Berkeley Systems Ships Over 250,000 Units of CD-ROM Game You Don't Know Jack; Top-Seller And Winner Of 22 Major Industry Awards.BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1996--Berkeley Systems, Inc., a leader in the consumer software market, today announced that it has shipped over 250,000 units of its adrenaline-pumping game, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. (TM). YOU DON'T KNOW JACK is the only game that gives users the sensation of being contestants on a challenging and irreverent ir·rev·er·ent adj. 1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of reverence; disrespectful. 2. Critical of what is generally accepted or respected; satirical: irreverent humor. television game show. Created in partnership with Jellyvision(TM) of Chicago, there are currently three versions of YOU DON'T KNOW JACK available for Windows and Macintosh; the original YOU DON'T KNOW JACK, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK X-tra Large and the YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Question Pack. "YOU DON'T KNOW JACK is a tremendous success at retail," stated Kevin Hunt Kevin Hunt (born in Chatham, July 4 1975) is an English professional football player. Hunt started his career with Queens Park Rangers. He has also played for Gillingham, Hong Kong Rangers and in Singapore. , Vice President of Sales. "Customers are buying YOU DON'T KNOW JACK as quickly as we can get it on store shelves!" YOU DON'T KNOW JACK combines classic trivia with pop-culture references in a witty, brain-twisting mixture that's as challenging as it is entertaining. Featuring an audio track with original music, sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros and hilarious dialogue, recreating the swift pacing of a TV game show and the sarcastic musings of a game show host, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK takes users on a wild ride from the green room all the way to prime time! In addition to its fast pace and hilarious content, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK ushers in a new era of social gaming Social gaming commonly refers to playing games as a way of social interaction, as opposed to playing games in solitude, like some card games (solitaire) and the single-player mode of many video games. , bringing players face-to-face and elbow-to-elbow over a single keyboard. In April, Berkeley Systems Berkeley Systems was a San Francisco Bay Area software company cofounded in 1987 by Wes Boyd and Joan Blades. It made money early on by doing contract work for the National Institutes of Health, specifically in making modifications to the Macintosh so that it could be usable by shipped the YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Question Pack, 400 all new questions for the game, as well as YOU DON'T KNOW JACK X-tra Large, which features the original 800 question game in addition to the 400 new questions. This fall, the company will ship YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Volume 2 and the first in a line of themed versions of the game, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports. In addition, Jellyvision has signed a deal to turn YOU DON'T KNOW JACK into a daily television game show, to be syndicated by Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Domestic Television Distribution in the fall of 1997. Since its introduction in October of 1995, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK has won 22 industry awards, including i*MAGIC's Platinum Award for Best Game; Digital Hollywood's CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , Video and Computer title of the Year; CD-ROM Today's Rommie Award for Best Brainware; Computer Game Review's Golden Triad; MacUser's Editors' Choice Award for Best Strategy Game; PC Entertainment's Editors' Choice Award for Best Brain Drain brain drain n. The loss of skilled intellectual and technical labor through the movement of such labor to more favorable geographic, economic, or professional environments. Game and the Computer Game Developers' Association's Developer Spotlight Award. YOU DON'T KNOW JACK was also honored by Apple Computer Inc., with Human Interface Design Excellence Awards for Best Overall Interface and Most Innovative Interface, and was named by Computer Life as the Best of the Best of Everything in the categories of Best Software of The Year and Best Game of the Year. Based in a crowded loft outside the Chicago loop The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. It is the second-largest central business district in the United States, after Midtown Manhattan. Bounded on the west and north by the Chicago River, on the east by Lake Michigan, and on the south by Roosevelt , Jellyvision has a staff of 20 full time writers, actors, comics, filmmakers, editors, and musicians. Jellyvision's goal is to discover and develop new genres of audio and video experience that are positive, compelling and meaningful for the widest possible audience. Jellyvision has its roots in creating fun educational films and multimedia programs for the school market. YOU DON'T KNOW JACK, produced in partnership with Berkeley Systems, was Jellyvision's first run at designing an entertainment CD-ROM. The YOU DON'T KNOW JACK television show will be Jellyvision's first time designing a TV program. Founded in 1987, Berkeley Systems, Inc. develops and markets multimedia entertainment software for grown-ups. To date, the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. has sold over five million units and is a leading innovator in the marketplace. Leveraging the success of its widely known After Dark(R) screen saver A utility that was originally created to prevent a CRT from being etched by an unchanging image. After a specified duration of time without keyboard or mouse input, it blanks the screen or displays moving objects. Pressing a key or moving the mouse restores the screen. franchise, Berkeley Systems recently established a second franchise with the irreverent pop-culture trivia game YOU DON'T KNOW JACK. With an eye on the future, Berkeley Systems continues to produce cutting-edge titles that offer unique experiences and take advantage of the latest technology and online advancements. -0- Note to Editors: Review copies, color slides and video B-roll of YOU DON'T KNOW JACK are available upon request. For more information, contact DeEtte Christie or Kelley Kahn at 510/540-5535 or pr@berksys.com. Additional information on Berkeley Systems and its portfolio of products is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.berksys.com. CONTACT: Berkeley Systems, Inc. DeEtte Christie/Kelley Kahn, 510/540-5535 http://www.berksys.com |
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