You Don't Know Jack Online
I was a big fan of the "You Don't Know Jack" series in the late 90's. I hadn't really heard of it until one GDC (in 1998?) where it was up for (and won) a game-of-the-year award. I remember the acceptance speech one of the Jellyvision guys gave when receiving the award. It went something like, "Let's hear it for MORE non-violent games full of sexual innuendo!"

He got cheers and laughs.

I got the game.

Anyway, they've apparently taken the game online with a new quiz regularly (daily?). It's still in beta, and while it's not quite as fun as the original multiplayer party game, it's still clever, funny, and fun. The daily "Dis or Dat" gives you seven questions (on a time limit) - basically to determine whether a strange-sounding pop-culture name belongs in one category or another. For example, a quiz last month had you listen to a bunch of names and determine if they were a basketball team, or a food made with animal testicles. Yeah, it's that weird.

Try it out here: You Don't Know Jack Online.


Hat tip to JayIsGames for alerting me to what will no doubt be a regular visit.
- posted by The Rampant Coyote @ 8:33 AM (Permalink)