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Iconic First-Person Shooter Games

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How well do you know the foundational and influential titles in the first-person shooter genre?

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01Which development studio is credited with popularizing the FPS genre with their 1992 release, *Wolfenstein 3D*?
02In the original *Doom* (1993), what does the acronym 'BFG' in the BFG 9000 weapon stand for?
03The original *Quake* (1996) was groundbreaking for its use of a true 3D engine that became widely licensed. What was this engine called?
04What is the name of the silent protagonist, a theoretical physicist, in the original *Half-Life*?
05The immensely popular tactical shooter *Counter-Strike* originally began as a user-created mod for which other game?
06In the legendary multiplayer of *GoldenEye 007* for the Nintendo 64, which character was notoriously difficult to hit due to their short stature?
07In *Halo: Combat Evolved*, what is the name of the AI companion who assists Master Chief?
08Which iconic stealth mission in *Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* has players crawling through the irradiated fields of Pripyat, Ukraine?
09The critically acclaimed FPS *BioShock* is set in which failed underwater Objectivist utopia?
10Which of these is NOT one of the nine playable classes in Valve's *Team Fortress 2*?
11In the influential 1994 game *System Shock*, players are tormented by a malevolent artificial intelligence aboard Citadel Station. What is her name?
12What is the name of the signature weapon in the *Unreal Tournament* series that fires bouncing green blobs of Tarydium waste?