VG Hardware Trivia

1. Exactly how many buttons does the Intellivision controller have?

From Quiz Intellivision Still Lives!

Answer: Sixteen

The Intellivision controller is certainly unique. Back in the early '80s, every company wanted as much buttons as they could fit on a controller.The Intellivision featured sixteen buttons. To know what to press, there would be a sheet of paper that slid in the top of the controller that would show you where to press. These were called "overlays".

From Quiz Retro Video Game Consoles

Answer: Magnavox Odyssey

The Magnavox Odyssey was released in 1972. This system actually came with removable TV screens that you could put on Magnavox TVs to enhance the graphics.

From Quiz A Slave to New Technology

Answer: NES

The Nintendo Entertainment system had some great games. "Donkey Kong, Jr.", not "Donkey Kong Country", was one of the best that came out in 1986. NES was an incredible system that is almost impossible to find in stores. When found online, the prices can go up to $1000 dollars. Hope you kept yours.

From Quiz Video Game Consoles!

Answer: Color TV Game 6

The Color TV Game 6 was originally a "Pong" console that had six variations of "Pong" on it. It was only released in Japan and even got a sequel, the Color TV Game 15 I do believe.

From Quiz The History of Video Game Consoles

Answer: Odyssey

The original Odyssey system was so overshadow by the success of Atari's "Pong", that the Odyssey was canceled in '75 in order to make way for its successor, the Odyssey 100, and eventually, the Odyssey 200. The newer "Odyssey's" included the highly successful "Pong".

From Quiz What Does This Button Do?

Answer: Fire the gun

"Goldeneye 007" was a classic Nintendo 64 first-person shooter brought to players by Rare before they were picked up and 'eaten' by Microsoft for their Xbox 360 console. Becoming Nintendo Game of the Year after it was released, it was the epitome of a near-perfect fifth-gen game. With an easy-to-control movement system, players could change weapons with A, reload with B, aim with the R button and analog stick, and hit or hold the Z button to fire weapons, whether they be guns, mines, or otherwise (ie. throwing knives). The spiritual sequel to this game, "Perfect Dark", use very similar control schemes in its campaign.

From Quiz Classic Consoles

Answer: 1972

The Magnavox Odyssey predated Pong by three years. Its North American cost at introduction was US$100.

From Quiz Video Game Consoles

Answer: Sega Saturn

"Sonic Jam" was released on the Sega Saturn in 1997. In that game, you could play the original Sega Genesis Sonic games. Some say that it is similar to "Sonic Mega Collection" for the Nintendo GameCube.

From Quiz Video Game Systems

Answer: Game Boy Color

The Game Boy has slaughtered all of the competition in the handheld market through the years.

From Quiz Intellivision Still Lives!

Answer: "Yer out!"

When you are caught out by the opponent in "Major League Baseball", the game will say "Yer out!" Although... it sounds like a frog saying it! What do you expect when you attempt voices on a system from the '70s...?

From Quiz Argh! Natural Light!

Answer: Sony

Sony Corporation was just getting started with their Computer Entertainment division in the 1990s, competing with other better established gaming companies like Nintendo and SEGA. The PlayStation could also be used to play CDs, not just video games. I'm more of a Nintendo guy, so I never really liked playing with this console. I do remember playing with it a few times at a friend's, but never really liked the controller much.

From Quiz Retro Video Game Consoles

Answer: Atari Jaguar

The Atari Jaguar sold very poorly; less than 250,000 were sold. A separately sold add-on called the Atari Jaguar CD didn't really help the Atari Jaguar's sales. The Atari Jaguar was Atari's last console before they went out of business.

From Quiz A Slave to New Technology

Answer: Sega Genesis

"Sonic the Hedgehog" was probably one of the most memorable games on this console. Sega Genesis was originally Sega Mega Drive. The controversy of "Mortal Kombat" started the video game rating system.

From Quiz Video Game Consoles!

Answer: The Genesis, 2600, and Colecovision

The Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, and the Colecovision all happened to have the same controller ports. That meant you could use a Genesis controller on a 2600, or even a Colecovision on Genesis!

From Quiz Intellivision, The Lost Game Console

Answer: Burgertime

"Burgertime" is classic. It has several different levels and if you need to freeze your enemies you can pepper them and go right through them. You have to earn peppers by eating french fries and drinking coffee.

From Quiz The History of Video Game Consoles

Answer: VES

The Video Entertainment System, later renamed the "Fairchild Channel F", Was a complex system for the '70s. it had 124 x 64 resolution and 64 bytes of system RAM. It was soon overshadowed by Atari's "VCS".

From Quiz What Does This Button Do?

Answer: Syncs the board to the system

The Wii Balance Board (as a controller) is quite an odd device. A platform with a left and right 'slab' to calculate weight, BMI, balance, etc., it only has one button on its front side used to sync the peripheral to the actual Wii console. In doing this, it ensures that all activities done are to the moment. For the most part, you'll navigate through menus and such with the Wii remote, but some activities or exercises begin when you fulfill a certain motion on the board. For example, you can only begin specific yoga poses or stretches in "Wii Fit" when both feet are firmly planted on the Balance Board. To go back to the Home menu, pause, or turn off the game, you can use the regular Wii Remote.

From Quiz Intellivision Still Lives!

Answer: Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module

In 1982, the "Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module" was released for retail sale. The add-on made certain games able to "speak". The add-on was only compatible with four games, sadly: "Space Spartans", "Bomb squad", "B-17 Bomber" and "Tron: Solar Sailer".

From Quiz Retro Video Game Consoles

Answer: Nintendo 64

The Nintendo 64 was released in 1996. The system was a great selling gaming system despite only releasing 296 games, but was beaten by Sony's PlayStation.

From Quiz A Slave to New Technology

Answer: SNES

"Super Mario World", "Donkey Kong Country", "Super Mario Kart" were some of the greater games on this console. Finding this console is a little easier than finding the NES but it is usually not the original.

From Quiz Video Game Consoles!

Answer: Magnavox

Magnavox, the granddaddy of video game consoles, helped make that garbage. Their logo is on the smaller CDi model where people can see it. I do not know what they were a part of it but they were a part of it!

From Quiz Intellivision, The Lost Game Console

Answer: Bump-N-Jump

"Bump-N-Jump" is a different kind of race game. Some of the cars even lay rocks in your path to try to make you crash.

From Quiz Once Sold Considered Broken

Answer: The Red Ring of Death

Releasing a year before Nintendo's Wii and Sony's Playstation 3, Microsoft had it all when it launched the Xbox 360 console in 2005. Unfortunately, the system was plagued with problems from chipset issues to scratching discs. When the system failed, it had the wonderful ability to display a red ring on its front (aptly named 'The Red Ring of Death') which denoted the issue. Gaming outlets reported that one in every three Xbox 360 consoles were returned to the store for a return or exchange. Microsoft went out of their way to set aside a billion-dollar buffer to combat their losses in their first few years. The entire thing was used. This still didn't fix the heating issues, fan issues, power issues, and internal problems with the units. In June 2010, Microsoft unveiled a sleeker, newer design for the system to tie in with their motion-control camera, the Kinect. The beautiful thing? Microsoft utilized hardware concepts from their original Xbox console to keep it from overheating.

From Quiz Ten Suggestions

Answer: Yellow

In order for you to see and hear the game, you can connect it to your television screen or monitor via RCA connector cables. The yellow jack signifies the video output, while the red and white represent the stereo audio channels. If the jacks are not connected properly, this may disrupt the game, through a flickering screen if the yellow jack is not inserted correctly, or crackling sound for the red and white jacks.

From Quiz The History of Video Game Consoles

Answer: Super Famicom

The Super Famicom was a massive success all over the world. Despite being after other 16-bit systems of the time, it quickly rose to massive success, and many privately created ROM games were still being created well into the 21st century, long after Nintendo had dropped production of new media for the SNES.

From Quiz What Does This Button Do?

Answer: You jump

A basic game on Nintendo's most basic console, "Super Mario Bros." is one of the earliest console Mario titles. The classic NES controller has a directional pad, an A button, a B button, 'Start', and 'Select'. A allows the player to jump while pressing B can shoot fireballs if Mario has the power of the Fire Flower. Holding B while moving left or right will allow Mario to run, making it easier to perform farther jumps. Many of these game mechanics appeared in proceeding games in the series, and Virtual Console versions of the game try to emulate the style with the Wii Classic Controller and the Wii Remote. The Nintendo DS game "New Super Mario Bros." and its Wii counterpart both make use of their respective control schemes to make the game as authentically retro as possible.

From Quiz Classic Consoles

Answer: 1982

ColecoVision sold over one million units, but would become a victim of the video game crash of 1983. The last unit sold in the spring of 1984 with a total of 125 games made.

From Quiz C-64 Games Retromania

Answer: Uridium

"Arkanoid" was published by Imagine/Taito, "Krakout" by Gremlin and "Turrican" by Trenz/Rainbow Arts.

From Quiz Video Game Systems

Answer: 16

The original NES was 8 and the Nintendo 64 was 64, hence the name.

From Quiz Intellivision Still Lives!

Answer: "Bowling"

"Bowling" for the Intellivision is a game released in 1984. It came out one year after the video game crash of '83. The game's full name is "PBA Bowling". PBA stands for "Professional Bowlers Association".

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