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PLEASE NOTE: The questions on this bonus have been reconstructed from the answers, so may not be 100% definitive

Part I

  1. What was the sequel to Galaxians called?
    Galaga

  2. What were the first two movies to be tied directly to video games (or what two movies were the first to use extensive computer graphics)?
    TRON and The Last Starfighter

  3. How do you kill the dragon in Advent?
    You say, "Kill dragon."
    "With your bare hands?"
    "Yes."
    "You didn't know your own strength."

  4. How do you get a babel fish in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
    Hang your gown on the hook in front of the hole in the wall, put your towel over the grate under the hook, put Ford's satchel against the robot panel, put the loose pile of junk mail on top of the satchel, and push the button on the babel fish dispenser.

  5. ????
    A scroll of monster confusion.

  6. What change happens to (game) when you play it on December 25th?
    The suit of armor in the great hall is replaced by a Christmas tree.

  7. What are the four stages in each level of Tron?
    Spiders, tanks, CPU core, and the light cycles.

  8. ????
    "I don't, but my father does-- he has trouble sitting down."

  9. ???
    You stab him in the mouth with a spear.

  10. What cartridges were included with the Original Atari System
    Combat (or Space Invaders) and Blackjack.

  11. Name the three golf courses that come as part of Atari Golf
    Augusta, Pebble Beach, and St. Andrews.

  12. What is the bug at very high scores in Defender?
    Everything you shoot between 999,000 and 1,000,000 points gives you an extra ship, and a smart bomb.

  13. What is the bug at very high scores in Missile Command?
    When you got to a certain score, the game gave you a whole bunch of new cities.

  14. Who do you have to defeat in Wizardry?
    Werdna

  15. How do you find the programer's name in Atari Adventure
    You had to use the bridge to the place in the maze which was otherwise inaccessible. There you would find a "dot," sometimes known as the wizard. While carrying the dot and the sword, you are able to go through a seemingly solid wall. On the other side, you find the programmer's name, printed in red letters.

Part II (AUDIO)

  1. Spyhunter
  2. Mister Do! (IBM)
  3. Dark Castle (MAC)
  4. Hardhat Mack (IBM)
  5. EnduroRacer
  6. Galaga
  7. The Ancient Art of War (IBM)
  8. Airborne (MAC)
  9. Decathelon (IBM)
  10. Ms. Pac-Man
  11. Turbo
  12. Arkanoid
  13. Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One (IBM)
  14. All-Star Baseball (MAC)
  15. Double Dribble