__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ CLASSIC CONCENTRATION FAQ Author......................Raging_DemonTEN Console.....................Nintendo Entertainment System "CLASSIC CONCENTRATION" Copyright 1990 GameTek FAQ Copyright 2002 Raging_DemonTEN E-Mail Address..............eagle25_100@yahoo.com __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ----- Copyright Information ----- ________________________________________________________________________ | | | This FAQ is copyrighted by Raging_DemonTEN in the year 2002. It is for | | private use only, and cannot be reproduced or sold without strict | | permission from the author. Permission can be asked for by e-mailing | | me with the title "CC Permission" at: eagle25_100@yahoo.com. | ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------- | Version History | ------------------- Version 1.1 - More Puzzle Answers Better Instructions _____________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------ | Table Of Contents | ------------------------ | | | 1. Introduction | | 2. Overview/Controls | | 3. Instructions | | 4. Puzzle Solutions | | 5. Prize List | | | ---------------------- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 1. Introduction -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Classic Concentration used to be a game show in the late 80s. It was OK as game shows go, nothing special. You could recreate the experience at home with a deck of cards. However, GameTek created a game based on it for the NES in 1990. Although the graphics weren't spectacular, it was a good party game. However, when I looked for a FAQ on the game, there was none ! I decided to fill this glaring gap. So, without further ado, the Classic Concentration FAQ. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2. Overview And Controls -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- In case you never saw the TV show, Classic Concentration is a memorization/luck contest between two players. A puzzle board is displayed with numbers 1 through 25 on it, which is hiding the gameboard behind it. Every number represents a prize, except for the one number taken at the beginning. There are 11 prizes on the board, with two Wild Cards. The premise of the game is to match up one prize with its duplicate. When you do this, you win the prize and uncover a little piece of the gameboard, which has a rebus on it. The play ends when either person makes enough matches that they can make out the rebus and solve it. This round of play ends, and you play best out of three. If you win two rounds, then you get to go to the bonus round. In the bonus round, you had to match up pairs of cars within 35 seconds of time. If you matched all the cars up, you won one of the cars. ------------ | Controls | ------------ D-Pad - Moves cursor on the game board and the answer and name input board A Button - Selects a number B Button - Finalizes your character selection START - Used to start rounds and the actual game -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 3. Instructions -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 1. Hit Start after the maestro finishes playing his music to start the game. 2. You are asked to enter a game code. A game code will let you play a game over again. However, if this is your first time or you want a new game, select No. 3. Select the number of players, and if you want to play against the CPU. 4. Select your contestant. There are four men and four women, with one of the men looking suspiciously like Bill Gates... 5. Enter your name. Select letters with A, backspace by going to an empty space and hitting A. 6. If you are playing against the computer, it will automatically select a player of the opposite sex . Otherwise, Player 2 does steps 4 and 5. 7. A puzzle is randomly selected. 8. Players go back and forth, making matches until they can solve the rebus. 9. When you know the solution, you enter the solution the same way you enter your name. If neither player knows the solution, then the round is forfeit, and a do-over round is played. 10. Play continues until one player wins two rounds, which means they go to the bonus round. 11. In the bonus round, you have 35 seconds to make matches. Press START to begin the bonus round. There are only 7 matches in the bonus round. The last match you make is the car you win. You are asked to start a new game whether you won the bonus round or not. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 4. Puzzle Solutions -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- The computer in this game will cheat, as it will figure out the answer before half the board is revealed. However, with the puzzle answers below, you might stand a chance against the computer (and may be able to get an advantage over your buddies). The list below is in alphabetical order, according to the letter of the first clue. + = Objects equal one word -- = Space Between Words _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ # ___________________________________ Puzzle: 4 of diamonds + Inn sign -- Axe + Pile of pennies Answer: "Foreign Accents" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ A ___________________________________ Puzzle: A -- D + Hay -- Hat -- The -- R + Ace + S Answer: "A Day At The Races" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ B ___________________________________ Puzzle: Bow + Chain Links -- B + Awl Answer: "Bowling Ball" Puzzle: Br + Eye + Ton-Weight -- Bee + Ch Answer: "Breton Beach" Puzzle: B + Eye -- Hook -- Oar -- B + Eye (needle) -- Kr + Hook Answer: "By Hook Or By Crook" Puzzle: Bee + 4 of diamons -- Ewe -- GO Light Answer: "Before You Go" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ C ___________________________________ Puzzle: Cot + Ton-Weight -- Can + DEE Answer: "Cotton Candy" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ D ___________________________________ Puzzle: Deuce + Bee + Oar + Knot + Bee Answer: "To Be Or Not To Be" Puzzle: D + Hay + Ni + Shh Lips -- P + Ace + Tree Answer: "Danish Pastry" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ E ___________________________________ Puzzle: Ewe + Deer + Golf-tee -- R + Hat Answer: "You Dirty Rat" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ F ___________________________________ Puzzle: F + Hay + T + Awl -- M + Hissing Snake + T + Hay + K Answer: "Fatal Mistake" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ G ___________________________________ Puzzle: Grr + Hand + Mas -- Shh Lips + Awl Answer: "Grandmas Shawl" Puzzle: GO Light + Wing -- 4 of diamonds -- BR + Hoe + K Answer: "Go For Broke" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ H ___________________________________ Puzzle: Ham -- Lightbulb that is on -- R + Eye Answer: "Ham On Rye" Puzzle: Hay + Ear + E -- M + Oar + Gun Answer: "Harry Morgan" Puzzle: Hissing Snake + Ten Of Hearts + Bull -- Tears + Key Answer: "Istanbul Turkey" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ I ___________________________________ Puzzle: Inn sign + D + Inn sign -- W + Oar -- P + Hay + Nt Answer: "Indian War Paint" Puzzle: Inn sign + Can + T + Hay + Arrows pointing to chin Answer: "Incantation" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ J ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ K ___________________________________ Puzzle: Key + N + Hoe + T -- S + Mountain peak + Apple Core Answer: "Keynote Speaker" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ L ___________________________________ Puzzle: L + Hook + Ink -- 4 of diamonds -- The -- F + Axe Answer: "Looking For The Facts" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ M ___________________________________ Puzzle: Microphone + Awl -- Jack of spades + Sun Answer: "Michael Jackson" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ N ___________________________________ Puzzle: N + Ants + Y -- S + Inn Sign + Knot + Man Saying RAH Answer: "Nancy Sinatra" Puzzle: N + Hoe -- N + Lightbulb ON + Pile of pennies Answer: "No Nonsense" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ O ___________________________________ Puzzle: O + Pin -- Bee + Tray + Awl Answer: "Open Betrayal" Puzzle: Oar + Deer -- Inn Sign -- The -- Apple Core + T Answer: "Order In The Court" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ P ___________________________________ Puzzle: P + Hay + Ton-Weight -- P + Ace Answer: "Peyton Place" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Q ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ R ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ S ___________________________________ Puzzle: Shirt Collar + Ring -- B + Hook Answer: "Coloring Book" Puzzle: Shh Lips + Ear -- N + Lightbulb ON + Pile of pennies Answer: "Sheer Nonsense" Puzzle: Sun + Knee -- L + Hissing Snake + Ton-Weight Answer: "Sonny Liston" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ T ___________________________________ Puzzle: The + Shirt Collar -- Light Bulb OFF -- Mo + Knee Answer: "The Color Of Money" _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ U ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ V ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ W ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ X ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Y ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Z ___________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 5. Prize List -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- In each round, there are 11 prizes,but there are also three WILD cards, which match with any other card. The prizes in each round are as follows: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Bonus Round --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- | Mink Coat | Water Skis | House Boat | Fiero | | Ring | Books | BBQ | Volvo | | Motorcycle | Brass Bed | Ski Trip | Tempo | | Spa | Clock | Lawnmower | Miata | | Speedboat | Wallpaper | Pool | Grand Prix | | Piano | Microwave | CDs | LeBaron | | VCR | Rug | BMX Bike | Laser | | China | Surfboard | Patio Set | BMW 328i | | TV | Tea Set | Jet Ski | | | Sofa | Watch | Scuba Gear | | | Asian Trip | Golf Clubs | Range | | --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ I hope this FAQ helps with playing the game Classic Concentration for the NES. If you have any questions on my FAQ, please contact me at eagle25_100@yahoo.com. Thank you for reading my second FAQ. ________________________________________________________________________ (c) Raging_DemonTEN 2002