PC Engine Screen-shot quiz

Turbo D · 09/17/2008, 09:12 PM

aeroblasters?

OceanBlueKirby · 09/17/2008, 10:31 PM

Quote from: turbo D on 09/17/2008, 09:12 PMaeroblasters?

Nope. Not that close.

ccovell · 09/17/2008, 10:39 PM

How about turning off your emulator's filters?...

OceanBlueKirby · 09/17/2008, 10:48 PM

Quote from: ccovell on 09/17/2008, 10:39 PMHow about turning off your emulator's filters?...

That's not from emulation, that picture was taken from actual hardware. That might give a hint.

Joe Redifer · 09/18/2008, 12:25 AM

Is it a scan from a magazine? Or maybe... a video capture?

Keith Courage in Alpha Zones?

OceanBlueKirby · 09/18/2008, 12:43 AM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 09/18/2008, 12:25 AMIs it a scan from a magazine? Or maybe... a video capture?

Keith Courage in Alpha Zones?

Oh, you got it, Joe Redifer.

That is indeed Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, which I did capture for myself. You're free to start the next one.

awack · 09/18/2008, 01:13 AM

How in the world did you get that one, its a conspiracy i tell ya!

Wow, good job.

Joe Redifer · 09/18/2008, 01:22 AM

Once I realized that it must be a video capture, I used my past knowledge of Game and Watch Kirby to deduce that it must be Keith Courage in Alpha Zones since she has posted video of it on Youtube. I am better than Sherlock Holmes!

Anyway, here is the next one:

guyjin · 09/18/2008, 01:59 AM

Falcon?

Joe Redifer · 09/18/2008, 03:20 AM

Nope! Geesh!!

Hint: It's one of the most "loved" games on the system, but not necessarily for its high quality.

_Paul · 09/18/2008, 03:28 AM

Red Alert?

Ceti Alpha · 09/18/2008, 01:00 PM

Bloody Wolf?

And nice call on the Keith Courage Joe. It was so familiar to me, especially the blue from the laser sword. I just couldn't place it.

NecroPhile · 09/18/2008, 01:15 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/18/2008, 03:28 AMRed Alert?

You are most certainly correct. The same font was used in Babel, but no sane person would consider that to be one of 'most loved games on the system'.

_Paul · 09/18/2008, 02:01 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 09/18/2008, 01:15 PM
Quote from: guest on 09/18/2008, 03:28 AMRed Alert?
You are most certainly correct. The same font was used in Babel, but no sane person would consider that to be one of 'most loved games on the system'.

Neither would I consider Red Alert, I still think it's a long shot.

Joe Redifer · 09/18/2008, 06:38 PM

You are WRONG! SOOOOO WORNG!!

It's Last Alert. ;)

OceanBlueKirby · 09/18/2008, 06:58 PM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 09/18/2008, 01:22 AMOnce I realized that it must be a video capture, I used my past knowledge of Game and Watch Kirby to deduce that it must be Keith Courage in Alpha Zones since she has posted video of it on Youtube. I am better than Sherlock Holmes!

Anyway, here is the next one:

I have posted about twleve videos of the game, but Joe Redifer is quite right (he even knows I'm a girl, which is surprising since hardly anyone seems to note it in spite of my several mentionings). I simply took a photo from the "Glachier Zone Battle Field" video and edited to a small portion from there (oh look, he gave away the answer in the picture URL

).

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 09/18/2008, 06:38 PMYou are WRONG! SOOOOO WORNG!!

It's Last Alert. ;)

Ah ha ha

. In case you missed Sunteam_Paul's post, he did say it was Red Alert, which is the Japanese version of Last Alert (unless you're not counting Japanese versions of games, as usual; maybe I should've said it was Last Alert sooner, but wasn't able to attend at the quiz earlier

).

_Paul · 09/19/2008, 03:32 AM

Try this one on for size:

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ccovell · 09/19/2008, 09:39 AM

(edit:) 1941?

NecroPhile · 09/19/2008, 09:53 AM

Chiki Chiki Boys?

OceanBlueKirby · 09/19/2008, 10:42 AM

Quote from: guest on 09/19/2008, 03:32 AMTry this one on for size:
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Funny URL there

(though I can't figure out the significance of the "jz" letters; maybe they were just meant to make it plural in a strange way).

I have a weird feeling it could be Bomberman, Bomberman '93, or Bomberman '94 (but more so for Bomberman).

guyjin · 09/19/2008, 10:47 AM

R-type?

NecroPhile · 09/19/2008, 10:57 AM

Quote from: guyjin on 09/19/2008, 10:47 AMR-type?

That was Mr. Covell's original guess.

_Paul · 09/19/2008, 12:31 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 09/19/2008, 09:53 AMChiki Chiki Boys?

You are correct sir!

I knew I would fool people into rashly guessing R-Type.

And Kirby, the letters in the url are added by image shack when you upload something.

OceanBlueKirby · 09/19/2008, 02:09 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/19/2008, 12:31 PMKirby, the letters in the url are added by image shack when you upload something.

Really

? I had noticed that before by seeing URLs from Image Shack, but I was not 100% sure if that was true, especially from seeing that screenshot quiz image. That one was certainly a symbol of evil.

NecroPhile · 09/24/2008, 12:50 PM

Since I'm so slow, let's try a two for one special (two different games):

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Joe Redifer · 09/24/2008, 02:29 PM

Cosmic Fantasy 2

Not sure about the other one.

_Paul · 09/24/2008, 02:31 PM

Guessing here:
Schbibin Man 3 and Beyond Shadowgate.

NecroPhile · 09/24/2008, 03:18 PM

Nope.

Turbo D · 09/24/2008, 04:19 PM

Is the first one Snatcher? hehe.

CrackTiger · 10/02/2008, 07:37 PM

Is one of them Sol Moonarge?

Keranu · 10/03/2008, 03:28 AM

Is the first one Macross 2036?

NecroPhile · 10/03/2008, 09:46 AM

No to the above. Sorry I missed your guess 'til now turbo D.

It's hint time: the first is from one of the most popular SCD games and the second is from a real balls-up of a HuCard.

NecroPhile · 10/07/2008, 01:36 PM

More hints: the first is from the most collected game known to the PCE/Turbo universe; the second is from a title that few would have a ball playing through its 100 levels of crap.

Joe Redifer · 10/07/2008, 03:13 PM

Ys

Mesopotamia or Time Cruise

kid_rondeau · 10/07/2008, 03:31 PM

Ummmm....Ballistix?

LET THE GAME.....COMMENCE.

NecroPhile · 10/07/2008, 03:56 PM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/07/2008, 03:13 PMYs

Mesopotamia or Time Cruise

Sorry, no.

Quote from: kid_rondeau on 10/07/2008, 03:31 PMUmmmm....Ballistix?

LET THE GAME.....COMMENCE.

Indeed. Care to whip up an answer for the first screen shot?

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Joe Redifer · 10/07/2008, 04:30 PM

Dracula X

NecroPhile · 10/07/2008, 04:40 PM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/07/2008, 04:30 PMDracula X

Correct. The pic isn't nearly as dirty as some may have thought. O:)

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Turbo D · 10/07/2008, 04:46 PM

I have no idea how you guessed that one Joe!

I thought it was a sexy chick, turned out it was just hands. Dirty hands

Joe Redifer · 10/07/2008, 08:50 PM

So since two people guessed the different puzzles, who gets to go next?

Let's leave it to one picture per person now.

kid_rondeau · 10/08/2008, 06:51 AM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/07/2008, 08:50 PMSo since two people guessed the different puzzles, who gets to go next?

Let's leave it to one picture per person now.

Joe, why don't you go next? It seems to me more people pick screenshots from imports, and I am not terribly familiar with many of them yet.

Joe Redifer · 10/08/2008, 08:16 PM

Same here. It's hard to discover games that have a non-English name. Would you take a glance at something called Yuu Yuu Ginsei? Would you even remember that name in the morning if it looked good? Japan needs to do away with the Japanese language and become ALL ENGLISH. It's only fair.

Anyway here is my screenshot:

guyjin · 10/08/2008, 08:23 PM

Super Star Soldier?

Joe Redifer · 10/08/2008, 09:40 PM

Nay.

ccovell · 10/08/2008, 10:37 PM

That looks like a close-up of the sidefins of the ship from Gate of Thunder.

Joe Redifer · 10/09/2008, 01:05 AM

Correct!

Ceti Alpha · 10/09/2008, 10:30 AM

ccovell · 10/09/2008, 10:50 PM

Okay, the next one: /MysteryE.gif

Joe Redifer · 10/10/2008, 02:42 AM

Turrican?

ccovell · 10/10/2008, 11:01 AM

Nope.