It's time for a short quiz to see if the VGC community has a solid grasp of some rather basic video game knowledge. If the results are satisfactory, there might be another quiz in the future.

The objective is simple. I'll provide five questions and four answers for each question. Your task is to give the correct answer to each question. I hope you could follow up to this point, because what I've seen posted on these forums in the last month... um... I suppose I am better off saving the insults for later. Anyways... well, that actually was the entire explanation, so let's get started. Oh! You are free to submit your answers in a short number/letter format (e.g. 1A, 2B, 3C, 4A, 5D), if you feel lazy.

1. Which company holds the longest streak of generational wins in the home console market? (Sales on global basis.)

A. Atari
B. Microsoft
C. Nintendo
D. Sony

2. What was Microsoft's main reason to enter the home console market?

A. Representing America.
B. Pursuit of video games as an art form.
C. Profits from video games.
D. Bullying Nintendo.

3. What's the name of the most successful software publisher in Japan in almost every year? (Unit sales of software.)

A. Namco-Bandai
B. Square-Enix/formerly Squaresoft
C. Sega
D. Capcom

4. What's the name of the final boss in the video game Mario Bros.?

A. Bowser
B. Wart
C. Ken Kutaragi
D. Bowser Jr.

5. Which company was the very first one to use CDs as storage medium for their video game console?

A. Nintendo
B. Sony
C. Microsoft
D. McDonald's

That's it usually is, but the Wii is the eternal exception to that..

I thought that wouldn't be necessary because someone would give the right answers eventually anyway. But here goes:

1. Nintendo and Sony are tied at two consecutive wins each.

2. Xbox was created as a defense for Windows as Sony's goal in the video game market was to become the central platform for all sorts of entertainment, but Sony wasn't interested in using Windows as the OS for PlayStation. In hindsight we know that Microsoft's fear was without grounds because consoles taking over the living room was never meant to be. Sony's full force attempt with the PS3 backfired badly, same as when Microsoft upped the ante with the Xbox One. Over the course of the last ten years the living room also became less and less the central place for entertainment as the freedom of smart devices fit the lifestyle of people better. So as far as Microsoft's goal to protect Windows goes, their real battle has shifted to be against iOS and Android.

That was a bit of a longwinded answer, but it should help people to understand why Microsoft has been losing interest in Xbox lately, shifted formerly exclusive games to the PC and has become a lot less aggressive in pursuing exclusivity deals with third parties.

3. Nintendo.

4. Mario Bros. had no bosses at all.

5. NEC for their TG-16 a.k.a. PC Engine.

I thought that wouldn't be necessary because someone would give the right answers eventually anyway. But here goes:

1. Nintendo and Sony are tied at two consecutive wins each.

2. Xbox was created as a defense for Windows as Sony's goal in the video game market was to become the central platform for all sorts of entertainment, but Sony wasn't interested in using Windows as the OS for PlayStation. In hindsight we know that Microsoft's fear was without grounds because consoles taking over the living room was never meant to be. Sony's full force attempt with the PS3 backfired badly, same as when Microsoft upped the ante with the Xbox One. Over the course of the last ten years the living room also became less and less the central place for entertainment as the freedom of smart devices fit the lifestyle of people better. So as far as Microsoft's goal to protect Windows goes, their real battle has shifted to be against iOS and Android.

That was a bit of a longwinded answer, but it should help people to understand why Microsoft has been losing interest in Xbox lately, shifted formerly exclusive games to the PC and has become a lot less aggressive in pursuing exclusivity deals with third parties.

3. Nintendo.

4. Mario Bros. had no bosses at all.

5. NEC for their TG-16 a.k.a. PC Engine.

A sale's a sale.