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Video Games Basics
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. EA; licensing of live athletes
Konami
Atari 2600
Electronic Arts EA
Dr. J and Larry Bird
2. Polygon graphics (3D) vs. typical sprite (2D)
Pitfall
Battlezone
Virtua series
Crash of 1983
3. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario
Spacewars
Apple II
raster vs. polygon graphics
NES
4. Patented work; father of video games
Ralph Baer
Apple II
relationship b/t arcade and console
Yu Suzuki
5. PC (open) vs. consoles (closed); PC: low cost of entry - freedom from content restrictions - no quality control (might not run properly or on other comps) - more competition due to easy entry - piracy----Console: piracy less - less competition - stan
difference b/t open and closed system
Colecovision
Nintendo and 10NES licensing
Ultima
6. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus
IBM PC
Monopoly
Acclaim
Adventure games
7. Competed with Atari
Pong
Colecovision
games and culture in 8-bit era
Sega Master System
8. First mass produced computer
Apple II
Nolan Bushnell
FCC Regulation/Obscenity
NES
9. Surgeon general; harmful to youth: can be addictive and cause negative behavior and nothing constructive in vg
Galaxian
C. Everett Koop
Genre
Gatekeeping
10. Expensive home computer
games and culture in 8-bit era
Cutscene
Shigeru Miyamoto
IBM PC
11. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee
Spacewars
Acclaim
Ms. Pac-Man
relationship b/t arcade and console
12. Why gameboy blew up; RPC; huge cultural impact
Broderbund
John Carmack
games and culture in 8-bit era
Pokemon
13. EA; licensing of live athletes
Ms. Pac-Man
Dr. J and Larry Bird
Razor & Blade model
Konami
14. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia
Tetris
Mortal Kombat
Atari Lynx
games and culture in 8-bit era
15. Created by Atari - Atari's 1st hit arcade game
raster vs. polygon graphics
Tetris
Cutscene
Pong
16. PC game; interactive fiction: all text and typing
Magnavox
FCC Regulation/Obscenity
Zork
relationship b/t arcade and console
17. Very popular; had good details - graphics - and SOUND b/c of CD-ROM; adults played; no violence; art section of NY Times article
Myst
Tetris
Nolan Bushnell
Sega Game Gear
18. Game developer for Nintendo that put out a lot of popular games
Shigeru Miyamoto
Vectrex
PC vs. console games
Zork
19. Killer app for Nintendo NES
Nintendo
Shigeru Miyamoto
Super Mario Bros
Genre
20. Made by Activision; high quality
Intellevision
Sega Master System
Pitfall
Nolan Bushnell
21. Photo-based graphics; fatalities; controversial; movie; cited in 1993 Senate Hearings on vg violence
Nintendo
Nintendo Game Boy
Spacewars
Mortal Kombat
22. Why gameboy blew up; RPC; huge cultural impact
Commodore64
Ms. Pac-Man
Pokemon
Street Fighter II
23. Creator: Nolan Bushnell - 1st most popular console (Atari 2600) - big arcade player
Capcom
Vectrex
E.T.
Atari
24. Outside companies that do not own rights to the console create games
Public domain
3rd party developer
Monopoly
Avg age of gamers according to ESA
25. 2nd most popular next to Pac-man - saved Nintendo - 1st appearance of Mario - lawsuit b/t Nint and Universal for their remake of King Kong (intellectual prop) -> copyright ran out - open to public
Monopoly
Avg age of gamers according to ESA
Donkey Kong
Apple II
26. Expensive home computer
IBM PC
Myst
Sega Master System
Nintendo Game Boy
27. Progresses story
IBM PC
Cutscene
Monopoly
Nolan Bushnell
28. Low quality game (glut causing crash) due to the poor graphics in comparison to the arcade version
Doom
Myst
Ms. Pac-Man
Pac-Man (Atari 2600)
29. Vector graphics: line graphics; high-resolution outlines; 3D like effects
Nintendo
Vectrex
Broderbund
Asteroids
30. Exceptions to copyright/extent to which you can use someone's int. prop.; protected= parody and education
Gatekeeping
Fair use
vector vs. raster graphics
Avg age of gamers according to ESA
31. A business model in which the complementary goods (blades/games) are sold to make the profit - not the original item (razor/console)
Doom
Razor & Blade model
Yu Suzuki
difference b/t open and closed system
32. Arcade games started by used for consoles (arcade ports); hardware biz vs. software biz
relationship b/t arcade and console
1st party developer
Pong
Super Mario Bros
33. Best-selling in U.S. - Namco sued Midway for modification of Pac-Man (no permission from original copyright holder)
Atari Lynx
Ms. Pac-Man
games & culture in early arcade/console generation 1 era
id Software
34. Game developer for Nintendo that put out a lot of popular games
Ms. Pac-Man
Shigeru Miyamoto
Sega Game Gear
Virtua series
35. Pixel/cartoon/sprite graphics vs. 3D graphics (square vs. cube)
Atari 2600
Virtua series
Activision
raster vs. polygon graphics
36. Line graphics (3D effects) vs. pixels graphics/sprites (2D cartoon)
Tetris
vector vs. raster graphics
Pitfall
Nolan Bushnell
37. Family oriented; just a fad; critiques: violence - addiction - delinquent kids hangout out at arcades; games unwinnable
Nintendo Game Boy
Ultima
Public domain
games & culture in early arcade/console generation 1 era
38. Longest running company - 1st party games led to their success - ONLY did games
Ms. Pac-Man
difference b/t open and closed system
Nintendo
King's Quest
39. Japanese - biggest competitor with Nintendo (but weak competitor) - in 8-bit era= 1st party
Adventure games
Sega
King's Quest
Pitfall
40. Politicized her views
Street Fighter II
Colecovision
Konami
Ronnie Lamm
41. Biggest arcade hit following Pong - revived biz (Midway)
Space Invaders
Razor & Blade model
Super Mario Bros
Pitfall
42. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games
Genre
Yu Suzuki
PC vs. console games
Space Invaders
43. Killer app for Nintendo NES
IBM PC
Electronic Arts EA
Colecovision
Super Mario Bros
44. 30 y/o
Apple Macintosh
Ms. Pac-Man
Ronnie Lamm
Avg age of gamers according to ESA
45. Avoided glut of low quality games via lock and key model= no unauthorized source could create games
Dragon's Lair
Broderbund
Nintendo and 10NES licensing
Virtua series
46. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962
Spacewars
Capcom
King's Quest
Ms. Pac-Man
47. Created id Software
Acclaim
John Carmack
Apple II
Battlezone
48. RPG (role playing game)= fantasy element; electronic version of table top games
Avg age of gamers according to ESA
Donkey Kong
Pac-man
Ultima
49. Vector graphics: line graphics; high-resolution outlines; 3D like effects
Asteroids
raster vs. polygon graphics
Pokemon
Pong
50. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo
Battlezone
Capcom
Atari Lynx
Colecovision