Classic Video Games
Question 1: What was the name of the very first gaming console created by Ralph Baer in the 1970s?
Question 2: Which classic 1980s game featured a yellow pie-shaped character who had to eat pellets while being chased by ghosts?
Question 3: The...
Question 1: What was the name of the very first gaming console created by Ralph Baer in the 1970s?
Question 2: Which classic 1980s game featured a yellow pie-shaped character who had to eat pellets while being chased by ghosts?
Question 3: The original arcade game Donkey Kong featured which big time Nintendo plumber making his video game debut?
Question 4: What was the best-selling classic home video game console of the 4th generation?
Question 5: Which bouncing ball arcade game from 1972 is considered one of the earliest ancestors of games like Pong?
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Callarogas shark Media. Level Up gamers, This is Journey Joe Mitchell coming at
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you with a powerful addition of five
daily trivia questions. Today, we're traveling
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back to the pixelated pass to test
your knowledge of the golden age of classic
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video games. These pioneering games set
the stage for the mind blowing gaming experiences
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we enjoy today. So grab your
controllers and get ready to rack up some
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points. Question one, What was
the name of the very first gaming console
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created by Ralph bhar in the nineteen
seventies. Question two? Which classic nineteen
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eighties game featured a yellow pie shaped
character who had to eat pellets while being
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chased by ghosts? Question three?
The original arcade game Donkey Kong featured which
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big time Nintendo plumber making his video
game debut. Question four? What was
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the best selling classic home video game
console of the fourth generation? Question five?
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Which Bouncing Ball arcade game from nineteen
seventy two is considered one of the
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earliest ancestors of games like Pong,
Pause, and Ponder those retro gaming queries.
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I'll bounce back with the one up
answers and some nostalgic gameplay nuggets.
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After a quick intermission. Welcome back
gaming grads. Time to power through those
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classic video game trivia answers, Grab
your quarters, and let's go. Question
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one asked what was the name of
the very first video game console created in
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the nineteen seventies. Answer the Magnavox
Odyssey. Fun fact Designed by Ralph Baer
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and released in nineteen seventy two.
The Magnavox Odyssey used very primitive graphics,
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displaying simple shapes and scores. It
came bundled with twelve games like volleyball,
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ski and the iconic Tennis, a
precursor to the famous Pong arcade game.
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Question two asked which eighties game let
you control a pie shaped character eating pellets
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and running from ghosts. Answer pac
Man, originally called puck Man in Japan.
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This massively popular arcade game featured the
iconic pac Man gobbling up pellets while
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being chased by ghosts named Blinky,
Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Pac
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Man became an enduring pop culture symbol
of the early nineteen eighties video game craze.
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Question three asked which character debuted in
the nineteen eighty one Donkey Kong arcade
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game. Answer Mario, originally named
Jumpman. Mario first appeared as a carpenter
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trying to rescue a princess from the
giant ape Donkey Kong. This humble start
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rocketed the overalls wearing Plumber to international
fame as the face of Nintendo and the
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most recognizable video game character ever.
Question four asked which was the best selling
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console of the fourth generation? Answer. Launched in nineteen ninety four, the
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original PlayStation console sold over one hundred
million units globally, making it one of
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the most successful video game systems ever. Games like Final Fantasy, vin Metal
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Gear Solid, and Crash Bandicoot popularized
polygonal three D graphics. Question five asked
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which nineteen seventy two bouncing ball arcade
game pre dated Pong. Answer pong Tron.
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Fun fact. Created by pioneers al
Alcorn and Ted Dabney, Pongtron featured
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a bouncing dot players had to hit
across a center line with paddles. While
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not as iconic as Pong, this
extremely basic black and white game is considered
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a direct forerunner that helped inspire the
classic Whether your tastes run eight bit,
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sixteen bit, or next gen,
those pioneering classic games will always hold a
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special place in gaming history and our
nostalgic hearts. This has been your player
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one host journey Joe Mitchell for five
daily trivia questions aim over
