Questions tagged [video-games]
For puzzles based on video games, or related to video games, game characters, genres, platforms, etc.
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Why does the boiler in Riven drain when the rubber hose is disconnected? [closed]
This question has spoilers for Riven, since it requires explaining one of the puzzles in the game in some detail.
In the 1997 puzzle adventure game, Riven: The sequel to Myst, one prominent puzzle ...
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Games Are Devillish
Wonder if anybody can get this... (This is my first puzzle with this format; apologies if I made it too easy or hard.)
My prefix will scare you,
My infix will restrict you,
And my suffix will ...
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An unknown table
Yesterday my nerdy roommate was playing his favorite videogame. After they finished, they left me this message:
IwaendnIttocatuhgehtrusoimePnsoofkéamlonph
As well as this table which I tried to ...
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You just realized I am doomed
You just found a game despite the World War III,
which was a game by some computer experts before the war.
There went a six-limbed, not an insect.
I was not blind, I sincerely swear.
I ate ...
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How we sleep. Who are we?
Our 1st member likes to sleep near fireplace.
Our 2nd member likes to sleep after a drink of water.
Our 3rd member likes to sleep on a steel bed.
Our 4th member likes to sleep after ...
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Why he is so sad
My memories are only slices
As my brain and nerves just blasted.
My hands and feet are so cold
So I'd rather wish them burnt.
My vehicle just ran out of gas
Yet it has 100% of ...
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An Era of Change
Despite their appearances, the following are not ways of change... at least, I hope not.
Kids shows (8+?)
Lizard (6+?)
Missiles group (5+?)
Body manipulator (4+?)
Bird (3+?)
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A weird cipher inside video game
Recently a game named "Ode to a Moon" released.... during the gameplay there are several cipher sentences flashing on the screen. I was trying to decode them as a cryptography amateur(noob)，but still ...
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What is the fewest amount of clicks needed to create a tier 5 tile?
PLEASE NOTE! A different problem that uses this same ruleset that can likely only be solved with brute force and a computer program has been posted to math.se, viewable HERE. I was unaware of the ...
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First time hit, with spinach? A little bit?
This blockbuster game was devised around the year 1980 by a person, that had never before developed a video game.
Concerning the species, that makes the protagonist, the game's title is misleading.
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Coordinate my way to the name of the (video) game
50°47′18.0″N 0°8′31.0″E
These coordinates didn't only show the way to a very special horse, they also lead to a valuable object, that was offered as a prize in a video game.
What was the name of the ...
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Rage-Inducing Tupperware
A bouncy rock
A bull
Tail flips
A leaping walrus
Some angry eyes, and an angrier tail
A butt mouth
A pine cone
A tyrannosaurus cat
What do these things have in common?
HINT 1:
HINT ...
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Check out all these items!
Words can’t even begin to describe how clueless I am! This is all meaningless! Ugh, why does it feel like I’m in a video game or something?
What? Savage rap ends Instagram!
Flame the most idiotic ...
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The Video Gamers' Double-Duty Crossword
"OK, so I know that you two are always arguing about what type of crosswords to do- 'Normal crosswords are too boring!' 'Cryptics are too esoteric!!' Trivia vs wordplay, yeah, I've heard both sides. ...
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BOOM! All Clear for Mr. T
In Tetris 99, Mr. T loves performing All Clears, which happen when a piece clears all lines in the playing field. Being a gentleman, he also tries to minimize the total damage he sends to his ...
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El Dorado Word Puzzle II: Videogame Edition
Let's keep going with the El Dorado puzzle.
Same rules apply.
Given a set of common words, can you figure out which videogame title they cover? All letters in the title must be covered, and letter ...
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Level up to match my power of eight
I eat my way around, to avoid get eaten.
My prey eats me if I don't eat it first.
I have been around from the golden age.
Some try to finish me, some claim to finish me.
But everyone fails in ...
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Name the Game #4
This is part of a series of puzzles where you must identify the name of a video game
Previous puzzle is here: Name the Game #3
I suggest you bring an umbrella
While you look for a little fella
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What is the name of this video game?
This is a little riddle about a mobile video game.
Bounce to the music
Jump on little orbs
Make your own levels
Design em', if you're bored
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Name the Game #3
This is part of a series of puzzles where you must identify the name of a video game
Previous puzzle is here: Name the Game #2
Finding my cubes is key in this place
I could never exist in three-...
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1answer
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Name the Game #2
This is part of a series of puzzles where you must identify the name of a video game
Previous puzzle is here: Name the Game #1
Turn the tap and open the valve
You won't have to face her by ...
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Name the Game #1
This is part of a series of puzzles where you must identify the name of a video game
In my books you must read
About a ship, clock and tree
One path is red, the other is blue
Which one you ...
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Two worlds diverged in a person's mind
A strange fellow in a cloak approached me and asked if I liked games. When I said yes, he gave me this note and said the two related final answers would be important to me.
Now I ap proach, and ask ...
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Studying an Ancient Riley Riddle
My prefix is simple, though often confused,
It's to put down an object; one other than you.
My infix, not truly a word, but is slang,
once seen when teens were late to hang with the gang.
My ...
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So many games So little time!
So here's yet another game that I used to play... way to much.
I might not be a superbeast,
But Rob's name holds what I fight at least.
They're good at leaping, singing, reaping and many ...
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The answer should be in the form of a question, like jeopardy but with a bit more ~fantasy~
The answer to the first is not bad or inferior.
The answer to the second is not noise or agitation.
The answer to the third is not evil or corruption.
The answer to the fourth is not ...
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Friend's answer about his favourite game
I was chatted with my friend on WhatsApp. I asked him what's his favourite game.
He answered:
Awards are stars. Money are diamonds and orbs. Download levels.
What'...
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I Love Rebus Puzzles!
This rebus puzzle is going to be related to some of my favorite games
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other word for
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What's that sound? Is it my childhood?
Even your mother may have heard of me, I'm as iconic as who I represent.
Ecstacy will fill your body with glee, as you start and when my sounds I present.
Except those who never knew the joy, ...
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2005: A Space Oddity
It is the year 2005, in the land known as Los Angeles. Today was a very special day for the people known as "gamers". The brand-new console, Nitin Dozwich, was set to release today.
As the "gamers" ...
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Not another challenge!
I have created a new riddle: this one about Video games! Well, here you go!
From a land of monsters, an embarrassed boy
Lurks through a bush and inhales a tomato!
"Urrrgh!" Says he, after ...
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Another game that I loved to play
I still have some games that I love to play, so here is another riddle about one.
1) X marks the first part of my name,
but only if you change my angle by aim.
Lastly comes what I shout,
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The Ultra-Cute Pandas
It was the late 90’s. I was leaving the theatre having seen my first 3-D film. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a girl appeared from the nearby bushes, demanding I take her money for my 3-D glasses. Slightly ...
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The Trials of Sir PacMan
While this is too late for the Rare and Endangered topic challenge, it was inspired by it. I had to take a break from Puzzling for a bit, so I missed some really fun looking challenges, but now I'm ...
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This is an OLD game that I still enjoy
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This will be my first question ever on this forum. It's a small riddle I thought of myself about my still favorite game to play. Let me know what you think about it (did you liked it, was it to ...
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Is the answer so obvious?
A gaming boy gave me this riddle. He asked me to solve this puzzle given to him by his third mother.
Matt had a parakeet named Enza.
Matt got sick, and his parakeet went missing.
He was about to ...
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Random Paragraph, a Riddle or a Secret Message?
So, as I was playing a game, I got a weird string of messages on my screen. You think you know what the weird message means?
Pleeeeease! Don't just ignore meeeeee! ...Err.
I... I did not want to be ...
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Perhaps I should go into pest control
Some say that I'm a drunkard - no!
I only need my morning joe
to get me up and off the ground.
Until then, please don't stick around.
But when I'm up, I'm such a friend!
Wise tips and lessons, I will ...
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Video Game Explanations in 10 Words or Less
So, my friends and I came up with a new type of puzzle similar to that of the Every _____ Movie Reviewed in 10 Words or Less, in which movies are reviewed in 10 words or less. So my friends took this ...
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5 Video Game Riddles - What are these Games? (Still 1 Unsolved)
With the bounty ended, and I still haven't gotten the answer, I have awarded the prize to El-Guest. If eventually, I get the answer, I will award the correct person 50 rep as well. Thank you for your ...
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I'm bored. Do you like eating bananas? They make a good breakfast
So for today, our riddle is broken into two. Can you figure out all of these clues?
Am I the Alpha, the origin, the prime?
I'm maybe victory, or part of a dime.
Take one to the face, you ...
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John plays games on his smartphone
John likes playing Clash Royale but does not like Clash Of Clans.
John likes Pokemon Go but does not like Minecraft.
John likes playing Temple Run but does not like playing Vainglory.
John also likes ...
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I've been all around Greece's paradise?
My pieces are associated with earth, sea and sky, dark, and time.
My adornments come from a source of etymology: a vessel, a mother, a mentor, and a power-hungry traitor.
The vessel, the dark, and a ...
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We are they who lock the heart
Seven lights that guard the key of hearts,
They alone can stop what the dark starts,
The first is king and friend,
With three circles he was penned.
The second not chosen by man,
But ...
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Not Really Into Pokemon
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1.
I'm not really into Pokemon, you see
But a friend of mine is, as much as can be.
He goes on and on about this move and that,
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Muddled video games titles
First of all, this is totally a rip-off of @ferret idea, but with video games instead of movies.
So, basically the same story: I have a friend that use to mix things up and is unable to clearly ...
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Video game puzzle
Each line of the puzzle is a different clue which refers to a different game. Once you've solved each clue take the first letter of the game and find the hidden message.
Man called jon hates ...
