Computer Games That Came on Floppy Disks

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Which of these Role Playing Games was set in the land of Britannia?

Amulet of Yendor

Wizardry IV

Ultima VII

ANSWER: The first three Ultima games took place in the realm of Sosaria; by Ultima IV the action was in Britannia, a newly renamed realm helmed by Lord British (the alter ego of Richard Garriott, creator of the series). The first three Ultima games took place in the realm of Sosaria; by Ultima IV the action was in Britannia, a newly renamed realm helmed by Lord British (the alter ego of Richard Garriott, creator of the series).

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The Adventure Game Maniac Mansion based its game layout on which real-life mansion?

Skywalker Ranch (George Lucas's abode)

Britannia Manor (Richard Garriott's lair)

Bill Gates's house

ANSWER: LucasArts produced Maniac Mansion, and it's set in a mansion, so the game designers used elements of George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch as a rough blueprint. LucasArts produced Maniac Mansion, and it's set in a mansion, so the game designers used elements of George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch as a rough blueprint.

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Which of these Adventure Games featured the protagonist Sonny Bonds?

Maniac Mansion

Space Quest

Police Quest

ANSWER: In Police Quest, police officer Sonny Bonds investigates dark deeds in the fictional city of Lytton, California. Much of the gameplay revolves around following police procedures, including collecting crime scene evidence and storing your gun in a locker before visiting a prisoner. (Failing to store the gun properly would get Sonny shot.) In Police Quest, police officer Sonny Bonds investigates dark deeds in the fictional city of Lytton, California. Much of the gameplay revolves around following police procedures, including collecting crime scene evidence and storing your gun in a locker before visiting a prisoner. (Failing to store the gun properly would get Sonny shot.)

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Which of these games started on a ship called the Tiger's Claw?

Wing Commander

Bureaucracy

The Secret of Monkey Island

ANSWER: Wing Commander featured an enemy race of anthropomorphic felines called the Kilrathi. Your goal was to kill them, and your mission began aboard a "Bengal-class strike carrier" called the TCS Tiger's Claw. Wing Commander featured an enemy race of anthropomorphic felines called the Kilrathi. Your goal was to kill them, and your mission began aboard a "Bengal-class strike carrier" called the TCS Tiger's Claw.

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What is the full title of the first Leisure Suit Larry game?

Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Leisure Suit Larry: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals

ANSWER: The original Leisure Suit Larry title featured Larry Laffer exploring the city of Lost Wages. The game started with a quiz that tried to demonstrate that the player was 18, by answering various trivia questions centered around pop culture of the 1970s. Creative underage gamers simply hit a shortcut key to skip the quiz, or found the answers in text files traded online (possibly even learning a little trivia along the way). The original Leisure Suit Larry title featured Larry Laffer exploring the city of Lost Wages. The game started with a quiz that tried to demonstrate that the player was 18, by answering various trivia questions centered around pop culture of the 1970s. Creative underage gamers simply hit a shortcut key to skip the quiz, or found the answers in text files traded online (possibly even learning a little trivia along the way).

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Which of the following Role Playing Games featured the wizard Mangar the Dark menacing the town of Skara Brae?

The Bard's Tale

Wizard's Crown

Akalabeth: World of Doom

ANSWER: The Bard's Tale ended in an intense dungeon crawl through Mangar's Tower -- and you could only beat Mangar if you had collected a series of artifacts earlier in the game. Locations called "Skara Brae" appeared in many fantasy games, including the Ultima series. The Bard's Tale ended in an intense dungeon crawl through Mangar's Tower -- and you could only beat Mangar if you had collected a series of artifacts earlier in the game. Locations called "Skara Brae" appeared in many fantasy games, including the Ultima series.

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Which of the following is NOT a way you could die on the original Oregon Trail game by MECC?

Dysentery

Cholera

Scarlet Fever

ANSWER: The original Oregon Trail game for PC and Apple II famously informed the player of the cause of death, and allowed him or her to write on a virtual gravestone to mark that death for future players to encounter. Writing naughty things on the tombstone was a favorite pastime of kids my age. While there were many ways to die in The Oregon Trail game, scarlet fever was not one of them. The original Oregon Trail game for PC and Apple II famously informed the player of the cause of death, and allowed him or her to write on a virtual gravestone to mark that death for future players to encounter. Writing naughty things on the tombstone was a favorite pastime of kids my age. While there were many ways to die in The Oregon Trail game, scarlet fever was not one of them.

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Which of these Adventure Games was NOT released by Sierra Entertainment?

King's Quest

The Secret of Monkey Island

Leisure Suit Larry

ANSWER: Sierra's best known game franchises were King's Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry. LucasArts released the Monkey Island games, among others. Sierra's best known game franchises were King's Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry. LucasArts released the Monkey Island games, among others.

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Which of these Adventure Games featured a series of insults written by author Orson Scott Card?

The Secret of Monkey Island

Leisure Suit Larry

Space Quest

ANSWER: Card (author of Ender's Game and other sci-fi classics) penned a series of insults and comebacks for The Secret of Monkey Island, and one became a running joke throughout the series. Insult: "You fight like a dairy farmer." Comeback: "How appropriate. You fight like a cow." Card (author of Ender's Game and other sci-fi classics) penned a series of insults and comebacks for The Secret of Monkey Island, and one became a running joke throughout the series. Insult: "You fight like a dairy farmer." Comeback: "How appropriate. You fight like a cow."

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Which of these games features the restaurant Monolith Burger?

BurgerTime

Space Quest

Zork

ANSWER: Space Quest's "Monolith Burger" included menu items like the Jumbo Monolith w/ Polycheeze, Space Spuds, and of course Tang. You could buy all three in a Big Belcher Combo.

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