CORRECT Answers
When was the first video game crash and when was the second? - CORRECT ANSWER-
1977 and 1983
What were the causes of the second video game crash of 1983? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Market saturation of too many consoles and The horrible gameplay of the Atari game E.T.
List the following gaming consoles in order of their release. - CORRECT ANSWER- 1.
Magnavox Odyssey
2. Fairchild Channel F
3. Atari 2600
4. Atari 5200
What was the original purpose of video games? - CORRECT ANSWER- Research
What impact did high score lists have? - CORRECT ANSWER- They let people compete
How did the limited memory of cartridges affect gameplay? - CORRECT ANSWER- It
limited how much players could do in the game and It limited how elaborate games could be
In what way did Atari mistreat some of their developers? - CORRECT ANSWER- They
refused to give credit for their work
What important innovation separated home-based consoles from early arcade consoles? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Microprocessor
Which popular game feature was created by angry developers? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Easter Eggs
, What were the disadvantages of arcade gaming? - CORRECT ANSWER- Travel cost and
gameplay cost
What advantage did the Game Paks have? - CORRECT ANSWER- portable
What sort of portfolio would be best to show to a potential employer? - CORRECT
ANSWER- A complete game and some art or writing
What is NOT included in the usual specs of a game designer? - CORRECT ANSWER-
accounting
What game did Mario make his first appearance in? - CORRECT ANSWER- Donkey Kong
What was Mario's official first job? - CORRECT ANSWER- construction worker
What influenced the naming of the Final Fantasy series? - CORRECT ANSWER- The
impending end of the company
What caused the lawsuit between Nintendo and Tengen? - CORRECT ANSWER- Licensing
disputes
In what way did the Game Boy pioneer mobile gaming? - CORRECT ANSWER- It was one
of the first handheld consoles and it was extremely popular
A third-party developer is an external company not related to the console maker that
independently develops and publishes games for that console. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
What did NOT influence Nintendo's rise in popularity? - CORRECT ANSWER- The
invention of Tetris
Which of these is a must-have for video game testers? - CORRECT ANSWER- a high school
diploma