazil and The United States

Question 16

Which feature was not part of the major three third generation consoles?

A) 16-bit graphics
B) Battery backup save feature (where progress could be saved to the cartridge)
C) Light gun game popularity
D) Active-shutter stereoscopic 3D glasses

Question 17

The original Nintendo Famicom launch titles were Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt.

Question 18

The Famicom console was renamed the Advanced Video System (AVS), before being renamed the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) for the U.S. market.

Question 19

R.O.B. never saw another game beyond Gyromite and Stack-Up. The robot was unpopular in both the U.S. and Japan and was eventually discontinued.

Question 20

Two of the key video game titles the NES included Metroid and Mega Man 2.