Where Did Those Pixels Go? [2] Quiz

Answer: Mortal Kombat

Scorpion first appeared in the first "Mortal Kombat" in 1992. Originally for the arcades, the game was ported to many early consoles. It also featured classic stars from the series such as Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Sonya. Scorpion became a favourite early on and appeared in almost all subsequent games in the "Mortal Kombat" series.

He also made appearances in the feature films based on the games. Scorpion is commonly seen as both a double and an opposite of Sub-Zero; in early games, both wore the same outfits (excluding the yellow of Scorpion's attire and the blue of Sub-Zero's) and both were sworn enemies.

Answer: Popo and Nana

Using no more than mallets, Popo and Nana climbed through dozens of platforming mountains in the 1985 NES game "Ice Climbers" to collect vegetables (which, when you think about it, doesn't make much sense). Both Popo and Nana became repopularized after their inclusion in the "Super Smash Bros Melee" line-up.

As a result, Nintendo rereleased "Ice Climbers" for the Came Boy Advance in 2004. Popo is the lead climber (in the blue) while Nana follows (in pink). Their relationship is never really alluded to but they seem inseparable.

Their weapon of choice, clearly, is the mallet.

Answer: Save station

Ever since the early days of the game (all the way back to the Spenser Mansion), players have fought the Umbrella Corporation's living dead creatures to survive in apocalyptic settings. In several of the first games of the series, players were required to use typewriters found throughout the stages to save their progress in the game. Players more concerned with their progress who decided to save often were forced to make some tough decisions; each game only had a limited amount of ink ribbons with which they could make their saves. "Resident Evil 4" allowed players to save without ink ribbons while "Resident Evil 5" did away with this concept entirely, instead opting for autosave.

Answer: Nothing; it was merely for aesthetics

The wonderful thing about horse armour in "Oblivion" was the fact that it had no discernible use. Not only that- it also wasn't available in-game. To get the horse armour players needed to purchase and download it online for a fee (about $2 USD...though it used to cost more). And people actually did! Amazingly, the horse isn't even required to complete the game; it's a costly, optional add-on for an optional feature. Ah well.
Many players refer to unnecessary features added into a game as 'horse armour' as it's been synonymous with the concept since its release in 2006.

Answer: Plants vs. Zombies

Created by Popcap games (known for "Peggle" and "Bejeweled"), "Plants vs. Zombies" was a 2009 strategy game in which the player needed to protect their house from rampant ghouls using plants as their front lawn forces in battle. The sunflower was a crucial plant. Brought in very early in the game, it could harvest sunlight if placed onto the lawn. Sunlight was in turn used to purchase more flowers for use during the onslaught. Sunflowers were some of the most famous faces of the game and they were usually seen smiling happily no matter the situation.

As the player progressed, twin sunflowers were also available to collect more sun.

Answer: No

The Needler was actually a Covenant gun which stored and shot pink crystals from its shell. A rather obscure gun, it was often held by Grunts during the first game and often remained unused. It was a particularly weak gun until it reappeared in the second game of the series in 2004.

In "Halo 2", the projectiles from this gun could lodge inside enemies and explode causing more damage than anticipated. The Needler was an automatic weapon and a player with their finger on the trigger could fire off numerous needles at once, homing them onto a target immediately. Unlike many human weapons, Needler needles did not reflect off shields or armor.

In "Halo 2", the Needler was dual-wieldable but in "Halo 3" this option was removed.

Answer: Fireballs

Birdo (known as Catherine in the original version of "Super Mario Bros. 2", "Doki Doki Panic") was always similar to a dinosaur like Yoshi but had several differing qualities. For instance, in battle, Birdo would shoot eggs at the player which would need to be jumped on, picked up, and thrown back at Birdo to win the fight.

Some versions of Birdo would shoot fire as well which, obviously, could not be picked up. Other games in the "Mario" canon brought Birdo back as an enemy (eg. "Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars") but some, like "Mario Tennis", "Mario Party 8", and others, saw Birdo as a playable character and ally.

Answer: Dance Central

Much like Harmonix's other major music/rhythm game, "Rock Band", the player tracked their score by both a numerical value and by a star system. Players could earn from one to five stars for their performance and, if it was near-perfect, they could earn five gold stars (though this was usually quite difficult and only achievable on the hardest difficulty).

The Boombox also listed the score multiplier which increased for every correct motion and dropped back down to 1x if the player faltered in their moves.

The boombox always appeared on the left side of the dancing stage onscreen, behind the player character.

Answer: Diddy Kong

The Peanut Popguns first debuted in the Nintendo 64 title "Donkey Kong 64" as a projectile weapon bought from Funky's weaponry shops throughout the game. Other players fired grapes, coconuts, feathers, and pineapples, but Diddy's dual-wield guns remained a favourite.

They later reappeared in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" when Diddy was introduced as a playable character. Diddy could fire peanuts both on the ground and when flying with the help of his rocket barrels. In their original appearance in "Donkey Kong 64", Diddy could replenish his peanuts with ammo crates found around the stages of the game.

Answer: Laser

Although much of "Goldeneye" involved the guns of Bond's arsenal, the laser watch was particularly interesting. Although it could be used as a regular weapon to fight bad guys, the laser's exclusive purpose in the game was to destroy the hinges on a secret panel in the train's final compartment (which Bond and Natalya were trapped in).

While Natalya tried to locate Boris in Cuba, Bond used this to free them before the train exploded with them inside. The laser watch also had its own ammo capacity (of 1000).