great thread so far. i'm surprise i know a couple of the posted questions. here's 20 Q's and answers from me
1)Q: Why were copies of tetris by tengen destroyed?
A: lawsuit over rights on who can make tetris for the consoles at the time nintendo had the rights which mirrorsoft first gave tengen. Nintendo says it has the rights, sues and wins.
2)Q: How many pac man games including made by diffent companies were there for the nintendo?
A:6
3 pac mans, one buy namco, 2 by tengen(1 licensed and 1 not)
pac mania
2 Ms. pacmans, 1 tengen and 1 namco
there was a pac man jr for the atari but we are talking about nes here.
3)Q: what is the english name for the original earthbound game for the nes that was released in japan?
A: mother
4) Q: where did final fantasy get its name from?
A: before the company named the rpg they were about to go bankrupt and called the game final fantasy because they thought it was their final project.
5) Q: What was the name of the villian in Mario bros 2?
A: Wart
6) Q: What was the original mario bros 2 called in the U.S. and what game was actually mario bros 2 but with different sprites?
A: lost levels, doki doki panic.
7) What is the contra code for 30 lives?
A: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start.
8) Q:What was different about castlevania 2:simon's quest that was different then 1 and 3?
A: It was rpg-ish.
9) Q: What was the game first made by HALthe creator's of mother(a.k.a. earthbound)?
A: Pinball
10) Q: Were over 850 games produced for the nes in the U.S., yes or no?
A: No, There approximately around 770 games produced in the U.S. legally.
11) Q:What also came with the nes in some packages along with system, cords, game, controller and gun.
A: R.O.B. the robot.
12) Q:How many games were compatiable with this extra from question 11?
A: 2, stack-up and gyromite.
13) Q: What color other than gray were the zelda game carts? (edited, thanks)
A: gold
14) Q:What color were most tengen carts?
A: black.
15)Q: What was the name of the main cahracter in Punch out/mike tyson's punch out?
A: Little Mac.
16) Q: Did the nintendo have a/v jacks?
A: yes it did.
17) Q: What was the name of sega's 8 bit system?
A: sega master system
18) Q: What year was the nes introduced to the U.S.?
A: It was introduced in June 1985 at a consumer elctronoics show.
18) Q: How many pins are used in the U.S. nes's cartridge connector? How many in the Japanese's Famicon?
A: there was a 72 pin connector in the U.S. and 60 in the famicon.
19) Q: In which of these games contained nudity? Hatris, Galactic Crusader, Smash TV, Peek a boo poker.
A: peek a boo poker.
20) Q: In super mario bros 3 what did the raccon suit do?
A: when you hold down and B he truns into a statue.