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Here's da rulz... Answer a series of 5 questions each harder as you go along.  If you can answer all 5 make up a new set of 5 questions related to game hardware.  It's easy, fun, and a good way to pass the time.

Ready, set, put those thinking caps on, GO!!!

 

1.) True or False?  Nintendo GameCube uses a "Gekko" microprocessor.

2.) T or F?  George Lucas once claimed that he could have made Star Wars Episode 1 with the power of a PS2?

3.) T or F? Microsoft teamed up with Sega to work on porting CE technology to the Dreamcast? 

4.) The original PS-model SCPH 9001 uses what amount of amperes to power the board?

5.) The Xbox was originally codenamed to be called what, based off it's founding platform?

 

Correct answer table:

1-Dunce

2-Elementary Mr. Watson

3-Good work so far

4-Hardware engineer

5-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) game simulator genius!



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Nice thread. This is going to be fun.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

1. T
2. F
3. T
4. Don't remember.
5. DirectXbox



Fazz--3 right so far.



Double, sorry! Anyway it's It's T, T, T, 2A, DirectXbox.



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MOAR!



We'll miss you George.

PSN:Puzzleface

XBL:XpuzzlefaceX

My friends call me Hadoken because I'm down-right fierce

There is no way PS2 hardware could have done that.

I think Mr. Lucas is a bit out of the loop on that one.



We'll miss you George.

PSN:Puzzleface

XBL:XpuzzlefaceX

My friends call me Hadoken because I'm down-right fierce

Round 2:

 

1. The Atari Pong system was from which generation of consoles?

2. The marketing name for Ralph Baer's "Brown Box" invention was what?

3. There were numerous names for the Xbox 360 before gamers could officially use the 360 to Jump In! T or F?  All of the following names were considered--Xbox FS, Xbox 2, Xbox 360, Xbox Next, Xbox HD, and Xbox Revo.

4. The PS3 utilizes 8 Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs) on the Cell microprocessor.  How many SPEs are availble to devs at a maximum?

5. The Fairchild Channel was the first console that utilizes an onboard CPU and what?



1. First?
2. idk
3.T
4.7
5.controllers?



We'll miss you George.

PSN:Puzzleface

XBL:XpuzzlefaceX

My friends call me Hadoken because I'm down-right fierce

Domo-Kun-- You have one right. Need the answers?