What was its Biggest Gamecontrol Innovation

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About This Quiz Game designers continually expand on the possibilities of video games. From simple simulations to sprawling fantasy epics, the latest innovations have pushed games in new directions. What do you know about innovation in game design? Take this test to discover.

One of the first video games, that utilized an oscilloscope for display of graphics, modelled what game?

golf

Hockey

tennis

Brookhaven National Laboratory created "Tennis for Two" in 1958...

Tanking

Zerg rushing

Instances

Computer programming languages give birth to the term "instance". An instance is an object created during execution of a program.

real-time strategy

"Warcraft: Orcs & Humans" was one of the earliest and most loved RTS, or real-time strategy games.S. was known as ...

"Lensman"

"Spacewar!"

"Spacewar!" was played on the PDP-1 computer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961 and 1962, and the program was later used to run it at other universities with PDP-1 machines. The first one was released in 1976 and was based on the real-world fighting contest? THEROBINSONSMUSIC

Boxing

Sega's "Heavyweight Champ" was a black-and white game based on boxing.

The timer will expire when the timer runs out.

when the player is out of lives

"Space Invaders" continued until all three players died. (Another "Space Invaders'" innovation was the ability to gain extra lives by scoring high scores. The robinson music

"SimCity"

SimCity puts the player in the control of a city with only one goal in mind: to keep it growing and thriving.

"Star Wars"

"Dragon's Lair"

"Dragon's Lair", a 1983 film, utilized a laser disc to display cartoon-like animation scenes. What does MUD mean?

A hugely underrated design

multiuser dungeon

Multiuser dungeons were first developed in the 1970s and many remain in operation today.

"StarCraft"

"StarCraft" and its expansions and sequels are part of tournaments that award hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money annually. What was its most significant game-control innovation?

Practice rounds were used to help players learn new moves

the ability to change from one fighter to another midmatch

Fighters who can execute special moves by using secret controller combinations

Forward, down, forward-down, "Shoryuken! Which game is its most direct inspiration?

"Q*Bert"

"Infiniminer"

"Infiniminer" may be akin to "Minecraft" fans, although it focused more on finding minerals rather than building and exploring.

"Super Mario Bros."

"The Legend of Zelda"

"The Legend of Zelda" was an epic adventure game that let players save it. The earlier console games required complex passwords to save. What was the most famous text-based adventure game?

"Zork"

"Zork" was an arcade game that had a huge impact. It featured a bizarre fantasy tale, as well as an expansive space to explore and interact with.

"Kirby's Dream Land"

"Final Fantasy"

"Mortal Kombat"

"Mortal Kombat"," a film that depicts graphic violence was a controversial film. Get rid of him!

Richard Garriott

Garriott is a well-known creator of "Ultima Online,"" first coined the term in 1997.