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Other Classic Arcade Games => Classic Arcade Game Discussion => Topic started by: Weehawk on August 29, 2014, 10:28:24 pm

Title: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 29, 2014, 10:28:24 pm
Each of the letters in the alphabet below is taken from a different marquee of a golden-era arcade game.

First person to respond associating a letter with the game it belongs to gets the point for that letter. Best out of 26 is the winner. Ties broken by earlier scoring of the tying total.

(http://www.slither-gdi.net/alpha2.jpg)

For the highest scorer that does not already have one I have a t-shirt:

(http://www.slither-gdi.net/2014shirt.jpg)

If you already have one you are just playing for fun.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 09:54:27 am
Code: [Select]
A: Red Baron (pwnasaurus)        N: Space Encounters (pwnasaurus)
B: Monster Bash (pwnasaurus)     O: Kaos (pwnasaurus)
C: Hoccer (syscrusher)           P: Rip Off (pwnasaurus)
D: Cloak and Dagger              Q: Qix (pwnasaurus)
E: Zektor                        R: Astro Blaster (pwnasaurus)
F: Space Firebird (pwnasaurus)   S: Frisky Tom (pwnasaurus)
G: Vanguard (pwnasaurus)         T: Aztarac (pwnasaurus)
H: Devil Fish (syscrusher)       U: Venture (pwnasaurus)
I: Looping (pwnasaurus)          V: Elevator Action (pwnasaurus)
J: Jump Bug (pwnasaurus)         W: UniWar-S (marky_d)
K: Make Trax (pwnasaurus)        X: Tally-X (pwnasaurus)
L: Pulsar (pwnasaurus)           Y: Mappy (pwnasaurus)
M: Port Man (syscrusher)         Z: Guzzler (pwnasaurus)

Final points:

Code: [Select]
pwnasaurus 22
syscrusher 3
marky_d 1
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 09:59:29 am
a) red baron
g) vanguard
I) looping
J) jump bug
K) make trax
L) pulsar
Q) qix
R) major havoc
U) venture
V) elevator action

X) rally-x
Y) mappy
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 10:00:29 am
p) ripoff
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 10:08:47 am
(http://www.slither-gdi.net/tarzan.jpg)
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 10:15:08 am
Sorry for jumping in so early but I just woke up and this is the first site I visit with my coffee
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 10:16:46 am
a) red baron
g) vanguard
I) looping
J) jump bug
K) make trax
L) pulsar
Q) qix
R) major havoc
U) venture
V) elevator action

X) rally-x
Y) mappy

R is not correct. The other 11 are correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 10:17:59 am
p) ripoff

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 10:20:36 am
...I just woke up

Dang. Please at least tell me you're on the west coast.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 10:26:33 am
New Jersey BibleThump
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 11:08:59 am
R - Astro Blaster
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 11:13:50 am
R - Astro Blaster

Correct, and that clinches victory.

PM me your size and address for the shirt.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 11:24:19 am
Awesome!  Thanks Weehawk.  I'm stumped as hell on the others.  Cheers.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 11:25:44 am
Awesome!  Thanks Weehawk.  I'm stumped as hell on the others.  Cheers.

I'm trying to figure out how you got Pulsar immediately from looking at it.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 11:50:09 am
It's been in the funspot tourney a few times.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 12:19:37 pm
Z- guzzler
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 12:29:15 pm
Z- guzzler

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: ChrisP on August 30, 2014, 02:20:01 pm
These are fkng brutal.

I dominated the last one (long after it was too late to reply though), but this one is nightmares.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 02:25:55 pm
S - frisky tom


Another funspot tourney favorite.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 02:33:31 pm
S - frisky tom

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 02:36:00 pm
t - aztarac
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 02:41:09 pm
t - aztarac

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: ChrisP on August 30, 2014, 02:52:30 pm
t - aztarac

wht da
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 02:53:09 pm
e- meteor
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 02:57:06 pm
e- meteor

Not correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 02:59:31 pm
e - zektor
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 03:04:13 pm
e - zektor

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: ChrisP on August 30, 2014, 03:19:03 pm
Wagner is the Dean Saglio of the Marquee Alphabet Challenge
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 03:30:01 pm
d - cloak and dagger
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 03:32:57 pm
d - cloak and dagger

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 03:41:48 pm
B - monster bash
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: marinomitch13 on August 30, 2014, 03:43:06 pm
Wagner is the Dean Saglio of the Marquee Alphabet Challenge

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 03:45:52 pm
Wagner is the Dean Saglio of the Marquee Alphabet Challenge

Correct.

 ;) I thought about saying that.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: ChrisP on August 30, 2014, 03:47:39 pm
The D! He got the D!

His power level is skyrocketing!
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 04:08:58 pm
F - Chicken Shift

Which I think might be the most difficult CAG game ever.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 04:12:13 pm
F - Chicken Shift

Which I think might be the most difficult CAG game ever.

Not correct. About the "f" that is, can't remember playing Chicken Shift.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 04:35:13 pm
Damn.

O - Kaos
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: marky_d on August 30, 2014, 04:38:57 pm
W: UniWar-S
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 04:42:30 pm
B - monster bash

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 04:43:40 pm
O - Kaos

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 04:45:37 pm
W: UniWar-S

Correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 05:24:14 pm
N - Space Encounters
F- Space Firebird
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 05:29:58 pm
N - Space Encounters
F- Space Firebird

Both correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 05:50:06 pm
C - Cosmic Chasm
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 05:52:52 pm
C - Cosmic Chasm

Not correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 06:14:34 pm
C - Canyon Bomber
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 06:16:45 pm
C - Canyon Bomber

Not correct.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 30, 2014, 07:14:34 pm
Damn.  I'm befuddled I must say.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 07:49:47 pm
Damn.  I'm befuddled I must say.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzeksmL4KBY#)
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: syscrusher on August 30, 2014, 10:31:15 pm
C - Hoccer
H - Devil Fish
M - Port Man (where you at, marky? :D)
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: Weehawk on August 30, 2014, 11:47:36 pm
C - Hoccer
H - Devil Fish
M - Port Man (where you at, marky? :D)

All correct. Pwnasaurus was befuddled. He'll be very interested to see this when he gets up tomorrow afternoon.
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: marky_d on August 31, 2014, 12:32:30 am
M - Port Man (where you at, marky? :D)

damn, I knew I recognized that M...fk
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 31, 2014, 08:05:45 am
C - Hoccer
H - Devil Fish
M - Port Man (where you at, marky? :D)

All correct. Pwnasaurus was befuddled. He'll be very interested to see this when he gets up tomorrow afternoon.

Damn!  Love it and I actually got up early (11am) to hopefully see the answers to this.   Kreygasm
Title: Re: The Marquee Alphabet Challenge Meets Frankenstein
Post by: TheSunshineFund on August 31, 2014, 08:08:56 am
Port Man looks awesome by the way.  I'll check it out at some point.