1)
First off, what do you say about the fact that this test isn't about Minecraft?
That's perfectly fine for me. This is about classic games, right ;)
I feel delighted. I'm an adult and as a teenager I played classic games!
No Minecraft?! OMG I'm too young for the test and I'll probably fail...
2)
So, speaking of craft, have you ever played any of these classic titles?
And which one was the most addictive game to you?
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994)
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996)
Starcraft (1998)
Starcraft: Brood War (1998)
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999)
I haven't played any of these.
3)
The original Warcraft and its both sequels can be downloaded legally
and for free from the internet as packed archives or CD image files.
But there are differences in filesizes, ranging from 4 to 400 MB.
Why is that the case? Select the most obvious reason...
Because CD image files (iso) are bigger than packed archives (zip,rar)
Because some downloadable packs also include the CD audio/music tracks
Because the bigger archives also include user-made mods for Warcraft
4)
5)
The Warcraft and Starcraft series were developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
Blizzard also started another hit series in 1990s. Which one do you pick?
Diablo (1996)
The Lost Vikings (1992,97)
6)
Both Diablo and The Lost Vikings series are not true crafting games,
since they focus only on battlefield tactics, hack&slay and action.
However, in this subgenre there was another series which resembled
Warcraft and were created by different developers. Have you played
any of those titles and which one was the most addictive to you?
Myth: The Fallen Lords (Bungie 1997)
Myth II: Soulblighter (Bungie 1998)
Myth III: The Wolf Age (MumboJumbo 2001)
I haven't played any of these.
7)
Back in the 1990s and early 2000s there were a very popular series, both
single- and multiplayer, which resembled futuristic elements of Starcraft.
Did you play any of those titles and which one do you find most addictive?
(Note: I left out the expansion packs and added its years after commas!)
Command & Conquer (1995,96)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996,97,98)
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor (1997)
Command & Conquer 2: Tiberian Sun (1999,2000)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000,01)
Command & Conquer: Renegade (2002)
Command & Conquer: Generals (2003)
I haven't played any of those.
8)
Which classic series between the 1980s and 1990s do you consider as the
"first crafting games", although they mainly focus on city-building?
(Note: I left out their release years on purpose!)
Anno 1503
Anno 1602
Caesar
SimCity
Stronghold
The Settlers
Utopia
9)
Now let's leave the world of fantasy, city-building, battles and strategy
and switch to a completely different genre: Cyberpunk first-person shooters.
In your opinion, which classic 3D cyberpunk FPS/RPG series innovated the
inventory system by adding items and weapons crafting elements to it?
(Note: I left out their release years on purpose!)
Deus Ex
Neocron
System Shock
10)
Which modern game series were inspired the most by the weapons and
items crafting inventory systems of Deus Ex, Neocron, System Shock?
Borderlands series (2009-15)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series (2007-09)
I think Minecraft (2011) was inspired the most :D
11)
Finally, the last question... I've listed many classic game titles here.
Would you download and play any or all of those classic 1980s-90s games?
Well, I've already played most of them back in the days.
Yeah! I'm going to play all of these in my lifetime!
Yes, I'll download and try out some of them.
No, I keep playing Minecraft instead :P
12)
Wait! We are not done yet. One extra question:
What have you learned from this nerdy test?
that Minecraft had its predecessors in the basic "crafting" genre.
that there are many classic "crafting" games one should know about!
that you are an adult downloader freak, because of Question 3 lol
Not much. I was already familiar with most of the subject.