Deck 6: The 16-Bit ERA

Question 1

Sega's motion-controlled, hydraulic cabinets by Director/Designer __________ led to games like OutRun (1986) and After Burner (1987):

A) Yuji Naka
B) Yu Suzuki
C) Yuzo Koshiro
D) Hayao Nakayama

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The 1991 game that helped revive the arcade industry and popularized the fighting game genre:

A) Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
B) Mortal Kombat
C) Virtua Fighter
D) The King of Fighters

Answer 2

A

Question 3

During its peak success in 1992, this game console gained a 55 percent share of the U.S. video game market:

A) Super Nintendo
B) Sega Genesis
C) TurboGrafx-16
D) Neo•Geo

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Known as the TurboGrafx-16 in the U.S., this system fared much better in Europe and Japan than in North America:

A) Mega Drive
B) PC Engine
C) Super Famicom
D) Neo•Geo

Question 5

The PC Engine was known for being the first system to:

A) have four controller ports built into the console
B) offer a CD add-on unit to the console
C) play perfect ports of arcade games in the home
D) feature controllers with more than 2 buttons

Question 6

This was the only 4^th generation system that came with large joysticks instead of traditional variants of the d-pad (+) controller:

A) Neo•Geo
B) Sega Genesis
C) Super Nintendo
D) TurboGrafx-16

Question 7

Which of these peripherals was not developed for Sega Genesis?

A) Power Base Converter
B) SuperScope
C) CD add-on
D) 32X

Question 8

Early on, developed a reputation for censoring blood and sexuality from its games:

A) TurboGrafx-16
B) Super Nintendo
C) Neo•Geo
D) Sega Genesis

Question 9

Neo-Geo was known for being the first system to:

A) have four controller ports built into the console
B) offer a CD add-on unit to the console
C) play perfect ports of arcade games in the home
D) feature controllers with more than 2 buttons

Question 10

Which console was technologically superior based on tech spec numbers?

A) Neo•Geo
B) Super Nintendo
C) Sega Genesis
D) TurboGrafx-16

Question 11

What video game is Yuji Naka famous for?

A) Super Mario World
B) Bonk's Adventure
C) Sonic the Hedgehog
D) All of the above

Question 12

Which console sold the largest number of units by the end of the fourth generation?

A) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
B) Sega Genesis
C) TurboGrafx-16
D) Neo•Geo

Question 13

Which console was not renamed or redesigned for the U.S. market?

A) Neo-Geo
B) Super Nintendo
C) Sega Genesis
D) TurboGrafx-16

Question 14

SNK stands for:

A) Shin Nihon Kikaku
B) Shinto Nippon Kyoto
C) Super Nintendo Kart
D) System Network Keyframing

Question 15

This 4^th gen console was built with only one controller port and was not considered a true 16-bit system:

A) Neo•Geo
B) Super Nintendo
C) Sega Genesis
D) TurboGrafx-16

Question 16

This 4^th generation console was unique for its Mode 7 scaling & rotation graphics effects and Sony sound chip:

A) Neo•Geo
B) Super Nintendo
C) Sega Genesis
D) TurboGrafx-16

Question 17

With dimensions of 135 × 130 × 35mm [or 5.3 × 5.1 × 1.37 inches], the Sega Mega Drive remains the smallest home console ever made.

Question 18

Altered Beast was the original pack-in title for the Sega Genesis.

Question 19

The CD-ROM² was the first CD-ROM add-on (expansion) unit for a video game console.

Question 20

Nintendo coined the term "blast processing" in their advertisements to emphasize the Super Nintendo's faster processing speed.