"What the heck is that?" VIII

[Jon]

The rules:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE7

The rules are simple:
1) As many guesses as needed per picture.
2) each person gets one guess per update.
3) you can ask one yes or no question along with your guess.
4) the first person to guess correctly gets the point for the question.
5) I will periodically update the answers to the questions and the score when I see the correct answer.
6) If two people post the correct answer at the same time they will both get points.
7) Anyone "guessing something so close to the real answer or that otherwise leads directly to someone else guessing the correct answer" will be awarded the Highly Coveted and Prestigious "ASSIST" designated by a ( ). Look for the "Assist" to arrive in the mail 3-12 weeks after they are awarded.
8) unless otherwise stated the correct answer is the specific name of the item shown.

First person to five points wins the round.

Round III's scores:

ZenithCard --- 5 (The Mighty Boosh's Hitcher; the Darya-ye Noor; Capcom and Romstars' Trojan; Tiger Telematic's Gizmondo; Crazy Shapiro and Vinnie from Bakshi's Hey Good Lookin')
Con_Valian --- 4 (The Phaistos Disc; the Roswell Wreckage; G.I. Joe VAMP; Kurt Cobain's Remington)
Shenron --- 2 (Battlestar Galactica's Demetrius; Galileo's Tomb); One assist
Yax K'uk Mo' --- 2 (Aimee Mann's Bachelor No. 2; Goya's The Great He-Goat)
Selvaxri --- 1 (JAKKS Pacific's EyeClops)
kpaca --- 1 (Rocket Launcher)
Dragon of the Pants --- 1 (Blake's The Ancient of Days)

Round IV's scores:

Shenron --- 5 (WorldWideWeb icon; McDonald's McRib; Australia's Super Pit gold mine; The Venture Bros.' Dr. Dudong; G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero's Dr. Venom)
[Y] --- 1 (Grant's Tomb)
Con_Valian --- 1 (Ica stones)
Selvaxri --- 1 (Orlando Rage logo)
DotP --- 1 (the Antikythera mechanism)

Round V's scores:

Yax K'uk Mo' --- 5 (Kyle Jarrow's A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant; Blackadder's Lord Flashheart; Rome's Porta Pia; the emblem of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; the dolphin fresco in the queen's bathroom at the Palace of Knossos)
wmm --- 4 (George W. Joy's depiction of Major-General Charles Gordon's death; the Voyager Golden Record; Blood Freak movie poster; the helmet from Videodrome)
DotP --- 2 (Ryugyong Hotel; the CFL's Grey Cup)
Con_Valian --- 1 (Romulan emblem)

Round VI's Scores:

Shenron --- 5 (the IBM 3800; Dover Speedway's Miles the Monster; the Tower of London; Kota the Triceratops; the Kun Iam Ecumenical Center in Macau)
wmm --- 4 (Optimus Prime's rifle; Sherman Crab mine flail tank; Santa Claus Conquers the Martians's Torg; Ghost in the Shell symbol)
Con_Valian --- 3 (the lamen of Ordo Templi Orientis; the Mac OS logo; the Peace Corps logo)
[Y] --- 1 (Marvel's Kierrok the Damned)
Yax K'uk Mo' --- 1 (Final Fantasy VI's Atma Weapon)
Dragon of the Pants --- 1 (Halo 3 UNSC Officer Pin)

Round VII's Scores:

Shenron --- 5 (a CVR; the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, PA; the concept art for the Project Daedalus interstellar spacecraft; Aliban's Tower; Weapon XII, the Huntsman)
rabbit --- 2 (Denny's Beer Barrel Pub; "Sea Monkeys")
wmm --- 2 (Uruno and Usahara from Damekko Dobutsu; Metal Slug's General Morden)
Con_Valian --- 2 (Wikimedia Commons logo; the wizard from White Wizzard's High Speed GTO video)
Yax K'uk Mo' --- 1 (Chewbacca concept art)
Dragon of the Pants --- 1 (Seattle Pilots logo)

And now - new round.

First up - specifically, what's this?

[Con_Valian]

Is it cover art from a TSR book?

[Jon]

The rules:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE7

The rules are simple:
1) As many guesses as needed per picture.
2) each person gets one guess per update.
3) you can ask one yes or no question along with your guess.
4) the first person to guess correctly gets the point for the question.
5) I will periodically update the answers to the questions and the score when I see the correct answer.
6) If two people post the correct answer at the same time they will both get points.
7) Anyone "guessing something so close to the real answer or that otherwise leads directly to someone else guessing the correct answer" will be awarded the Highly Coveted and Prestigious "ASSIST" designated by a ( ). Look for the "Assist" to arrive in the mail 3-12 weeks after they are awarded.
8) unless otherwise stated the correct answer is the specific name of the item shown.

First person to five points wins the round.

First up - specifically, what's this?

It's cover art from a TSR book.

[wmm]

Pillars of Pentegarn (An Endless Quest Book #3)

[Jon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_Quest

The rules:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE7

The rules are simple:
1) As many guesses as needed per picture.
2) each person gets one guess per update.
3) you can ask one yes or no question along with your guess.
4) the first person to guess correctly gets the point for the question.
5) I will periodically update the answers to the questions and the score when I see the correct answer.
6) If two people post the correct answer at the same time they will both get points.
7) Anyone "guessing something so close to the real answer or that otherwise leads directly to someone else guessing the correct answer" will be awarded the Highly Coveted and Prestigious "ASSIST" designated by a ( ). Look for the "Assist" to arrive in the mail 3-12 weeks after they are awarded.
8) unless otherwise stated the correct answer is the specific name of the item shown.

First person to five points wins the round.

wmm --- 1 (The Pillars of Pentegarn)

Next up - specifically, what's this?

[Selvaxri]

is it from a NES or SNES game?

[Jon]

The rules:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE7

The rules are simple:
1) As many guesses as needed per picture.
2) each person gets one guess per update.
3) you can ask one yes or no question along with your guess.
4) the first person to guess correctly gets the point for the question.
5) I will periodically update the answers to the questions and the score when I see the correct answer.
6) If two people post the correct answer at the same time they will both get points.
7) Anyone "guessing something so close to the real answer or that otherwise leads directly to someone else guessing the correct answer" will be awarded the Highly Coveted and Prestigious "ASSIST" designated by a ( ). Look for the "Assist" to arrive in the mail 3-12 weeks after they are awarded.
8) unless otherwise stated the correct answer is the specific name of the item shown.

First person to five points wins the round.

wmm --- 1 (The Pillars of Pentegarn)

Next up - specifically, what's this?

It's from an NES or SNES game.

[Yax K'uk Mo']

It's Green Tentacle from Maniac Mansion.

[Selvaxri]

At first I thought it was something from Commander Keen...

[Jon]

I love Maniac Mansion. ;b

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion

The rules:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE7

The rules are simple:
1) As many guesses as needed per picture.
2) each person gets one guess per update.
3) you can ask one yes or no question along with your guess.
4) the first person to guess correctly gets the point for the question.
5) I will periodically update the answers to the questions and the score when I see the correct answer.
6) If two people post the correct answer at the same time they will both get points.
7) Anyone "guessing something so close to the real answer or that otherwise leads directly to someone else guessing the correct answer" will be awarded the Highly Coveted and Prestigious "ASSIST" designated by a ( ). Look for the "Assist" to arrive in the mail 3-12 weeks after they are awarded.
8) unless otherwise stated the correct answer is the specific name of the item shown.

First person to five points wins the round.

wmm --- 1 (The Pillars of Pentegarn)
Yax K'uk Mo' --- 1 (Green Tentacle from Maniac Mansion)

Next up - specifically, what's this?

[hollywood]

Is it intended to cause pain to the user/used upon?

[Jon]

The rules:

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by HAWKEYE7

The rules are simple:
1) As many guesses as needed per picture.
2) each person gets one guess per update.
3) you can ask one yes or no question along with your guess.
4) the first person to guess correctly gets the point for the question.
5) I will periodically update the answers to the questions and the score when I see the correct answer.
6) If two people post the correct answer at the same time they will both get points.
7) Anyone "guessing something so close to the real answer or that otherwise leads directly to someone else guessing the correct answer" will be awarded the Highly Coveted and Prestigious "ASSIST" designated by a ( ). Look for the "Assist" to arrive in the mail 3-12 weeks after they are awarded.
8) unless otherwise stated the correct answer is the specific name of the item shown.

First person to five points wins the round.

wmm --- 1 (The Pillars of Pentegarn)
Yax K'uk Mo' --- 1 (Green Tentacle from Maniac Mansion)

Next up - specifically, what's this?

It doesn't cause the user pain.

[Con_Valian]

Is it used for video games?

Guess: Emotive's EPOC peripheral

[Dragon of the Pants]

Was it designed for some sort of experiment?

[wmm]

I think its the Jedi Force Trainer, but not sure.