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Episode Intro

Get ready to race or play or fight. We’ve got three of the most popular genres of video games on this week’s fast-paced episode of the show.

Earlier this season, we did RPG, FPS, and RTS games. This week, it’s sports, racing, and fighting video games.

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This is episode 389 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. I’m your host, Brian Rollins. Let the games begin.

The Dorky Round

Sports Games Trivia

Due to it being packaged with a console, what 2006 sports game is the fourth bestselling video game title of all time?
a. Wii Sports. It’s the bestselling Nintendo game in the company’s history.
First released in 1993, what game series is the bestselling sports game franchise of all-time?
a. FIFA. Sales of the soccer game have exceeded $325 million.
Named for an announcer, what sports game franchise first debuted in 1988 on the Apple II?
a. Madden NFL
What pair of mascots have faced off in numerous Olympics games since 2007?
a. Mario & Sonic
What skater, born in 1968, is still licensing his name to video games?
a. Tony Hawk
What American football arcade game, with two screens and controls for up to four players, was released in 1987?
a. Tecmo Bowl
What was the three-letter abbreviation given to the sports game Snowboard Supercross?
a. SSX
What boxing game, first released in 1984, had the player taking control of Little Mac?
a. Punch Out!
What Mario sports game was released in 1995 for the ill-fated Virtual Boy?
a. Mario Tennis. The game would be revived in 2000 for the N64 and Game Boy Color
After the FIFA series, what’s the bestselling soccer game series?
a. Pro Evolution Soccer

The Geeky Round

Racing Games Trivia

What is the bestselling racing game series to date?
a. Mario Kart. Mario Kart 8 is the bestselling installment of that series and the bestselling racing game to date.
What Sony-exclusive racing game debuted in 1997 on the Playstation 1?
a. Gran Turismo
What toy cars got their first video game in 1984 on the Commodore 64?
a. Hot Wheels
What is the bestselling racing game series based on a movie franchise?
a. Pixar Cars
The sixth iteration of what Microsoft game, released in 2026, is set in Japan?
a. Forza Horizon
What 1982 racing game used a then-new technology for voice digitization and told you to to “prepare to qualify”?
a. Pole Position
What racing game franchise had entries subtitled “Most Wanted” and “Underground”?
a. Need for Speed
What sci-fi racing series from Nintendo, first appeared in on the Super Nintendo in 1990 and got an online multiplayer version for the Switch in 2023?
a. F-Zero
Mario isn’t the only mascot with a racing game. What Sega mascot got his first racing game in 1994 on the Game Gear?
a. Sonic. Sonic Drift was his first racing game. The most recent was Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in 2025
What 1984 motorcross game was one of the bestselling titles for the original NES?
a. Excitebike

The Nerdy Round

Fighting Games Trivia

What fighting game, first released in 1992, gave the option for a “Fatality” after winning your match?
a. Mortal Kombat
What is the bestselling fighting game series to date?
a. Street Fighter
What fighting game series pits Nintendo characters like Mario and Peach against Link, Samus, and Mega Man?
a. Super Smash Bros.
Thanks to the series realistic…body physics…what fighting game has beach volleyball spinoffs?
a. Dead or Alive
What 2013 fighting game is built around Superman being a tyrant following the death of Lois Lane?
a. Injustice: Gods Among Us
The second installment of what fighting series featured Link (if played on the Game Cube) or Spawn (if you played on the Xbox)?
a. Soulcalibur
What fighting game series, introduced in 1993, has characters named Akira Yuki, Pai Chan, and Sarah Bryant?
a. Virtua Fighter
Ultratech runs a brutal fighting tournament in what series of games?
a. Killer Instinct
What real-world wrestling organization has video games going all the way back to 1987 on the Commodore 64?
a. The WWE (though in 1987, they went by WWF)
To date, what fighting game has sold the most units?
a. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was released in 2018 for the Switch. It sold nearly 37 million units.

Episode Conclusion

And game over, dudes and dudettes. How did you do with this version of video game trivia?

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