Keir’s Preposterous President’s Day Contest: ANSWERS/WINNERS

[Keir]

In honor of Lincoln’s Birthday, I am announcing a contest! It will begin sometime on President’s Day (Monday, February 17th) and end at midnight on Washington’s Birthday (Saturday, February 22nd).

Here are a few details to get you all riled up and ready.

1. On Monday I will post 20 questions. They will be hard! I don’t expect anyone will actually be able to answer them all. (Perhaps I should give a bonus prize for anyone who does?)

2. The questions will not be straightforward trivia questions, but will typically involve playing a game to find the answer (unless you’re really smart!) So it will be a kind of video game “scavenger hunt”. There may also be some identification type questions.

3. You will have until midnight on Saturday (the 22nd) to email the answers to me at metalkeir@yahoo.com. Answer as many as you can.

4. The three people with the most correct answers win! In the event of a tie, the person who submitted their answers first takes precedence. The first place winner will get first pick from the prizes, then the second place winner and finally the third place winner.

5. Prizes? That’s right! Why hold a contest if you’re not going to give away stuff? The prizes are nothing earth-shattering obviously, but there are 7 prizes to choose from so hopefully there will be something for everyone. See them HERE! (http://www.geocities.com/metalkeir/contest.html)

6. Everyone is eligible to win, though you may only submit one entry.

7. Feel free to email me with questions, though I reserve the right to not answer them. You may also post questions and comments here before or during the contest, just don’t give anything away!

This should be fun!

Keir

[Sniderman]

<rubs hands gleefully>

And I'm off on Monday, so that'll give me a full day to get a head-start.

One question: Am I to assume this will encompass many different home consoles, as well as arcade machines?

[Keir]

I am still working on the questions, but yes I am trying to incorporate as many different systems as I can. No arcade machines though (I'm limited by my own knowledge).

[Mayhem]

Just as well I usually have bugger all to do at work ;)

[GENESISNES]

you should have people email them to you, so other posters dont cheat off of other answers!

edit: worded it really badly.

[nesman85]

he is going to have people e-mail the answers to him. read number 3.

[Keir]

That's right. Read 7 too. ;)

Prizes now posted!

[IGotTheDot]

Ms. Cleo has already given me the answers. I will spend the week deciding what to choose.

[Keir]

THE QUESTIONS!
I have identified the system that each question pertains to, but in many cases you will have to determine the game for yourself. Good luck!

Amiga CD32:
1. What adjective is used to describe Lagoon level 9 in Fury of the Furries?

Atari 2600:
2. What happens when you reach the sixth yellow one-eyed monster stage in Mythicon’s Sorcerer?

3. Obtaining a score of 218 will cause the MindMaster to declare that you are what?

4. Describe the beastie that must be rescued on the 10th planet in Cosmic Ark.

5. What is the minimum number of walls that you need to blow up in levels 17 through 20 in a game of H.E.R.O.?

6. What the heck is this thing?
http://www.themightyradish.com/Images/Keir/bonus1.gif

Atari 5200:
7. What 3 items must you obtain in the bonus Pitfall II adventure?

Commodore 64:
8. “You face east, and are
0 levels below,
16 squares north
6 squares east of
the entry stairs”
Assuming you are in the Catacombs and have a source of light, how many skulls do you see?

9. How many different variations of the level Mystery Maze are there in the Commodore 64 version of Jumpman?

10. What 2 levels appear in the game Wizard, but not in its sequel, Ultimate Wizard?

11. Identify this game:
http://www.themightyradish.com/Images/Keir/bonus2.jpg

Intellivision:
12. How many hot dogs are there on the 6th level of Diner?

Laseractive:
13. Name the ghost pictured below:
http://www.themightyradish.com/Images/Keir/ghost.jpg

NES:
14. What vegetable will you find on the 6th mountain (not necessarily Mountain 6) in Ice Climber?

Sega Genesis:
15. What is the name of the 5th Stage boss in Toki: Going Ape Spit?

Sega Saturn:
16. How many skeletons are lined up on the sides of the mausoleum roof in Mr. Bones?

TI-99/4A:
17. The TI-99 game Junkman Junior is missing one of the 12 levels in its inspiration. Which one is it?

TRS-80:
18: How many keys can be found on the second level of Downland?

VIC-20:
19. How many Droid Ships are there in the first wave of Droid Force 2 in Omega Race?

Virtual Boy:
20. What is the Target Bonus for Mercury in Galactic Pinball?

Email your answers to me at metalkeir@yahoo.com by midnight on Saturday, February 22nd.

[Sylentwulf]

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[bargora]

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[Six Switch]

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[TheSmirk]

@_@ @_@ Wow! Nice contest.........you weren't kidding when you said it wasn't gonna be real easy questions! LOL

[maxlords]

Holy shit man! I've never even SEEN any of those games except HERO. My collection starts with NES so I'm pretty much out of the running.

[portnoyd]

If someone gets all 20 right, then that person needs to be banned because they have no life whatsoever and need to get outside more often.

dave

[Keir]

Holy shit man! I've never even SEEN any of those games except HERO. My collection starts with NES so I'm pretty much out of the running.

There's always emulators. Or even Google. I think everyone has a fair shot at this so don't give up!

[Wavelflack]

God-damn. No prizes for me.

[Mayhem]

Hmmm Q8... forcing me to play the bloody game again ;)

Still I reckon I can get 4-5 off the bat there... might be good enough to win LOL

[Raedon]

I give up! these questions, if answered, could mean the end of all exsistance.. O_O

[GENESISNES]

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[Six Switch]

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Where is Joe...... :hmm:

[Keir]

24 hours left to submit your answers!

[Raedon]

when you moved out of Texas you lost your freak'n mind!

There is some guy writing numbers on the windows of a library because of this contest.

[Mayhem]

Email sent with answers Keir ;)

[Keir]

THE WINNERS!
1st Place: Mayhem with 9 correct answers
2nd Place: Sniderman with 6 correct answers
3rd Place: WiseSalesman with 3 correct answers

Mat, please email me with your choice of prize. Tim and Justin, email me with your choice of prize as well as second (and third) choices in case your first choice has already been claimed.

Thank you also to Mr-E_Man for participating, and to the moderator(s) for Stickifying this thread.

THE ANSWERS!

1. “fabulous” or "absolutely fabulous"
2. The attacking creatures appear in ones not threes.
3. “amusing”
4. floating, wriggling worms
5. 21 walls
6. Electrosaurus (ccreature from the game Space Cavern)
7. rope, basket, flute and Swami (any 3 of the 4 would count)
8. 1 skull
9. 3 variations
10. Madhouse and Simon Says
11. Ultima III: Exodus
12. 2 hot dogs
13. Batra
14. onions
15. Belcher
16. 34
17. Spellbound
18. 2
19. 10
20. 200,000 pts

[WiseSalesman]

Oh my god.....I actually placed?

O_O

An e-mail is on the way!

[Keir]

Here are some more details on the answers:

1. Technically, fabulous is the adjective though I also accepted the full description, “absolutely fabulous”.

2. One day I wanted to see this game had an end and played it for about an hour. I didn't think anyone else had ever played this game for that long and I wanted people to share my pain.

3. This is, of course, from the Starpath Supercharger game, Escape from the Mindmaster. I believe that the Mind Master's ratings are given in increments of 100. A score of 100-199 is "promising", a score of 200-299 is "amusing", etc. I don't know for sure if that's true, but a score of 218 will definitely give you a rank of "amusing", as will a score of 267.

4. I would also accept flying worms, snakes, wriggly things, etc.

5. There are 6 on level 17, 4 on level 18, 6 on level 19 and 5 on level 20 for a total of 21 walls. Playing the game wasn’t even necessary for this one as the maps are all available at <a href=”http://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/HEROMaps/index.html”>Atari Age</a>. It was just a matter of counting the walls that needed to be blown up.

6. I didn’t really think anyone would get this one. You can see a screenshot at Atari Age (”http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=455”>AtariAge</a>.

7.), though you would need some knowledge of the game to determine what the objects actually are.

8. This was a Bard’s Tale question. The walls in the Catacombs are decorated with 4 skulls, except for walls with doors which only have one skull. If you knew that, you could have used one of many online maps to determine the answer.

9. One of 3 variations is randomly selected on the level Mystery Maze.

10. Every level in Ultimate Wizard is listed on <a href=”http://www.geocities.com/svipdaag/vidgames/wizard/levels.html”>my site</a>, but figuring out all the levels from Wizard in order to compare them is a bit trickier.

11. The picture shown in the question is just a pixilated version of the box cover. The original picture of the box cover can be seen at Lemon (”).

12. There are 2 hot dogs, 2 bananas and a Mugsy on level 6.

13. The picture is part of the disc sleeve for Ghost Rush.

14. You had to actually climb 6 mountains to get this one, because if you tried starting on Mountain 6, you would just get eggplants. That was why I specified “not necessarily Mountain 6” in the question.

15. Belcher’s his name, Belching’s his game. I think this game is really underrated and chose it for that reason.

16. There are 18 skeletons on the near side and 16 on the far side for a total of 34. The tricky part was trying to stay alive without losing count.

17. I had submitted a review of this game to the <a href=”http://www.classicgaming.com/jlounge/junkman.html”>Jumpman Lounge</a> before the contest began. He posted it on Thursday, so if you looked for the answer after that you most likely would have found it.

18. I wanted to make a harder question, but this is the only game I own and I just got frustrated by all the cheap deaths. I should have noted that level 2 is called Chamber 1 so there would be no confusion, but it wasn’t too hard to figure out.

19. Each Droid Force consists of several waves of ships. The second “wave” is actually still Droid Force 1. When you finally reach Droid Force 2, you get a little message and a bonus, and then you face 10 Droid Ships.

20. Galactic Pinball has several different “tables” you can play. In Colony, there are 7 targets that will earn you bonus points when hit in order. Mercury is the second target and is worth 200,000 points.

[Keir]

And here is a breakdown of how well people answered the questions. The number following the question number indicates how many people answered correctly. Only 4 people sent answers, so this doesn't really tell much from a statistical point of view.

1. 3
2. 0
3. 0
4. 0
5. 0
6. 0
7. 2
8. 1
9. 2
10. 1
11. 1
12. 0
13. 0
14. 1
15. 1
16. 0
17. 1
18. 3
19. 0
20. 4

[WiseSalesman]

13. The picture is part of the disc sleeve for Ghost Rush.

Well, hell, I knew that. I thought you wanted the name of the specific ghost. It doesn't matter anyway, though. One more right answer wouldn't have changed my standings.

[Keir]

LOL Yes, the correct answer was "Batra". I was just writing comments about each question and couldn't think of anything else to say about that one.

[WiseSalesman]

:embarrassed:

<----- unobservent

[Mayhem]

I'll go look over the prizes again and let you know in due course Keir :)

[digitalpress]

Congratulations, winners!

And thanks for running this contest, Keir!

[Raedon]

Mat, I sure hope you don't need any conciling after answering those questions. :D

[GENESISNES]

are there any that NOBODY got right?

[WiseSalesman]

1. 3
2. 0
3. 0
4. 0
5. 0
6. 0
7. 2
8. 1
9. 2
10. 1
11. 1
12. 0
13. 0
14. 1
15. 1
16. 0
17. 1
18. 3
19. 0
20. 4

The ones with a zero mean no one got them right.