Sega Test
From Sega Retro
The Sega Test was a series of three examinations held by Sega over the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of January, 2021, at the website https://segatest.sega.com. The three tests were part of Sega's celebration of its 60th anniversary, and as such covered Sega titles and projects from 1960 all the way to the present day. All three tests consisted of sixty multiple-choice questions with a 1 hour time limit, and were available in both Japanese and English. They were styled like a Japanese university examination; with a pre-registration process, and with four seminars held by Sega employees from around the world for "revision" before the dates of the tests themselves. Entrants were ranked based on their score, with a weighted marking system giving your "SEGA IQ" - i.e. scoring the same result on two different tests gave a different "SEGA IQ" for each one. Entrants could take as many of the three tests as they wanted, with their score for each being stored. All entrants were entered into an initial prize draw, with everyone who got a "SEGA IQ" of 60 or higher as their best result getting an additional special medal graphic, with their name and "SEGA IQ" on it. Those with 60 or above were also entered into a second prize draw, for an additional prize, and there was a third prize draw for autographed photos of Sega Shirou. However, only Japanese-based entrants were able to receive the prizes if they won.
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Initial announcement
The Sega Test was announced on Monday the 30th of November 2020, with the first "Sega Seminar" video uploaded at the same time. Entrants could look around the front page of the site at https://segatest.sega.com and get a feel of what was going to happen (including a brief summary of the test layout and rules), but were not able to pre-register until the 12th of January 2021.
Sega Seminars
Before the tests were held, Sega uploaded 5 videos to YouTube, or "Sega Seminars", on various topics that showed up as some of the test questions.
Seminar 1
Uploaded on the 30th of November 2020, Hiroyuki Miyazaki held a talk in Japanese (with English subtitles) on consumer hardware, focusing on the Planet codenames system used by Sega, entitled "「セガい共通テスト」公式対策オンライン講座「セガゼミ」 第1回 コンシューマ：ハード ミヤヒロ先生 (～This winter, you get to know SEGA more.～)" [1] Also shown in this video was a prototype of the Sega Nomad hardware, labelled up with the system's codename of Venus, that had never been seen before.
Seminar 2
Uploaded on the 7th of December 2020, Yosuke Okunari held a talk in Japanese (with English subtitles) on consumer software entitled "「セガい共通テスト」公式対策オンライン講座「セガゼミ」 第2回 コンシューマ：ソフト 奥成先生 (The 2nd Session of SEGA SEMINAR: Consumer Software Lecture by Prof. Okunari)"[2], focusing on Saturn software that had also been given astronomy codenames, this time based on constellations. Most of these were previously unknown.
Seminar 3
Uploaded on the 14th of December 2020, Kensaku Nishimura held a talk in Japanese (with English subtitles) on arcade and trading card games entitled "「セガい共通テスト」公式対策オンライン講座「セガゼミ」 第３回 アーケード 西村先生 (The 3rd Session of SEGA SEMINAR: Arcade Games Lecture by Prof. Nishimura.)"[3] This covered WCCF and Mushiking, amongst others.
Seminar 4
Unlike the previous three seminars, Seminar 4 consisted of two videos, both uploaded on the 21st of December 2020.
The first was a talk by Katie Chrzanowski in English (with Japanese subtitles) entitled "「セガい共通テスト」公式対策オンライン講座「セガゼミ」 第4回 バーチャ留学 「セガ オブ アメリカ：WHO IS SONIC？講座」(The 4th Session of SEGA SEMINAR, “Virtua Study Abroad” 『WHO IS SONIC?』Lecture by Sega of America)"[4], on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
The second was a talk in English (with Japanese subtitles) by Ibrahim Bhatti, Marta Camillo and Chris Bailey entitled "「セガい共通テスト」公式対策オンライン講座「セガゼミ」 第4回 バーチャ留学 「セガ ヨーロッパ：EUROPE STUDIOS講座」(The 4th Session of SEGA SEMINAR, “Virtua Study Abroad” 『EUROPE STUDIOS』Lecture by Sega Europe)"[5], on Sega's various European studios and properties.
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Pre-registration
Pre-registration for the tests commenced on the 12th of January 2021, and required you to log into the Sega Test website using either Twitter credentials or Facebook ones. Once this process was completed and authentication granted using the social network chosen, the entrant was shown a confirmation page, and reminded to keep studying until the date of the tests, which were also shown, along with the start times in JST. Also available to show that you'd signed up were Twitter, Facebook, and LINE share buttons.
Test details
Each of the three Sega Tests consisted of sixty multiple choice questions, with a 1 hour time limit. Provided you had pre-registered, the entrant logged into the Sega Test website with the same credentials in advance of the test time, and were greeted with a Japanese-university-style exam paper cover page holding screen, with a Javascript button that enable itself at the exact start of the test time. The entrant had to click that button within 5 minutes of the test start time, or they were not allowed access to take the test. While most questions consisted of picking a single choice from the 4 available, some questions required you to pick multiple answers, and some to arrange all 4 answers into a requested order. The first three questions were the same on all three tests, with questions 4 to 60 being unique between all three tests. A Javascript countdown timer enforced a limit of 60 seconds per question - when 60 seconds had elapsed, the test moved on to the next question regardless of whether or not the entrant had selected an answer or not. At the end of each test the user was congratulated on finishing, told they would learn the results at a later date, and the time of the next test (in JST, regardless of local timezone). There was also an option to share your completion of the test on Twitter, Facebook, or LINE.
The first Sega Test was held on Saturday the 23rd of January 2021, at 11AM UTC / 8PM JST. The Javascript-based time limit script was actually broken on this first test: it started at 600 minutes and counted down from there, and as such the auto-advance did not work correctly. This issue was resolved by the time of the second test, and worked as intended on Tests 2 and 3. The second Sega Test was held on Sunday the 24th of January 2021, at 1AM UTC / 10AM JST. The third and final Sega Test was held on Sunday the 24th of January 2021, at 8AM UTC / 5PM JST.
Post-test translation controversy
Following the completion of the third test, Yuji Naka shared an image on Twitter of question 18, a question asking about what Sonic the Hedgehog's name was during development.
What was the name originally given to Sonic the Hedgehog, one of SEGA's main mascots, before he was introduced to the world?
- A) Mr. Needlemouse
- B) Mr. Speedy Mouse
- C) Mr. Rocket Mouse
- D) Mr. Blue Mouse
A brief conversation then took place between Naka-san, Yosuke Okunari (who was heavily involved with the test creation to the point of being one of the Sega Seminar hosts), Mayumi Moro, and a bilingual English/Japanese fan by the name of A.M.
| Tweet author | Japanese text | English translation | Source link |
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| Yuji Naka | 悔しいのでもう一度挑戦しましたがもっと判らなかった感じです。「セガの看板キャラクターであるソニック。世に出る前に彼に付けられていた名前を選べ」と言う問題が判りませんでした。作った人なのにね セガい共通テスト受験終了！ https://segatest.sega.com/segatest/share/jp/finish.html | I was frustrated, so I tried again, but I didn't understand more. I didn't understand the problem of "Sega's signature character, Sonic. Choose the name he was given before he went out into the world." Even though I was the one who made it, I finished taking the Sega common test! https://segatest.sega.com/segatest/share/jp/finish.html | https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1353259189389332480 |
| Mayumi Moro | A.ミスター・ニードルマウス！ | A. Mr. Needle Mouse! | https://twitter.com/MORO_M/status/1353260678350426112 |
| Yosuke Okunari | これ、大島さんのラフの横に書かれた「Mr.ハリネズミ」という文字をアメリカ人が英訳した表現を言っているので、「ミスター・ニードルマウス」だと生みの親であっても日本人には？？？となりますよねw | This is an English translation of the word "Mr. Hedgehog" written next to Mr. Oshima's rough, so even if it is the creator of "Mr. Needle Mouse", is it for Japanese people? ?? ?? It will be lol | https://twitter.com/okunari/status/1353265118465822720 |
| Mayumi Moro | そういうことなんだ？！？！ | What is that? !! ?? !! | https://twitter.com/MORO_M/status/1353266053275475968 |
| Yuji Naka | なんだそれ。Mr.ハリネズミだとMr.hedgehogになるのでは？誰がミスターニードルマウスと言ったのかなあ | what is that. If it is Mr. hedgehog, it will be Mr. hedgehog? I wonder who said Mr. Needle Mouse | https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1353274025393352705 |
| Yosuke Okunari | 多分ソースは北米ファンサイトがどこかの雑誌か映像から拾った画像かと思われます http://info.sonicretro.org/Mr._Needlemouse | Perhaps the source is an image picked up by a North American fan site from some magazine or video. http://info.sonicretro.org/Mr._Needlemouse | https://twitter.com/okunari/status/1353275479625588737 |
| Yuji Naka | これファンが言っていたのだとすると、世に出る前と言う問題はおかしいよね？まあ「はり」「ねずみ」をそれぞれ英訳したんだろうけど、使った覚えのないミスターニードルマウスって違和感あるよ。まあ正解はしたけどね。 | If this is what the fans were saying, the problem of before it came out is strange, isn't it? Well, I guess I translated "hari" and "nezumi" into English, but Mr. Needle Mouse, which I don't remember using, feels strange. Well, I got the correct answer. | https://twitter.com/nakayuji/status/1353276720011386881 |
| A.M. | 米セガはその情報を受けて、ニードルマウスフィーバーを作った時代もある。コミック版にも入れて、ソニック4の時でも、その原点回帰感を示すために、仮題「プロジェクトニードルマウス」と発表までして、言われ続けていたため欧米ではその「初期名前」がもうすでに常識とかしてしまった（笑） | There was a time when US Sega received that information and made a needle mouse fever. Even in the comic version, even at the time of Sonic 4, in order to show the feeling of returning to the origin, even the announcement of the tentative title "Project Needle Mouse" was continued, so that "initial name" is already common sense in Europe and the United States. I've done it (laughs) | https://twitter.com/DVDfan1/status/1353986028189716480 |
| A.M. | 本当に、誰の訳だったんでしょうね… 「Mr.ニードルマウス」が初めて世間に公開されたのは1upと言う大手米ゲームニュースサイトが、2004年で投稿された中山隼雄元社長視点からソニックの初期のころを語る記事らしい。記事（英語）→ https://web.archive.org/web/20040822083659/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3134008 | Who was it really ... "Mr. Needle Mouse" was first released to the public by a major US game news site called 1up, which seems to be an article posted in 2004 that talks about the early days of Sonic from the perspective of former president Hayao Nakayama. Article (English)→ https://web.archive.org/web/20040822083659/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3134008 | https://twitter.com/DVDfan1/status/1353985779563978752 |
| Yosuke Okunari | 「Mr.ハリネズミ」の画像なら、1994年にソニック3が日本で発売される際に配られたVHSテープ「ソニックヒストリービデオ」の中に大島さんの絵として出てきますね。ここの記事で使われている画像も、多分そこからの取り込みじゃないかと。 | The image of "Mr. Hedgehog" appears as a picture of Mr. Oshima in the VHS tape "Sonic History Video" distributed when Sonic 3 was released in Japan in 1994. The images used in this article are probably taken from there as well. | https://twitter.com/okunari/status/1353988107838791680 |
The gist of the whole discussion seems to boil down to a simple mistranslation: someone at 1-Up in 2004 while writing an article saw the name "Mr Hedgehog" written down in Japanese on the early concept art, and mistranslated the Japanese word for hedgehog harinezumi literally as "hari" and "nezumi", or "needle" and "mouse": two words instead of one, an error a native Japanese speaker wouldn't have made. For better or worse, this stuck around long enough that when Sega was making Sonic the Hedgehog 4 in 2010 they used "Project Needlemouse" as the codename, and it eventually led back to being included on the test for Naka-san to find.
Test contents
Below are the contents of the three English language version tests, as they were written (including grammatical/typographical errors). Some questions had image(s) on the test, some did not. Most were simply picking one choice from the list of four supplied, but some required selecting multiple choices, or arranging the 4 choices into a requested order. All questions also had a "Level" value, of either S, A, C, D, or E: interestingly, there were no Level B questions on any of the three tests. Also included in the tables below is the matching data from the results pages Sega released on the 5th of February 2021: these are the answers to each question, a Trivia fact, and image(s) included for any given question (like the test itself, some had image(s) and some did not, but they were different to the ones from the test). Additionally, a notes field is included for further information regarding specific questions.
Test 1
| Level | Question | Test Image | Choices | Answer | Answer Image | Trivia | Notes | ||
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| C | Q1) Choose the correct name of the young, tall and slim actor who plays Sega Shirou and is serving as SEGA's 60th Anniversary Ambassador. | image | A) Makoto Fujioka B) Akito Fujioka C) Maito Fujioka D) Hiroshi Fujioka |
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(none) | Maito Fujioka is the son of Hiroshi Fujioka, the actor who originally appeared as the character Segata Sanshiro in SEGA commercials. | Question 1 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| C | Q2) Which is the correct spelling of the name of famous actor who is the father of Sega Shirou, and portrays Segata Sanshiro disguised as Sega Hatanshiro in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie series of commercials. | image | A) Hiroshi Fujioka B) Hiroto Fujioka C) Hiromi Fujioka D) Maito Fujioka |
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image | Hiroshi Fujioka portrayed the character Segata Sanshiro, which appeared in SEGA commercials from 1997 to 1999 in Japan. He performed alongside his real son, Maito Fujioka, in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie commercial series. | Question 2 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| C | Q3) Choose the name of the company founded in 1960 that would later become SEGA. | (none) | A) Kyokuto Goraku Seizo B) Nihon Goraku Bussan C) Nihon Kiki Seizo D) Sekai Gangu Hanbai |
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image | Nihon Goraku Bussan, established on August 3, 1960, started business as an importer and vendor of jukeboxes and amusement machines. Following that, after repeated changes to its name, the company continues as today's SEGA. | Question 3 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| A | Q4) In SEGA's former company song "Wakai Chikara", what does the phrase "warera ga shimei" refer to? | image | A) Creating tomorrow B) Anticipating the times C) Contributing to society D) Creating worlds |
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image | All of the phrases given as choices are used in the song. A SEGA employee is credited with writing the lyrics. | |||
| C | Q5) What was the world's first function on "Homestar," the home planetarium series released by SEGA Toys in 2005? | image | A) Had built-in artificial intelligence B) Powered itself with solar panels C) Rendered cloudy skies D) Optical projection |
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(none) | Before Homestar appeared on the market, most home planetariums used pinholes to project stars. Homestar was the first to adopt projection plates and an optical projection system. | |||
| C | Q6) SEGA has at times offered appealing video game hardware employing the best technology available. Choose the console that SEGA actually produced. | (none) | A) SG-3000 B) SC-3000 C) SC-1000 D) SG-1000H |
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image | The SC-3000 was released in 1983 as a low-cost, high-performance PC with the ability to play video games. Later, it was sold as the SC-3000H with an improved keyboard. | |||
| A | Q7) What was the first video game that Sonic the Hedgehog, one of SEGA's best known characters, appeared in? | image | A) Sonic the Hedgehog B) Rad Mobile C) Sonic Boom D) Quiz Syukudai wo Wasuremashita |
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image | Sonic's first appearance was in the arcade title Rad Mobile as an ornament hanging from the player's rearview mirror. | |||
| A | Q8) Which of these game titles did Alex Kidd, another famous SEGA character, not make a guest appearance in? | image | A) Shenmue-Chapter 1: Yokosuka B) SGGG (Segagaga) C) Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf D) Bonanza Bros. |
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(none) | Alex Kidd appears as a toy prize in Shenmue, and as the manager of BUG's Otorii video game store in SGGG (Segagaga). He appears in the ending of Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf. | |||
| C | Q9) Put the following SEGA arcade system boards in the order they were released (from oldest to newest). | image | A) NAOMI B) Chihiro C) MODEL 3 D) LINDBERGH |
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(none) | The MODEL 3 debuted with Virtua Fighter 3 in 1996, NAOMI in 1998 with The House of the Dead 2, Chihiro in 2002 with The House of the Dead III, and LINDBERGH in 2005 with The House of the Dead 4. | This question required all four choices to be put in an order. | ||
| S | Q10) Choose all of the titles that Opa-Opa, the main character from Fantasy Zone, has appeared in. | image | A) LET'S GO ISLAND 3D B) Shenmue-Chapter 1: Yokosuka C) Turbo OutRun D) Planet Harriers |
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(none) | Opa-Opa appears in one of the two SEGA logo intros for LET'S GO ISLAND 3D, as a capsule toy in Shenmue, and as a hidden playable character in Planet Harriers. While Opa-Opa isn't in Turbo OutRun, the background music from the item shop in Fantasy Zone is used in the game. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
| D | Q11) In the Making Club series, which was developed after the hit Print Club, which of the following supplies was ordered in such large quantities that it was said that "an aircraft carrier's worth was left over in stock?" | (none) | A) Stamp Club stamps B) AROMA CLUB oils C) Aura Photo Club photo paper D) Name Club paper |
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(none) | While the specific amount of surplus stock of paper is unknown, if the analogy used refers to an aircraft carrier's displacement, then that would mean several tens of thousands of tons was left over (the standard displacement of a Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is currently in service, is nearly 73,000 t). | |||
| C | Q12) What is the nationality of 2020 DARTSLIVE Official Player Jose Justicia? | image | A) Dominican Republic B) Spain C) Portugal D) Venezuela |
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image | Mr.Justicia is a talented darts player with more than 15 years experience. His highest COUNT-UP score is 1,257. | |||
| S | Q13) Choose all of the people who have visited SEGA's Head Office. | (none) | A) Michael Jackson B) Steven Seagal C) Steven Spielberg D) Ayrton Senna |
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(none) | Ayrton Senna visited the Head Office in 1991, Steven Spielberg in 1996 and Steven Seagal in 1997. Michael Jackson visited SEGA numerous times both publicly and privately. | |||
| C | Q14) The following titles were released in Japan as part of the SEGA AGES series during the early years of the Sega Saturn. Put them in the order that their SEGA AGES versions went on sale in Japan (from oldest to newest). | (none) | A) Out Run B) After Burner II C) Space Harrier D) Shukudai ga Tant-R |
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(none) | Volume 1 of SEGA AGES for the Sega Saturn was entitled Shukudai ga Tant-R, and included Quiz Shukudai wo Wasuremashita and Puzzle & Action: Tant-R. Volumes 2-4 were released in the order given in the answer. | This question required all four choices to be put in an order. Note that "Quiz Syukudai wo Wasuremashita" has been spelt as "Quiz Shukudai wo Wasuremashita". | ||
| C | Q15) Which of the following produced by SEGA is playable in the Japan-only PlayStation®2 version of Die Hard Arcade? | (none) | A) Deep Scan B) Lunar Rescue C) Rifleman D) Periscope |
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(none) | Deep Scan is a video arcade game that was included in the original Sega Saturn version of Die Hard Arcade. Periscope is an electromechanical arcade game released in 1966. Its overwhelming popularity established SEGA's name worldwide. | |||
| C | Q16) Which of the following characters is not playable in the Yakuza 4? | image | A) Goro Majima B) Shun Akiyama C) Taiga Saejima D) Masayoshi Tanimura |
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image | Goro Majima is a playable character in Yakuza: Dead Souls, Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2. | |||
| A | Q17) Choose the theme song for the rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA, which went on sale in Japan in 2009. | image | A) The Secret Garden B) Cumulonimbus Graffiti C) Tsumi no Namae D) Kocchi Muite Baby |
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(none) | "Cumulonimbus Graffiti" is the theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend, "Tsumi no Namae" is the theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, while "Kocchi Muite Baby" is the theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd. | |||
| A | Q18) The smartphone game Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: Lost in Memories enables players to relive the story of Re:Zero as well as experience the game's own original adventure. Which of the following is the title of the 13th chapter of the 1st volume? | image | A) Jisho Kishi Natsuki Subaru (Self-Proclaimed Knight, Natsuki Subaru) B) Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari (That's All This Story is About) C) Zero Kara Hajimaru Isekai Seikatsu (Starting Life from Zero in Another World) D) Nakitaku Naru Oto (The Sounds That Make You Want To Cry) |
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(none) | The 13th chapter is the final chapter of the 1st volume. "Jisho Kishi Natsuki Subaru (Self-Proclaimed Knight, Natsuki Subaru)" is the title of the 13th episode of the 1st season of the Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World- anime. Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari (That's All This Story is About) is the title of the final episode of the anime's 1st season. "Nakitaku Naru Oto (The Sounds That Make You Want To Cry)" is the title of the 13th episode of the anime's 2nd season (38 episodes total). | Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari (That's All This Story is About) is not in quotes in the trivia, and there is a double-space directly after it. | ||
| E | Q19) What is the IQ of Dr. Eggman, the main villain of the Sonic the Hedgehog series? | image | A) 180 B) 200 C) 250 D) 300 |
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(none) | With an IQ of 300, Dr. Eggman's biggest weapon is his brain. Despite being an extremely intelligent person who can create a variety of robots, he sometimes tends to slack off. | |||
| E | Q20) What was the theme used for the codenames given to games being developed for the Sega Saturn? | (none) | A) Names of the Solar System's planets B) Names of countries C) Names of constellations D) Names of people |
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(none) | While names of planets in the Solar System were assigned as hardware codenames during the development of the Sega Saturn, software for the console was developed under constellation codenames. | |||
| E | Q21) Though the Dreamcast's codename was KATANA, choose the name given to it when it was still under development. | image | A) AKIRA B) WOLF C) KAGE D) DURAL |
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(none) | Initially, development of the Dreamcast was carried out under the project name "DURAL." Later, hardware being researched in Japan was called "GUPPY," while North American hardware was called "BLACKBELT." To avoid confusion, the Dreamcast was ultimately given the codename "KATANA." | |||
| E | Q22) Fill in the blank: Due to its extreme popularity since its release in 2002 in Japan, WORLD CUP Champion Football, a soccer trading card arcade game produced by SEGA, has spawned a series of updates and shipped approximately ( ) cards in total. | image | A) 100 million B) 300 million C) 500 million D) 1 billion |
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(none) | The total number of cards shipped for the series is around one billion. Stacked on top of each other, they would reach the International Space Station. | |||
| C | Q23) Choose the sword and sorcery style Action RPG co-developed by SEGA and Atlus for the Sega Saturn. | (none) | A) Princess Crown B) Purikura Daisakusen C) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner D) RONDE ~Rondo~ |
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(none) | Princess Crown is the foundation of our current Atlux x Vanillaware brand. 22 years after its original release, Princess Crown was included as an early bird preorder bonus for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. | |||
| C | Q24) Edel Sand used a technology that was extremely unusual for arcade machines at the time. What was that technology? | image | A) Augmented reality B) Motion sensors C) Projection mapping D) 3D printing |
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(none) | One of the game's selling points was a feature that projected different scenery, insects and other CG imagery based on the height of special sand that covered the top of the machine's cabinet. | |||
| C | Q25) One of the departments at SEGA Logistics Service is called "DS Sales". What does the "DS" mean? | (none) | A) Discount store B) Driving school C) Driving simulator D) Nintendo DS |
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image | SEGA Logistics Service produces not only 3D driving simulator for four-wheeled vehicles for driving schools called "SLDS-3G", but also simulators called "SLRS" for motorcycles and "SLDS-SJ" for the elderly. | |||
| C | Q26) Choose the color used for SEGA's corporate logo before the current eye-catching one in a shade of blue also called "SEGA Blue." | (none) | A) Green B) Yellow C) Purple D) Red |
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image | While there are cases where the corporate logo was monochrome (black, white, or another color), it was normally red. | |||
| D | Q27) Choose the name of Sega's first medal game-only amusement centers, which opened in 1972 in Japan. | image | A) Sega World B) Joypolis C) Apollo Vegas D) Hi-Tech Land Sega |
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(none) | Apollo Vegas amusement center continues to operate in Osaka under the new name SEGA WORLD Apollo. | |||
| D | Q28) How many playable characters were there in the initial arcade version of Virtua Fighter? | image | A) Six B) Seven C) Eight D) Nine |
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(none) | There were eight playable characters: Akira Yuki, Pai Chan, Lau Chan, Wolf Hawkfield, Jeffry McWild, Kage-Maru, Sarah Bryant and Jacky Bryant. Dural was an unplayable character. | |||
| A | Q29) Which of the following is not the name of an actual conference room at SEGA's Head Office in Nishi-shinagawa, Tokyo? | (none) | A) Print Club B) Blast City C) UFO CATCHER D) Robo Pitcher |
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image | Only two conference rooms are named after games: Hang-on and Virtua Fighter. | Hang-On is spelt here with the On uncapitalised. | ||
| S | Q30) Answer the number of songs that could be selected on the SEGA1000, the first domestic jukebox in Japan released by SEGA in 1960. | image | A) 18 B) 28 C) 38 D) 48 |
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(none) | This product marked the first appearance of the name "SEGA." It was named after the initials of "Service Games." It was installed in many bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and drive-ins all over Japan. | |||
| A | Q31) Which arcade racing game released in 1998 supported networked competitive play between up to 16 players? | (none) | A) Virtua Formula B) Daytona USA 2 C) F355 Challenge 2 D) SEGA World Drivers Championship |
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(none) | Virtua Formula and F355 Challenge 2 supported up to 8 players, while SEGA World Drivers Championship allowed up to 10 players to compete (online). | |||
| C | Q32) Choose all of the game titles that are part of the Tsukurou! (make your own team) franchise, which was derived from the soccer club management simulation game series J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! | (none) | A) Pro Baseball Team o Tsukurou! B) Derby-Ba o Tsukurou! C) Pro Golfer o Tsukurou! D)Pro boxer o Tsukurou! |
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(none) | Pro Baseball Team o Tsukurou! and Derby-Ba o Tsukurou! also became their own series. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
| C | Q33) Choose the magic skill from Atlus titles that has the ability to heal. | (none) | A) Agi B) Dia C) Tarukaja D) Zio |
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(none) | Agi and Zio are offensive magic skills. Tarukaja is a buff that increases a player's Attack power. | |||
| A | Q34) The online RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 celebrates its 8th year of service in 2020. Which weapon can the Hunter class, which appears in the game, not equip? | image | A) Swords B) Gunslashes C) Partizans D) Katanas |
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(none) | Hunters have appeared in the game since the game went online started eight years ago. Only Bravers and Phantoms can equip katanas. | Trivia grammar as written on the site. | ||
| A | Q35) What is the name of the department that was responsible for developing Mushiking: The King of Beetles and Oshare Majo Love and Berry, two extremely popular arcade card games? | image | A) Family Card Game R&D B) Amusement Plus R&D C) Family Entertainment R&D D) Entertainment Amusement R&D |
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(none) | Family Entertainment R&D pioneered the market for arcade card games targeting children with these two titles. | |||
| C | Q36) Choose the names of all of the video game arcade locations that SEGA has operated up to today. | (none) | A) Hi-Tech Land B) GiGO C) SEGA Game Land D) Club SEGA |
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(none) | SEGA Game Land is a fictional location. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
| E | Q37) During the SEGA 60TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE event, which was streamed online on December 19, 2020 to commemorate the company's 60th anniversary, which of the following songs was sung as the encore? | image | A) Burning Hearts: Hono no Angel" B) Wakai Chikara (SEGA HARD GIRLS MIX) C) Ai ga Tarinai ze 2004 D) DANCING SHADOWS |
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(none) | "Wakai Chikara (SEGA HARD GIRLS MIX)" is SEGA's former company song, "Wakai Chikara," sung in an endearing manner by SEGA video game consoles anthropomorphized as cute girls. There is also a passionate cover of the song by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. | |||
| C | Q38) Puyo Puyo!! Quest, a puzzle RPG available for smartphones, is celebrating its 8th year online. What is the maximum star rarity for characters appearing in the game? | (none) | A) ★★★★★ B) ★★★★★★ C) ★★★★★★★ D) ★★★★★★★★ |
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(none) | While maximum rarity varies by character, some characters can be evolved up to seven stars. | |||
| E | Q39) Relic Entertainment, a SEGA Group company based in Vancouver, Canada, developed a real-time strategy video game called Company of Heroes. Which historic war is the game based on? | image | A) Napoleonic Wars B) American Civil War C) World War I D) World War II |
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(none) | The game's Campaign Mode allowed players to fight as the U.S. military in the Battle of Normandy, known as one of the fiercest battles of World War II. Relic Entertainment is also involved in development of a game for the major hit series, Age of Empires. | |||
| E | Q40) Which of the following was an early adventure game for the Sega Saturn that was codenamed "Columba?" | (none) | A) Wan Chai Connection B) Mansion of Hidden Souls C) Rampo D) Gakkou no Kaidan |
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(none) | Rampo was a full motion video-based adventure game produced as a movie tie-in. | |||
| E | Q41) Choose the console with a planet codename that had the earliest release date. | (none) | A) Mercury B) Earth C) Moon D) Saturn |
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image | The first SEGA game console to have a planet codename was the "Saturn" (which also became its product name), released in 1994 in Japan and 1995 in North America and Europe. Following this, the Game Gear, which went on sale in Japan in 1990 (1991 in the West) was retroactively codenamed "Mercury." "Moon" refers to the Mega Drive Mini, and there is no console with the codename "Earth." | |||
| E | Q42) What is the name of the market's first arcade game machine to fuse trading cards with arcade games? | (none) | A) WORLD CLUB Champion Football B) Sangokushi Taisen C) Mushiking: The King of Beetles D) The Key of Avalon |
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(none) | WORLD CLUB Champion Football was the world's first arcade game to use trading cards. Mushiking: The King of Beetles was the second. | |||
| A | Q43) What is the name of the company that used crowdfunding to produce a Twin Stick controller compatible with the Cyber Troopers Virtual-On series for the PlayStation® 4? | (none) | A) Tanita B) Omron C) Citizen D) Terumo |
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image | Due to Tanita's president being an enthusiastic fan of Cyber Troopers Virtual-On, the company took advantage of crowdfunding and produced a Twin Stick controller compatible with the PlayStation®4. | Spacing between the ® symbol and the number for PlayStation is inconsistently used throughout the test questions - here it is written both with and without one. | ||
| A | Q44) Choose all of the titles that are typing games released by SEGA. | image | A) Lupin the 3rd: The Typing B) Typing Space Harrier C) The Typing of the Dead D) Crazy Typing Taxi |
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(none) | Several sequels to The Typing of the Dead (which is based on The House of the Dead) have been produced following the success of the original. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
| C | Q45) Choose all of the game titles that were released together with the Dreamcast in Japan on November 27, 1998. | (none) | A) Virtua Fighter 3tb B) Pen Pen Trilcelon (North America) Pen Pen (Europe) C) Sonic Adventure D) Godzilla Generations |
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(none) | Sonic Adventure went on sale on December 23, 1998 in Japan, about a month after the Dreamcast's launch. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. Pen Pen TriIcelon was misspelt - the capital I confused for a lower case l, easily done with some fonts. | ||
| D | Q46) Choose the major city that is the setting for the adventure game Wan Chai Connection, which was launched alongside the Sega Saturn. | (none) | A) Taipei B) Hong Kong C) Macau D) Shanghai |
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(none) | This game took advantage of the unique characteristics of the Sega Saturn's high-capacity storage media to incorporate full motion video. It became a hot topic due to the numerous famous Japanese entertainers appearing in it, including Toshikazu Fukawa and Aya Sugimoto, who played the lead roles. | |||
| C | Q47) Choose all of the papercraft models that can be downloaded from SEGA's Official Social Media Present Website. | image | A) DARTSLIVE 2 machine B) Game Gear Micro C) Hercules beetle D) Crazy Taxi taxicab |
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image | Backgrounds for online meetings for those working from home are also available to download from the site. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
| E | Q48) Fill in the blank: SEGA's first consumer video game console, the SG-1000, and the SC-3000, a home computer, were launched in Japan on ( ). By a strange coincidence, that was the same day the Nintendo Family Computer went on sale. | image | A) June 15, 1983 B) July 15, 1983 C) August 15, 1983 D) September 15, 1983 |
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(none) | July 15, 1983 was the launch date for SEGA's first consumer video game consoles, the SC-3000 and SG-1000, and the Family Computer. In a sense, this was the day that the opening shot was sounded in the consumer game console wars. | |||
| C | Q49) What is the name of the colorful aliens that appear everywhere in the musical game Space Channel 5? | image | A) Nomolians B) Morolians C) Obolians D) Otolians |
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(none) | The mysterious aliens known as Morolians were responsible for causing Earthlings everywhere to dance uncontrollably. Their name comes from the person who designed them. | |||
| C | Q50) Shenmue is a game that pioneered the 3D open-world genre. Choose from the following what its name "Shenmue" refers to. | image | A) The name of a person B) The name of a martial arts technique C) The name of a soft drink D) The name of a tree |
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(none) | Shenhua Ling, a heroine from the Shenmue series, was given her name, Shenhua (meaning "Shenmue tree flower") because she was born when the Shenmue tree in front of the house of her birth was in bloom. She was born on September 9, 1970 and is a Virgo. | |||
| A | Q51) In the Sega Saturn version of Guardian Heroes, which has the reputation of being one of the best belt-scrolling action games ever, how many people could play at one time? | (none) | A) Four B) Five C) Six D) Seven |
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(none) | Made by game developer Treasure. Up to six players could compete in its versus mode by using the Saturn Multi-Tap peripheral. | |||
| C | Q52) Which of the following titles remained consistently at the bottom of a Japanese video game magazine's rankings, and was later said to be an "important" game in the history of the Mega Drive? | (none) | A) Mahjong Cop Ryu: Shiro Ookami no Yabou B) Battle Golfer Yui C) Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijo D) Sword of Sodan |
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(none) | This game was recognized for its bad controls, extreme difficulty and irrational game system. | |||
| C | Q53) Which of these is the English nickname given to Sonic, one of the most iconic video game characters in the world? | image | A) Blue Blur B) Blue Bomber C) Blue Bright D) Blue Burn |
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image | This name came from Sonic being so fast that he can only be seen as a blurry image. | |||
| C | Q54) Which of the following classic medal games, which enable players to enjoy winning a jackpot through a physical drawing, does not exist? | (none) | A) KAZAAAN!! B) MUZAAAN!! C) GINGAAAN!! D) HYOZAAAN!! |
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(none) | The three medal games that do exist are part of the 100 & Medal series. They are themed after the volcano, galaxy and glacier, respectively. | |||
| C | Q55) maimai is a series of arcade rhythm games that debuted in 2012 with the slogan "Sentakuki dewa arimasen (It's not a washing machine) ." Choose the title that does not exist in the series. | image | A) maimai YELLow B) maimai MiLK C) maimai MURASAKi D) maimai GreeN |
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(none) | maimai is an extremely popular rhythm game series with 16 titles released as of October 2020. The latest title is maimai DX Splash. | |||
| C | Q56) Ongeki is an arcade rhythm game that includes card game elements. Choose all of the arcade games that can also use the Card Maker, a dedicated printing unit that is used as a set with Ongeki. | image | A) Kemono Friends 3: Planet Tours B) WCCF FOOTISTA 2020 C) CHUNITHM D) maimai DX |
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(none) | With CHUNITHM, players use cards printed by the Card Maker to compete in the Great Chunithm War, a real-life card game. For maimai DX, players can print out "DX Passes" to obtain powerups to gain advantages in the game. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
| D | Q57) Which of these is SEGA's 60th Anniversary concept? | (none) | A) GO SEGA B) DO SEGA C) BE SEGA D) YES SEGA |
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image | As you know, "GO SEGA" is the company's 60th anniversary concept. A special logo was also created for the occasion. | |||
| A | Q58) Choose the arcade game that was released in Japan together with the Blast City arcade cabinet in 1996. | image | A) Virtua Fighter 3 B) Crazy Taxi C) Die Hard Arcade D) Virtua Striker |
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(none) | In order to make it compatible with the MODEL 3 system board, Blast City cabinets used high resolution (31khz) monitors. The first game to use the MODEL 3 was Virtua Fighter 3. | |||
| C | Q59) What was the initial name of the first SEGA store that opened in Akihabara in November 1992? | image | A) Akihabara GiGO B) Club SEGA Akihabara C) HI-TECH LAND SEGA Shintoku D) SEGA Akihabara |
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(none) | SEGA Akihabara 5th opened in July 2019. | |||
| C | Q60) How many times does Sega Shirou say "SEGA" in the "Sega Shirou: Tojyo-hen (Sega Shirou: The Debut)" episode from the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie commercial series? | image | A) Three B) Four C) Five D) Six |
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(none) | The word "SEGA" is repeated a total of 12 times in the episode by Sega Shirou and other characters. |
Test 2
| Level | Question | Test Image | Choices | Answer | Answer Image | Trivia | Notes | ||
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| C | Q1) Choose the correct name of the young, tall and slim actor who plays Sega Shirou and is serving as SEGA's 60th Anniversary Ambassador. | image | A) Makoto Fujioka B) Akito Fujioka C) Maito Fujioka D) Hiroshi Fujioka |
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(none) | Maito Fujioka is the son of Hiroshi Fujioka, the actor who originally appeared as the character Segata Sanshiro in SEGA commercials. | Question 1 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| C | Q2) Which is the correct spelling of the name of famous actor who is the father of Sega Shirou, and portrays Segata Sanshiro disguised as Sega Hatanshiro in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie series of commercials. | image | A) Hiroshi Fujioka B) Hiroto Fujioka C) Hiromi Fujioka D) Maito Fujioka |
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image | Hiroshi Fujioka portrayed the character Segata Sanshiro, which appeared in SEGA commercials from 1997 to 1999 in Japan. He performed alongside his real son, Maito Fujioka, in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie commercial series. | Question 2 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| C | Q3) Choose the name of the company founded in 1960 that would later become SEGA. | (none) | A) Kyokuto Goraku Seizo B) Nihon Goraku Bussan C) Nihon Kiki Seizo D) Sekai Gangu Hanbai |
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image | Nihon Goraku Bussan, established on August 3, 1960, started business as an importer and vendor of jukeboxes and amusement machines. Following that, after repeated changes to its name, the company continues as today's SEGA. | Question 3 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| D | Q4) Which of the two-word combinations here is the correct origin of the name SEGA? | (none) | A) Serbice Games B) Servise Games C) Service Games D) Sarvice Games |
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image | The name SEGA was first used on a jukebox made in Japan by Nihon Goraku Bussan. The SEGA 1000 was derived by taking the first two letters of "Service Games." | |||
| C | Q5) Choose the name of the product using technology of darts machine from DARTSLIVE. This product was developed and released to the market on June 10, 2019. In September 2020, an arcade version was released. | (none) | A) Ninja Trainer B) Warlord Trainer C) Warrior Trainer D) Sumo Trainer |
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image | This home entertainment system was the world's first system to allow users to throw ninja stars, designed to provide a fully immersive ninja experience at home. The board on the arcade version utilizes LEDs to create a light-up board that shows players where to target. | |||
| C | Q6) The Dreamcast is known for its iconic swirl logo. How many full circles does that swirl draw? | (none) | A) 2 B) 2 and 3/4 C) 3 and 1/2 D) 4 and 1/4 |
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image | This swirl logo had different colors based on the region. The swirl was orange in Asia, red in North America, and blue in Europe. | This was the only question over all three tests to have a different answer image depending on the language selected - the English test used the blue swirl, the Japanese one orange. | ||
| D | Q7) What is the official name of the 360 degree motion-based cabinet released by SEGA in 1990? | (none) | A) R360 B) Rolling 360 C) Rounder 360 D) Revolution 360 |
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image | The R360, announced in 1990, is a large cabinet able to spin 360 degrees. It can be considered a milestone for immersive gaming experiences. | |||
| C | Q8) Debuting on the Sega Saturn console in 1996, what is the name of the heroine in the action game NiGHTS into Dreams, a title enjoying popularity even today? | image | A) Shardin B) Jane C) Blaze D) Claris |
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(none) | Her full name is Claris Sinclair. The other female characters appear in other series. Shardan is from Sword of Sodan, Jane from Fighting Vipers, and Blaze Fielding from Streets of Rage. | Shardan and Shardin are both shown as written in the question & answer. | ||
| A | Q9) SEGA developed arcade system circuit boards such as NAOMI, Chihiro, and LINDBERGH. Titles from one of the following series were the first to be printed on all of these boards. Which series is it? | image | A) Sangokushi Taisen B) Virtua Fighter C) SEGA Network Battle Mahjong MJ D) The House of the Dead |
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image | The House of the Dead 2 served as the debut release for the NAOMI board in 1998, The House of the Dead III on Chihiro in 2002, and The House of the Dead 4 on LINDBERGH in 2005. | |||
| A | Q10) Which of the following companies in Japan was contracted to assemble the Dreamcast system? Choose all that apply. | (none) | A) Mitsumi Electric B) Asahi Electron C) Ugo Denshi D) Shinano Denko |
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(none) | The number code on the back sticker reveals which factory manufactured the console. | This question offered a multiple selection choice. | ||
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Test 3
| Level | Question | Test Image | Choices | Answer | Answer Image | Trivia | Notes | ||
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| C | Q1) Choose the correct name of the young, tall and slim actor who plays Sega Shirou and is serving as SEGA's 60th Anniversary Ambassador. | image | A) Makoto Fujioka B) Akito Fujioka C) Maito Fujioka D) Hiroshi Fujioka |
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(none) | Maito Fujioka is the son of Hiroshi Fujioka, the actor who originally appeared as the character Segata Sanshiro in SEGA commercials. | Question 1 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| C | Q2) Which is the correct spelling of the name of famous actor who is the father of Sega Shirou, and portrays Segata Sanshiro disguised as Sega Hatanshiro in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie series of commercials. | image | A) Hiroshi Fujioka B) Hiroto Fujioka C) Hiromi Fujioka D) Maito Fujioka |
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image | Hiroshi Fujioka portrayed the character Segata Sanshiro, which appeared in SEGA commercials from 1997 to 1999 in Japan. He performed alongside his real son, Maito Fujioka, in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie commercial series. | Question 2 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| C | Q3) Choose the name of the company founded in 1960 that would later become SEGA. | (none) | A) Kyokuto Goraku Seizo B) Nihon Goraku Bussan C) Nihon Kiki Seizo D) Sekai Gangu Hanbai |
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image | Nihon Goraku Bussan, established on August 3, 1960, started business as an importer and vendor of jukeboxes and amusement machines. Following that, after repeated changes to its name, the company continues as today's SEGA. | Question 3 was the same on all three tests. | ||
| ? | Q) | image | A) B) C) D) |
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Test results
The results of the Sega Test were released on Friday the 5th of February 2021. Entrants could log in using the same Twitter or Facebook credentials they'd used to take the tests with, and see a personalised answer key for where they'd been correct - or not - for each question on the tests they had personally taken. A trivia fact was also included for every question on each test.
Test prize draws
There were three different prizes on offer:
- Everyone with a "SEGA IQ" of 60 or above were entered into a prize draw where sixty of them would receive a limited edition Go Sega Aime Card and display stand.
- Additionally, test participants who got the same "SEGA IQ" as Sega Shirou were entered into a random drawing for autographed photos of Sega Shirou (numbers of these are unknown).
- Finally, all test participants regardless of score were entered into a draw where sixty of them would win "Sega Shirou! (Get To Know Sega) Goods".
If an entrant used Twitter credentials, they would be DM'd if they won, and if they used Facebook, they would be emailed on the email address registered to the account. All three prize sets could only be shipped to Japan.