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  1. 1.Which classic PC game is the 1993 city-builder that added isometric views to Maxis' series?

    • A. X-COM: UFO Defense
    • B. Age of Empires II
    • C. Prince of Persia
    • D. SimCity 2000
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    SimCity 2000

    Did you know? SimCity 2000 let players deal with disasters like fires and tornadoes.

  2. 2.Which classic arcade game is Namco's 1980 maze game in which the player eats dots and fruit?

    • A. Ms. Pac-Man
    • B. Q*bert
    • C. Pac-Man
    • D. House of the Dead
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    Pac-Man

    Did you know? Pac-Man's ghosts were given distinct chasing personalities.

  3. 3.Which indie game is the 2016 farming-life game created by Eric Barone?

    • A. Stardew Valley
    • B. Hades
    • C. FTL: Faster Than Light
    • D. Bastion
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    Stardew Valley

    Did you know? Eric Barone developed Stardew Valley alone over several years.

  4. 4.Which classic PC game is Blizzard's 2004 online role-playing phenomenon?

    • A. Microsoft Flight Simulator
    • B. World of Warcraft
    • C. Prince of Persia
    • D. The Sims
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    World of Warcraft

    Did you know? World of Warcraft passed 10 million subscribers within its first years.

  5. 5.Which classic arcade game is Atari's 1972 table-tennis game that started the company's arcade business?

    • A. Street Fighter II
    • B. Virtua Fighter
    • C. Dig Dug
    • D. Pong
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    Pong

    Did you know? Pong's home version reached living rooms in 1975.

  6. 6.Which indie game is Supergiant Games' 2011 action game narrated in real time?

    • A. Disco Elysium
    • B. Super Meat Boy
    • C. FTL: Faster Than Light
    • D. Bastion
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    Bastion

    Did you know? The narrator Logan Cunningham voiced the entire soundtrack of story moments.

  7. 7.Which classic PC game is Sid Meier's turn-based history strategy series that began in 1991?

    • A. Duke Nukem 3D
    • B. Fallout 2
    • C. Civilization
    • D. The Oregon Trail
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    Civilization

    Did you know? The series' famous phrase "one more turn" describes its addictive pacing.

  8. 8.Which classic arcade game is Konami's 1998 rhythm game played on a floor pad?

    • A. Dance Dance Revolution
    • B. Time Crisis
    • C. Virtua Fighter
    • D. NBA Jam
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    Dance Dance Revolution

    Did you know? Dance Dance Revolution turned arcades into dance stages worldwide.

  9. 9.Which indie game is House House's 2019 comedy about a bothersome goose?

    • A. Vampire Survivors
    • B. Valheim
    • C. Untitled Goose Game
    • D. Shovel Knight
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    Untitled Goose Game

    Did you know? Untitled Goose Game let two players honk together in co-op.

  10. 10.Which classic PC game is id Software's 1992 shooter that popularized the first-person genre on PCs?

    • A. Wolfenstein 3D
    • B. Warcraft II
    • C. World of Warcraft
    • D. RollerCoaster Tycoon
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    Wolfenstein 3D

    Did you know? Wolfenstein 3D was ported to many consoles in the following years.

  11. 11.Which classic arcade game is Capcom's 1991 arcade fighter that popularized one-on-one tournament play?

    • A. Punch-Out!!
    • B. Dragon's Lair
    • C. Battlezone
    • D. Street Fighter II
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    Street Fighter II

    Did you know? Street Fighter II introduced selectable characters with distinct moves.

  12. 12.Which indie game is Iron Gate's 2021 Viking survival co-op game?

    • A. Dead Cells
    • B. Valheim
    • C. Untitled Goose Game
    • D. Spelunky
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    Valheim

    Did you know? Valheim was made by a team of five in Sweden.

  13. 13.Which classic PC game is the 2018 social-deduction game that exploded in popularity in 2020?

    • A. Among Us
    • B. Ultima
    • C. Age of Empires II
    • D. Zork
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    Among Us

    Did you know? Among Us tasks crewmates with finding hidden impostors.

  14. 14.Which classic arcade game is Midway's 1992 fighter built from digitized actors?

    • A. Out Run
    • B. Dig Dug
    • C. Virtua Fighter
    • D. Mortal Kombat
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    Mortal Kombat

    Did you know? Mortal Kombat's content helped lead to the creation of the ESRB ratings board.

  15. 15.Which classic PC game is Will Wright's 2000 everyday-life simulator that became a best-selling franchise?

    • A. The Sims
    • B. Myst
    • C. SimCity 2000
    • D. Age of Empires
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    The Sims

    Did you know? The Sims replaced SimCity's cities with household characters.

  16. 16.Which classic arcade game is Taito's 1978 shooter created by Tomohiro Nishikado?

    • A. Defender
    • B. Space Invaders
    • C. NBA Jam
    • D. Ms. Pac-Man
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    Space Invaders

    Did you know? According to a popular account, Space Invaders caused a shortage of 100-yen coins in Japan.

  17. 17.Which classic PC game is Riot Games' 2009 multiplayer battle-arena game?

    • A. League of Legends
    • B. Microsoft Flight Simulator
    • C. Duke Nukem 3D
    • D. Warcraft II
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    League of Legends

    Did you know? League of Legends grew out of the Defense of the Ancients mod tradition.

  18. 18.Which classic arcade game is Nintendo's 1981 arcade hit designed by Shigeru Miyamoto?

    • A. Virtua Fighter
    • B. Pole Position
    • C. Crazy Taxi
    • D. Donkey Kong
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    Donkey Kong

    Did you know? Donkey Kong introduced players to the hero first called Jumpman.

  19. 19.Which classic PC game is Ensemble Studios' 1997 historical strategy game?

    • A. Wolfenstein 3D
    • B. Ultima
    • C. Age of Empires
    • D. The Sims
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    Age of Empires

    Did you know? Age of Empires covered civilizations from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.

  20. 20.Which classic PC game is Westwood Studios' 1995 strategy game that popularized the live-action briefing videos?

    • A. Wing Commander
    • B. Microsoft Flight Simulator
    • C. Civilization
    • D. Command & Conquer
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    Command & Conquer

    Did you know? Frank Klepacki's Hell March came with the series' Red Alert expansion.

  21. 21.Which classic PC game is the 1993 puzzle adventure that became one of the best-selling PC games of the 1990s?

    • A. Diablo II
    • B. Fallout 2
    • C. Myst
    • D. Unreal Tournament
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    Myst

    Did you know? Myst was created by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller.

  22. 22.Which classic arcade game is Sega's 1993 fighting game widely credited as the first in 3D?

    • A. Virtua Fighter
    • B. Space Harrier
    • C. Donkey Kong
    • D. Centipede
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    Virtua Fighter

    Did you know? Virtua Fighter came from Sega AM2, led by Yu Suzuki.

  23. 23.Which indie game is Lucas Pope's 2013 game about stamping documents at a border checkpoint?

    • A. Valheim
    • B. Undertale
    • C. Papers, Please
    • D. Hollow Knight
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    Papers, Please

    Did you know? Papers, Please casts the player as a customs officer in the fictional Arstotzka.

  24. 24.Which classic PC game is Blizzard's 2014 digital collectible card game set in the Warcraft world?

    • A. Hearthstone
    • B. The Sims
    • C. The Secret of Monkey Island
    • D. Ultima
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    Hearthstone

    Did you know? Hearthstone is played in turns with mana-limited cards.

  25. 25.Which classic arcade game is Namco's 1981 shooter in which enemies can capture the player's ship?

    • A. Arkanoid
    • B. After Burner
    • C. Galaga
    • D. Ms. Pac-Man
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    Galaga

    Did you know? Skilled players could rescue a captured ship and fight with two at once.

  26. 26.Which indie game is thatgamecompany's 2012 wordless desert crossing?

    • A. Super Meat Boy
    • B. Celeste
    • C. Valheim
    • D. Journey
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    Journey

    Did you know? Journey players could meet strangers without text chat.

  27. 27.Which classic PC game is id Software's 1996 shooter built on true 3D polygonal graphics?

    • A. Duke Nukem 3D
    • B. SimCity 2000
    • C. The Sims
    • D. Quake
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    Quake

    Did you know? Quake's online play helped popularize internet deathmatch.

  28. 28.Which classic arcade game is the 1983 laserdisc game animated by film director Don Bluth?

    • A. Mortal Kombat
    • B. Dragon's Lair
    • C. Battlezone
    • D. After Burner
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    Dragon's Lair

    Did you know? Dragon's Lair played like an animated cartoon with timed inputs.

  29. 29.Which indie game is Supergiant Games' 2020 action game built around escaping the underworld?

    • A. Hades
    • B. Terraria
    • C. Stray
    • D. FTL: Faster Than Light
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    Hades

    Did you know? Hades won the first Hugo Award given to a video game.

  30. 30.Which classic PC game is Blizzard's 2000 action role-playing game about fighting across acts?

    • A. X-COM: UFO Defense
    • B. Age of Empires II
    • C. Diablo II
    • D. The Sims
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    Diablo II

    Did you know? Diablo II's loot system inspired a whole genre of hunting games.

  31. 31.Which classic arcade game is Nintendo's 1984 boxing game seen from behind the player's boxer?

    • A. Punch-Out!!
    • B. Pole Position
    • C. Dig Dug
    • D. Galaxian
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    Punch-Out!!

    Did you know? The NES version, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, arrived in 1987.

  32. 32.Which indie game is Yacht Club Games' 2014 platformer styled after eight-bit classics?

    • A. Hades
    • B. Stardew Valley
    • C. Shovel Knight
    • D. Celeste
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    Shovel Knight

    Did you know? Shovel Knight's hero attacks with a digging shovel.

  33. 33.Which classic PC game is the 1999 arena shooter famous for its fast respawn cycles?

    • A. Unreal Tournament
    • B. Among Us
    • C. RollerCoaster Tycoon
    • D. The Oregon Trail
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    Unreal Tournament

    Did you know? Unreal Tournament ran on the Unreal Engine's second generation.

  34. 34.Which classic arcade game is Midway's 1993 two-on-two basketball game famous for its announcer?

    • A. NBA Jam
    • B. After Burner
    • C. Punch-Out!!
    • D. Daytona USA
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    NBA Jam

    Did you know? The announcer's calls included "He's on fire!" during hot streaks.

  35. 35.Which indie game is Team Meat's 2010 precision platformer about rescuing Bandage Girl?

    • A. Journey
    • B. Bastion
    • C. Super Meat Boy
    • D. Shovel Knight
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    Super Meat Boy

    Did you know? Super Meat Boy grew out of a flash game called Meat Boy.

  36. 36.Which classic PC game is BioWare's 1998 role-playing game based on the Dungeons & Dragons rules?

    • A. World of Warcraft
    • B. Prince of Persia
    • C. Baldur's Gate
    • D. Zork
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    Baldur's Gate

    Did you know? Baldur's Gate launched BioWare as a major studio.

  37. 37.Which classic arcade game is Taito's 1986 brick-breaker that revived the Breakout formula?

    • A. Pong
    • B. Street Fighter II
    • C. Galaga
    • D. Arkanoid
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    Arkanoid

    Did you know? Arkanoid gave the paddle power-ups and a final boss named Doh.

  38. 38.Which indie game is the 2018 climbing platformer about reaching a mountain's summit?

    • A. Hades
    • B. Untitled Goose Game
    • C. Journey
    • D. Celeste
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    Celeste

    Did you know? Celeste was directed by Maddy Thorson.

  39. 39.Which classic PC game is LucasArts' 1990 pirate adventure comedy?

    • A. Wing Commander
    • B. Hearthstone
    • C. League of Legends
    • D. The Secret of Monkey Island
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    The Secret of Monkey Island

    Did you know? Monkey Island let players never truly lose, keeping the story moving.

  40. 40.Which classic arcade game is Konami's 1981 game about guiding a frog across roads and rivers?

    • A. Daytona USA
    • B. Dragon's Lair
    • C. Centipede
    • D. Frogger
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    Frogger

    Did you know? Frogger crossed from arcades into pop culture through a Seinfeld episode.

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