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RULES

• Anyone can participate
• Each puzzle has twenty-five (25) clues with a 125x125 image of a game to guess
• There will be about 17 puzzles total. I might do extras, but no promises.
• Answers should be given in the form of [coordinate]:[name]. Example: "A1: Red Dead Redemption".
• Each game only appears once, although other entries in the series may appear.
• Each clue is from a game that appeared in 1990 to 1999. Any applicable system in that timeframe may appear.
• I recommend downloading the puzzle and blowing it up to 2X magnification (if you need help, that is)
• To help with ease of scoring, consider making new posts instead of editing old ones.

I've run a few contests here where I leave old puzzles "active" for the entire game, but I find that's kind of annoying to keep track of. So, a rule I'll test for this contest is a puzzle is only active for three rounds before it dies. Dead puzzles are off the table and give no points. Examples: When I post the 4th puzzle, the 1st puzzle is then "dead". This means players can hold off on guessing until they get double points, or say things right away for a surefire(-ish) chance at scoring.

SCORING

• You get 1 point for naming the correct game in the current puzzle. Use specificity where needed.
• You get 2 points for naming the correct game in the previous (active) puzzle. Use specificity where needed.
• You get 5 extra points for giving a clue that completes the puzzle (i.e. the 25th correct clue)
• You get 0 points for giving the correct year, system, or other extraneous info. Only the game's name counts!
• You get 0 points for answers that were already confirmed. Points are a "first come, first served" basis.

LEGACY STUFF

I last ran a contest in 2019, I believe, and I kept a scorecard from then. Although it wasn't a VG-related topic, the top ten contestants have earned the amazing, fantabulous, hard-to-attain VIP invitation to this topic. In descending order of point acquisition:

@jborgan
@TheGoldenEel
@Dorfmann_
@Malfunction
@Old_NoiseTank
@CrimsonWaffle
@Flockaveli
@matteus70
@Spellz2113
@Freddie_Mercury

I'll post Puzzle #1 in the next five minutes.

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PUZZLE #1


PNG link: https://i.imgur.com/jFT7SCG.png

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A1 darkstalkers
A3 barts nightmare
A5 ecco the dolphin
B3 MGS
B4 pit fighter
B5 dino crisis


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B2 is Pepsiman

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Ecco the Dolphin is incorrect. =)


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That image needs to be bigger. I knew a few of them, but my old man eyes need like at least 50% larger. Also, apart from the ones already listed, I spotted Xenogears at E4.

A2: WCW/NWO Revenge
A4: Quest 64
E4: Xenogears

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GameFAQs resizes images if they're too big, so I had to make a standardized version and recommend players download it and blow it up instead.

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C1: Final Fantasy MQ
A5: Ecco the Dolphin

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C2: Shenmue

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D3: Link: The Faces of Evil

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a5 has to be ecco jr then

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D1 Zelda links awakening?

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Not Link's Awakening, no.

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Shotgunnova posted...

Not Link's Awakening, no.

I won't guess the other 2 Zeldas then. I'll take my L like a man

Edit: oh for fucks sake i shoulda zoomed in

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d1 molemania

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e5 The Rescue of Princess Blobette?

didn't realize that's the name of the gb version lol

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Blobette and Mole Mania are correct.

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D2 breath of fire?

Edit: I knew it looked too good. I suck again!

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E3 is The Curse of Monkey Island

C5 and E1 are annoying me lol. That tattoo on his forehead is interesting!

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Breath of Fire is wrong; TCOMI is correct.

======= SCORECARD =======

• Modlogic - 7
• jborgan - 3
• Darmik - 3
• Garioshi - 2
• Heartomaton - 2
• JustMyOpinion - 1
• Old NoiseTank - 1

========== CLUES ==========

A1: Darkstalkers
A2: WCW/NWO Revenge
A3: The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare
A4: Quest 64
A5: Ecco Jr.
B1:
B2: Pepsiman
B3: Metal Gear Solid
B4: Pit-Fighter
B5: Dino Crisis
C1: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
C2: Shenmue
C3: Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
C4: Kirby's Dream Course
C5:
D1: Mole Mania
D2:
D3: Link: The Faces of Evil
D4:
D5:
E1:
E2: StarTropics
E3: The Curse of Monkey Island
E4: Xenogears
E5: David Crane's The Rescue of Princess Blobette

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C3: Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp
E2: Startropics

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c5 test drive 4?

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Test Drive 4 is incorrect.

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Hmm, this puzzle might be almost done. I'll make a new one when I finish making my supper.

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C5 Test Drive 5?

Test Drive 6 is incorrect.

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might as well guess test drive 5 too lol

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Mods dont understand google lens. Its weird.

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PUZZLE #2


PNG link (2x magnification): https://i.imgur.com/Ci1bGUJ.png

======= SCORECARD =======

• Modlogic - 7
• jborgan - 3
• Darmik - 3
• Garioshi - 2
• Heartomaton - 2
• JustMyOpinion - 1
• Old NoiseTank - 1

OLD PUZZLES (2 points per answer):

• P#1: B1, C5, D2, D4, D5, E1 --- https://i.imgur.com/jFT7SCG.png

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B1 - Quake 3 Arena
D2 - Time Crisis
E3 - Super Mario Kart

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p2
B1 quake 2
B2 rollercoaster tycoon
B5 Alone in the dark
D2 Virtua cop
E3 Mario Kart

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A3: Grim Fandango
C2: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
D3: Mario Is Missing

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======= SCORECARD =======

• Modlogic - 8
• jborgan - 6
• Darmik - 5
• Garioshi - 2
• Heartomaton - 2
• AlleyViper620 - 2
• JustMyOpinion - 1
• Old NoiseTank - 1

========== CLUES ==========

A1:
A2:
A3: Grim Fandango
A4: The Great Waldo Search
A5:
B1: Quake III Arena
B2: Rollercoaster Tycoon
B3:
B4:
B5:
C1:
C2: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
C3:
C4:
C5:
D1:
D2:
D3: Mario is Missing!
D4:
D5:
E1:
E2:
E3: Super Mario Kart
E4:
E5: SimAnt

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A4 The Great Waldo Search

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E5 Sim Ant

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Google lens and crop each square.

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C1 in Puzzle 2 - Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

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B4: Q-bert

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Fritz brain dead 13

A1

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C5: Battletoads

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Adventures of lolo 3

A2

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Harvest moon back to nature a5

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Cv bloodlines b3

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Is it a syntax thing? I swear B4 is Q-Bert. Or Q*Bert. Or just Qbert.

In any case, E1 is The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang.

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C3 - Vampire Hunter D

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PuZzle 2 B4 Q Bert 3

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P2:

E4 - Beyond the Beyond
E1 - The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang
E2 - Sneaky Snakes
D2 - Die Hard Trilogy (random guess)
B3 - Castlevania Bloodlines


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That's what it was. I had the right series, but the wrong installment.

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