You Don't Know Jack to become part of Yahoo! Games
by Kyle Orland 
{ Feb 26th 2008 at 6:25PM }
If in-game statistics are to be believed, most of you don't know jack about the new, online version of You Don't Know Jack. Something is seriously wrong with the state of gaming when even the most-played editions of the funniest, cleverest, and overall best trivia quiz ever created can't even top 100,000 plays after over a year on the interwebs (despite being absolutely free to play!). The show even has an RSS feed to remind you of the daily updates, for goodness sakes. What's are you waiting for, people? Halo 3 will still be there in five minutes. Broaden your gaming horizons!
Luckily, someone at Yahoo! recognized the genius of Jack more than all of you, because Fortune Small Business is reporting that the company has signed on to distribute the game on its popular casual games network. No details on exactly how the alliance will work, but hopefully some of the site's 17 million monthly users will be able to stray away from hits like Dress Shop Hop and Sally's Salon for some delightfully raunchy trivia fun. Hmmm ... then again, maybe Yahoo!'s audience isn't the best fit for this kind of content. Note to Microsoft: we would not be adverse to the idea of an Xbox Live Version of this game. Nope, not adverse at all ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Garcian_Smith @ Feb 26th 2008 6:33PM
That has to be one of the most irritating things I have ever experienced.
pyro.danny @ Feb 26th 2008 6:39PM
You spelled "brilliant" incorrectly.
genpacker @ Feb 26th 2008 6:35PM
YDKJ is amazing, I for one admit I had no idea it was on there! It'd be nice to see a Wii version or XBOX 360 (with scene it remotes) sometime in the future, but it prolly won't happen :(
Neil @ Mar 4th 2008 2:22AM
When I first got Scene-It for 360, the first thing I thought was, "They should make YDJK for 360 and use these things." It would be AWESOME.
gagaman @ Feb 26th 2008 6:39PM
Ugh, that was the most annoying trying-too-hard-to-be-funny quiz I have ever played. It was like listening to a bad radio host; you just want him to shut up and play some darn music.
Brian @ Feb 26th 2008 6:40PM
omg, now I'm never going to leave this site...
rom @ Feb 26th 2008 6:43PM
So THIS is where Phil Harrison works now!
Dan @ Feb 26th 2008 6:44PM
So much for it not getting any attention... the site's so busy right now I can't even get on!
upz @ Feb 26th 2008 6:55PM
That was surprisingly entertaining. It reminds me of one of the talk radio stations on GTA. Only problem is that it felt like a modern day gameshow, in that they take ages to ask you, what was it, 8 questions?
The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Feb 26th 2008 6:59PM
I haven't even got 1 question right
:'(
Veko @ Feb 26th 2008 7:00PM
Jeeze...it's been a good 11 years since I last played this.
I feel old. :(
343 Guilty Fart @ Feb 26th 2008 7:07PM
I was a beta tester for the original game waaaaay back in the day. I still have my free copy they sent me with a t-shirt. The songs for each number were great, especially for 11 since nothing rhymes with it.
WizarDru @ Feb 27th 2008 8:03AM
Nothing rhymes with 'eleven'? Did words like 'heaven' and 'leaven' leave the English language when I wasn't looking?
Flealick @ Feb 29th 2008 3:28PM
I forget, which question was "The Question That Cares?"
Edog Lost @ Feb 26th 2008 7:09PM
Embedded games on the site are AWESOME!
Mr Khan @ Feb 26th 2008 7:15PM
Huh, i played it without my speakers on
Damn i miss a lot, but i got all the multiple choice questions right and 6 out of the 7 Bonus questions
Joseph @ Feb 26th 2008 7:53PM
I miss Acrophobia.
Keiichi @ Feb 26th 2008 8:07PM
I loved YDKJ back in the day. We could use a TV version of it for sure. The closest we get right now is Deadly Knowledge on Channel 4, and that doesn't come close for its smarts.
Void Munashii @ Feb 26th 2008 8:39PM
I did not know such a thing even existed! I loved YDKJ, I think I had every version of it sans sports.
To think of all the time I could have been playing that I've missed out on!
*sob*
Donald @ Feb 26th 2008 8:51PM
DAMNIT! The site got Joystiq'd on the last question of the Jack Attack!
jopojelly @ Feb 26th 2008 9:58PM
Huh. And here I always thought "You don't know Jack" was a trivia game base solely around the life and career of Michael Jackson.
Lone Starr @ Feb 26th 2008 11:21PM
Insulting your audience often does not lead them to agree with you, Mr. Orland, even if in jest.
Kyle Orland @ Feb 26th 2008 11:25PM
Well then my audience shouldn't be so darn easy to insult!
Seriously, the tone was meant to get your attention and get you to notice what I think is a freaking great, under-appreciated game. And I think it worked.
Lone Starr @ Feb 27th 2008 1:54AM
Hahaha, well-played.
CaptCaveman @ Feb 26th 2008 11:45PM
YDKJ is a classic. A classic I tell you!
But we need a XBLA version or even release it in the stores for the 360 or PS3. But I will settle for Yahoo for now though.
nxtiak @ Feb 27th 2008 12:20AM
I got $8,584. Messed up couple times at the Jack Attack.
Dave Silva @ Feb 27th 2008 12:33AM
Gah, how about putting that thing behind a cut? That thing took ages to load :(
Synner @ Feb 27th 2008 2:36AM
A console version of this game would BURY both buzz and SceneIT
The Fuzz 53 @ Feb 27th 2008 10:16AM
$14,178, mostly on the the Jack Attack. Only one I didn't know was Murderball.
What did the rest of you get on that one?
And yes, this game absolutly needs to come to the Xbox and make full use of Live.
sqwarlock @ Feb 27th 2008 10:47AM
7,821...I suck...BUT I LOVE YDKJ and I always forget about the webisodes.
Bryan @ Feb 27th 2008 2:08PM
YDKJ is on my short list of the greatest game franchises of all time (but then again, I am a trivia nerd).
And I would buy a Live version of this game. I would buy it *so hard*.
WiNG @ Feb 27th 2008 10:49AM
Wow, I didn't get a damn question right.
This game is awesome btw.
If you guys never played it on the PC, the best is when you tell the game your name is some obscenity, and it closes the game and tells you to **** off.
Jack @ Feb 27th 2008 11:08AM
I know Jack.
Isaiah @ Feb 28th 2008 12:45PM
Once upon a time, I emailed them and BEGGED the, to release a console version. Their response. "We did!" It was YDJK MOCK 2. It was on the Playstation. It sold HORRIBLY (Again, according to Jellyvision). So I looked everywhere for a copy of that game, nothing. It's like it no longer exists.
So if you want a console version, please bug the fine people at Jellyvision. Not only are they incredibly nice people with a twisted sense of humor, but we may just get a WII version yet!