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How well do you remember videogames from the 90s?

Think your memories of the SNES and Playstation are as fresh as ever? Why not find out.
5.00pm, 4 Jan 2015
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Where did Super Mario World take place?
Bella Holloway/YouTube
Dinosaur Land
Mushroom Kingdom

Beanbean Kingdom
Monster Island (which was actually a peninsula)
Which artist was initially involved in the music production of Sonic 3 before pulling out?
nineko\'s channel/YouTube
Wikipedia
Sean Combs
Wikipedia
Michael Jackson

Wikipedia
Kayne West
When Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive) was first released, SEGA got into trouble for using iconic characters as enemies. Which character was not removed from the final version?
World of Longplays/YouTube

Wikipedia
Spiderman
Wikipedia
John Rambo
When Micro Machines 2 was released on Mega Drive, it came on a special cartridge called the J-Cart. What was unique about it?
Amy Rose/YouTube
It had extra memory, allowing the developers to fit more content into it.
It had two control ports built into the cart, allowing four-player races.

It supported backwards compatibility with older SEGA consoles.
It could be played in any region (Japan, US, UK).
In Donkey Kong Country (SNES), what did the Kremlings steal from the Kong Family?
SaikyoMog/YouTube
Fantendo.wikia.com
The Golden Banana
Wikipedia
Their banana hoard

Amazon
This hand-crafted banana slicer.
SaikyoMog/YouTube
Nothing. They kicked them out of their home.
In the Street Fighter series, what country is Sagat from?
Saito FX/YouTube
Wikipedia
Hong Kong
Wikipedia
Thailand

Wikipedia
Vietnam
The Pokémon series started with Red and Green (later Blue) on the Game Boy, but what year was it first released in Japan?
darkmurkrow/YouTube
1996
1997

1998
1999
In Final Fantasy VII (PS1), what was the name of Cloud Strife's sword?
finalfantasy.wikia.com
Elsydeon
Excalibur

Buster Sword
Masamune
In the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64), which item didn't appear in the game?
SevuhnElevuhn/YouTube
ZeldaWiki
Hookshot
ZeldaWiki
Megaton Hammer

ZeldaWiki
Hover Boots
ZeldaWiki
Great Fairy Sword
In the adventure game Grim Fandango (PC), what is Manny Calavera's job?
123Pazu
Grim Reaper
Car salesman

Travel agent
Politician
In the original Tomb Raider, what artefact was Lara Croft searching for?
Joshua Livingston/Flickr
tomb-raider.wikia.com
The Dagger of Xian
WikiRaider
The Scion

WikiRaider
The Amulet of Horus
In Perfect Dark (N64), what was the name of the alien you rescue (and team up with) in Area 51?
Xbox Live
Elvis
Zim

Costello
Garfunkel
Which city wasn't included in the first Driver (PS1) game?
Anthony Martin/YouTube
Wikipedia
San Francisco

Wikipedia
New Orleans
Wikipedia
New York
In the original Resident Evil game, which character was described in-game as 'the master of unlocking'?
Adam Brown/Flickr
HCloudXIII/YT
Jill Valentine
HcloudXIII/YT
Chris Redfield

HcloudXIII/YT
Albert Wesker
RE Database/YT
Leon S. Kennedy
Out of these four characters, which one was the last to appear on the original Playstation?
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Crash Bandicoot
Wikipedia
Vibri (Vib Ribbon)

Wikipedia
Parappa the Rapper
Wikipedia
Spyro the Dragon
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Game Over!
You weren't really a 90s kid, were you?
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Somewhere Else the Tea is Getting Cold
You scored out of !
Could do with some work
Your memory is a little like Sonic. Used to be great years ago. Now, not so much.
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A solid effort
You could almost call it a 'Solid Snake' effort, eh? Get it?
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You scored out of !
A winner is you!
Your memories are just as fresh as Mario's current adventures. Great job!
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