Video Game Music Quiz returns
In 2005, Steven “DarkWolf” Martin created a site called Video Game Music Quiz. He would post thirty-second clips of game music, and users would have to guess what games those tracks came from. Each track had a point value ranging from 1-9, with the more difficult tracks having a higher value. The site had a few other features, like groups, allowing users to join together and have a communal high score table in addition to the global one. OverClocked ReMix even had a group, moderated by Chris “Hemophiliac” Roman.
The updates became more and more scarce, until the site appeared dead in March 2007. Well, on November 24, it rose from the grave, complete with a new site design and new tracks. Gone are the groups and the ability to view all tracks easily, including ones that have been already guessed. Now, when you play, a track is chosen at random, and you can guess, give up, or skip it. After that, you get another randomly chosen track, and the game continues until all the tracks are exhausted. You can choose to clear the list of skipped tracks at any time if you later figure out what game a track comes from. In addition, the ranking system has been overhauled; tracks do not have posted point values, and overall rankings are recalculated once each day.
Old accounts were carried over, so if you once had an account, you don’t have to reregister. As a bonus, if you did have an account, your user profile contains your old score (351!). There are currently seventeen tracks available for guessing right now, and hopefully more will follow. If you once had an account, or never played VGMQ before, why not give it a shot?