Selects • October 2026

Video Games

Not now Mum we’re fighting Sephiroth.

8-Bits & Pieces

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Which iconic video game character was called Jumpman when he made his first appearance in Donkey Kong?

The classic Tetris main theme tune is a folk song from which country?

Hint: It’s the country where the game was created.

Which console was released earlier: the Sega Mega Drive, or the Super Nintendo Entertainment System?

“It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this!” is a quote from the 1986 debut title of which blockbuster series?

Pac-Man was originally called Puck-Man. What was the main reason Namco agreed to change the name for its international release?

8-Bits & Pieces

Cheevos

Which video game or series are you playing to complete the following achievements?

Some of these feats are specific to one title – the franchise or series name is an acceptable answer.

Perform a Fatality.

Attend 100 K.K. Slider Saturday concerts.

aka K.K. Mania

Unlock DK Mode by completing Runway on Agent-level difficulty in under five minutes.

Steal a pint glass and drop it in the canal.

Complete ‘Through the Fire and Flames’ on Expert difficulty mode.

Cheevos

Total Pwnage

Y2K-ish knowledge for l33t players.

In addition to the games Half-Life, Portal, and Dota 2, Valve developed what software distribution platform?

Which rare Psychic-type Pokémon has a Pokédex number of #151, the highest in the first generation of games?

Which is not the name of a Sims expansion pack: Livin’ Large, Rush Hour, House Party, or Hot Date?

Following the success of the 1998 adventure game Banjo-Kazooie, what was the name of its sequel released in 2000?

In a 2005 viral video, a World of Warcraft player spoils a carefully planned team raid by running in while bellowing his own character’s name. What is that name?

Total Pwnage

First Person

In what game or series do you play as these protagonists or default characters?

Some of these characters may appear in other games, but we’re looking for their original game or series.

Master Chief

Agent 47

Chell

Prince Zagreus

Steve

First Person

4K and Beyond

The new era.

French electro duo Justice have composed the original score to which long-delayed 2026 AAA game?

Which legendary video game auteur created Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding?

In Overcooked, what kind of vegetable is the King who sends you on your quest: a potato, a lettuce, or an onion?

Instantly becoming a fan favourite, the nearly 3-metre-tall Lady Dimitrescu debuted in what survival horror video game franchise?

Both released this decade, only two games have won all five major Game of the Year awards: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and which title set in the Dungeons & Dragons world of the Forgotten Realm?