Can you believe it was all the way back in November that I last tapped out a Friday Fun? That last installment, the Lunchometer, is now infamous around the Bristol foody community; only a few weeks ago I was conversing with the proprietor of the fantastic veggie food stall The Parsnip Ship about the sadness they felt at not being included in that eponymous totem of digestive data. Consider this a very special honorable mention in light of the accidental neglect we have shown them.
So, onwards with this week’s end of week merrymaking. It’s in celebration of a new arrival in The Oven. She’s 20 years old and from Japan. Her name is SEGA Master System II:
To be this old takes AGES!
This beloved mass of silicon and injection molded plastics has been especially introduced to the Mobile Pie team for tonight’s big (belated) B-Boy Beats launch retro gaming party! Ever the sharing type here in The Oven we want you to be in on the fun, by joining us in a little game.
To play:
Below is a series of pictures, each displaying a section of a classic Master System game’s box art. Some are obvious, some are more obscure. Simply identify the game and pop your answers in the comments.
Game 1.
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Nintendon't like the publisher of this classic arcade puzzler
Game 2.
Radical!
Game 3.
Everyone was shiny and muscly in the early nineties, even criminals
Game 4.
A very underrated shooter - a Transformers game in disguise
Game 5.
A very buggy title that featured a hint-giving professor in the manual
The correct answers will be revealed on Monday and muchos kudos goes to the person who gets the most right!
Answers
Game 1: Klax
Game 2: California Games
Game 3: Streets of Rage
Game 4: Transbot
Game 5: Teddy Boy
