TIDUS
Round 6 – RemiemTemple
1) At one point in this game, the protagonist talks about giving an enemy general a “Warm Idaho Welcome” and at another point a scientist named Badowski is found impaled in the jungle. A stand-alone spinoff for this game was released that features the exploits of Michael Sykes and introduces the new PAX plasma cannon and is subtitled Warhead. Unique weapons in this game include the railgun-like Gauss Rifle whose slugs leave blue wakes and the alien developed, MOAC which fires high-speed ice shards. The game is set in a North Korea-occupied future version of the Philippines where a downed alien spacecraft has caused arctic-like conditions. The player controls the U.S. Delta Force and member of the Raptor Team called “Nomad” who is equipped with a “Nano Muscle Suit”. The spiritual sequel to its developer’s earlier game, Far Cry, FTP, identify this 2007 PC release, a first-person-shooter known for its notoriously high run settings due to the powerful namesake engine.
ANSWER: Crysis (3)
2) The most recent incarnation of this series introduces a Clash System where attacks can be blocked by kicks and that game in this series introduces a young girl who perfected her Monkey-style Kung Fu at a Beijing opera house, Eileen. Another character from this series debuted in the third entry but was cut in later incarnations due to his sumo fighting style being difficult to incorporate into later engines, Taka-Arashi. This series’ main boss character is a feminine android that fights using the styles of all of this series’ characters, goes by the name of Dural and is the mother of the ninja, Kage-Maru.This game’s original arcade control scheme featured a joystick and buttons labeled Punch, Kick and Guard and it was the first in its genre to incorporate “Ring Out” as a win condition. Featuring characters such as Akira Yuki and Jacky Bryant, FTP, name this fighting game series from Sega, the first fighting game to feature 3D polygonal characters.
ANSWER: Virtua Fighter (2)
3) In one game, stealing a certain item from this character causes him to become more aggressive and changes his usual attire to a leopard-print shirt. That game, released in October 2009 for WiiWare as a Club Nintendo Platinum Reward, allows players to fight this character for the first time. In reference to Piston Honda, he says“we gonna be sayin’ sayonara to him” and calls Great Tiger “a little kitty cat”.This release seems appropriate since this character often asks players to “Join the Nintendo Fan Club” and he also notably asks “What’s your favorite flower?” To fans of YTMND, this character may be best known for being chased by a man in a pink hooded sweatshirt while riding on a bicycle. Oft instructing you to “dance like a fly and bite like a mosquito”, FTP, identify this red-jumpsuit wearing, chocolate-bar eating African American character, the trainer of Little Mac in Punch-Out!
ANSWER: Doc Louis (4)
4) In one game for the GBA, these entities were revealed to have trusted everybody which in turn caused them to be the targets of many jokes; events which would eventually lead to them declaring revenge. In another game you must lock these creatures in bathrooms since they “don’t close doors” and in another you learn that they helped to “tame the Wild West”. A winter 2009 release saw these creatures being pushed around in shopping carts in an action-adventure title in which they “Go Home”. In a previous game, these creatures were seen kidnapping baby Globoxes and are also often seen using toilet plunger ammunition. A game featuring these creatures was billed as “the first game you can play with your butt”, utilizes the Wii Balance Board and is subtitled “TV Party”. Starring in various minigame collections on the Wii and DS, FTP, identify these bunny-like creatures that have spun-off from and probably surpassed the Rayman series in popularity and who are described in a game title as “Raving”.
ANSWER: Rabbids (3)
5) One location featured in this game is the OctopusCanyon so named for its plethora of thorny vines while another location is the Widow’s Cathedral which is formed from an old tree. Boss fights in this game include one in which you must escape the advances of a relatively large Gila Monster and another who must be defeated by targeting his crotch. The story is indirectly told through two treasure hunters* looking for Civil War era gold by the names of George and Wade who are voiced by Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper respectively. One of the playable characters in this game can block enemy attacks with its tail when the Z button is pressed while both characters can collect leaf crickets to increase their health bar and can eat grubs to unlock various art galleries. FTP, identify this 2008 title from Rainbow Games and THQ for the Wii in which you can play as both a scorpion and a tarantula.
ANSWER: Deadly Creatures (5)
6) One event in this game involves replacing a hammer with a left-handed variety in order to thwart Ned’s swing and have him switch places with Jed. A descendant of our first president appears in this game as a transvestite entered in a beauty contest and George himself appears in this game where he cuts down a red-painted kumquat tree. This game notably contains a room below an attic with a computer on which the player can play the game previous to this onein its entirety. The storybegins whenthe titular entity’s green counterpart sends a message via hamster to the protagonist. Players are able to travel back and forth through time using the portable toilet-like Chrono-Johns and can play as the metal roadie, Hoagie, the medical student Laverne and the computer nerd, Bernard Bernoulli. Featuring the titular evil purple creation of Dr. Fred Edison, FTP, identify this 1993 adventure game from LucasArts, the sequel to Maniac Mansion.
ANSWER: ManiacMansion: Day of the Tentacle (4)
7) One variation of this game involves tossing frogs, is played by characters such as Pickwick and Pan-pan and is featured in the PS2 game, Ribbit King. In addition to kart racing and side-scrolling beat’em up action, the terrible PS2 Aqua Teen Hunger Force game features gameplay based on this sport. Another variant of this game is played using items such as the Flamingo and Turkey and is used to repair time distortions, Dark Cloud 2’s Spheda. A yearly release from Microsoft called Links specializes in online play of this sport and cartoonish characters are featured in SCEA’s Hot Shots series which also features this game. Another version of this sport introduced original human characters such as Charlie and Plum who played along DK and Mario and that game had a major sequel on the Gamecube subtitled Toadstool Tour. Featured in Wii Sports along with Tennis, Boxing, Bowling and Baseball, FTP, identify this sport which featured a “Fighting” version from Lee Trevino on the NES and is more modernly represented in games featuring Tiger Woods.
ANSWER: Golf (1)
8) One easter egg in this game involves decapitating a snowman near several cannons and having the word “FATALITY!” appear on the screen. Unlockable characters in this game include Iron Man of Marvel fame and a Sewer Monster named T.H.U.D. while a secret stage in this game is called “Hotter than Hell” and features an Australian KISS concert. The Moscow stage features a stolen Russian tank and a story arc in which you must perform favors for locals to be brought home by the American embassy. Another stage involves leaping off of a hotel roof over a helicopter in Hawaii – an act discouraged by the player’s friend, Eric Sparrow. The player can get a sponsorship from such companies as Flip and Birdhouse and in addition to manuals and grinds from previous entries, techniques such as hip transfers and acid drops were added. Allowing you to finally get off your board and walk around, FTP, identify this 2003 story-focused skateboarding game; the first spin-off from its namesake’s “Pro Skater” franchise which would later spin-off itself into American Wasteland.
ANSWER: Tony Hawk’s Underground or THUG (prompt on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5) (3)
9) The boss of the pirate adventure themed third world of this game is an orangutan that swings between trees while the boss of the fifth world, The Fortress of Fear, is a Frankenstein-like monster who can electrify stacks of platforms which form adjustable staircases. A bonus game involving a frog jumping around on various lily pads and platforms can be unlocked by collecting cards called Garibs scattered about levels. The outset of the plot occurs when the protagonist’s wizard master incorrectly mixes potions causing an explosion which also creates this game’s villain, Cross-Stitch. Gameplay involves utilizing items such as the heavy bowling ball or the star-motifed rubber ball which can be bounced, balanced on or slapped to solve puzzles and reach new areas. FTP, identify this 1998 N64 platformer from Interactive Studios and Hasbro in which you control a sentient piece of handwear.
ANSWER: Glover (3)
10) Two characters in this game laugh at the truth that they are doomed since “an armada of two million ships” are headed their way. One event in this game has an old man stick a sword into the ground in order to summon a quartet of his zombie friends while another event involves taking money that was previously stolen from the protagonist’s father back from the palace owning pig, Hoggmeiser. One antagonist in this game is a sexy genius who received all possible Ph.Ds at the age of ten and who built a robot named Thursday. That character is Jennifer who is the assistant of the 37th Defender of Earth, Gordon. Monsters known as Specialists can be encountered by going inside weapons or power-ups to access a randomly generated Item World where said items can be improved. This game begins when the protagonist is awoken from his two year long nap in a coffin by Etna to learn that his father, King Krichevskoy is dead. Much of the battle strategy in this game involves destroying and manipulating special colored squares known as Geo-Panels. Notable for its penguin-like mascots called Prinnies, FTP, identify this 2003 PS2 tactics RPG from Nippon Ichi Software in which you help the demon prince, Laharl reclaim his throne.
ANSWER: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (3)
11) This location has a pathway cut through the trees on its northern coast leading beneath a massive natural stone arch and overlooks this location’s populated areas. A small central island of this stage is circled by a speedboat and a ferryboat and that small island is home to straw cabana huts and a beached catamaran. This location is the site of the second Touch and Go mission as well as the second Iron Head mission. Along with HolidayIsland, this is the only stage in which Mecha-Hawk cannot be encountered and this island houses an extensive cavern system which is explored in the mission “DarkCave”. Photo opportunities in this stage include a large fountain in the pool of one of this island’s beachside hotels as well as the whale that swims in its harbor. First accessible via the gyrocopter, FTP, identify this lush, green island from Pilotwings 64 that is so named for its resemblance to a moon.
ANSWER: CrescentIsland (6)
12) Collecting a statuette of each member of this group unlocks the Solar Gun and several minutes of inaction during battles against this group’s members will teleport the player to a massive white room for three minutes. One member of this group accidentally suffocated her baby brother to stifle his crying during an assault on her village while another member of this group was forced by a cult in Scandinaviato torture and murder its family while also forcing it to laugh. Another member of this group attacks the players by using a fly suit to attack with a grenade launcher from above while another member uses puppets in the form of The Sorrow and a boss from an earlier game who could read the contents of your memory cards. Each member of this group was given a robotic suit that would quell their intense cases of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by the terrors of war. Including members such as Raging Raven and Screaming Mantis, FTP, identify this quartet of bosses recruited by Liquid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4 who are collectively named for their feminine allure and their ferocity in battle.
ANSWER: Beauty and the BeastUnit [also accept B&B Corps.] (5)
13) This game releases a commemorative badge for its players around the time of its May anniversary and during the Christmas season has added a ski slope to the inside of a multi-dimensional nightclub. This game’s developers release regular updates which have includes “The Forest of Dread” which added a folklore-themed area and “A Stitch in Time” which added a Flashback system for replaying earlier character levels. A major villain in this game labels himself as “The Prussian Prince of Automatons” and the important dueling factions are a criminal group called Arachnos and the Freedom Phalanx. Character types in this game include the Defender which specializes in buffing and debuffing abilities and the Blaster who specializes in ranged damage. Although the 2009 expansion Going Rogue introduced the alternate world of Praetoria, this game is mostly set within the titular Rhode Island location of ParagonCity. Featuring a stand alone expansion involving Villains, FTP, identify this MMORPG in which players can create and play as their own comic book style superheroes.
ANSWER: City of Heroes (3)
14) An homage to this mans’ ideas was presented as a three-tiered rotating column puzzle which reveals a Spider Ball track deep in the Phazon Mines. This person is also credited creating an extendable grasping toy called the Ultra Hand which would later appear in Wario: Master of Disguise. After riding a train with a bored businessman with a calculator, this man utilized his philosophy of “Lateral Thinking of Withered Technology” to create the first Game and Watch handhelds. This man also lead the development team on the early games in the Fire Emblem series as well as leading the original production of Dr. Mario andinfamously creating the Virtual Boy. The inventor of the D-pad and producer of the Metroid series, FTP, identify this visionary for Nintendo who died in a car crash in 1997; the creator of the original Game Boy and namesake of a vanity side-tournament by Mike Bentley.
ANSWER: GunpeiYokoi (4)
15) One event involving this character has him place a gun under the desk of American crime lord, Daniel Pinkerton in order to prevent him from obtaining the Eye of Indra. This resident of Key West, Florida has a morbid fear of clowns and he wears a ring around his neck bearing the motto “Sic Parvis Magna”. Weapons used by this character include the Desert-5 handgun, the Moss-12 shotgun and a golden gun formerly belonging to an Indonesian pirate, Eddy Raja. This character has fought against mutated Spaniards and Germans called Descendants while his allies include the older Victor Sullivan and his love interest, the TV journalist, Elena Fisher. In his most recent adventure, he finds a Tibetan phurba which unlocks the land of Shambhala while his first adventure sees him search for the City of El Dorado. Found “Among Thieves” in an October 2009 sequel, FTP, identify this descendant of Sir Francis Drake, the protagonist of the Uncharted series.
ANSWER: Nathan “Nate” Drake [accept Drake before mentioned] (3)
16) In one game, this character escorts Princess Elise III while escaping from the enemy’s snowy mountain base and in another this character starts up a club for young girls who wish to protect themselves from bullies. In the latter game, this character can use tarot cards to lower an enemy’s accuracy and can use the Tantrum attack to slow an enemy. An alternate reality version of this character can communicate with the protagonist and his talking-sword, Caliburn using a magical scrying pool and in that form is called Nimue, the Lady of the Lake. In a racing game* featuring this character, she is the only character to actually drive a car while the others perform on foot. In another game, she teams up with Cream the Rabbit and Big the Cat to search for Froggy and Chocula and in a playable appearance on the GBA she cannot spin, but instead can destroy obstacles with her Piko Piko Hammer. Originally known as Rosy the Rascal, FTP, identify this pink-colored character that has a massive stalker-crush on Sonic the Hedgehog.