UNIT 1

Question 1

T or F. The first video game, Tennis for Two, did not succeed because it was made to run on slow analog computers in the 1950s

Answer 1

False. It didn’t reach the right people to make an impact.

Question 2

Although Tennis for Two did not gain popularity, it did succeed as an inspiration for future games

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Failure of Magnovax Odyssey is rightly blamed on bad marketing, despite innovation and creativity

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Electromechanical game arcades were more successful than early computer-based games because of lack of computational power in early cheap computers

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Early Atari computers used to run games on existing hardware. The, Atari moved to cartridge-based consoles to speed up game execution

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The introduction of relatively cheap home computers in early 1980s saved the game industry from certain cash

Answer 6

False. The industry crashed due to a poor economy, natural market cycles, and consumer perception that video games were just a fad

Question 7

William Higinbotham created Spacewar!

Answer 7

False. o Steve Russell. It was the second game

Question 8

Atari created the first ping pong game

Answer 8

False.o Nolan Bushnell, the leader of Atari in 1972

Question 9

Apple computers were introduced first, then Commodore, then IBM

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Will Wright created the game Sim City

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Will Wright is the creator of the company MicroProse

Answer 11

False . Sid Meier. They made SimCity and Civilization

Question 12

Micropose was created by Sid Meier after meeting with J.W.Stealey in Las Vegas

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Sierra was the first product developed by Ken and Roberta Williams

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Tetris was first implemented on the Apple II

Answer 14

False. It was first implemented on Electronica 60 computer in the Computer Center at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow

Question 15

The game Pac-Man targeted children

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The game Street Fighter has appeared on virtually every platform, and in arcades

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The Game Street Fighter belongs in the fighting genre

Answer 17

True

Question 18

• Who created the Game and Watch series?

Answer 18

o Gunpei Yokoi

Question 19

• Who did Sid Meier meet with in Vegas before creating Microprose?

Answer 19

o J.W. Stealey

Question 20

• Before founding Sierra, what company did Ken Williams create?

Answer 20

o On-Line Systems. Doing odd programming jobs for the financial sector in 1979

Question 21

• Who created Space Invaders?

Answer 21

o Taito’s Toshihiro Nishikado

Question 22

• Who created Pac-Man?

Answer 22

o Namco’s Toru Iwatani