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
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
