If you're good at other trivia games, it don't mean JACK now.
The Irreverant Quiz Show Party Game. Berkeley Systems's only "real" software release since the After Dark screensavers. Coded by Berkeley Systems, written by Jellyvision.
YDKJ introduced trivia fans to something other computer trivia games didn't offer: Maniac speed, irreverant jokes, smartass hosts (Who are perfectly willing to mock your decisions), and plenty of vocals to go around. All set in a virtual television game show, complete with backstage bickering between staff members and a sarcastic producer taking your names and options. A must-play for anyone.
Hosts: Nate Shapiro, Buzz Shapiro, Guy Towers, Cookie Masterson, Josh 'Schmitty' Schmitstinstein, Troy Stevens
Questions: Gibberish Question, Jack Attack, Fiber Optic Field Trip, Fill-In-The-Blank, Picture Question, Audio Question (more to follow)
Other: Screw Your Neighbor, FlakJack, Burned, Don't Be A Wimp
UPDATE 7/5/2001
ABC and Jellyvision have (finally) made You Don't Know Jack into a live-action TV game show. The show attempts to capture the fast pace of the CD game while offering actual cash prizes, skits, and other oddities, such as the infamous $2 million question.
(opinion)
Being a fan of the YDKJ games, I watched the show a couple times to see exactly how they'd pull this one off. The show definately loses something when you can see the host's face. I'm sorry, but in my opinion, it's been a part of Jack tradition that the host is hidden behind the text that flies by the screen. This even came into effect at the end of The Ride, where it was a bit of a big deal to finally see the faces (Well... the lower half of the faces) of the five hosts. Troy Stevens (Paul Rubens) does a pretty good job as a host, but it loses something. Though I do like how they had Cookie play announcer, and you DON'T see him.
The same guys at Jellyvision are writing the questions and skits. That becomes perfectly clear when you hear the questions, they have the same bite and wit as the CD. They even brought back the Dis or Dat questions (But they made them full 3-player events). Even had the Jack Attack at the end. But they forgot the two vital things that's been in Jack since the beginning: Gibberish questions and screws. That's right, no 'Press butt kick I'm sore', no hammering the screw key to nail your opponents.
All in all, people who've never heard of Jack should like it, but fans might find it slightly lacking.