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






2. Competed with Atari






3. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






4. Surgeon general; harmful to youth: can be addictive and cause negative behavior and nothing constructive in vg






5. PC game; interactive fiction: all text and typing






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






7. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






8. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






9. 1st huge FPS game






10. Politicized her views






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






12. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






13. Creator: Nolan Bushnell - 1st most popular console (Atari 2600) - big arcade player






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






15. Longest running company - 1st party games led to their success - ONLY did games






16. Created id Software






17. Competed with Atari






18. PC action games






19. 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






20. 1st true color arcade game






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






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






23. Killer app for Nintendo NES






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






25. Competed with Atari






26. 30 y/o






27. Progresses story






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






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






30. Photo-based graphics; fatalities; controversial; movie; cited in 1993 Senate Hearings on vg violence






31. Avoided glut of low quality games via lock and key model= no unauthorized source could create games






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






33. Surgeon general; harmful to youth: can be addictive and cause negative behavior and nothing constructive in vg






34. Competed with Atari






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






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






37. First 3rd party developer






38. Made Doom (FPS)l shareware; mods; multi-player on LAN (local area network)






39. Adventure game


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






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






42. First mass produced computer






43. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






44. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






45. Progresses story






46. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






47. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






48. 1st popular console






49. Competes with Nint- fail






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