# You Don't Know Jack **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658 "2005-07-28T22:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/1 "2005-07-28T22:16:16Z")
This game was the greatest. It was smart, funny, and could readily be made into a drinking game. I found my old copy and loaded it up. Anyone else fondly remember this gem? Princess Leia: cinnamon rolls, as Buckwheat: c. cotton candy yes! ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/2 "2005-07-28T22:21:04Z")
I liked pretty much all of 'em. I picked up YDKJ4 at a thrift store for about a buck-fifty. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/3 "2005-07-28T22:43:28Z")
Too bad that TV show with Paul Reubens sucked out loud. And _loudly_ out loud, at that. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/4 "2005-07-28T22:44:33Z")
Oh I LOVED that game! I should look around for an old copy; I had demo come with my Mac when I bought it like, oh, ten years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/5 "2005-07-28T22:53:16Z")
My favorite part was the DIS or DAT questions. No one could challenge me there!!! HAHAHA! –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/6 "2005-07-28T22:56:12Z")
That was a fun game. I always played it alone, and it mocked me for doing so. Sorry game, when I get together with friends we rarely play computer games together. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/7 "2005-07-28T22:58:22Z")
There was an online version for a while, had new questions weekly I think I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/8 "2005-07-28T23:04:36Z")
I’m the king of Flickerpiss Nosescum. I have the game. Loaded on the PC. Playing it tonight. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/9 "2005-07-28T23:09:09Z")
It’s time for a three-way. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/10 "2005-07-28T23:12:44Z")
I loved that game. That and Acrophobia took up most nights in the dorm. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/11 "2005-07-28T23:16:39Z")
Oh, sweet sweet Acrophobia. That one rocks, too. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/12 "2005-07-28T23:23:53Z")
Good lord, I’d nearly forgotten about YDKJ and Acrophobia. Those two games were addicting as all get-out. The thrill of coming up with a clever acronym, and winning a round, was oh so sweet. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/13 "2005-07-28T23:26:07Z")
LOL. Yep. add me to the YDKJ and Acrophobia crowd. Stayed up way too late on work nights playing both. ---
**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/14 "2005-07-28T23:30:54Z")
My keyboard still has the Q, P and B stickers. Damn things won’t come off. But I loved me some YDKJ! ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/15 "2005-07-28T23:41:44Z")
Bezerk Games will be missed. I loved Acro and Jack Online. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/16 "2005-07-28T23:47:48Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > There was an online version for a while, had new questions weekly I think I remember. We should have SDMB: the home game edition. We get new questions posted evryday! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/17 "2005-07-29T00:59:30Z")
Acrophobia lives! [http://www.gamezone.com/ongaming/p10877.htm](http://www.gamezone.com/ongaming/p10877.htm) Had to open in IE, didn’t work in Mozilla (perhaps popup blocking) ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/18 "2005-07-29T06:45:20Z")
You Don’t Know Jack was the first videogame that was genuinely funny, not just funny “for a game.” There’s yet to be one that has that professional a level of writing. I saw the guy behind it give a lecture at CGDC one year, and it was reassuring to see that it wasn’t a case of their just stumbling onto something that worked. They really understood how and why it works; it was all intentional. The “Movies” edition was the best by far. My favorite question: Q: Okay, I’m thinking of a movie. It had Bill Murray as a weather reporter, keeps living the same day over and over again… what was that called? A: Groundhog Day. Next question: Q: Okay, I’m thinking of a movie. It had Bill Murray as a weather reporter, keeps living the same day over and over again… what was that called? ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/19 "2005-07-29T07:17:16Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Acrophobia lives! > [http://www.gamezone.com/ongaming/p10877.htm](http://www.gamezone.com/ongaming/p10877.htm) > Had to open in IE, didn’t work in Mozilla (perhaps popup blocking) Or you could just play it on DALNet, in #acro. Just make sure you have 2 other people. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/20 "2005-07-29T13:10:20Z")
I don’t know this Acrophobia. Tell me more. My favorite incarnation of Jack was the TV Edition - because after winning the game, you could listen to all those clever commercial parodies, some of which made it onto the CD included with YDKJ 4. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658.md?page=2)