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Arcade Games Mixture Trivia Quizzes

27 quizzes and 295 trivia questions.

Classic Arcade Games 1-2-3 top quiz

Classification Quiz

15 Qns

From the golden era of arcade games, the 1970s and 1980s, can you place each of the games in the correct position in the franchise?

Average, 15 Qns, Snowman, Feb 02 24

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Snowman

Feb 02 24
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Tales From a Simpler Time popular trivia quiz

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

Video games have become so much more sophisticated in the decades since the first arcade games. Join me in looking back to a simpler time... with visuals.

Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Jun 08 20

Easier
reedy

Jun 08 20
773 plays

...And All I Got Were These Lousy Points editor best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

It's easy to get addicted to video games, especially back when there were only a couple games of any note. Identify the games that these players spent hours perfecting, just to get a few lousy points.

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Feb 01 17

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adams627
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Pioneers of the Old Arcade and Video Games editor best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here is some trivia about the early arcade and video games. Beep Beep, bing bing, insert coin, game over.

Difficult, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Jan 13 10

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Bruyere editor

8594 plays

10 Question Classic Video Games Quiz best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Some of the greatest video games of all-time emerged during the late 1970s - early 1980s. This quiz focuses on that generation of arcade games. Good luck and happy playing!

Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 25 12

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thejazzkickazz

7505 plays

A Space Odyssey popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Do you remember the glorious days from 1977 to about 1985 when programmers created hours of enjoyment from a few kilobytes of memory? Here are ten games from the era, carefully chosen to send you into orbit and beyond!

Tough, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Feb 10 12

Tough
WesleyCrusher editor

5079 plays

Classic Arcade Games (1979-1984) top quiz

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

If you like 1980's video games and were a video game junkie, then this is the quiz for you. Given game characteristics, see how many of these you can guess.

Average, 20 Qns, tesjj5, Jan 13 10

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tesjj5
3514 plays

ZAP! Classic Video Games editor best quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This quiz will test your knowledge on classic coin-operated video games! Games featured in this quiz are old school, so you should know your stuff before trying it. Good Luck!

Tough, 15 Qns, uroborus, Aug 29 14

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uroborus
9705 plays

Let's Go Down To The Arcade

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Simply match the brief description to the classic arcade game.

Average, 10 Qns, ClarkyB, Jul 10 16

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ClarkyB
769 plays

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Don't You Remember? popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The early '80s were the heyday of arcade games and as a teen during this time I spent many hours playing them. This quiz will look at these games through their impact on pop culture and their legacies in the gaming world. Don't you remember these games?

Average, 10 Qns, tazman6619, Mar 10 12

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tazman6619

773 plays

Quick Question

What videogame character was named after the landlord of the company's Seattle warehouse?

From Quiz "Classic Coin-Op Videogames"

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No Pain, No Gain great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I remember back in the '70s and '80s playing video games. Wasting all my quarters playing my favorite games, trying to win another round. Oh, I would go home in pain, but I was closer to winning. Or was I? No Pain, No Gain!

Easier, 10 Qns, linkan, Sep 24 12

Easier
linkan

740 plays

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Simply Irresistible

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Popular arcade games that were simply irresistible. Can you match the game to its description?

Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Jul 24 16

Easier
gme24

413 plays

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Welcome to the '80s Arcade

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The 1980s was considered the "golden age of arcade games". How well do you know some of the games?

Average, 10 Qns, Ctvega, Aug 16 18

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Ctvega
Aug 16 18
495 plays

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Forgetting Classic Video Games' Names

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I'm getting so forgetful! I'm trying to tell my grandkids about the video games I played as a kid, but can't remember their actual names. Can you help me figure out the names of the games using these clues? Some wordplay is needed. My brain thanks you!

Average, 10 Qns, Trivia_Fan54, Jun 25 21

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Trivia_Fan54

Jun 25 21
198 plays

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A Fistful of Quarters

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

There once was a quiz about games./ With limericks so incredibly lame./ Try and decide/ With rhymes that I tried/ To help you choose the right names.

Average, 10 Qns, kino76, Jan 06 17

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kino76

364 plays

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Classic Arcade Video Games

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Do you think you remember some of the classic video games that were released in the arcades in the '70s and early '80s? Take this quiz and see! This quiz should be easy for new gamers and advanced gamers like me!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Epicgamer11, Dec 30 13

Very Easy
Epicgamer11
903 plays

17.

Golden Age in the Arcade

Match Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz features games from the early 1980s, considered by many to be the core part of the 'golden age' for arcade games. Your task is to match the game to the description.

Average, 10 Qns, suomy, Jul 14 16

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suomy
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Old Adventures In Lo-Fi

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

You are invited to join in a nostalgic and laid-back tour of adventure games I used to play on my Apple //e in the days I should have been in high-school.

Average, 10 Qns, gentlegiant17, Jan 13 10

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gentlegiant17
479 plays

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How Well Do You Know Your Retro Arcade Games?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

These are some of the games that I used to play when I was a kid. How well do you know them?

Average, 10 Qns, panatv221, Oct 16 14

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panatv221
436 plays

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Vidiot--A Look at Classic Arcade Games

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Grab your quarters, or better yet, your tokens, and think back about 25 years... Was it Starship, Space Station, Alladin's Castle? Whatever they called it, did you spend way too much time and money in a dark room full of video games?

Tough, 10 Qns, eauhomme, Jan 13 10

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eauhomme
631 plays

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Top 10 Arcade Games of All-Time

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Before home video game systems, kids used to actually go outside and headed to a video game arcade and drop their quarters. How well do you know ten of the most successful video arcade games of all-time?

Average, 10 Qns, GBfan, Sep 21 16

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GBfan
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The Williams Electronics Era

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Williams Electronics had their heyday from 1977 to 1991 making pinball machines and arcade games, some of which grew to become unforgettable arcade landmarks. See if the descriptions of these games will help you recollect the number of quarters you lost.

Average, 10 Qns, Spaudrey, Feb 06 15

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Spaudrey
204 plays

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What do you know about Classic Video Games?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I'll describe a video game's "plot", and you select the game. (Only old-schoolers are likely to get all 10 of these questions right.)

Tough, 10 Qns, TonyTheDad, Jan 13 10

Tough
TonyTheDad

826 plays

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Classic Coin-Op Videogames

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

A quiz on some of the classic coin-operated videogames of the 1970s and 1980s.

Tough, 15 Qns, Astro3, Jan 13 10

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Astro3
2981 plays

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Arcade Classics

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In the 1970s and 1980s, players pumped countless hours and quarters into the hulking, free-standing machines that launched the video game era. Take a look at the heyday of arcades with this quiz. (Note: all games U.S. editions.) Thanks, have fun.

Difficult, 10 Qns, neon000, Jan 13 10

Difficult
neon000

930 plays

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Video Arcade Games of the '80s

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz deals specifically with video arcade games from the 80s. All of the information on these games came from The Killer List of Video Games.

Tough, 10 Qns, bajagary, Sep 21 16

Tough
bajagary
724 plays

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Old Time Favorites

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This shouldn't be too hard for any die-hard fans of old school games. It will be a mixture of arcade games and early "Atari" and "Collecovision" games.

Tough, 10 Qns, superferd, Sep 21 16

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superferd
1234 plays

Arcade Games Mixture Trivia Questions

1. There was a game released in 1981 that was unusual in that it did not include shooting or killing as the object of the game, the object was to just cross a road and avoid being run over or eaten. What was the name of this game?

From Quiz Welcome to the '80s Arcade

Answer: Frogger

"Frogger" was released in 1981 by Konami and its object was to get a frog across a busy street without getting run over, then cross a river without getting eaten by an alligator, snake or otter. Once you get five frogs safely home you progress to the next level. You could also catch bugs or escort a lady frog across the screen for bonus points. A "Frogger" cartoon played on Saturday mornings for one season.

2. Which game am I? Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde Ghostly enemies, there's nowhere to hide I eat all my fruit I could not wear a suit I've no legs nor arms, my mouth is wide.

From Quiz A Fistful of Quarters

Answer: Pac-Man

"Pac-Man" was developed by Namco and released in 1980. One of the most iconic games of all time, it is also one of the highest grossing games of all time. The ghostly enemies in the game are named Inky (blue), Pinky (pink), Blinky (red) and Clyde (orange). Each has a distinctly different "personality" in the game. A "perfect" score in "Pac-Man" is considered to be 3,333,360 points on level 255. After this the game crashes. The first player to achieve this, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is Billy Mitchell. In 1999, it took him five and a half hours.

3. In what game did you play as a yellow character who ate white pellets (dots) in a maze?

From Quiz Classic Arcade Video Games

Answer: Pac-man

"Pac-man" was released by Namco in 1980. Believe it or not, "Pac-man" was actually inspired by pizza! This game was also released for the Atari 2600 (the first Atari). This version was received quite negatively because people thought it did not look anything like the arcade version.

4. The video game series "Mr. Driller" is a direct descendant of which 1980s arcade game whose title character was named Taizou Hori or Taizo Hori when he appeared in other Namco games and featured creatures called Pookas and Fygars?

From Quiz Don't You Remember?

Answer: Dig Dug

"Dig Dug" was originally released in 1982 by the Japanese company Namco and released outside of Japan by Atari. In the original the character was called Dig Dug but later incarnations revealed his name to be Taizou Hori or Taizo Hori. It is written in Japanese as Hori Taizo, which is a pun on the phrase "Horitai zo" and means "I want to dig". Taizo Hori is the father of Susumu Hori, the main character in the "Mr. Driller" series. "Mr. Driller" started out as "Dig Dug 3" but then developed into its own series and has been released on PlayStation, Dreamcast, WonderSwan, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, DS, WiiWare, Xbox Live, Windows, and iOS. Pookas also appeared in other Namco games, including the "Pac-Man World" series.

5. In this adventure game you portrayed Robin Hood. Facing the risk of several bizarre deaths, your goal was to charm and marry Maid Marion. Your honeymoon was the grand finale. Which is the game in question?

From Quiz Old Adventures In Lo-Fi

Answer: Sherwood Forest

"Sherwood Forest" by Dale Johnson and Dav Holle was released by Phoenix Software in 1982 (release dates stated throughout this quiz are relevant to the Apple II platform). It can be found in the list of top 10 adventure games in many game rating sites. It had fine graphics, a smart verb-noun parser for your text commands and a splendid logical chain leading to the solution. I am not sure why they used the name Marion rather than Marian, but you also got to meet Friar Tuck, Little John, the Sheriff and the Merry Men along your way.

6. What game, played in a maze requires the player (humanoid), to enter the maze and exit at a different opening of the field of play and avoid being vaporized by a robot's laser fire, touching a wall and "Evil Otto"?

From Quiz Classic Arcade Games (1979-1984)

Answer: Berzerk

The best-remembered feature of "Berzerk" is the talking robots, saying phrases like, "Intruder alert! Intruder alert!" and "Got the Humanoid, got the intruder". The function of "Evil Otto", the bouncing smiley face, is to quicken the pace of the game.

7. This game stands out as being the first to be designed by a woman. What is the name of this game?

From Quiz Video Arcade Games of the '80s

Answer: Centipede

Dona Bailey designed this game in 1980. This game can easily be converted to play "Millipede", the follow up to "Centipede".

8. Step into the cockpit, slap it into first gear, and step on the gas. Never mind that your car is a piece of plastic stuck on the screen--just don't hit the pylons flying past you at ever-increasing speeds. What game are you playing?

From Quiz Vidiot--A Look at Classic Arcade Games

Answer: Night Driver

An amazingly good game considering how technologically limited it was. "Sprint" was another great one of the early age of video games, an overhead track with cars flying around it (and occasionally taking shortcuts). "Death Race" was every driver's fantasy in game form--kill all the pedestrians. Of course, "Speed Racer" was a cartoon.

9. Which pioneering video/arcade game company began by making traditional playing cards called 'hanafunda' with flowers on them?

From Quiz Pioneers of the Old Arcade and Video Games

Answer: Nintendo

Nintendo Koppai was founded in Kyoto in 1889. The history of hanafunda allegedly goes way back to the Spanish missionaries who probably introduced the game. Each card represents a different season or flower. Nintendo directors visited the US Playing Card Company in the fifties and realized the limitations to the playing card business. They decided to diversify. One of the projects that did not work was a 'love hotel' where strangers in the night could exchange glances briefly. Those of you who have seen Mahjong tiles will see the similarity in motif.

10. In this classic game, insects of all sorts, from spiders to scorpions to fleas, come raining down on the player whose object is to destroy all that lies within his/her firing range. What is the title of this 1980 game from Atari?

From Quiz Classic Video Games

Answer: Centipede

'Centipede' was so vastly popular that a follow-up game, namely 'Millipede', was created in 1982. Both games were created by Atari.

11. In what classic game would you hear the main boss villain taunt you with such phrases as: "Run, coward!" and "I hunger!"?

From Quiz ZAP! Classic Video Games

Answer: 'Sinistar'

In the game you flew a little ship around trying to mine crystals from an asteroid belt to make "Sinibombs", the only weapon effective against the boss, Sinistar. If his drones were able to construct Sinistar out of the crystals (they would steal them and run away) before you had enough bombs to handle him, you were usually toast.

12. What was the first coin-operated video game?

From Quiz Classic Coin-Op Videogames

Answer: Computer Space

Computer Space was designed by Nolan Bushnell and released in 1971 by Nutting Associates. Bushnell went on to found Atari.

13. Which game featured an orange character hopping on a pyramid of cubes?

From Quiz Welcome to the '80s Arcade

Answer: Q*Bert

"Q*Bert" designed by Gottlieb and released in 1982 features an orange armless character that hops on a pyramid of cubes. The object is to change the color of the cubes by landing on them. Once they have all been changed, you progress to the next level. As you progress, enemies are introduced that will chase you down and kill you or even change color of the cubes.

14. Which arcade game is this? In a triangle ship I sit Each target I shoot does split When the saucer comes flying To hit it I'm trying We must thank Atari for it.

From Quiz A Fistful of Quarters

Answer: Asteroids

"Asteroids" was developed by Atari in 1979. A hugely popular game, it remained one of Atari's best selling games. In 2010, over a period of 58 hours, John McAllister set a record of 41,338,740 in an Internet livestream. He beat the previous record set in 1982 by Scott Safran. Universal Studios obtained the rights to adapt the game into a film in 2009.

15. In what game did you have to shoot aliens as they moved side-to-side before they got to the ground?

From Quiz Classic Arcade Video Games

Answer: Space Invaders

"Space Invaders" was released by Taito in 1978. "Space Invaders" once caused a shortage of yen in Japan because it was so popular!

16. In which textual adventure game your task was to roam spooky surroundings in order to resurrect Count Cristo?

From Quiz Old Adventures In Lo-Fi

Answer: Voodoo Castle

No quiz on adventure games would be complete without mentioning a contribution from the prolific Scott Adams. "Voodoo Castle" (1980) was released by his company Adventure International and was also credited to the name of his wife Alexis. Other classic adventure games by Adams were "Adventureland", "The Count", "Mystery Fun House" and "Pyramid Of Doom".

17. What classic required the player to jump from cube to cube to change the colors of the blocks while avoiding Coily, Ugg, Slick, Sam, and Wrongway?

From Quiz Classic Arcade Games (1979-1984)

Answer: Q-Bert

Later rounds in "Q-Bert" become more challenging: cubes have to be touched twice and change back to the wrong color if they get hopped on again. A port of this game is available as a download from the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 3.

18. What is the name of the game where you battle tanks, missles and the occasional saucer by looking through a periscope and controlling two joysticks to maneuver and shoot?

From Quiz Video Arcade Games of the '80s

Answer: Battlezone

The "1812 Overture" plays in the background when you achieve a high score. The myth goes that there was a military version of this game that simulated the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

19. What game am I? I attempt to climb up a building to get to a helicopter and these rude people keep throwing flowerpots and other objects out the window. I am kind of a wimp and say "OUCH!" when I am struck.

From Quiz Old Time Favorites

Answer: "Crazy Climber"

I don't think that this was a popular favorite but I remember playing it quite a bit.

20. What classic Atari coin-op used vector graphics to create a 3D environment in which you drove a tank and tried to destroy other Tanks, Supertanks, Missiles, and Saucers?

From Quiz ZAP! Classic Video Games

Answer: 'Battlezone'

This was a game that was truly before its time, made at a point when 3D environments were few and far between. It was particularly well implemented, and worth the quarter.

21. Who was the primary founder of Atari?

From Quiz Classic Coin-Op Videogames

Answer: Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari.

22. If I am using a rollerball as a controller to try to fight off insects, which game am I playing?

From Quiz Welcome to the '80s Arcade

Answer: Centipede

"Centipede" was released in 1981 by Atari. In it you use a rollerball to move and shoot at a centipede making its way through a field of mushrooms. As the centipede makes its way from the top of the screen the object is to shoot it with a laser. If you shoot it in the middle, it splits into two centipedes and they both continue down. The object is to shoot it in the head before it gets to the bottom of the screen.

23. Which game is this? Throwing flaming barrels, an ape Jumps atop the platform landscape If I could grab the hammer I could deliver a slammer Save Pauline and escape.

From Quiz A Fistful of Quarters

Answer: Donkey Kong

"Donkey Kong" was developed by Nintendo in 1981. It features a large gorilla on top of a platform, throwing barrels and flaming oil drums to try and knock the player character off. Mario is the character and Kong kidnaps his girlfriend Pauline. Mario, who was eventually developed into the main character for the game "Super Mario Bros" ,needs to avoid all obstacles. The first world record for "Donkey Kong" was set by Billy Mitchell in 1982 at 874,300. Thirty four years later in 2016, Wes Copeland extended that high score to 1,218,00 to take the world record.

24. In what game did you have to shoot different types of bugs and, when shot, the main bug break into smaller pieces?

From Quiz Classic Arcade Video Games

Answer: Centipede

"Centipede" was released by Atari in 1981. "Centipede" also had a sequel called "Millipede" which had more types of bugs. "Millipede" was released in 1982.

25. Nintendo came up with Mario and Luigi back in the '80s. They would eat mushrooms and hit their heads to collect coins, but do you remember what color overalls they were wearing?

From Quiz No Pain, No Gain

Answer: Blue

Both of the brothers wore blue overalls, but they both wore different colored hats. Mario had the red hat with the letter M while Luigi, the taller brother wore the green hat with the letter L on it. The brothers would go through worlds, collecting coins and trying to save the Princess. I just enjoyed bumping their heads on the blocks to gather more coins.

26. In which game does a knight ride an ostrich and attempt to a destroy an enemy knight by colliding with the knight?

From Quiz Classic Arcade Games (1979-1984)

Answer: Joust

After destroying an enemy knight, a giant egg is released. The (player's) knight must touch the egg to destroy it else it will hatch and a new enemy knight will emerge.

27. In 'Pac-Man', the ghosts chasing you were Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Clyde. In 'Ms. Pac-Man', Clyde was replaced by:

From Quiz ZAP! Classic Video Games

Answer: Sue

Ah, that oh-so-slow but cunning she-ghost! What good times we had...

28. Released in the U.S. in 1978, which game had been so popular in Japan that it caused a national shortage in yen?

From Quiz Classic Coin-Op Videogames

Answer: Space Invaders

Rumors circulated of a kids robbing their parents purses to get money to play the game.

29. What arcade game has you building hamburgers while being chased by a hotdog, a pickle and an egg?

From Quiz Welcome to the '80s Arcade

Answer: Burger Time

"Burger Time" was released by Bally Midway in 1982. You play as Chef Peter Pepper and the object is to walk over ingredients, dropping them to a lower level until a burger is made. You loose a life if you are caught by the hot dog, pickle or egg. Once the burgers are complete you level up. There are a total of six levels, then they repeat.

30. Which game is this? Eleven lines of aliens attack My laser cannon shoots up, goes "ack!ack!" If they reach the bottom It will all be for nothing My missile bases protect me from flak.

From Quiz A Fistful of Quarters

Answer: Space Invaders

Developed by Taito in 1978, "Space Invaders" was one of the earliest shooting games created. A few months after releasing the game in Japan, creator Tomohiro Nishikado had already grossed over $600 million. According to Nishikado, he drew inspiration from "War of the Worlds" and "Star Wars" to create the game.

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