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This week's Trivia: Arcade Games

Arcade games are often neglected in this age of everyone-has-a-console-at-home, but we can never forget some of the awesome titles that the format has seen.

What video game console company was known for its multi-game arcade machines, featuring games such as the Metal Slug series?

	3D0
	Neo-Geo
	TurboGrafx-16
	Jaguar
	Cheetah

In Street Fighter 2, what was the original name from the Japanese release of the character known in the US as Balrog?

	M. Bison
	E. Honda
	Vega
	Dee Jay
	Chuck Liddell

What company produced the smash arcade hit, Dance Dance Revolution?

	Midway
	Capcom
	Konami
	Acclaim
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Who were the four characters in the original release of Gauntlet?

	Daredevil the Spector, Captain Enz the Knight, Mila the Hunter, Unzfrieden the Elf
	Conner the Hunter, Latinus the Paladin, Hela the Wizard, Franko the Cleric
	Arthur the Eld, Roland the Gunslinger, Susan the Roller, Oy the billybumbler
	Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie and Questor the Elf
	Queue the Demon, Windminstral the Elemental, Nooch the Ronin, MShot the Mage

Which hottie played Marian, girlfriend to Billy Lee, in the Double Dragon movie?

	Alyssa Milano
	Alicia Silverstone
	Shannon Doherty
	Tiffany-Amber Thiessen
	Nicole Eggert

Which of the following was a strategy that could be used in the Sci-Fi shooter game, Galaga?

	Shoot a flying string of enemies to gain bonus points
	Save all of your missiles and fire them all at once at the last enemy on each level
	Let your ship be captured, shoot down the capturing ship, then have your original ship combine with your new ship to double your firepower
	Leave all but one enemy alive in each level, allow that enemy to kamikaze and ram into your ship
	Hit pause, walk away and make a Peanut Butter Banana sandwich, come back to all your enemies being destroyed

In Mortal Kombat II, what was the name of the sound designer who would occasionally pop up and say "Toasty!"?

	Ed Boon
	Dan Forden
	John Tobias
	Cliff Bleszinski
	Daniel Pesina

What were the names of the four ghosts in the American release of the original Pac-Man?

	Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde
	Stinky, Shrinky, Minky, and Slide
	Tonky, Wonky, Monky, and Slammer
	Spooky, Floaty, Creepy, and Grossor
	Jim, Pam, Dwight, and Drew

What was the goal of the game, Rampage?

	Prevent an evil scientist from unleashing his deadly plan
	Move across the country destroying cities
	Rescue a damsel in distress
	Prevent and alien invasion
	Beat the other players you are racing against by throwing items at them from your cart

Q10

In the hit driving game, Spy Hunter, how would players obtain more weapons for their vehicle during gameplay?

	Run over icons placed randomly on the road
	Run over icons that are dropped by defeated enemy vehicles
	Drive into a weapons van that would occacionally appear on the road
	Pull off the road into pit stop sections
	Hit pause, walk away and make a Peanut Butter Banana sandwich, come back to your car having new weapons

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