I’ve been playing Buzz! Quiz TV, getting ready for the holidays to outdo my inlaws, they’re tough.  So I’ve been in the mood for more trivia questions of late and my brother-in-law mentioned Sporcle.com.  I decided to check it out, and I found a trvia game for you guys that will have you reminiscing your past.  This writer ended up with a measly 22 (mistyped two), so I’ll give myself 24.  Give it a shot, and report your scores…

Can you name the Video Game Systems (released in the U.S.)?

• Enter a system in the box below
• Correctly named systems will show up in the table below
• Answers do not have to be guessed in order
• This game was contributed by Sporcle user: Ben
• Does not include special editions, expansions or single game systems
• Does not include personal computers, such as the Commodore

You have 12 minutes to guess 68 answers.  Give it a try here.

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Brother, BUZZ, Commodore, Expansions, Holidays, Inlaws, Measly, Name Game, Personal Computers, quiz, Special Editions, Trivia Questions, Video Game Systems

Gather round the family and weird cousins, Buzz Quiz TV will have you playing as a mime and throwing pies at your Grandma!

Let’s begin where most reviews don’t.  The packaging of the game.  Buzz Quiz TV is a fierce looking box, for good reason.  Not only is the game included but 4 buzzers (1 big red button, 4 colored rectangles) and a usb ‘buzz collector’ stick.  You should know what you’re getting into when you see 4 buzzers on the box… yup 8 AA batteries.  But I prefer the wireless buzzers over the potential “rats nest” with wired controllers that could very well be.

Menu Please. Buzz Quiz TV is controlled with the aforementioned “Buzz” controllers.  With that in mind many options are not available because the buzzers are not equipped to resort you back to the main menu. Correction, If you hold down all four colored buttons on the wireless buzzer, you can actually pause the game and also quit the game to return to the main menu. Not sure if this is supposed to be a feature, since it may not want you to drop out an already started game.  For instance, if you accidentally picked a category you were not allowed to return and select a new menu.

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Aa Batteries, Accent, array, BUZZ, Buzzers, Colored Buttons, Colored Rectangles, Comedy Horror, Cousins, game, game review, Good Reason, Grandma, Horror Sci Fi, Large Group, Lights Camera, Main Categories, Mime, New Menu, Packaging, Pies, quiz, Rats, Red Button, Reminder, Safari, Talkers, Weird, Wireless Buzzer

The small buzz today concerns the comments made by Noel Gallagher concerning video games and violence.  Keep in mind that Gallagher has been known to make controversial statements to the press over the years.  Here’s what he had to say on this topic:

“People say it’s through violent video games and I guess that’s got something to do with it,” said Gallagher. “If kids are sitting up all night smoking super skunk [cannabis] and they come so desensitised to crime because they’re playing these video games, it’s really, really scary.”

Are video games to blame for knife crimes in the UK?  I highly doubt it.  It is true that games can desensitize players to violence (to a very small degree), but it’s irresponsible to place the blame on any form of entertainment.  I’m not quite sure how cannabis can contribute to violent crimes though.  The most violent crime I have ever seen someone commit while under the influence of weed was stealing cookies.  Perhaps they are lacing their smoking products in the UK with some kind of violent behavior inducing chemical.  Who knows…  It’s unfortunate we live in a society that no longer believes in personal responsibility…

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written by Will Snizek \\ tags: BUZZ, crime, Knife, Links, mind, night, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, press, smoking, something, Today, topic, UK, video, violence, Violent