Guess That Game!

[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.