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Favorite Krypton Factor Round?
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| Spad |
Mental Agility: Each contestant was given 40 seconds to answer as many questions correct as they could. What they'd have to do changed from week to week. For example, they may have to remember a certain layout of dice, in which case questions would be like "What's on the opposite side of dice which is two to the right of the Red 2". Or they'd be given a sentence and asked questions on it. You can guess the sort of thing. (However, when the show first started it was some strange computer maze thing.)
Response: In a couple of series, this took the form of a daft race between the contestants to pedal a handbike and some feet pedals in order to propel themselves along. When they got to the end there was a bank of screens which would flash up different colours and the contestants had to input which colour had the most. The first one to get 10 correct won. In later series, it changed so that the contestant would each take part in a British Airways flight simulator and tried to land a plane (this changed to a Royal Navy helicopter in the group finals, and something special like the Space Shuttle or even a real plane in the Grand Final). They'd be marked by the instructor.
Observation: In some series this was "Double Take" - i.e. spot the difference between the same film shown twice. Then it changed into the great fun "Spot the Continuity Errors". Finally, it changed into a multiple choice vote-on-keypads question thing. These pieces of film often starred celebs of their day such as Steve Coogan (a relative unknown back then) and Hinge and Bracket. Later years saw the Observation round turn into mini-serials, such as "Dead Ringer" which starred Tony Slattery, Tony Robinson, Katie Puckrik (pre-Sunday Show) and Linda Lusardi. A two-minute section would be played each week.
Physical Ability: The reason KF was nicknamed 'Television's Toughest Quiz'! The contestants raced over a 400m Army Assault Course in Bury, Lancashire, with female contestants given a head-start. Noted for the death-slide bit near the end where everyone would get extremely wet going into the water.
Intelligence: Apparently "the test many contestants have sleepness nights over", this was a 2D or 3D spatial awareness test where the contestants would be asked to construct something using the pieces given. Invariably there would only be one correct answer and Mr Burns provides a "ha, that's not quite right" commentary using a sportsman's voiceover microphone.
General Knowledge: The final round. Depending on the series, this was 100/90/75 seconds of quickfire questions on the buzzer with two points for a correct answer and two points deducted for a wrong one (one point in earlier series). |
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| Spin Doctor |
Observation was the best, possibly because as a child it was the only one I could do at home and get right. I forget how old I was when The Krypton factor was running. Still, it�s slipping from our collective consciousness! Say to someone �Jesus, it�s not a round from The Krypton Factor,� and they look at you like you�ve got four heads. We must fight to stop this sliding into oblivion!
Also something which must never be forgotten: The Crystal Maze!
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spin Doctor
Also something which must never be forgotten: The Crystal Maze![/COLOR]
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I was actually talking to spad on msn, telling him that i was watching crystal maze, and then krypton factor came up which led to this poll :p |
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| Spin Doctor |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian^
I was actually talking to spad on msn, telling him that i was watching crystal maze, and then krypton factor came up which led to this poll :p |
START THE FANS PLEASE. |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spin Doctor
START THE FANS PLEASE. |
Do you want to sacrifice a crystal and 5 seconds inside the dome OR shall we just keep ste locked inside that room in the industrial zone :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: |
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
I used to love the intelligence round, but the most fun one that I used to wish I could take part in was the Physical Ability one.
Crystal Maze is still shown these days on Challenge TV :cool: |
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| Misty Kitty |
Yar the physical challenege, i just liked watching the boys catch up and beat the girls.
And Yar again to the crystal maze, that was class in a tv screen. |
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| moondog |
krypton factor was like, one of my fave programs, cant remember which round i liked best though:D
IM GOING TO GERMANY TOMORROW!!!!!!!:cool: :cool: :cool: :D |
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| DJ_FRAZ |
| the crystal maze used to be amazing, i used to love it. i need the full lot on dvd :whip: |
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| Cru54d3r |
| ste locked up sounds like a plan to me .. unless he has some crystal dust then its all good! |
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| Fundamental |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spin Doctor
START THE FANS PLEASE. |
:haha:
As for Krypton Factor the flight sim thing was pretty good, but you'd always get some bastard who used to be a pilot or something who'd just breeze through it. And the women were usually e at it... :stongue: |
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| Spad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fundamental
:haha:
As for Krypton Factor the flight sim thing was pretty good, but you'd always get some bastard who used to be a pilot or something who'd just breeze through it. And the women were usually e at it... :stongue: |
They were fine with the landing, it was just parking it inside the hanger that was the prob :D |
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