Top Video Games of 1994/95 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Final Fantasy VI

"Final Fantasy 6" was released in America as "Final Fantasy 3". "Final Fantasy 6" did not just take an old idea and try and turn it into something it isn't. What the developers, at Square, did was keep all of the winning mechanics from number four and added improved graphics, sound, and mechanics into the game. The game also featured a masterfully innovative Esper summoning system.

Answer: Chrono Trigger

The game begins in a magical land, called Guardia, in the year 1000. There, the main character, Crono acquires a teleportation device from a girl named Marle. With it, the character could travel through time and battle in the past, present, and future.

The true reason why this game made the list was the fact that there were more than twelve unique endings, making for an infinitely re-playable experience.

Answer: Super Metroid

Although the 3D gaming-era was just a mere year away from revolutionizing the gaming genre as we know it, "Super Metroid" proved to be an immense and beautiful 2D shooter. Not only did it feature colorful graphics that added atmosphere, it gave the player the ability to explore the planet, collect new power-ups, and unravel a very well written story. Truly one of the gems of the early '90s.

Answer: Star Wars: Tie Fighter

"Star Wars: Tie Fighter" was a true revolution in the space-shooting genre. The game featured clear and coherent audio, easy to master controls, and squad commands. The game was also one of the first games to feature pure 3D graphics that never failed to blow away the player. Truly one of Lucasarts' greatest marvels.

Answer: Mortal Kombat 2

"Mortal Kombat 2" was so popular that when it was released in arcades, special reinforced game cabinets were installed so people wouldn't steal the game's motherboard for their personal use. The interesting fighting physics, and the uncensored visual effects contributed to making this game undoubtedly the best game in the series.

Answer: Warcraft 2

The game has a lot of depth and numerous unit and building types. The game is easy to use, and very user friendly. The game is played on a three dimensional landscape, that is heavily detailed. Wonderfully animated cut-scenes are scattered throughout the game and add some wonderful nostalgia to the game.

Answer: Virtua Fighter 2

Perhaps the most well-known feature of the game was its crisp 3-dimensional graphics. Although the graphics are rather crude to today's standards, they were top of the line in 1995. The game also ran at 60 frames per second, without any slowdown, a very big accomplishment considering the simplicity of the graphics engines of the time.

The arena could also be extended to an unimaginable length of 82 meters. Definitely one of the best fighting games ever made.

Answer: Tekken

Although released almost two years after the original "Virtua Fighter" game, it still proved revolutionary enough to succeed in the crowded game market. Controls were different from other games, graphics were smoother and more pixilated, and the unlockable storyboards proved to be the game's reasons for success.

Answer: Mech Warrior 2

The game not only had appealing 3D graphics, it featured dynamic sound effects, an interesting story, and most notably, online play. The gameplay was difficult, and thus, not for everyone. Regardless, many developers are still trying to match the quality and success of this game.

Answer: X-Com: UFO Defense

Although the game was intended to have a simple style, it was so well executed, that the game became very popular among strategy and war game fans. A dark and gloomy atmosphere was created by making the soldiers seem weak and unable to protect themselves against the aliens.