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The Great Retro Quiz! .26: Dolphin extravaganza!


Chad Concelmo \\ 04.02.2008	36 comments

First off, a huge round of applause is necessary for Mr. Topher Cantler for the awesome new Great Retro Quiz! image shown above. He did an incredible job. I get giddy each and every time I look at it. I can’t thank you enough, Toph. Amazing.

In less than 24 hours I will be getting sunburned on the beach of Cancun with the rest of the Destructoid staff. And what better way to celebrate an exotic tropical vacation than with a quiz all about dolphins?! Yup, you read that right. This week’s quiz is all about dolphin appearances in videogames. It’s a dolphin extravaganza!

This may quite possibly be the best quiz ever (natch), so it has to have a prize, right? Just leave your answers in the comments and whoever gets the most right will win a special souvenir from Cancun! I am not sure what it will be yet -- it could be something as small as a fancy shell or as extravagant as a real live Mexican prostitute -- but I will make sure I purchase it with love.

You can check my community blog tomorrow morning (4/3) for the correct answers, but I will not be able to grade all the entries until I get back. The winner will not be revealed until next week. Just keep that in mind.

I wish you all the best of luck (this one is HARD!).

The Great Retro Quiz! .26
Category: Dolphin extravaganza!
Number of questions: 20
Difficulty: Expert

1. One of the earliest dolphin videogames of all time -- cleverly titled Dolphin -- appeared on what retro videogame console?

a. Atari 2600
b. Intellivision
c. Commodore 64
d. Nintendo Entertainment System

2. Which of the following videogame characters has never had contact with a dolphin?

3. Name the game!

a. Soul Blazer
b. Crystalis
c. Willow
d. Neutopia II

Ecco sprite alert! Match the Ecco with the correct game:

4. Ecco Jr.
5. Ecco the Dolphin
6. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
7. Ecco: The Tides of Time

8. What is the name of your dolphin companion in EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus?
a. Eluria
b. Darwin
c. Cetus
d. Delphineus

9. In Endless Ocean, where do you train your dolphin buddies?
a. On the dock
b. On the beach
c. On the boat
d. Underwater

10. Upcoming “best game EVER!” Fantasy Aquarium is being released on what videogame system?
a. Nintendo DS
b. Wii
c. PlayStation 2
d. PSP

11. Which member of the royal family rides a dolphin in the King’s Quest series?

12. ... and what game does this amazing dolphin ride occur in?
a. King’s Quest II
b. Kings Quest IV
c. King’s Quest VI
d. King’s Quest VII

13. In Mario Party 8 for the Wii -- on the Goomba's Booty Boardwalk board -- who rides a dolphin sidesaddle?
a. Toad
b. Mario
c. Princess Peach
d. Luigi

14. Besides Petz Wild Animals: Dolphinz, what other piece of entertainment famously changed the letter “s” in one of its words to a “z?”
a. The Backstreet Boyz
b. Fast Timez at Ridgemont High
c. Jersey Boyz
d. Boyz in the Hood

15. Two answers! Which two characters battle killer dolphins (blasphemy!) in The Simpsons Game?

16. In StarTropics, what chapter is entitled “Dolphins?”
a. Chapter 1
b. Chapter 2
c. Chapter 3
d. Chapter 4

17. Oh no! What kind of creature kidnapped her son?

a. An evil octopus
b. An evil shark
c. An evil jellyfish
d. An evil fisherman

18. The dolphins in Super Mario World: Friend or foe?
a. Friend
b. Foe

In order to ride a dolphin in the two Wave Race games, what must you do?

19. Perform tricks
20. Enter a password

The Great Retro Quiz! Study Materials

.01-.20
.21: King’s Quest
.22: The characters of Super Smash Bros.
.23: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
.24: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
.25: Ninja Gaiden

36 COMMENTS, LATEST BY Tpete2008
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.A and C 16.C 17.A 18.A 19.B 20.A I'm gonna feel kind of pathetic if I don't get a single one right, since I HAVE Ecco The Dolphin ... - view discussion

There are 36 comments about this post:

Cowzilla3 says:
04/02/2008 13:26

Holy shit! That image is awesome. Can I steal it for the Educate Yourself blogs. You're probalby using it regularly now aren't you...curses.

pendelton21 says:
04/02/2008 13:30

1. C 2. B? 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B and D 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. b 20. A

...is that Shin in the background with his ass hanging out? WTF?

MechaMonkey says:
04/02/2008 13:31

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. D/B
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. A

Wow... I did very poorly. Dolphins make for difficult quizzes.

Tragic Hero says:
04/02/2008 13:38

Awesome picture for the quiz but when was Shin Chan in a video game?

AgentMOO says:
04/02/2008 13:38

AAAAAMAZING image! Sadly, my dolphin intelligence quotient is not up to par.

bloodylip says:
04/02/2008 13:38

1. b
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. a
8. a
9. a
10. b
11. d
12. c
13. c
14. d
15. a & c
16. d
17. d
18. a
19. b
20. a

Mabec says:
04/02/2008 13:47

This test was to hard for me, this is all i could figure out :(

Knives says:
04/02/2008 13:53

I'm not satisfied with my performance in this test =/

1.C
2.B
3.D
4.B
5.C
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.D
10.B
11.D
12.C
13.D
14.D
15.A C
16.B
17.C
18.A
19.A
20.B

See you in Cancun!!

Reaprar says:
04/02/2008 13:56

...yeeeah.. lenseflare, really.. awesome, sure.

ScottyG says:
04/02/2008 13:56

Samus don't have any legs!! :(

THANK YOU for knowing about the existence of Crystalis. ^_^

Alanar says:
04/02/2008 14:17

1. a
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. a
14. d
15. c and d
16. b
17. a
18. b
19. a
20. b

ZombiePlatypus says:
04/02/2008 14:22

1- A
2- B
3- D
4- B
5- C
6- D
7- A
8- C
9- C
10- B
11- A
12- C
13- C
14- D
15- C/D
16- B
17- A
18- A
19- B
20- A

Kudos to you Chad for all the StarTropics love in this here quiz.

Kapkomi says:
04/02/2008 14:29

well Knives if it makes you feel better I'll post my totally shitty guesses

1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. C & D
16. C
17. B
18. A (for the most part� http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3RByQWpMHE&feature=related)
19. B
20. A

KyleGamgee says:
04/02/2008 14:41

1c
2c
3b
4b
5c
6d
7a
8c
9d
10a
11c
12b
13c
14d
15bd
16a
17c
18a
19b
20a

hammburglar says:
04/02/2008 14:43

1.A
2.B
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.A
7.D
8.D
9.A
10.A
11.D
12.B
13.C
14.D
15. B+D
16.B
17.A
18.A
19.A
20.B

hammburglar says:
04/02/2008 14:46

and more startropics. one of my favorite nes games.

DynamicSheep says:
04/02/2008 14:52

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. a
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. b
13. c
14. d
15. a and c
16. d
17. a
18. a
19. b
20. a

Geesus says:
04/02/2008 14:57

I just thought, the pic was awesome!

Chad Concelmo says:
04/02/2008 15:21

Oh, Reaprar, I meant the entire image, not just the logo. It's awesome! :)

NihonTiger90 says:
04/02/2008 15:48

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. d
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. c
14. d
15. c and d
16. c
17. a
18. a
19. a
20. b

NihonTiger90 says:
04/02/2008 15:51

Also, Chad, do not get arrested in Cancun when you visit the dolphins. Please. I do not want to have to fly down there and bust my BFF out of a Mexican prison.

riomccarthy says:
04/02/2008 15:56

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. A (But it's already out! =P)
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. C & D
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. B

I'm disappointed! I was waiting for an awesome question about El Viento and getting to ride a dolphin while you kill a giant Octopus! =P

Have fun in Cancun and don't forget to send me those shirtless pics when you get back! I need something to look at before our PAX wedding. =P

NihonTiger90 says:
04/02/2008 16:00

shit, 16 needs to be b, not c. Revised 20 looks like:

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. d
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. c
14. d
15. c and d
16. b
17. a
18. a
19. a
20. b

van says:
04/02/2008 16:37

1. a.
2. b.
3. d.
4. b.
5. c.
6. d.
7. a.
8. a.
9. d.
10. a.
11. c.
12. b.
13. c.
14. d.
15. c. d.
16. c.
17. b.
18. a.
19. b.
20. a.

Chad Concelmo says:
04/02/2008 16:45

@riomccarthy,
Wait, it's OUT already? Whaaaaaat?! :)

SteamyV says:
04/02/2008 16:45

1.a
2.b
3.b
4.b
5.c
6.a
7.d
8.d
9.c
10.a
11.d
12.b
13.c
14.d
15.c & d
16.b
17.a
18.a
19.a
20.b

braulio09 says:
04/02/2008 17:00

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. b
9. c
10. b
11. d
12. b
13. b
14. c
15. a & c
16. c
17. a
18. a
19. b
20. a

Topher Cantler says:
04/02/2008 18:39

Lrn 2 import. <3

welkstar says:
04/02/2008 18:50

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. A, C
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. A

Not feeling very confident on some of these answers...

Spartacus says:
04/02/2008 19:04

I have to ask - did you know all these, or did you use the internet in the creation of this quiz?

Chad Concelmo says:
04/02/2008 19:50

@Spartacus,
Actually, I knew all of them. Sad how much I know about dolphins, isn't it? :(

Dexter345 says:
04/02/2008 20:09

1. a
2. b
3. d
4. b
5. d
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. c (I only know this because you have told me no less than three times)
14. d
15. a and c
16. c
17. a
18. a
19. b
20. a

riomccarthy says:
04/02/2008 21:47

@Topher: Shin-Chan is so amazing. XD I applaud you.

Holyetheline says:
04/03/2008 09:13

I loved riding the dolphin in wave race 64! fun!

Batthink says:
04/03/2008 17:50

@ Topher;

Wonderful photoshop. And I kinda guessed that was Crayon Shin-Chan mooning at the back of the class. (P.S. well done for putting Etna in, too!) :OD

Tpete2008 says:
04/03/2008 18:31

1.A
2.B
3.B
4.B
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.D
10.B
11.D
12.A
13.B
14.D
15.A and C
16.C
17.A
18.A
19.B
20.A

I'm gonna feel kind of pathetic if I don't get a single one right, since I HAVE Ecco The Dolphin for sega.

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