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Matthew Clemson

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May 22, 2003, 7:05:59 PM5/22/03
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Now listen. Quizzes from me aren't supposed to be any fun, they're supposed
to be just plain unfair. I was very disappointed that some people actually
*enjoyed* my last quiz, damn them.

In an attempt to redress the balance, I'm using the same premise again;
gaming stuff fed through babelfish. I'm not letting on the order of
languages this time (I'll experiment until I find an answer I like each
time), but I'm once again giving you the games in order of their year of
release. Oh, and even nicer, I'll group games from the same year together.
Aren't I nice?

This time, the topic is simply game names, since I couldn't think up
sufficient game quotes that were well-known enough - while I *love* "I hope
these things aren't like our modern microwaves - those things could pop a
hamster good", it's not particularly well-known. And I'm not picking
particularly obscure games here, either; there's no "The Astonishing
Adventures Of Mr. Weems And The She-vampires" here, you'll be pleased to
hear...

No one-word titles, no games which spawned from film or tv, and all
punctuation stripped out. Eyes down for a full house.

1. Intruder of space

2. Secondary Maniac

3. Out Of The Race
4. Excel Sprint

5. Strong-point of rainbow
6. Break into leaf of thunder

7. Lock of the illusion
8. Commander of the air wing

9. Run the green onion

10. Runner Of The Edge

11. Edge of the Heart
12. Shapeless conquered

13. Defective blade
14. It lies badly
15. Robber of the grave
16. This crisis grant

17. great automobile of the flight

18. Firm speed from metal
19. Run of the mean length of life

20. Quiet range
21. Pebble of energy

22. No screw always

23. For play development of the football
24. The area, where this ape is large
25. The demon likes shouts


Good luck. Although some of these are ridiculously easy.

-Matt


OJLim

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May 22, 2003, 10:57:49 PM5/22/03
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"Matthew Clemson" <ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote:

> Now listen. Quizzes from me aren't supposed to be any fun, they're
> supposed to be just plain unfair. I was very disappointed that some
> people actually *enjoyed* my last quiz, damn them.

Wait until I post my quiz - it's so hard that not even *I* can answer the
questions, a month after finishing it.


Anyway, I really needed something to amuse me at 3am...


> 1. Intruder of space
>

Space Invaders

> 2. Secondary Maniac
>

Pac-Man. Probably.


> 3. Out Of The Race

Outrun. That's only one word, I know, but I dunno.


> 4. Excel Sprint
>

No fucking clue. Lode Runner is the best I could do.

> 5. Strong-point of rainbow

Rainbow Islands is all that comes to mind. Or Rainbow 6, but I dunno.

> 6. Break into leaf of thunder
>

Operation Thunderbolt is all I can think of. This sucks.


> 7. Lock of the illusion

Castle of Illusion?


> 8. Commander of the air wing
>

Wing Commander

> 9. Run the green onion
>
> 10. Runner Of The Edge
>

Final Fight (I'm just guessing because of below)


> 11. Edge of the Heart

Final Fantasy, maybe.


> 12. Shapeless conquered
>

This one is really bugging me.


> 13. Defective blade

Broken Sword

> 14. It lies badly

> 15. Robber of the grave

Tomb Raider

> 16. This crisis grant
>
> 17. great automobile of the flight
>

Grand Theft Auto

> 18. Firm speed from metal

Metal Gear Solid

> 19. Run of the mean length of life
>

Half-Life

> 20. Quiet range

Silent Hill

> 21. Pebble of energy
>
Power Stone

> 22. No screw always
>
No One Lives Forever.

> 23. For play development of the football

Pro Evolution Soccer

> 24. The area, where this ape is large

Donkey Kong Country

> 25. The demon likes shouts

Devil May Cry


Bah, i was confused, because it looked sort of like it was in chronological
order, when it probably wasn't. Damn you. Damn you all to hell.

-OJ

Chris Jones

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May 23, 2003, 3:50:02 AM5/23/03
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In article <bajp4l$ce3$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>, ma...@ox.compsoc.net
wrote...

> Now listen. Quizzes from me aren't supposed to be any fun, they're supposed
> to be just plain unfair.

That's the spirit!

> 1. Intruder of space

Space Invaders

> 2. Secondary Maniac

Manic Miner

> 3. Out Of The Race

Outrun

> 4. Excel Sprint

Super Sprint

> 5. Strong-point of rainbow

Rainbow Islands?

> 8. Commander of the air wing

Wing Commander

> 10. Runner Of The Edge

Ridge Racer

> 11. Edge of the Heart

Soul Blade

> 13. Defective blade

Broken Sword

> 15. Robber of the grave

Tomb Raider

> 16. This crisis grant

Time Crisis?

> 17. great automobile of the flight

Grand Theft Auto

> 18. Firm speed from metal

Metal Gear Solid

> 19. Run of the mean length of life

Half Life

> 21. Pebble of energy

Powerstone

> 23. For play development of the football

Pro Evolution Soccer

> 24. The area, where this ape is large

Super Monkey Ball

> 25. The demon likes shouts

Devil May Cry

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Chris Jones
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Mike Jenkins

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May 23, 2003, 3:54:22 AM5/23/03
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On Fri, 23 May 2003 00:05:59 +0100, "Matthew Clemson"
<ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote:

>1. Intruder of space

Space Invaders

>2. Secondary Maniac

Manic Miner

>4. Excel Sprint

Super Sprint

>10. Runner Of The Edge

Blade Runner?

>13. Defective blade

Broken Sword

>15. Robber of the grave

Tomb Raider

>16. This crisis grant

Peggy Mitchell

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SkiJumpToes

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May 23, 2003, 4:38:11 AM5/23/03
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On Fri, 23 May 2003 08:54:22 +0100, Mike Jenkins
<mikejen...@hotmail.com> Typedy Typed:

>>16. This crisis grant
>
>Peggy Mitchell

lol genius! ....Absolute Genius! :)


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deKay

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May 23, 2003, 4:56:11 AM5/23/03
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2003 00:05:59 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk "Matthew Clemson"
<ma...@ox.compsoc.net> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

>1. Intruder of space

Space Invaders

>2. Secondary Maniac


>
>3. Out Of The Race
>4. Excel Sprint

Super Sprint

>5. Strong-point of rainbow

>6. Break into leaf of thunder

Thunderblade?

>7. Lock of the illusion
>8. Commander of the air wing
>
>9. Run the green onion

Run the Gauntlet

>10. Runner Of The Edge

Lode Runner

>11. Edge of the Heart
>12. Shapeless conquered
>
>13. Defective blade

Broken Sword

>14. It lies badly
>15. Robber of the grave
>16. This crisis grant
>
>17. great automobile of the flight
>
>18. Firm speed from metal
>19. Run of the mean length of life
>
>20. Quiet range

Silent Scope

>21. Pebble of energy

Power Stone

>22. No screw always


>
>23. For play development of the football

Pro Evolution Soccer

>24. The area, where this ape is large
>25. The demon likes shouts

Devil May Cry

deKay
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Dr. Boggis

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May 23, 2003, 5:28:10 PM5/23/03
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In article <bajp4l$ce3$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>,
"Matthew Clemson" <ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote:

> Now listen. Quizzes from me aren't supposed to be any fun, they're supposed
> to be just plain unfair. I was very disappointed that some people actually
> *enjoyed* my last quiz, damn them.
>
> In an attempt to redress the balance, I'm using the same premise again;
> gaming stuff fed through babelfish. I'm not letting on the order of
> languages this time (I'll experiment until I find an answer I like each
> time), but I'm once again giving you the games in order of their year of
> release. Oh, and even nicer, I'll group games from the same year together.
> Aren't I nice?
>

> No one-word titles, no games which spawned from film or tv, and all
> punctuation stripped out. Eyes down for a full house.
>
> 1. Intruder of space

Space Invaders

> 2. Secondary Maniac

Manic Miner



> 3. Out Of The Race

Out Run

> 13. Defective blade

Broken Sword

> 14. It lies badly

Resident Evil

> 15. Robber of the grave

Tomb Raider

> 20. Quiet range

Silent Hill

> 21. Pebble of energy

Powerstone

> 24. The area, where this ape is large

Super Monkey Ball

> 25. The demon likes shouts

Devil May Cry

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Stuart Dennett

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May 23, 2003, 9:11:32 PM5/23/03
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> No one-word titles, no games which spawned from film or tv, and all
> punctuation stripped out. Eyes down for a full house.

Okay. Shamelessly stealing from everyone else's answers:

> 1. Intruder of space

Space Invaders

> 2. Secondary Maniac

Manic Miner

> 3. Out Of The Race

Out Run

> 4. Excel Sprint

Super Sprint

> 5. Strong-point of rainbow

Rainbow Islands

> 6. Break into leaf of thunder

Operation Thunderbolt

> 7. Lock of the illusion

Castle of Illusion

> 8. Commander of the air wing

Wing Commander

> 9. Run the green onion

Run the Gauntlet

> 10. Runner Of The Edge

Ridge Racer

> 11. Edge of the Heart

Soul Blade

> 12. Shapeless conquered

Soul Calibur

> 13. Defective blade

Broken Sword

> 14. It lies badly

Resident Evil

> 15. Robber of the grave

Tomb Raider

> 16. This crisis grant

Time Crisis

> 17. great automobile of the flight

Grand Theft Auto

> 18. Firm speed from metal

Metal Gear Solid

> 19. Run of the mean length of life

Half-Life

> 20. Quiet range

Silent Scope

> 21. Pebble of energy

Power Stone

> 22. No screw always

No-one Lives Forever

> 23. For play development of the football

Pro Evolution Soccer

> 24. The area, where this ape is large

Super Monkey Ball

> 25. The demon likes shouts

Devil May Cry
--
Stuart Dennett


Stuart Dennett

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May 23, 2003, 9:25:24 PM5/23/03
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> > 9. Run the green onion
>
> Run the Gauntlet

Since this is clearly wrong, given the year, I'd like to change my answer
to:

Lotus Turbo Challenge


Halo-

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May 24, 2003, 2:31:12 PM5/24/03
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On Fri, 23 May 2003 00:05:59 +0100, "Matthew Clemson"
<ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote:

Note: I suck at these, so here are guesses

>No one-word titles, no games which spawned from film or tv, and all
>punctuation stripped out. Eyes down for a full house.
>
>1. Intruder of space

Space Invaders

>2. Secondary Maniac

>3. Out Of The Race
>4. Excel Sprint
>
>5. Strong-point of rainbow
>6. Break into leaf of thunder
>
>7. Lock of the illusion

Castle of Illusion

>8. Commander of the air wing

Wing Commander

>9. Run the green onion

>10. Runner Of The Edge
>
>11. Edge of the Heart
>12. Shapeless conquered

Command and Conquer

>13. Defective blade

>14. It lies badly

>15. Robber of the grave

House of the Dead

>16. This crisis grant

Time Crisis

>17. great automobile of the flight

>18. Firm speed from metal

Metal Gear Solid

>19. Run of the mean length of life

>20. Quiet range

Silent scope

>21. Pebble of energy

>22. No screw always
>
>23. For play development of the football

International Superstar Soccer

>24. The area, where this ape is large

Super Monkey Ball

>25. The demon likes shouts

Eternal Darkness

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