80s Arcade Trivia
80s Arcade Trivia is great to play at any 80s themed party but especially at the 80s Arcade Party!
General Trivia
Q: What game introduced Mario
to the world?
A: Donkey Kong
Q: What was
Mario's original name in Donkey Kong?
A: Jumpman
Q: What year were 16-bit
processers first used in arcade
machines?
A: 1984
Q: In 1982, what racing game was named one of the most popular racing
games of
all time?
A: Pole Position
Q: In 1980, Namco released King
and Balloon, the first
video game to feature synthesized what?
A: Voices
Q: NARC was the first game to use
what bit processor?
A: 32-bit
Q: What game, released in 1988 by
Namco, was the first
game to get a parental advisory disclaimer?
A: Splatterhouse
Pac-Man Trivia
Pac-Man should have his very own trivia. He’s such an icon!
Q: What month & year was
Pac-Man first released?
A: May (22nd),
1980
Q: What Pac-Man inspired song
became a top-ten hit
single?
A: "Pac-Man Fever” by Buckner
&
Garcia. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1982.
Q: What percentage of Americans
recognize the Pac-Man
brand?
A: 94%
Q: What are the names of the four
ghosts?
A: Shadow/Blinky, Speedy/Pinky, Bashful/Inky and Pokey/Clyde.
Q: What are the colors of the four
ghosts?
A: Red, Pink, Blue, Orange
Q: In the later stages of the
game, what do ghosts do
instead of changing colors?
A: Reverse direction
Q: What level is the unofficial
end of the game due to a
bug that causes the screen to split and become garbled?
A: 256th level
Q: Which ghost speeds up after a
certain number of dots
are eaten?
A: The red ghost, Blinky.
Q: What year was Pac-Man released
on the iPhone and iPod
touch?
A: 2008 – the exact date is July 9.
Q: How long did the Pac-Man
cartoon last?
A: 2 years from 1982 to 1984.
Q: How many Guinness World Records
has Pac-Man been
awarded?
A: 8
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