Name the Game

[Lance]

Very simple game - I give you a few clues as to the game, you try to guess it. If you do you get.. well.. nothing... but bragging rights anyway :1st:
If no-one can guess it after 10 posts, I'll add more clues.

Then I do a new game and we move on :D

First Game:

Released in the late 70's

It was designed as a hobby by a teenager in Texas

The cover has a demon on it

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Good luck :D

[Jason]

I was going to go with 'Doom' until I re-read it was in the late 80's, and I think Doom was early '90s...

[Lance]

Oh shi* - sorry, re-editied that, it's not late 80's, it's late 70's

[dimples]

Pong :D

[Lance]

Nope, sorry dimples - don't think Pong had a demon on the cover :D

[Jason]

See, for the time period I'm thinking this might well be a text-based job... I'm pretty sure it's not Zork though.

[Lance]

You're right in that it's not Zork..... could be wrong with your other assumption too.

[Jason]

Akalabeth: World of Doom was kind of text-based, I believe, and I think it was released in the late '70s. Never played it, and can't find much on it online to confirm or deny my suspicion though. Apparently it was the first RPG, if my memory serves correctly.

[Lance]

Ding Ding! We have our first winner :1st: Congratulations for correctly guessing Akalabeth

Have to run for a little while, but when I come back I'll post the new game

[dimples]

Never even heard of such thing :D

[Lance]

That's ok dimples - most of these are easily researched on google


Game 2: (Probably going to be an easy one :D)

Released in the late 80's in Japan and Europe before being ported to U.S and is part of a long running series

The protagonist in this installment is a genetic clone

This game in the series ranked 104th in Nintendo Power's Top 200 List.

[Jason]

Ooh, I think I know this one, but I'll hold fire and see if anyone else gets it. :)

[Lance]

I know, it's an easy one.

Come on guys, who wants bragging rights?

[dimples]

Wouldn't know it even if my life depend on it :D I'm such a modern gamer, that I don't know anything about old games. Well very little

[Konrad]

And I'm a wee little lad who hardly remembers when Doom was released, but when I think long running japan I think Final Fantasy.

[Lance]

Hmmm, close Konnie, but nope.

Though the highest ranking FF game on Nintendo Powers' Top 200 was FF VI, which ranked at 14th, and released in '94

[Steph]

Metal Gear?

[Jason]

Lady's got it, unless I'm also mistaken.

[Lance]

The lady is..... correct! The game is Metal Gear :1st:


Next Game:

This is a game from the 90's and was an arcade hit before being ported to consoles.

It's been listed as the 5th best fighting game of all time.

One of the games "finishers" forced the opponent to dance.

[Serio]

Mortal Kombat? That's the only one I can think of that could possibly have a "dance" finishing move.

[Lance]

Very close - but I think MK ranks higher than this game - probably 2nd or 3rd

[MyNameDidntFit]

Well, other than MK there are only really Street Fighter and Tekken that I can think of...

[Lance]

No and No

I actually thought this one would be easy :D

Ok, another hint:

Two characters were a Skeleton and a Native American Chief...

[MyNameDidntFit]

Fighting games were never my thing...

[Jason]

A Skeleton?! Is it Killer Instinct, by any chance?

[Archangel]

Fighting games were never my thing...

Oldschool arcade games were generally never my thing.

If it weren't on the Sega Megadrive or later, then I don't know it.

[Lance]

That's 'cuz Arcades pretty much don't exist here anymore :p Timezone is all but obsolete.

But Jase is correct - Killer Instinct is the game :1st:

New Game:

This PC game is one of the iconic games of the late 90's and is still massively popular to this day

Made it's debut at E3 in 1996

Guinness World Records gave it 4 world records.

The game has spawned novels, action figures and board games amongst other things.

[Serio]

Four world records? Is it Starcraft?

[Archangel]

Seems to fit, though strictly speaking, StarCraft got a console port in the 2000-ish area.

[Jason]

Warcraft?

[Lance]

Nope, Starcraft is the answer :D Serio got it

Will return later to do the new one, don't have time right now.

[Steph]

Will return later to do the new one, don't have time right now.
Awwh damn, was quite excited to log on and see if there was a new one.
Ahhh, I feel sad now haha.

[Lance]

Sorry Steph :D

New Game:
The first major release of 2000

It spawns expansions and sequels faster than cockroach's breed

20th Century Fox bought the movie rights for the game in 2007

[Archangel]

I'mma have to go with The Sims, here.

Dunno if that's scheduled for movie-fication, though, but lord knows it got enough expansions.

[Lance]

... ok, need to make these harder :D Yeah, The Sims is correct

20th Century bought the rights, but IMDB has no information apart from that it's scheduled for a 2012 release. Whether it actually DOES get released is another matter.


New Game:

Simulation game from '94

Was originally slated to be something else, but they thought they would loose too much control, and hence this game was made.

The game was created and programmed by Peter Molyneux and Demis Hassabis

[Jason]

1994? Peter Molyneux? I'd have to have a shot at Theme Park.

[Lance]

*@$%#!

You guys are getting good at this :p


New Game:

Released in '97

Quote:
"Soon, I'll use this voodoo cannonball to send my significant other to the significant OTHERWORLD! Bwa, ha, ha. That'll show her how much I truly care."

[Serio]

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is what sprung to mind when reading that quote.

[Lance]

It would fit yeah :D

But nope, it's not Oddworld

[Steph]

The Curse of Monkey Island?

Lachuck right?

[Jason]

*facepalms* of course!

[Lance]

Steph is CORRECT! Good going - Jase, facepalm yourself for not knowing better :p

Next Game:
This RPG was released for the PC in 1988 and is the first of a 2 game series.

The title involves a quarter moon bird.

It's attached to one of the most popular Board Game/Video Game/Book series off all time.

[Lance]

No takers?

[Jason]

I was waiting to see if anyone else jumped on it, but I'm pretty sure it's the first BattleTech game, isn't it? Something about a crescent bird?

[KAZMAIER]

Sorry.Wrong category.

[Lance]

I'll give you half-point for it Jason, you're on the right track. Full points if you can actually name the game :p

[Steph]

Is it The Crescent Hawk's Inception?