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Name Those Pixels: Challenge #1

November 17th, 2006 by mgroves

Pixel Challenge #1Hello, Matt Groves here from mgroves.com. RedWolf thought that the recent Name Those Pixels contest I ran on my blog would make a great weekly feature here at Vintage Computing and Gaming.

So welcome to the first Name Those Pixels contest, VC&G edition. The object of the challenge is to guess which video game the pixels (shown in the image to the right) come from. If necessary, I will provide clues in the comments if no one is coming close, but based on the guesses I got the first time I did this, there are a lot of clever people out there who will get this right away.

To play, write your guess in this post’s comments section. The answer to this week’s challenge won’t be revealed until next week. I only ask that if you know the answer for sure, please don’t spoil it for everyone else by linking to a full screen shot of the game.

To start you off, here is your very first hint: this is a U.S. NES release.

Enjoy! –mgroves



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16 Responses to “Name Those Pixels: Challenge #1”

  1. John H. Says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 1:58 pm

    That looks to be the Tradewest logo, but which specific game it is from I cannot say.

  2. Sinistrahd Says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 11:43 pm

    8 Eyes

  3. Wilford Brimley Says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 11:43 pm

    This is either Pokemon or 5 TONS OF FLAX

  4. Gottfried Liebniz Says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 11:45 pm

    IS THAT BATTLETOADS?

  5. RedWolf Says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 11:47 pm

    My guess is some kind of hockey game. And no, I don’t know the answer — only Matt does!

  6. Sinistrahd Says:
    November 17th, 2006 at 11:59 pm

    Or on second thought… Solar Jetman?

  7. 8087ClassProcesser Says:
    November 18th, 2006 at 12:11 am

    Hmm, I would think it is the Seattle helmet icon from Tecmo Super Bowl.

  8. Frank Says:
    November 18th, 2006 at 2:12 am

    I think it is from one of the Mech games.

  9. JettyCatArmy Says:
    November 18th, 2006 at 2:33 am

    It’s from Bionic Commando, right?

  10. RedWolf Says:
    November 18th, 2006 at 9:53 am

    It’s obviously a tiny dancing chicken!

  11. KitsuneDarkStalker Says:
    November 18th, 2006 at 12:27 pm

    Yeah, that’s either Bionic Commando, or the Tradewest logo from Battletoads.

  12. mgroves Says:
    November 20th, 2006 at 8:36 pm

    Here is your next hint:

    You are all very astute in seeing that it is the Tradewest logo. This means it’s not Tecmo Bowl, but it IS a sports title. Good luck.

  13. Lone_Wolph Says:
    November 20th, 2006 at 10:38 pm

    I think it is from Magic Johnson’s Fast Break

  14. extrarice Says:
    November 21st, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    I also think it’s Magic Johnson’s Fast Break.

  15. jlanagan Says:
    November 29th, 2006 at 5:05 pm

    I’m gonna have to go with Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off-Road…

    But I can’t find that exact logo in any of their games, and I can’t force myself to play games THAT bad.

  16. RedWolf Says:
    November 29th, 2006 at 8:30 pm

    By the way, we forgot publish Challenge #2 last week due to Thanksgiving. The answer to this challenge will be revealed this Friday in Challenge #2!

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