1980s Video Games quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which gun-shaped controller is used to play NES Duck Hunt?

   Answer: NES Zapper

   Why: The Zapper works by detecting a momentary white square flashed on the TV screen.

2. 2 Medium

   Which weapon in Contra allows you to fire bullets in five directions?

   Answer: Spread Gun

   Why: The 1988 home port made the Konami Code famous: entered at the title screen, it hands the player 30 lives.

3. 3 Hard

   What color is the second player dragon in Bubble Bobble?

   Answer: blue

   Why: Bub and Bob are really the brothers Bubby and Bobby, cursed into bubble dragons and sent through 100 rounds of the Cave of Monsters.

4. 4 Easy

   Which colored ghost is the fastest in the original Pac-Man?

   Answer: red

   Why: Blinky is nicknamed Shadow; with only 20 dots left he turns into Cruise Elroy, speeding up until he can outrun Pac-Man himself.

5. 5 Medium

   What was Mario's original profession in the 1981 game Donkey Kong?

   Answer: carpenter

   Why: He was known as Jumpman before he became Mario, and only the sewer setting of Mario Bros. in 1983 made him a plumber.

6. 6 Hard

   What item does Link use to cross small water gaps in Zelda?

   Answer: Stepladder

   Why: Level 4, nicknamed the Snake, hides it, and it bridges lava as well as water; Link needs it to finish that same labyrinth.