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Video Games Basics

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Adventure game


2. Filtering out content by those who control/own the console






3. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






4. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






5. Type






6. Glut of low quality video games; mostly Atari's open market; retailers less willing to carry products; U.S. starts to focus on the PC






7. Patented work; father of video games






8. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






9. Revived arcades (1989-1995); movie made - console war b/t Nint and Sega b/c of game






10. Family oriented; just a fad; critiques: violence - addiction - delinquent kids hangout out at arcades; games unwinnable






11. Mods (kept game going); multi-player via LANs; shareware (part of game free - pay for complete game)






12. Arcade ports; not good






13. PC action games






14. Pixel/cartoon/sprite graphics vs. 3D graphics (square vs. cube)






15. 1st popular console






16. 1st true color arcade game






17. RPG (role playing game)= fantasy element; electronic version of table top games






18. Politicized her views






19. Patented work; father of video games






20. First 3rd party developer






21. Line graphics (3D effects) vs. pixels graphics/sprites (2D cartoon)






22. Exclusive control or supplier of goods and services; lack of competition (stifles innovation - ability to set own prices - high barrier for entry)






23. Japanese - biggest competitor with Nintendo (but weak competitor) - in 8-bit era= 1st party






24. Competed with Atari






25. Low quality game (glut causing crash) due to the poor graphics in comparison to the arcade version






26. Revived arcades (1989-1995); movie made - console war b/t Nint and Sega b/c of game






27. Expensive home computer






28. Best selling arcade game world-wide - pop culture phenomena - nonviolent






29. Competes with Nint- fail






30. After a certain amount of time anyone can use int. prop when copyright expires (DK and King Kong)






31. Laser disk technology (cartoon/Disney graphics) - last hoorah of arcade era


32. Arcade games started by used for consoles (arcade ports); hardware biz vs. software biz






33. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






34. Made by Activision; high quality






35. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






36. Line graphics (3D effects) vs. pixels graphics/sprites (2D cartoon)






37. First mass produced computer






38. Father of industry






39. Created id Software






40. Best selling arcade game world-wide - pop culture phenomena - nonviolent






41. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






42. First 3rd party developer






43. Killer app for Nintendo NES






44. Father of industry






45. Arcade ports; not good






46. 30 y/o






47. Outside companies that do not own rights to the console create games






48. A business model in which the complementary goods (blades/games) are sold to make the profit - not the original item (razor/console)






49. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






50. Pixel/cartoon/sprite graphics vs. 3D graphics (square vs. cube)