Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Alpha Protocol developer Obsidian, has a pretty intimidating name. We tried saying it three times fast and failed. Even two times at a moderately slow speed is hard. One time, though? Eazy peazy. But as difficult as it is to pronounce Feargus’s name, answering our five random questions is way harder. Will Feargus cower to our questions? Let’s find out!
1. Alpha Protocol is a spy game. And, well, it’s hard to think about spies without thinking of everyone’s favorite picky martini drinker, James Bond. EA is known for releasing a lot of James Bond games, but did you know they also released a bunch of games that parodied the famous spy in the early 90’s? Can you name this punny series?
Feargus Urquhart: Ah! I cannot remember it.
Bitmob: It’s actually James Pond.
FU: Oh, the frog?
Bitmob: He’s actually a fish.
FU: Was it like a fish in a suit or something?
Bitmob: Yep.
FU: Oh, OK — there we go.
Points 0; Hits: 1
2. When most gamers think of spy games, they think of Metal Gear Solid. So do developers, too. What terrible 2004 Sammy-published game shamelessly stole from Konami’s classic (as well as every other popular spy-themed game and/or movie)? We’ll give you a hint — it’s so bad it’s hard to believe it’s real.
FU: So it’s not Darkwatch. Hmm, let’s see. I’m really like a total retard here. I feel OK that I didn’t get James Pond. Y’know, you’re stumping me.
Bitmob: The name of the game is Spy Fiction.
FU: Spy Fiction? Did you play it?
Bitmob: Yes, and it was terrible.
Points 0; Hits: 2
3. You’ve been known for sneaking your name into your games, but you’re not the only one to do this. In fact, it was revealed earlier this year that a developer for an Atari port of a Nintendo classic snuck his initials into the game he made via an insanely complicated Easter Egg. Can you name the game that features his hidden initials?
FU: So a Nintendo classic ported to the Atari? …Donkey Kong?
Bitmob: That is correct!
FU: Alright, good!
Points: 1; Hits: 2
4. You guys have developed a few sequels to games originally made by other developers. Can you tell us which one of these sequels was also actually made by the original development team?
A) Devil May Cry 2, B) Punch-Out!! Wii, C) State of Emergency 2, D) Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
FU: I’m going to go with State of Emergency 2.
Bitmob: That’s incorrect. The correct answer is Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner.
FU: [Laughs]
Points: 1, Hits: 3
5. At one point, y’all were tasked with creating an Aliens role-playing game. So you should be able to finish this classic movie tag line for Aliens Vs. Predator: “Whoever wins…”
FU: Whoever wins… Um. So the problem is, we didn’t actually have the AVP license. While I’ve watched the Aliens movies to death over the last few years, we never watched the AVP stuff, because we were told specifically not to even use it at all. So whoever…
Bitmob: Whoever wins…
FU: Whoever wins… Whoever Wins… See, I’m trying to be good and not go to the Internet while you’re asking this. [Laughs] It’s so tempting!
Bitmob: Basically think about like this: Whoever wins the battle between the Aliens and the Predators, where does that leave us humans?
FU: Whoever wins, we’re screwed? No.
Bitmob: You’re close.
FU: [Laughs] Whoever wins, comes after us? Oh, whoever wins, we lose.
Bitmob: Yes! That is it.
FU: [Laughs]
Bitmob: Whoever wins…
FU: We lose.
Bitmob: Probably one of the greatest movie tag lines ever.
Points 2; Hits: 3
Final Score: 2 Points
Even with all the intel needed to make a convincing spy game, Feargus couldn’t quite sneak past our stumpers. But at least he’s smart enough to know we’re screwed if Aliens or Predators ever come knockin’ on our doors.