Question 1

Which console was technologically superior based on tech spec numbers?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What creation(s) is Shigeru Miyamoto famous for?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 A

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

SEGA stands for:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which third generation console sold the largest number of units?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which console was not redesigned for the American audience?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

Nintendo's Famicom stood for:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 5: The 8-Bit ERA

Which console was technologically superior based on tech spec numbers?

What creation(s) is Shigeru Miyamoto famous for?

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

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

SEGA stands for:

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.

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

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

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

Which third generation console sold the largest number of units?

Which console was not redesigned for the American audience?

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

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

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

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

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

Nintendo's Famicom stood for:

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

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

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