"Dune" - The Long-Forgotten Adventure Game

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1. "Dune" was published by Virgin Games, the same company that published "Dune II", but while "Dune II" was developed by Westwood, which French company developed the first game? Quicksilver Psygnosis Cryo Infogrames

2. As Paul Atreides, son of Duke Leto Atreides, your tasks at the beginning of the game are mostly leaning towards exploration of the area around your castle. What is the name of this castle, sitting close to the equator of the desert planet? Ayisha Habbanya Arakeen Tabr

3. The Fremen, Dune's not-so-native people, live in "sietches" - communal caves, out in the desert. The game's designers had their own interpretation of what a Sietch would look like, which was unexplained in the novel. What do sietches look like in this game? Bedouine tent-camps Medieval castles Dead sand worms Massive, jagged rock formations in the middle of nowhere

4. Some Fremen are eager to work for you right from the start - you seem to have an uncanny charisma about you. You can recruit two work groups right away to mine spice for you. There's another group you can visit in the first days of the game, but they won't work for you until later. What is the important duty they can do once you manage to recruit them? Espionage Combat Spice Prospecting Ecology

5. Your mother, Jessica Atreides, has wonderful and mysterious powers which have been growing inside you as well. Together you can go scour the palace for any traps or secret rooms, using these special powers. What is the first room you'll discover in this method? The Still-suit Chamber The Armory The Comms Chamber The Greenhouse

6. There are several discrepancies between the plot of the novel and the plot of the computer game. Which of these is NOT such a discrepancy? In the novel, the Harkonnen were ordered out of Dune by the Emperor, when the Atreides were sent there. In the novel, Stilgar was part of the first Fremen troop that Paul Atreides meets in the desert. In the game, Leto Atreides dies when he attempts to attack the Harkonnen with his personal guard. In the novel, the Fremen aren't at all eager to work for Paul Atreides when they first meet him.

7. There are several characters that can be taken along with Paul Atreides as he travels around the planet, two at a time at most. Which of the following characters will ALWAYS refuse to leave the palace if you tried taking him/her along? Gurney Halleck Chani Stilgar Duncan Idaho

8. You will often find unused equipment in sietches you visit. You can distribute this equipment as you see fit, and even buy new equipment from local smugglers. Spice-Mining troops can only use Spice Harvesters and Ornithopters, but Military troops can use a wider range of equipment. What is the third level of weaponry equipment you can get them? Kris Knives Laser Rifles Atomic Weapons Weirding Modules

9. Until such time that you gain a different mode of transport, the Ornithopter will be the vehicle that zips you across the wide expanses of planet Arakkis. While its description in the novel was rather vague, the game's designers gave it an interesting visual interpretation. Which real-world animal does this design most closely resemble? Dragonfly Pterosaur (Flying Dinosaur) Eagle Bat

10. The Harkonnen are the chief villains in both the novel and the computer game. They're ruthlessly evil and devious, and will stop at nothing to defeat the Atreides family, their sworn enemies. To end the game, you must defeat all Harkonnen fortresses and assault their main castle. Where is this castle located? On the equator, on the directly opposite side of the planet from the Atreides' Castle Arrakeen On the second moon of Dune, the one with the shadow of a fist on it Close to the south pole, south of the Atreides' Castle Arrakeen Close to the north pole, north of the Atreides' castle Arrakeen