# Video game trivia? You bet you sweet ass it is! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 15, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450 "2008-03-15T06:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/1 "2008-03-15T06:09:26Z")
Can I say ass? Well too bad, I’m saying it anyway! Standard trivia format, here, You’re on the honor system to only answer if you know it, no looking things up. You answer one, you can post one…or just post one even if you didn’t answer one, we’re pretty casual here. 1. What is the most annoying enemy in the Castlevania series? (and before you say this is a matter of opinion…no, trust me, there is no other more hated non-boss enemy than this one.) 2. If I were to say “grumble grumble,” what would you do? 3. He turned him into a frog, but now they fight along side each other. 4. Space hamster? 5. What gets reticulated? 6. Which Metroid game comes first (within the world of Metroid,) and which one comes last? 7. Why couldn’t we wear capes at first? 8. What Imperial admiral defected to the Rebel Alliance? 9. What level does the warp in world 1-3 in Super Mario Brothers 2 take you? 10. Sonic the Hedgehog spawned two animated series. What was the main differences between them? ---
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Apologies, but I have so much game stuff in my brain that I just had to let it out. Hope this is a case of “the more, the merrier,” **bouv** ; if not, I apologize! Again! 1. Complete the quote: “Yer dead, pal! Death Blow: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_” 2. In terms of a certain video game series, what is unique about two major enemies named after a Japanese raven-like mythological being and Houston’s baseball team? 3. [Cherry blossoms] : [dragon] :: [Mr. Penn] : ??? 4. One of the games mentioned or referred to in the first thirteen questions has a super-hard non-boss enemy whose name is a word in a different one of the first thirteen questions. What’s the enemy’s name? ---
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1. One of the games mentioned or referred to in the first thirteen questions has a super-hard non-boss enemy whose name is a word in a different one of the first thirteen questions. What’s the enemy’s name? Ass? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/4 "2008-03-15T07:42:28Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Can I say ass? Well too bad, I’m saying it anyway! Standard trivia format, here, You’re on the honor system to only answer if you know it, no looking things up. You answer one, you can post one…or just post one even if you didn’t answer one, we’re pretty casual here. 1. What is the most annoying enemy in the Castlevania series? (and before you say this is a matter of opinion…no, trust me, there is no other more hated non-boss enemy than this one.) 2. He turned him into a frog, but now they fight along side each other. 3. Space hamster? 4. Which Metroid game comes first (within the world of Metroid,) and which one comes last? 5. Sonic the Hedgehog spawned two animated series. What was the main differences between them? [/QUOTE] 6. Medusa Head? 7. Frog(Glenn)/Magus (Janus) from Chrono Trigger 8. Take heart fellow adventurers, for you have curried the favor of Boo, The only miniature giant space hamster in the Realm. My friend and companion ever since my h-h-head wound, he will lead us to victory! Onward to the Gnoll Stronghold to the west! Tarry not! We must go soon! 9. I believe Zero Mission is first and Fusion is last 10. [nitpick]there were 3, but noone ever remembers Sonic Underground (probably because it sucks) 4 if you count the more recent Sonic X[/nitpick] The main difference between teht wo was tone. One was light hearted showing Robotnick as a bumbling idiot with Scratch and Grounder, the other one showed him as ferocious. Also, the latter had the freedom fighters… Hoenstly they were nothing alike imo. Point me to what you’re getting at and I can probably guess, I watched those shows extensively. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/5 "2008-03-15T07:48:15Z")
[QUOTE=Jragon] 10) [nitpick]there were 3, but noone ever remembers Sonic Underground (probably because it sucks) 4 if you count the more recent Sonic X[/nitpick] The main difference between teht wo was tone. One was light hearted showing Robotnick as a bumbling idiot with Scratch and Grounder, the other one showed him as ferocious. Also, the latter had the freedom fighters… Hoenstly they were nothing alike imo. Point me to what you’re getting at and I can probably guess, I watched those shows extensively. [/QUOTE] You’re right, I did not remember Sonic Underground, nor did I know they recently made a fourth. That was all I meant with differences. One was goofy, like Scooby Doo or something, and the other was serious, more like Gargoyles (and it had a kick-ass themsong, and a hot rodent chick with a robot hand.) And yes, you were right with Medusa Head. 😉 Seriously, is there ANYTHING more annoying? ---
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[QUOTE=Leaper] 12) In terms of a certain video game series, what is unique about two major enemies named after a Japanese raven-like mythological being and Houston’s baseball team? [/QUOTE] Tengu Man and Astro Man were the only Robot Masters in a Mega Man game since the first created by Capcom without being entries in a design contest. (It would have been humiliating not to answer this one!) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/7 "2008-03-15T09:38:46Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] 1. What is the most annoying enemy in the Castlevania series? (and before you say this is a matter of opinion…no, trust me, there is no other more hated non-boss enemy than this one.) [/quote] With text that long you can only mean the Medusa heads, though I think it depends on the game. In Symphony of the Night, for example, I can deal with them fast. > [@](#): > > 1. If I were to say “grumble grumble,” what would you do? I’d throw meat on you. > [@](#): > > 1. He turned him into a frog, but now they fight along side each other. Frog and Magus; together they fight Cthulhu! > [@](#): > > 1. Space hamster? Giant, miniature, fire breathing? I know what you’re thinking of but they’re from Spelljammer originally. > [@](#): > > 1. What gets reticulated? Pythons? > [@](#): > > 1. Which Metroid game comes first (within the world of Metroid,) and which one comes last? It depends. Metroid comes first, but Metroid Zero Mission is a remake of it with additional segments. Metroid 2 and Super Metroid have to directly follow each other and similarly the Prime series all have to come one right after the other. Fusion is just kind of out there on its own. Trying to resolve them all into a coherent time line is a sucker’s game and you’ll never deal with the contradictions. You might as well just say that the most recent game comes last and let it go at that. > [@](#): > > 1. Why couldn’t we wear capes at first? Story reason: Statesman said we couldn’t because Hero-1 died. Real reason: they didn’t think the target platform for that initial engine couldn’t handle it. After they got a better grip on things they were added in. > [@](#): > > 1. What Imperial admiral defected to the Rebel Alliance? Darth Vader, though he was a rebel for only a minute and a half. 😛 > [@](#): > > 1. What level does the warp in world 1-3 in Super Mario Brothers 2 take you? 4-1, the ice world. > [@](#): > > 1. Sonic the Hedgehog spawned two animated series. What was the main differences between them? The amount of fanfic written for them? ---
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1. What gets reticulated? The reticulated python in Metal Gear 3. I’ll add two of my own. \*\*15. Who/What is the Seventh Guest? 1. Without looking, what is the secret of the Inner Sanctum\*\*? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/9 "2008-03-15T16:35:16Z")
5.) What gets reticulated? Splines … duh. ---
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Jeez. I thought I was a gamer, but all these questions are well outside my field of knowledge. The few that aren’t already got answered. I _can_ say that Fusion _must_ come last in the Metroid series because the prologue reveals that Samus is no longer able to wear her normal armor, which she has had in all the other games. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/11 "2008-03-15T17:00:38Z")
1. What is the most annoying enemy in the Castlevania series? (and before you say this is a matter of opinion…no, trust me, there is no other more hated non-boss enemy than this one.) **Shit. I can see him, but I can’t place the name. I suck. Wasn’t it that floating thing that’d bob up and down and knock you off platforms?** 2. If I were to say “grumble grumble,” what would you do? 3. He turned him into a frog, but now they fight along side each other. **Blaster Master?** 4. Space hamster? 5. What gets reticulated? **Splines?** 6. Which Metroid game comes first (within the world of Metroid,) and which one comes last? 7. Why couldn’t we wear capes at first? 8. What Imperial admiral defected to the Rebel Alliance? 9. What level does the warp in world 1-3 in Super Mario Brothers 2 take you? **(Wasn’t it 1-2?) In any case, it takes you to 4, 5, or 6.** 10. Sonic the Hedgehog spawned two animated series. What was the main differences between them? **Sonic and Knuckles? Knuckles was a…crap…I can’t remember what he was called, but it started with an “E” and I want to say “enchilada”.** Reply With Quote ---
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Whoops. ---
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Oh…wait…the warp in Mario 2. I’m an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/14 "2008-03-15T17:28:04Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] 1. Sonic the Hedgehog spawned two animated series. What was the main differences between them? **Sonic and Knuckles? Knuckles was a…crap..I can’t remember what he was called, but it started with an “E” and I want to say “enchilada”.** [/QUOTE] 😃 Echidna. That’s not the difference, though. _Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog_ was a light-hearted episodic cartoon series with a very Warner Brothers atmosphere. _Sonic the Hedgehog_ was a darker serial cartoon with an ensemble cast. _Sonic Underground_, which I never saw, featured Sonic with two siblings as part of a rock band. :rolleyes: Lastly and most recently is _Sonic X_, a ported anime series. As far as I can tell, Knuckles appears in the games, the comics, Sonic Underground, and Sonic X, but not the other two shows. ---
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Thank you! Echidna! By the way…[echidna](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna) . Wow, such odd little creatures! ---
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[QUOTE=Mahaloth] 15. Who/What is the Seventh Guest? [/QUOTE] You are. ---
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[QUOTE=bouv] 1. What is the most annoying enemy in the Castlevania series? (and before you say this is a matter of opinion…no, trust me, there is no other more hated non-boss enemy than this one.) [/quote] Bats? > [@](#): > > 1. Space hamster? That’d be Boo. I think if gamers don’t know this one, they’re pretty much forced to turn in their nerd cards. 😉 > [@](#): > > 1. What gets reticulated? Splines! [QUOTE=Mahaloth] 15. Who/What is the Seventh Guest? [/QUOTE] I believe we, the player, are. Well, _were_. ---
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Thought i’d add a couple of my own. 1. What happens to flower-selling girls praying in pools of water? 2. Something bouncing towards me whilst a chorus chants “Hallelujah!” can only be good, right? 3. Name the boss a trick to beating is changing which port your controller’s plugged into, and why that helps. 4. Should you find yourself wandering around a game with your own arm, intestines, and an eye (among other things) yet still have all those items in their proper places as well, who would you be? ---
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1. What’s in the stump…if anything? 2. What’s so strange about Beat Takeshi’s game? And who would us Americans better know him as? 3. What do they say about toasters? 4. If I wanted smithore and crystite, what would I need? ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450/20 "2008-03-15T18:57:45Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] 18) Name the boss a trick to beating is changing which port your controller’s plugged into, and why that helps. [/QUOTE] Psycho Mantis in Metal Gear Solid. The SOB reads the controller commands coming through port 1, but not port 2. I beat him without switching ports. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450.md?page=2)