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title: The Monthly Retro Screenshot Guessing Quiz
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date: 2021-12-17T14:09:00+01:00
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categories:
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- retro
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tags:
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- games
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Mr_Horizon from ResetERA---and a bunch of other forums---organizes a [monthly retro screenshot guessing](https://www.resetera.com/threads/monthly-retro-gaming-quiz.1272/) charade since 2017. I haven't given these the attention they deserve, so it seemed like a good idea to put them in the spotlight. There's even a **Sound FX quiz** twice a year or so! The attention to detail is astonishing. Thanks, Mr_Horizon!
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If you'd like to chime in, you can submit your monthly quiz at http://www.retrogamequiz.com/. Sadly though, it's a redirect to the current Google Forms submission page. A proper overview of past quizzes doesn't technically exist, although one could simply browse the threads in the participating forums (last time I counted, the author cross-posts to over 20 forums!). As I type this, there's a "best and worst off" meta-quiz going on, so I hope it will continue its reign well into 2022.
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The November 2021 quiz was themed **Metroidvania**. As a fanboy, I thought I could easily handle it. Yeah. It seems that there's a big difference between guessing and correctly guessing. Here is the quiz picture:
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![](../retroguess.png "The November 2021 Quiz.")
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Looks simple enough, right? Samus, Soma, ... Uhh, what's the third one? Oh man! Give it another look (and thought).
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Below are all twenty-five answers:
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1. Metroid Dread.
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2. Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow.
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3. Axiom Verge 2
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4. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
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5. Grime
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6. Alwa's Legacy
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7. Shadow Complex Remastered
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8. The Mummy: Demastered
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9. Xeodrifter
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10. Aliens Infestation.
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11. Touhou Luna Nights
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12. Insanely Twisted Shadowplanet
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13. Ori and the Blind Forest
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14. Blasphemous
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15. Yokus Island Express
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16. Cave Story
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17. Dandara
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18. Death's Gambit Afterlife
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19. Sacred Armour of Antiriad
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20. Headlander
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21. The Swapper
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22. Brain Breaker.
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23. Pharaoh Rebirth
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24. Super Daryl Deluxe
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25. Super Space Adventure
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Last month indeed resembled a typical [game meme grid](/post/2021/09/favorite-game-meme/), except this time you have to guess its content based on only a portion of a screenshot instead of the whole box art. Sometimes, the quiz is a fake screenshot consisting of assets of multiple games, such as the one below where The Duke's shotgun appears to blast a Stormtrooper, a Rise of the Triad eye is flying by, a dead imp from DOOM decorates the floor, and the stat bar is taken from Shadow Warrior. Cool! What else can you spot?
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![](../retroguess2.png "The Fake Screenshot Quiz.")
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Most past quizzes are still online, so in case you're bored, taking a peek is highly recommended. Stay tuned for the December one. Thanks again Mr_Horizon, we nerds do love our retro gaming quizzes!
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