Video Game Trivia

[Pedro]

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No. Hint: the character made it into commercials but never into a game.
I got my source of the net. It's a tough one. I will search the internet and my books back and forth until I come up with an answer for ya.


Sony & Nintendo didn't try to do anything in 1988--Nintendo was still sitting with the NES. In 1991, Nintendo tried to respond to SegaCD by partnering w/Sony to create an SNES CD drive known as the PlayStation. At the time, Sony hired an engineer named Ken Kutaragi to run the project. After Nintendo abandoned Sony and named Phillips as its CD partner, Kutaragi convinced the brass at Sony to continue the PlayStation project as a stand alone console.

I looked most of this up on the net mostly IGN. (I am opened to listen to other things as well after all I am still learning myself.) In each sight I visit states that Nintendo and Sony tried to embark on a deal in 1988 to make a CD ROM drive for the NES and at that time it was called the Super Disc not the Playstation. It was suppose to be release I think with the SNES so you could play both Nintendo cartridge games and Sony CD games of which Sony was suppose to be the "Sole World Licenser" written in their contract, meaning Nintendo would be under Sony's grip which scared the piss out of Nintendo.

[U'ilani]

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Wasn't the first Playstation mascot Crash Bandicoots or was it the tomb raider girl? I am pretty sure it was crash, before he jumped on to an all platform character

No. Hint: the character made it into commercials but never into a game.

I got another question. In 1988 Sony and Nintendo were trying to make a new system Called the "_______________" But later they decided not to and in 1991 Sony used that same idea and made it into a console of their own and named it the Playstation. Well the playstation didn't really come out till 1995.

Sony & Nintendo didn't try to do anything in 1988--Nintendo was still sitting with the NES. In 1991, Nintendo tried to respond to SegaCD by partnering w/Sony to create an SNES CD drive known as the PlayStation. At the time, Sony hired an engineer named Ken Kutaragi to run the project. After Nintendo abandoned Sony and named Phillips as its CD partner, Kutaragi convinced the brass at Sony to continue the PlayStation project as a stand alone console.

[Pedro]

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BTW, who was the first mascot spokesman for PlayStation?[/QUOTE]

Wasn't the first Playstation mascot Crash Bandicoots or was it the tomb raider girl? I am pretty sure it was crash, before he jumped on to an all platform character.

I got another question. In 1988 Sony and Nintendo were trying to make a new system Called the "_______________" But later they decided not to and in 1991 Sony used that same idea and made it into a console of their own and named it the Playstation. Well the playstation didn't really come out till 1995.

[Pedro]

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Nine systems were not introduced at E3 in 1995. 3DO, Jaguar, and Sega 32X came out in 1994. Saturn & PlayStation came out in 1995, but they didn't have a working N64 until 1996. You might also be including Nomad, which did come out in 1995, as well as Nintendo Virtual Boy. When you say "nine", were you also including Tiger's RZone? FX CD was launched in 1995--but that was a Japan release. Not sure how you came up with 9 unless you counted the Panasonic and Goldstar 3DOs as separate units, but the Panasonic clearly pre-dates E3. Many of these systems were unveiled at CES, not E3.

BTW, who was the first mascot spokesman for PlayStation?

I got all my stuff from a Next Gen magazine, but their is no fooling you is there?

[U'ilani]

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The strongest most sought after videogame consoles in today's market are: Nintendo, Playstation and XBOX. There were other consoles that came out two years ago that tried to compete but failed in the market. Anyways here's my question it's a little harder. In 1995 at the E3(Electronic Entertainment Expo) nine video game consoles were Introduced at the Expo. They all had potential to be great systems, some's where powerful than others, while others lacked in power they more than made up for it with games. What were these nine systems and out of all them how many video game consoles failed in the market and which ones did Good in the long run? I mean during that time.

Nine systems were not introduced at E3 in 1995. 3DO, Jaguar, and Sega 32X came out in 1994. Saturn & PlayStation came out in 1995, but they didn't have a working N64 until 1996. You might also be including Nomad, which did come out in 1995, as well as Nintendo Virtual Boy. When you say "nine", were you also including Tiger's RZone? FX CD was launched in 1995--but that was a Japan release. Not sure how you came up with 9 unless you counted the Panasonic and Goldstar 3DOs as separate units, but the Panasonic clearly pre-dates E3. Many of these systems were unveiled at CES, not E3.

BTW, who was the first mascot spokesman for PlayStation?

[Pedro]

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The strongest most sought after videogame consoles in today's market are: Nintendo, Playstation and XBOX. There were other consoles that came out two years ago that tried to compete but failed in the market. Anyways here's my question it's a little harder. In 1995 at the E3(Electronic Entertainment Expo) nine video game consoles were Introduced at the Expo. They all had potential to be great systems, some's where powerful than others, while others lacked in power they more than made up for it with games. What were these nine systems and out of all them how many video game consoles failed in the market and which ones did Good in the long run? I mean during that time.

[Pedro]

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Pacman is the best-selling arcade game in world history.

BTW, Tetris is the best-selling home game of all time (based on game cartridges sold).

How about best-selling arcade game ever in U.S. history?

Between Pacman and Tetris I loved Tetris the most still do and I play it as often as I can. I got up to level 17 that was the highest I ever went and I think ever will go in my life, unless I become a god.

[Pedro]

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I recall reading somewhere that they manufactured Hanafuda (Sakura) cards.

You are correct sorry I didn't post anything else.

[U'ilani]

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tetris or pacman

Pacman is the best-selling arcade game in world history.

BTW, Tetris is the best-selling home game of all time (based on game cartridges sold).

How about best-selling arcade game ever in U.S. history?

[kimo55]

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tetris or pacman

[U'ilani]

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Here's a trivia question for you:

What was the best-selling arcade game in U.S. history?

And how about in world history?

[U'ilani]

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You got that right. Here's another one it's more on history and stuff. Before Nintendo made toys and video games what product did they make in Japan?

They made Hanafuda playing cards like Moto said. After 100 yrs of making these cards, Hiroshi Yamauchi expanded into Disney playing cards, love hotels, toys, and virtual skeet shooting parks, before making Game & Watch portable games, and eventually straying into arcade games.

[Moto]

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I recall reading somewhere that they manufactured Hanafuda (Sakura) cards.

[Pedro]

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Sega was founded by Marty Gromley who worked at Pearl Harbor, along w/4 other people. They later merged w/Rosen Enterprises, founded by David Rosen, to create Sega Enterprises. Sega stands for service games.

I don't think anyone can stump my husband. Next trivia question (tapping toes, patiently waiting for a more challenging one )...

Edit: Marty Bromley, not Gromley

You got that right. Here's another one it's more on history and stuff. Before Nintendo made toys and video games what product did they make in Japan?

[U'ilani]

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That is the right answer, you rock. Here's another question: The company Sega was founded by who? An American? Or was it by a Japanese dude? What did the word Sega stand for?

Sega was founded by Marty Gromley who worked at Pearl Harbor, along w/4 other people. They later merged w/Rosen Enterprises, founded by David Rosen, to create Sega Enterprises. Sega stands for service games.

I don't think anyone can stump my husband. Next trivia question (tapping toes, patiently waiting for a more challenging one )...

Edit: Marty Bromley, not Gromley