90s Video Game Trivia: Questions with Explained Answers
Ten original questions pulling from the facts covered across this category. Click a question to reveal its answer and a short explanation; this uses plain HTML, not a separate quiz app, so it works the same as the rest of this site with nothing extra to load.
Easy questions
In what year did the Super Nintendo launch in the US?
1991. The SNES launched nationwide on August 23, 1991, at $199, as covered in our console timeline.
What company made the Genesis?
Sega. The Genesis launched in New York and Los Angeles on August 14, 1989, ahead of a full nationwide release the following month.
What was Nintendo's ill-fated 90s 3D gaming system called?
The Virtual Boy. It launched in 1995 and was pulled from the Japanese market by the end of that same year, covered in full in our Virtual Boy history.
Platform and character rounds
What year was Sonic the Hedgehog introduced as Sega's mascot?
1991. Sonic launched the same year as the SNES, built specifically to compete with Mario in the console wars.
How many usable save-data blocks did a standard 1994 PlayStation memory card have?
15 blocks of 8 KB each, out of a 128 KB total capacity, before a higher-capacity 1 MB card followed in 1997.
What device let Nintendo 64 players save progress from the back of their controller?
The Controller Pak, a 256 KB memory unit plugging into the controller rather than the console.
Harder history questions
On what date did the Sega Saturn go on sale in the US, ahead of its originally announced date?
May 11, 1995, the same day Sega announced the date at E3 1995, catching most retailers without stock.
What price did Sony announce for the PlayStation at E3 1995, directly undercutting the Saturn?
$299, exactly $100 less than the Saturn's $399 launch price announced the same day.
What 1991 arcade game is widely credited with starting the decade's fighting game boom?
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, released to arcades in March 1991.
What number could you call for live help from a Nintendo Game Play Counselor, and what did it eventually cost?
The service moved from a free number to a tolled 1-900 number charging $1.50 per minute in US funds, according to period reporting.
Frequently asked questions
Are these trivia questions and answers fact-checked?
Yes. Every answer above is drawn directly from the facts covered and sourced in this site's own Gaming History articles, linked where relevant, rather than written specifically for this quiz without a source.
Why does this page use click-to-reveal answers instead of a quiz app?
This site is built as plain static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no separate app layer. Native HTML disclosure elements give a genuinely interactive, click-to-reveal experience without adding any extra software dependency.
Where can I read the full story behind these trivia answers?
Each question links to the specific Gaming History article that covers its topic in full, including sourcing, rather than repeating the full explanation only here.
Sourcing and corrections
Every trivia answer above restates a fact already researched and sourced in this category's other articles (console launch dates and prices, the Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn's 1995 launch, PS1 memory cards, the N64 Controller Pak, Street Fighter II's arcade impact, and the Nintendo hotline), not a new, separately unverified claim; see each linked article for its own sourcing. No product card is included, consistent with this category's affiliate approach.