You Don't Know Jack

Description

You Don't Know Jack is a humorous trivia game for up to three players. The players take part in a quiz game, which partly parodies television shows such as Jeopardy. The players do need to answer serious questions, and knowledge of various topics (ranging from classical literature to modern pop culture) is required; however, the show's host is distinguished by his sense of sarcasm, sometimes offering humorous wordings for questions, and sardonically addressing the participants.

Alternate Titles

• "你不了解杰克" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "YDKJ" -- Informal abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Games made into TV series
• You Don't Know Jack series

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User Reviews

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The Press Says

World Village (Gamer's Zone)	Windows	1997		100
GameSpot	Windows	May 01, 1996	9.2 out of 10	92
GameSpot	Windows 3.x	May 01, 1996	9.2 out of 10	92
Game Revolution	Macintosh	Jun 05, 2004	A-	91
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	Jun 21, 1996		90
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Feb, 1996		90
Coming Soon Magazine	Windows	Nov 30, 1995	88 out of 100	88
IGN	PlayStation	Nov 10, 1999	8.2 out of 10	82
PC Jeux	Windows	Jan, 1998	74 out of 100	74
GameCola.net	PlayStation	Apr, 2005	5.7 out of 10	57

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Trivia

Development

This game was originally prototyped as a Hypercard program by some Mac fanatics at a company called Jellyvision. When looking for a publisher for a commercial version, they immediately thought of Berkeley Systems because of their place in Macintosh culture.

The timing was perfect, as Berkeley Systems' former main business, the After Dark line of high-quality animated screensavers, was faltering with the advent of cheap slide show screensavers and the exhaustion of "A list" licenses like Star Trek and The Simpsons.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • June 1996 (Issue #143) – Classics/Puzzle Game of the Year
  • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) - #75 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
  • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) –#8 Funniest Computer Game
  • August 1998 (Issue #169) - Introduced into the Hall of Fame

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