Guess That Game!

[jb143]

#29 makes me think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? for NES.

#29 sounds like Dick Tracy

You also also get to drive cars, shoot guns, etc... in those games.

[WulfeLuer]

Yeah...

#29 is Final Fight, now that I think about it. Mike Haggar for President!

[goldenband]

You also also get to drive cars, shoot guns, etc... in those games.

Touché!


Yeah...

#29 is Final Fight, now that I think about it. Mike Haggar for President!

If it's not Final Fight, I wonder if it might be the arcade game 64th Street.

[jb143]

If it's not Final Fight, I wonder if it might be the arcade game 64th Street.


That's it. 64'th Street: A Detective Story. Thinking about it though, I might have accepted Final Fight because it is pretty close. But you don't actually play as a detective right?

[Edmond Dantes]

Your clue fits 64th Street better than Final Fight--the former is set up as an actual mystery/detective story, Final Fight is not, and no none of the characters are detectives.

Would #28 be The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by any chance? (I've never played that game but the clues about rafting and it having a movie and a book seem to point that way).

EDIT: I just realized #28 could also be Jurassic Park (there WAS actually a rafting segment in the book, plus the spitting makes more contextual sense than it would for Tom Sawyer)

[jb143]

Jurassic Park is correct. Playing the game when it first came out I remember (as a kid) wondering why there was a rafting scene when there wasn't one in the movie and figuring that it must be in the book(which it is). And those pesky dilophosauruses at the edge of the water keep spitting at you.


Your clue fits 64th Street better than Final Fight--the former is set up as an actual mystery/detective story, Final Fight is not, and no none of the characters are detectives.

The only reason I might have accepted it would be if no one guessed correctly, because when I was making the clues my lunch break was almost over and I hadn't polished that one as much as I would have liked. Afterwards I realized that I might not have provided enough details for there to not be more than one game that meets the description. However, the clue does imply that it's a beat-em-up about detectives. And the first weapons you pick up in the game are a wrench and a pipe. I wanted to work something in about the getaway vehicle at the end being a blimp but didn't want to give too much away(though I did intentionally pick a bit more obscure game), but I didn't have enough time to be clever about it. Oh well...

[goldenband]

Heh, #27 is Super Mario Bros., isn't it? Just dawned on me. :D

[jb143]

Yep. If you take the warp zones to skip over levels, then you just left those poor mushroom retainers(servants to nobility) in those castles. When you beat the game, you are presented with a "new quest".

[goldenband]

I guess I should go again...?

#30. Hi, I'm just here for the disk. No need to bother getting up. Yes, I brought a friend. No, his name's not Abel, it was Kurt -- or maybe it was Scott? Anyway, he couldn't pull his weight, so he's dead now. I hate the buddy system.

#31. Wait, glasses? I don't remember anything about glasses, or gems, or amulets or scrolls. OK, I found a map, but why can't I see it? I guess one out of three really is bad, not to mention eight out of nine. And speaking of nine, don't go east yet.

#32. Sure, everyone thinks you're so tough, but a thicket of thorns can stop you in your tracks. Plus, how will you fight them if you can't even see them? You lose, nyaah nyaah-nyaah nyaah-nyaah. Keep off the grass!

[Edmond Dantes]

#32. Sure, everyone thinks you're so tough, but a thicket of thorns can stop you in your tracks. Plus, how will you fight them if you can't even see them? You lose, nyaah nyaah-nyaah nyaah-nyaah. Keep off the grass!

I'm at a loss for the other two but this here sounds like Ultima III: Exodus, which had "grass" as a random encounter invisible enemy.

[celerystalker]

32 sounds like Toejam & Earl to me.

[goldenband]

I'm at a loss for the other two but this here sounds like Ultima III: Exodus, which had "grass" as a random encounter invisible enemy.

Nope, but I believe #32 did come out the same year as Ultima III.


32 sounds like Toejam & Earl to me.

Alas, no. This one's an action game -- though oddly enough it has the vaguest whiff of an RPG-like element. (A few of them, actually.)

[WulfeLuer]

Is 32 Zelda 2?

[Edmond Dantes]

So now that I've had some sleep...


I guess I should go again...?

#30. Hi, I'm just here for the disk. No need to bother getting up. Yes, I brought a friend. No, his name's not Abel, it was Kurt -- or maybe it was Scott? Anyway, he couldn't pull his weight, so he's dead now. I hate the buddy system.

Is this Maniac Mansion by any chance?


#31. Wait, glasses? I don't remember anything about glasses, or gems, or amulets or scrolls. OK, I found a map, but why can't I see it? I guess one out of three really is bad, not to mention eight out of nine. And speaking of nine, don't go east yet.

This sounds like the SNES Lord of the Rings game.


#32. Sure, everyone thinks you're so tough, but a thicket of thorns can stop you in your tracks. Plus, how will you fight them if you can't even see them? You lose, nyaah nyaah-nyaah nyaah-nyaah. Keep off the grass!

.... I can't narrow down a specific game but I'm strongly suspecting its something by either Infocom or Sierra...

[goldenband]

Is this Maniac Mansion by any chance?

Nope, #30 isn't Maniac Mansion. The given names are a big hint here.


This sounds like the SNES Lord of the Rings game.

Correct! Fetch quests galore with glasses, gems, amulets and scrolls. The game tells you that you found a map, but many people don't understand that the map in question is in the manual. And it's Vol. 1 of a projected (but never-released) three games, has only eight of nine playable characters (no Boromir for you!), and allows you to waltz right into the Nazgul's arms if you head east from the starting area despite the game's warnings.


Is 32 Zelda 2?


.... I can't narrow down a specific game but I'm strongly suspecting its something by either Infocom or Sierra...

None of the above, and much more of a "pure" action game. When I said it came out the same year as Ultima III, BTW, I didn't mean the NES version of U3. :)

Hint: who does (seemingly) everyone think is tough?

[Edmond Dantes]

None of the above, and much more of a "pure" action game. When I said it came out the same year as Ultima III, BTW, I didn't mean the NES version of U3. :)

Hint: who does (seemingly) everyone think is tough?

Yeah I figured you meant the PC version, thus why I was thinking Sierra or Infocom, who would've been in business in 1983.

Right off the bat when I think of "tough" my mind goes to either Rambo, the Incredible Hulk, or He-Man (I know there was a He-Man game for the Commodore 64...) ..... Am I getting warmer?

[goldenband]

Right off the bat when I think of "tough" my mind goes to either Rambo, the Incredible Hulk, or He-Man (I know there was a He-Man game for the Commodore 64...) ..... Am I getting warmer?

You've got the right idea -- but those are all fictional characters, whereas...

[Edmond Dantes]

... its the Chuck Norris game, isn't it?

[goldenband]

... its the Chuck Norris game, isn't it?

Bingo! Chuck Norris Superkicks, in which Chuck is confronted by impassable thorns, time-draining grass, invisible ninjas, and a "nyaah nyaah-nyaah nyaah-nyaah" tune whenever he fails in a battle.

It's also weirdly RPG-like in a couple of ways, with a separate overworld vs. battle screen and a kind of leveling-up system where you gain moves and belts as you progress.

Now, #30, let's see...the given names (especially Kurt & Scott) and buddy system are big hints here.

[jb143]

Now, #30, let's see...the given names (especially Kurt & Scott) and buddy system are big hints here.


Is it.... ...The Uncanny X-Men?

[goldenband]

Is it.... ...The Uncanny X-Men?

You've got it! Forced buddy system (with CPU-run characters who inevitably get slaughtered), disk-holding bosses you don't actually need to fight, and the notorious "IF YOU ARE NOT ABEL" typo that actually isn't a typo (https://tcrf.net/X-Men_%28NES%29). And of course, Kurt Wagner, Scott Summers, etc.

[Edmond Dantes]

Guess I'm picking this game up again!

#33 - So.... I just had to rotate a tower to find dates to look at constellations to find out how to raise a sunken ship. Is this normal? Oh wait, I got here through a magic book, so probably not.

#34 - Can you say that again? All I heard was "wub senth, buddont fuhget tear arr guise lie kyoo ah obada whirl."

#35 - Umm, when the only song anyone knows is "la la la la la" how exactly can you tell the good singers from the bad, or for that matter tell an actual goddess from someone who simply has a good singing voice?

[WulfeLuer]

Is 35 Lunar Silver Star?

[goldenband]

#34 is the original arcade game Street Fighter -- and #33 is ringing some serious bells but I haven't come up with it yet.

[jb143]

#33 is Myst

[Edmond Dantes]

Wow, this took you all no time at all. I also like how three different posters managed to somehow solve them in perfect reverse order.

Yes, #33 is Myst, #34 is Street Fighter and #35 is Lunar the Silver Star.

So here's the prizes:

Wulfeluer can come up with questions #36 and #37
Goldenband can come up with #38 and #39
jb143 can come up with #40 and #41

Anyone who doesn't want their prize can give their numbers to somebody else.

I'm having trouble coming up with more because I've been playing mostly Myst lately so I feel like I'll be repetitive. But here's some Bonus Round to give you all some time:

#BR2 - You know what rocks about this game? That you can defeat the villain either by feeding it to a plant or rocketing it thru the sky in a flying car.

#BR3 - Minutes after shooting the food, both players were dead--in the game anyway. In real life, the one who shot the food was probably punched to death by the other player (you all know you've had this situation).

#BR4 - I wander for eternity, eating what I find, while the undead torment me. My only solace is that I may one day find true love. Who am I?

(Admittedly I'm not sure BR3 and BR4 are clear or specific-to-one-game enough but.... let's see how this goes)

[jb143]

#BR3 - Gauntlet

Glad I have a bit of time to think of mine, and that there's only 2. I'll be pretty busy this weekend preparing for a move.

[Scissors]

BR4 - Wonder Boy?

[celerystalker]

BR2 Maniac Mansion

BR4 Pac-Man

[Edmond Dantes]

jb14 got BR3 and celery got BR2 and 4.

Damn that was fast.

Okay, so to buy more time:

#BR5 - So by "transform into a fish, lion, or eagle" you actually mean put on vaguely fish/lion/eagle-themed spandex suits that give you the relevant powers.

(I can't remember if the transforms were ACTUALLY labeled "fish, lion, and eagle" BTW so forgive me if my memory is off, but it was always something that struck me as weird about this game)

And I'm too pressed for time but if that gets solved I'll come up with two more. Don't let the other guys forget their prizes!

[goldenband]

#BR5 - So by "transform into a fish, lion, or eagle" you actually mean put on vaguely fish/lion/eagle-themed spandex suits that give you the relevant powers.
Sounds similar to Saint Sword, but I don't think that's it.

BTW I'll wait to post my clues until Wulfeluer's done his. :)

[WulfeLuer]

An interesting thing to find after work.

Anyway, here we go.

#36. So, I wrecked a slave camp, got my village burned down, punched by a dwarf, and ditched by my best friends. Now it's off the desert!

#37. A bunch of evil morons calling themselves "hackers" are making a nuisance of themselves; time to build some robots, engage in time shenanigans, and wreck their space station! Also, where's my dad?

[WulfeLuer]

Crap, did I jump the gun with my questions? It's been extra fun at work, so I just sorta threw them on without really thinking.

[Edmond Dantes]

Don't worry Wolfeleur, you're not bound to a specific schedule.

and goldenband no its not Saint Sword.

[goldenband]

#38. Two sets of Fallopian tubes and ovaries do battle for about as long as it takes the Beatles to play "Please Please Me". Or you could put on that Simon & Garfunkel song -- it'd be very apropos -- and get 2 1/2 games in before it's done.

#39. Well-dressed fellow commits mass murder against...overweight sleds? Or maybe they're lost drones, very far from home? Anyway, once the killing stops, check out the light show, and (repeat after me) have a nice day.

[jb143]

#37 is Robotrek.

I'll have to think about all the others.

[WulfeLuer]

And Jb earns first blood, #37 is indeed Robotrek/Slapstick for the SNES.

[jb143]

#39. Well-dressed fellow commits mass murder against...overweight sleds? Or maybe they're lost drones, very far from home? Anyway, once the killing stops, check out the light show, and (repeat after me) have a nice day.

The clues make me think it could be a game where you're a penguin...but I can't think of anything that actually matches the clues.

[Edmond Dantes]

Seems like the difficulty turned way up (no, I'm not complaining!)

#39 ..... I'm just taking a shot in the dark here but could it be Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

[WulfeLuer]

I'll give a hint for #36: The cool gizmo that gives you your combat powers is your mom.

[goldenband]

The clues make me think it could be a game where you're a penguin...but I can't think of anything that actually matches the clues.

You are extremely warm (which sounds counterintuitive for a game about a penguin, but you know what I mean).

(And no, not Dr. J and Mr. H.)

[WulfeLuer]

Uh, is #39 Parodius? That's pretty much the only game involving penguins and mass destruction I can think of.

[goldenband]

Uh, is #39 Parodius? That's pretty much the only game involving penguins and mass destruction I can think of.

Not Parodius, no. This one's an arcade game.

[o.pwuaioc]

Is #39 Pengo? The titular character wears a bowtie on the arcade cabinet, and kills these blob like things.

[goldenband]

Is #39 Pengo? The titular character wears a bowtie on the arcade cabinet, and kills these blob like things.

You've got it! And after you get a GAME OVER (when "the killing stops"), you get the attract mode with a nice representation of the Southern Lights. The blob things are Sno-Bees, which is a real-life brand of sled.

I didn't know about the bowtie, BTW -- that works out nicely! I was just riffing on the whole penguin/tuxedo thing. :)

[jb143]

Ugh, that was one I looked into but not hard enough I guess. All the clues pointed to a penguin game, but the whole sled thing threw me off. I tried looking for games with the southern lights to cross reference but Google failed me. Though I did find some interesting articles about penguins playing video games.

[o.pwuaioc]

The blob things are Sno-Bees, which is a real-life brand of sled.

Ah, I didn't know that! I never had a snow sled. Great game, and I just learned that it also came to the Mega Drive in Japan, so I might have to snatch that. I sold it when I got rid of my Game Gear, so it'll be nice to get it again.

[Edmond Dantes]

Is #36 one of the Mana/Seiken Densetsu games? Because "your power source is your mom" would fit in with how effed up that series usually is.

[WulfeLuer]

Is #36 one of the Mana/Seiken Densetsu games? Because "your power source is your mom" would fit in with how effed up that series usually is.

No, but there is a Mana/World Tree, and even elemental spirits that are very similar (some are outright copies) to Mana Spirits.

[Edmond Dantes]

No, but there is a Mana/World Tree, and even elemental spirits that are very similar (some are outright copies) to Mana Spirits.

Okay, now I'm thinking its.... that one game Yahtzee reviewed, where he started by giving a norse myth lesson about Baldur, who he described as a wuss who called his mom in for everything. Also Norse Myth has the concept of the Yggdrasil or "world tree."

I think the game was called either Too Human or Darksiders.

EDIT: So it seems like #36, #38, and #BR5 have yet to be solved. DOUBLE EDIT: For the sake of convenience I've quoted the unsolved ones here:


#36. So, I wrecked a slave camp, got my village burned down, punched by a dwarf, and ditched by my best friends. Now it's off the desert!


#38. Two sets of Fallopian tubes and ovaries do battle for about as long as it takes the Beatles to play "Please Please Me". Or you could put on that Simon & Garfunkel song -- it'd be very apropos -- and get 2 1/2 games in before it's done.


#BR5 - So by "transform into a fish, lion, or eagle" you actually mean put on vaguely fish/lion/eagle-themed spandex suits that give you the relevant powers.

(I can't remember if the transforms were ACTUALLY labeled "fish, lion, and eagle" BTW so forgive me if my memory is off, but it was always something that struck me as weird about this game)

Since #BR5 is mine I'll give a hint: It's, like, a bodacious NES game whose Japanese version was a little less gnarly. (This probably gives it away right there)

[goldenband]

Since #BR5 is mine I'll give a hint: It's, like, a bodacious NES game whose Japanese version was a little less gnarly. (This probably gives it away right there)
Totally Rad, dude. :D

As for mine, I'll throw in the hint that it's an Atari 2600 game.

[celerystalker]

Okay, now I'm thinking its.... that one game Yahtzee reviewed, where he started by giving a norse myth lesson about Baldur, who he described as a wuss who called his mom in for everything. Also Norse Myth has the concept of the Yggdrasil or "world tree."

I think the game was called either Too Human or Darksiders.

EDIT: So it seems like #36, #38, and #BR5 have yet to be solved. DOUBLE EDIT: For the sake of convenience I've quoted the unsolved ones here:






Since #BR5 is mine I'll give a hint: It's, like, a bodacious NES game whose Japanese version was a little less gnarly. (This probably gives it away right there)

Totally Rad hint. Oh, didn't see goldenband already did it.

[WulfeLuer]

It sounds like you're trying to talk about Too Human, but I don't watch enough Zero P to know for sure. Either way, it's not #36. There are hints of Norse influence here and there in #36, including Yggdrasil. I will also go ahead and say that #36 is actually a fair bit newer than most games on this thread, and is a distant prequel.

[WulfeLuer]

Also, I think #38 is Boxing.

[celerystalker]

Sounds like 36 is Xenogears.

[goldenband]

Also, I think #38 is Boxing.

Yes! Nicely done. :)

[Edmond Dantes]

Yep, BR5 is Totally Rad. Three of your spells are supposed to transform you into animals but the form you take is actually humanoid so it comes off more like you did a Henshin into an animal-themed superhero costume (fans of Tokusatsu shows like Kamen Rider or Super Sentai will know what I mean).

It's also a game I see get dissed a lot even though I thought it was actually kinda awesome.

Also I share the opinion that #36 is Xenogears. Probably should've thought of it earlier just my mind kept thinking of 8- or 16-Bit era games.

[WulfeLuer]

Unfortunately, Celery and Edmond, #36 is not Xenogears. #36 is an entry in a fairly prominent RPG series, one that started in 16-bit era and is still ongoing.

Guessing #38 was mostly plain dumb luck; I kept thinking things like Rumble Roses or DoA, stuff like that.

[jb143]

It looks like there's still some to be guessed but I'll go ahead and give my clues before I forget.

#40 - If you're traveling to the USA, you can't just visit New York City. You should visit places all over the country. And what's that button up there for? Time to swing into action! What? Game Over? Talk about a buzz kill!

#41 - Aaaannnnddd, we've drifted out to sea again! I thought you were supposed to be brilliant, but putting me in charge was about the stupidest thing you could have done.

[WulfeLuer]

Time for another hint. #36 has a very...musical title.

[Scissors]

Unfortunately, Celery and Edmond, #36 is not Xenogears. #36 is an entry in a fairly prominent RPG series, one that started in 16-bit era and is still ongoing.



Time for another hint. #36 has a very...musical title.

Is it Tales of Symphonia? I've never played the game, so I have no idea if it fits the original description, but it seems possible based on these clues.

[WulfeLuer]

And Scissor wins a cookie for #36; it is indeed Tales of Symphonia.

[jb143]

Almost a week without any guesses. Perhaps I should give some hints?

[Edmond Dantes]

Probably. Admittedly my memory has been failing me lately but neither of the two descriptions are ringing a bell.

[jb143]

Ok, for 40 and 41; one is an arcade game and the other is of the computer variety.

[Edmond Dantes]

#40 still isn't ringing a bell (admittedly tho I probably need more education in the ways of the arcade)

#41... EDIT: It's unfair to guess multiple games at once, so I'm gonna say... is it Pirates/Pirates Gold or something in that lineage?

[jb143]

People are probably more familiar with the console version of #40, but the arcade version is notorious for one of my (just slightly cryptic) clues.

#41 is one that you would probably have to be pretty familiar with the game to guess, though EVERYONE is familiar with the characters.

[WulfeLuer]

About the only thing I can think of even close for #40 is Rampage.

[jb143]

Not rampage. You could say that these 2 games each have something different in common with one of the previous games I picked...after a fashion.

[jb143]

I guess no one is playing this anymore. Instead of leaving them unsolved, I'll add a few extra details to the clues...

#40 - If you're traveling to the USA, you can't just visit New York City. You should visit places all over the country, such as Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. And what's that button up there for? Time to swing into action! What? Game Over? Talk about a buzz kill!

#41 - Maybe lighting the match will help. Nope. I hope we don't need that later because it seems to be the only one in all of London. Hey look, a rowboat. Aaaannnnddd, we've drifted out to sea again! I thought you were supposed to be brilliant, but putting me in charge was about the stupidest thing you could have done.

[goldenband]

#41 - Maybe lighting the match will help. Nope. I hope we don't need that later because it seems to be the only one in all of London. Hey look, a rowboat. Aaaannnnddd, we've drifted out to sea again! I thought you were supposed to be brilliant, but putting me in charge was about the stupidest thing you could have done.

Is this one Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels?

[jb143]

Is this one Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels?

Correct!

[Emperor Megas]

#40 - If you're traveling to the USA, you can't just visit New York City. You should visit places all over the country. And what's that button up there for? Time to swing into action! What? Game Over? Talk about a buzz kill!
This has to be Ninja Gaiden (arcade).

[jb143]

This has to be Ninja Gaiden (arcade).

You got it!

I thought the reference to the button on top the joystick so you can swing into things would be a giveaway, at least to anyone who's played the arcade game. And of course the clue about the infamous buzzsaw continue scene.

[goldenband]

#42 - Downloadable title demonstrates the dangers of overeating, the wisdom of taking everything one step at a time, the difficult plight of the color-blind, and the truth of the proverb "You can't take it with you".