Hopefully you all have been playing Super Mario Galaxy this week and enjoying the hell out of it as much as I have. I am going to hold my fanboy exclamations for another time, but ... oh, who am I kidding? I LOVE THIS GAME! IT IS AMAZING! AHHHHHHHHH! There, now I feel better.
To celebrate the release of this instant Wii classic, this week’s Great Retro Quiz is all about the game that started it all: Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Since most of you probably know everything about this game, I decided to kick things up a notch and make this one pretty tough. You didn’t think I was going to ask you something easy like “How many coins does Mario have to collect to receive a 1-up?” did you?
Just leave your answers in the comments and whoever gets the most right will win (in the event of a tie, my pal Luigi here will randomly suck out a name with his Poltergust 3000)! For the winner, this week’s prize is a collection of some cool Mario-themed stuff (I will keep the details secret to make it that much more exciting). Like always, just check my community blog tomorrow (11/15) for the correct answers.
Now, put down the Wiimote and get to quizzin’! Good luck!
The Great Retro Quiz! .10
Category: Super Mario Bros.
Number of Questions: 20
Difficulty: Hard
1. Fill in the blank: “Thank you Mario! But ______ Princess is in another castle.”
a. my
b. your
c. the
d. our
Classic HUD memories! Fill in the missing information:
2. Number of coins
3. Score
4. Time remaining
5. World x-x
6. In the original Super Mario Bros., what color overalls do small Mario and Luigi wear, respectively?
a. Brown and white
b. Red and green
c. Blue and green
d. Red and white
7. What is missing from the below box art?
a. A fireball
b. A goomba
c. A fire flower
d. Nothing
8. Super Mario Bros. is the best selling videogame of all time. How many copies have been sold?
a. Approximately 20 million
b. Approximately 30 million
c. Approximately 40 million
d. Approximately 50 million
9. Which of the following World 1-1 pipes can Mario descend into?
10. On that same note, how many coins are in this first underground pipe room?
a. 15
b. 19
c. 22
d. 25
11. What symbol appears on Bowser’s flag at the end of most levels?
12. What is the maximum amount of points Mario can receive from jumping on a flagpole?
a. 1000
b. 2500
c. 3000
d. 5000
13. Peach just broke up with Mario and he is now shooting fireballs all over the Mushroom Kingdom in a blind rage. Which enemy doesn’t need to worry about being burned?
14. Which of the below tiles does Mario need to stand on in order to jump straight up and receive a 1-up mushroom?
15. Math fun! [the amount of warp zone pipes in the game] + [the number of windows on the castle at the end of World 3-3] =
a. 12
b. 13
c. 15
d. 16
16. Cheep-Cheep just got a Netflix account (welcome to 2002, Cheep-Cheep!). Since he relates to the main characters, what would most likely be the first movie he rents?
a. The Squid and the Whale
b. Finding Nemo
c. Lassie
d. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
17. On level 7-4, one specific path must be taken to reach Bowser. Which of the below paths is correct?
18. How many times does Mario battle a hammer-throwing Bowser?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
19. Ridiculously hard question of the week! Who wrote the music for Super Mario Bros.?
20. When replaying the game in “Hard Mode,” which of the following changes does not occur?
a. Various lifts become smaller in size
b. Goombas are replaced by Buzzy Beetles
c. Bowser always throws hammers
d. Enemies move faster
*Bonus question! Do you hate Daisy?
a. YES!
b. No
The Great Retro Quiz! Hall of Champions
.01: The Virtual Console (NES) - No prize
.02: The Virtual Console (SNES) - Aerox
.03: Bomberman - ShawnKelfonne
.04: The Legend of Zelda - nebyoolae
.05: The Virtual Console (N64) - Quisling
.06: Metroid - No prize
.07: Contra - Quisling
.08: Halloween edition - OpTiMaL
.09: Final Fantasy IV - Cacticus
Contest:
12:07 PM on 11.14.2007
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Im gonna have to call a friend on this one.... but your quizzes always rock hardcore I missed the last two Imma add you to my favorites
2) B
3) A
4) C
5) D
6) A
7) A
8) C
9) D
10) B
11) D
12) D
13) A
14) D <-evil (?)
15) C (?)
16) B
17) C
18) B
19) B (?)
20) C
Bonus: B - I liked Mario on the GB, don't lead people into hate with capital letters and an exclimation point
1. d
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. c
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. c
16. b
17. c
18. d
19. b
20. a
bonus. b
Also, Galaxy is without a doubt one of the greatest games I've ever played.
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. b
11. d
12. c
13. a
14. b
15. c
16. b
17. c
18. 3
19. a
20. d
21. a
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. d
9. a
10. b
11. a
12. c
13. a
14. d
15. b
16. b
17. d
18. c
19. a
20. b
Bonus: No
This truly is a hard quiz. At least for me...
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. b
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. c
Bonus: b, because Super Mario Land was awesome. Only because of that reason.
I'm 99.9% sure I got all of them correct. Damn, I am a Mario master.
2. b.
3. a.
4. d.
5. c.
6. d.
7. a.
8. c.
9. d.
10. b.
11. d.
12. d.
13. a.
14. c.
15. c.
16. b.
17. c.
18. c.
19. b.
20. c.
BONUS! b. NO! She kicks ass at tennis!
I've got a good feeling about this one. Then again, I always have a good feeling about these things and end up losing.
Okay, as a character created by George Lucas would say, "I've got a bad feeling about this!" That means I'll win...right?
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.A
7.A
8.C
9.B
10.C
11.C
12.D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. B
19. C
20. D
*YES! That cock teasing bitch wannabe!!
2.b
3.a
4.d
5.c
6.d
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.b
11.d
12.d
13.a
14.c
15.c
16.b
17.c
18.c
19.b
20.c
Bonus question: A, because she's a gold-digging whore... But Mario Land was awesome...
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. a
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. c
16. b
17. d
18. d
19. c
20. c
BONUS. A!
Later, I may play through the game just to see what I got wrong. This is all from memory though.
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. b
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. b
15. a
16. b
17. c
18. b
19. b
20. c
Hard hard hard. And I just played through it a couple weeks ago.
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
16 B
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. D
Bonus: um... B? Is it a trick question?
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. d
11. d
12. a
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. b
17. c
18. b
19. b
20. d
Bonus: a
2. c
3. a
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. c
9. d
10.c
11.c
12.d
13.a
14.c
15.c
16.a
17.b
18.c
19.c
20.c
YES! i mean WTF was her deal?
2: c
3: a
4: d
5: b
6: b
7: a
8: c
9: d
10: a
11: d
12: d
13: d
14: c
15: c
16: b
17: c
18: c
19: a
20: a
Bonus: A!
Jesus, this was difficult, because this was all from memory, and my last playthrough was at least a year ago, maybe two.
Answer to Bonus Question:
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. c
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. a = I can only get 11, though...
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. d
Bonus: b - she's hotter than peach in SSBM
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. I have absolutely no idea...B?
20. C
Bonus: B
Wow, I thought that would be a lot easier than it actually was. Yay Mario!
HA HA HA HA HA! Okay, that was the best thing I have seen all day! Obviously my reaction is a hint as to what the answer to the bonus question is (*cough* "a" *cough*). :) :)
2.b
3.a
4.d
5.c
6.d
7.a
8.c
9.b
10.d
11.a
12.d
13.a
14.c
15.b
16.b
17.a
18.c
19.d
20.b
Bonus: b
2) b
3) a
4) d
5) c
6) d
7) a
8) c
9) d
10) c
11) d
12) d
13) a
14) b
15) c
16) b
17) b
18) b
19) b
20) d
*B) a
2.b
3.a
4.d
5.c
6.d
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.b
11.d
12.d
13.a
14.c
15.a - 10 pipes (including the 1-2 glitch ones) + (2 windows up top) unless the are allllll windows!
16.b
17.c
18.c
19.b
20.c (I totally thought it was a)
21.B - She hasn't been a victim as much as Peach has. Maybe she butched up and is in cahoots with Rosie- under cover style.
2-B
3-A
4-D
5-C
6-D
7-A
8-C
9-D
10-B
11-D
12-D
13-A
14-C
15-C
16-B
17-B
18-c
19-B
20-C
BONUS:-A
Although I didn't hate her until she started talking and screaming "HI, I'M DAISY!" like a drunk attention whore.
Luckily my new muse is Rosalina.
D A C D B
D D A C A
B C C B C
A!
*Note on 15: We're not counting doors, I hope.
2b
3a
4d
5c
6b
7c
8d
9d
10b
11c
12d
13a
14c
15b
16b
17a
18c
19b
20c
*b
2. b.
3. a.
4. d.
5. c.
6. d.
7. a.
8. c.
9. d.
10. b.
11. d.
12. d.
13. a.
14. c.
15. c., but if you are assuming that the 3 "windows" on the ground floor are not "windows", but are "doors", the answer would be a.
16. b.
17. c.
18. c.
19. b.
20. c.
21. a.
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. C
Bonus: B
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. c
8. c
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. b
15. b
16. b
17. d
18. b
19. a
20. d
21. a
2) b
3) a
4) d
5) c
6) d
7) a
8) c
9) d
10) c
11) d
12) d
13) a
14) c
15) c
16) b
17) b
18) b
19) b
20) a
bonus - indifferent
...OH CRAP...
I guess is too late to say "15-A", right?
*sigh*
Math sucks!
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. d
11. a
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. c
21. b
I first saw that image as someone's avatar on another forum and I laughed out loud. I think someone might have had it as there av on this forum as well. Mario using judo for the cause of misogyny = instant comedy.
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. a
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. d
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. c
16. a
17. d
18. c
19. a
20. b
Bonus Question A
Or doors with windows in them...
1. c
2. c
3. a
4. d
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. b
10. d
11. a
12. d
13. a
14. b
15. c
16. a
17. b
18. c
19. c
20. b
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. C
BONUS: A, of COURSE, she's a dirty TRAMP!
Read me: I'm calling trick question on 18 because there is just one real bowser. The other "bowsers" are other enemies turned into a clone. 2 of the fake bowsers throw hammers, but they aren't really bowser and so the answer, while appearing to be 3, should be one.
Mario only fights ANY bowser once. The rest are exposed as fakes when you use fireballs to kill them.
And I replayEd the game and beat it just for the quiz. Amazing. I love retro days, they make me get out my old games and have at them again.
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. A
Bonus: No
What a challenging quiz. It was fun, though. Keep 'em coming!
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. d
13. a
14. c
15. b
16. b
17. c
18. a
19. a
20. d
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. B
21. A
she's such a tomboy