CH 7

Arcades declined in the United States for all of the following reasons, except:

• Arcade games became more expensive

• Console games became nearly equal in quality

• Not enough arcade games were being made

• Game rentals became more popular

Nintendo GameCube’s “Gekko” CPU was developed by:

• IBM

• AMD

• NEC

• Motorola

This third-party developer decided not to develop games for the Dreamcast:

• Electronic Arts

• Capcom

• Namco

• Visual Concepts

This company acquired game developer Bungie Studios in June 2000.

• Sega

• Sony

• Microsoft

• Nintendo

Which systems were incapable of DVD playback?

• PlayStation 2 and GameCube

• GameCube and Dreamcast

• Xbox and GameCube

• Dreamcast and PlayStation 2

Which format did Dreamcast use for its game media?

• CD-ROM (700 MB)

• GD-ROM (Gigabyte Disc, 1.2 GB)

• MiniDVD (1.5 GB)

• DVD (up to 8.5 GB)

Introduced the earliest first-party wireless controller with the WaveBird:

• Xbox

• GameCube

• PlayStation 2 Slim

• Dreamcast

This arcade manufacturer moved the rhythm game genre forward with games like Beatmania and Dance Dance Revolution:

• Sega

• Harmonix

• Namco

• Konami

This console’s version of cross-platform games typically looked sharper—often containing extra details such as lighting and bump mapping effects not included on the other systems:

• Sega Dreamcast

• Sony PlayStation 2

• Nintendo GameCube

• Microsoft Xbox

This compact, portable, friendly looking system included a curved handle for easy carrying:

• Xbox

• GameCube

• PlayStation 2 Slim

• Dreamcast