MTV Remote Control
Now you can play the only game show that started in a basement right on your NES! Just answer the absurd questions about Rock 'n' Roll and Junk Trivia and win lots of points. Senseless? You bet! Fun? Always!…
MTV Remote Control is a quiz/trivia developed by Riedel Software Productions, released 31 December 1990 on Nintendo Entertainment System.
What MTV Remote Control is
MTV Remote Control is a quiz/trivia game developed by Riedel Software Productions and released in 1990. It was published by Hi-Tech Expressions. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Now you can play the only game show that started in a basement right on your NES! Just answer the absurd questions about Rock 'n' Roll and Junk Trivia and win lots of points. Senseless? You bet! Fun? Always! You'll be the envy of your friends, and best of all, you don't have to be smart to win! Featuring: Hundreds of challenging questions in absurd, thematic, tasteless and humorous categories. Crazy interruptions such as "Off the Air," "Home Shopping Zone," and "Ranger Bob," just like the real show. The fast and furious End Game Round that can change losers into winners. Single or group game play options.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the MTV series
MTV Remote Control is the second of 13 entries we hold in the MTV series. It arrived 4 years after Rock-N-Roll Trivia: Part 2. The next entry was MTV's Club Dead in 1994.
What it launched against
MTV Remote Control launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
MTV Remote Control — frequently asked questions
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