98 Arcade Games Trivia Questions with Answers

98 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
Arcade Games

In Namco’s 1981 arcade game Galaga, what is the name of the enemy that can capture the player’s fighter?

Answer

Boss Galaga

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Atari’s 1979 arcade game Asteroids, what happens when a large asteroid is shot?

Answer

It splits into smaller asteroids

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Taito’s 1978 arcade game Space Invaders, who designed the game?

Answer

Tomohiro Nishikado

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Atari’s 1976 arcade game Breakout, how many rows of colored bricks form the original wall?

Answer

Eight rows

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the name of the giant enemy in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong who kidnaps Pauline?

Answer

Donkey Kong

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which arcade game from 1981 was the first to use a continuously scrolling playfield?

Answer

Defender

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What is the name of the spaceship controlled by the player in Konami’s 1985 arcade game Gradius?

Answer

Vic Viper

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Atari’s 1979 arcade game Asteroids, what type of display creates its sharp monochrome graphics?

Answer

Vector display

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Taito’s 1981 arcade game Qix, what geometric object does the player draw to claim territory?

Answer

Lines

Hard Hard difficulty.
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What is the highest numbered level normally reachable in Namco’s 1980 arcade game Pac-Man?

Answer

Level 255

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Atari's 1972 arcade game Pong, how many players can compete in a standard match?

Answer

Two

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In Williams’ 1982 arcade game Joust, what bird-like creature does the player ride?

Answer

Ostrich

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In the arcade game Rampage, which character is the giant gorilla?

Answer

George

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Who designed Atari’s 1984 arcade game Marble Madness?

Answer

Mark Cerny

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which 1982 arcade game was the first to use an isometric projection to show its 3D battlefield?

Answer

Zaxxon

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Stern’s 1980 arcade game Berzerk, what is the name of the smiling robot that relentlessly pursues the player?

Answer

Evil Otto

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which arcade game introduced the bonus life awarded after the player collects 10,000 points?

Answer

Asteroids

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Namco's Dig Dug, what is the name of the fire-breathing dragon enemy?

Answer

Fygar

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Who co-designed Atari's Centipede with Ed Logg?

Answer

Dona Bailey

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Atari's Tempest, what geometric shape forms the main playfield?

Answer

A tube

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which arcade game introduced the character Stanley, a gardener who battles Donkey Kong?

Answer

Donkey Kong 3

Easy Easy difficulty.
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How many cities does the player defend in Atari's 1980 arcade game Missile Command?

Answer

Six

Hard Hard difficulty.
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What is the name of the chef controlled by players in Data East’s 1982 arcade game BurgerTime?

Answer

Peter Pepper

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which 1992 arcade fighting game became famous for digitized actors and finishing moves called Fatalities?

Answer

Mortal Kombat

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In what year did Konami release the first arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution?

Answer

1998

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which 1982 arcade racing game introduced the famous qualifying-lap format before the main race?

Answer

Pole Position

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Who designed the 1981 Williams arcade game Defender?

Answer

Eugene Jarvis

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In what year did Namco release the original arcade game Pac-Man?

Answer

1980

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In Taito’s arcade game Space Invaders, how many rows of aliens appear in the standard formation?

Answer

Five

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which arcade game was the first commercially released title designed by Shigeru Miyamoto?

Answer

Donkey Kong

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which arcade game introduced the bonus-round car-smashing stage later associated with the Street Fighter series?

Answer

Street Fighter II

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which 1982 arcade game lets players control a character named Tron through four minigames?

Answer

Tron

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which arcade game was the first title to use Atari's proprietary Color-QuadraScan vector display?

Answer

Tempest

Easy Easy difficulty.
Arcade Games

Which arcade game is widely described as the first to use a laserdisc for animated gameplay scenes?

Answer

Dragon's Lair

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
Arcade Games

What was the original working title of the arcade game Ms. Pac-Man?

Answer

Crazy Otto

Easy Easy difficulty.
Arcade Games

Which arcade game is the direct 1981 sequel to Namco's Galaxian?

Answer

Galaga

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
Arcade Games

What is the name of the arcade game in which players eat dots while avoiding four colored ghosts?

Answer

Pac-Man

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
Arcade Games

In the arcade game Donkey Kong, what is the name of the character who throws barrels at the player?

Answer

Donkey Kong

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which arcade game has players guide a frog across a road and a river without being hit?

Answer

Frogger

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which arcade game introduced the character Q*bert, who hops across a pyramid of changing cubes?

Answer

Q*bert

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which arcade game was released by Atari in 1972 as one of the first commercially successful video games?

Answer

Pong

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which arcade fighting game introduced the character Scorpion and the series’ signature fatality moves?

Answer

Mortal Kombat

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
Arcade Games

In the arcade game Out Run, what sports car does the player drive?

Answer

Ferrari Testarossa

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which arcade game is known for using vector graphics and destroying asteroids in space?

Answer

Asteroids

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which arcade game features a spacecraft called the Fighter that can be upgraded by rescuing a captured ship?

Answer

Galaga

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What was Mario called in the original 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong?

Answer

Jumpman

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In what year did Space Invaders first appear in arcades?

Answer

1978

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Who created the arcade game Pac-Man?

Answer

Toru Iwatani