Video Games

What game was Super Mario Bros. 2 built from?

What game was Super Mario Bros. 2 built from?

Perhaps even more so than in the movie industry, when a video game does well, you can rest assured that a sequel will follow. And there have been some great sequels in video game history — I mean, the first Grand Theft Auto was fine, but the sequels… Naturally, when Super...

What was the name of the first handheld electronic game?

What was the name of the first handheld electronic game?

Did you own all the Game Boys? Did you cough it up for the PSP (I did – oops)? What about mobile games? Addicted to any? Being able to play video games without being tethered to a TV is pretty damn cool and if you begged your parents to get one...

What was the best-selling home video game of the '80s?

What was the best-selling home video game of the '80s?

Today, the video game industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars. But in the 1980s, home video game systems had to go from proving they could even work to becoming the next big thing in home entertainment. Eventually, consumers began to open their wallets — by which I mean kids begged...

What’s the name of the frog in Star Fox?

What’s the name of the frog in Star Fox?

If you don't remember Star Fox, first of all, shame on you and your family, and second of all, let me refresh your memory. Star Fox premiered on the Super Nintendo as the first game to use the Super FX chip. Yeah, that's right. Seriously, this chip pushed 3D graphics...

What game is the French restaurant in The Super Mario Bros. Movie named after?

What game is the French restaurant in The Super Mario Bros. Movie named after?

Look, there's definitely a trivia question (probably several) for the original, live-action Super Mario Bros. movie from 1993. But we're looking to get in on all that cash that the 2023 version, cleverly titled The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is generating. So, just to be clear, this question is about...

Which is NOT a villain in the first Mega Man?

Which is NOT a villain in the first Mega Man?

Also known as Rockman in Japan, Mega Man first came on the scene in 1987 for the NES in all of its multi-power glory. About 7,000 or so sequels later, Dr. Wily is still finding robots with very specific abilities that he can turn into killing machines to get...