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==Personal==
 
==Personal==
A high school friend of mine had this game. I suggested playing it, and he said it was crap. We played through the trivia sections, which were out of date when the game was made, and even less topical in the late 1990s, so I didn't care much for it. However, when the final round hit, my friend told me the game-breaking strategy of just pressing down and A the whole time to rack up a whole bunch of points. I already had a low opinion of the game, and this ruined it.
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A high school friend of mine had this game. I suggested playing it, and he said it was crap. We played through the trivia sections, which were well out of date, so I didn't care much for it. However, when the lightning round hit, my friend told me the game-breaking strategy of just pressing down and A repeatedly to rack up a whole bunch of points. I already had a low opinion of the game, and this ruined it.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
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===Good===
 
===Good===
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* If you're looking for a trivia game about 1970s-80s pop culture, this will suit you.
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* Some of the questions have nice large cartoon graphics with them.
 
* It's nice that you can play a female character.
 
* It's nice that you can play a female character.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
* The graphics are pretty terrible, the faces especially.
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* The graphics are pretty terrible, the faces especially. The screen shaking animation doesn't shake the faces, which is creepy.
 
* The commentary by the host is more annoying than funny.
 
* The commentary by the host is more annoying than funny.
 
* Many of the trivia categories are well out of date featuring shows from the 1960s and 70s, though the game was published in 1990.
 
* Many of the trivia categories are well out of date featuring shows from the 1960s and 70s, though the game was published in 1990.
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===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
 
* Because you don't lose points in the final round, you can rapidly press down and A to quickly try all possible answers and pretty much guarantee a lot of points. Even if you're losing, this will make it very easy to come back.
 
* Because you don't lose points in the final round, you can rapidly press down and A to quickly try all possible answers and pretty much guarantee a lot of points. Even if you're losing, this will make it very easy to come back.
* The sound effects are aggravating, and the same poorly-made song plays for the bulk of the game.
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* The sound effects are aggravating and the same poorly-made song plays for the bulk of the game.
  
 
==Media==
 
==Media==

Revision as of 15:17, 31 March 2020

US box art.

Remote Control is a video game adaption of the television quiz show Remote Control developed by Riedel Software Productions and published by Hi-Tech Expressions for the NES in May of 1990. It is the second video game adaption of the show, and similar to the first.

Personal

A high school friend of mine had this game. I suggested playing it, and he said it was crap. We played through the trivia sections, which were well out of date, so I didn't care much for it. However, when the lightning round hit, my friend told me the game-breaking strategy of just pressing down and A repeatedly to rack up a whole bunch of points. I already had a low opinion of the game, and this ruined it.

Status

I don't own the game, but I have beaten it.

Review

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Best Version: NES

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Good

  • If you're looking for a trivia game about 1970s-80s pop culture, this will suit you.
  • Some of the questions have nice large cartoon graphics with them.
  • It's nice that you can play a female character.

Bad

  • The graphics are pretty terrible, the faces especially. The screen shaking animation doesn't shake the faces, which is creepy.
  • The commentary by the host is more annoying than funny.
  • Many of the trivia categories are well out of date featuring shows from the 1960s and 70s, though the game was published in 1990.

Ugly

  • Because you don't lose points in the final round, you can rapidly press down and A to quickly try all possible answers and pretty much guarantee a lot of points. Even if you're losing, this will make it very easy to come back.
  • The sound effects are aggravating and the same poorly-made song plays for the bulk of the game.

Media

Box Art

The game was only released for a single platform in a single region. It uses a production photograph from the show with the logo on top. It's quite fitting, but the layout is pretty dull.

Documentation

Videos

Links

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