VIDEO GAME DESIGN INDUSTRY 1 QUIZ

The video game design industry involves the process of...

• creating audio and visual entertainment

• creating special effects for movies

• creating interactive entertainment

• creating blockbuster franchises and movies

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the advancement of the video game design industry

• Outburst of affordable home computing

• The video game act of 1977

• Market demand of home gaming systems

• Success of arcade games

In what year was Atari 2600®, a home video game console, released?

• 1972

• 1980

• 1977

• 1983

Which two video game systems were created in the mid 80's and were very popular

• Atari and Pong

• Genesis and PlayStation

• Nintendo Master System and Atari

• Sega Master system and Nintendo Master System

In 1984, a game called TETRIS was created. What was its genre? (what kind of game was it?)

• Adventure

• Puzzle

• simulation

• strategy

Which was the FIRST 16 BIT system created?

• Super Nintendo

• Game Boy Advanced

• Sega Genesis

• Turbo GrafiX 16

Which system introduced the use of CD-ROMs allowing audio, video and computer data to be accessed simultaneously by the processor?

• Sega 32X

• Nintendo 64

• SONY Playstation

• SONY Playstation 2

In what year did Microsoft entered the video game console world and what was the name of the system?

• The Dreamcast in the year 2000

• The Jaguar in 1998

• XBOX in 2000

• XBOX in 2001

Which video game company has always dominated the handheld console market?

• NINTENDO

• SEGA

• SONY

• MICROSOFT

What is the name of the FIRST ACTIVE gaming system?

• Playstation 3

• Nintendo Wii

• Playstation 2 and the new DUAL SHOCK controllers

• DreamCast with the state of the art memory gaming card