Berkeley Systems

After Dark

After Dark

Windows 3.X - Released - 1995

After Dark was a series of computer screensaver software introduced in 1989 by Berkeley Systems for the Apple Macintosh, and for Microsoft Windows in 1991. Following the original, new editions were introduced including More After Dark and Before Dark, as well as editions themed around licensed properties such as Star Trek, The Simpsons, Looney Tunes and Walt Disney Company characters.[2] The screensaver modules were often noted for their intertextuality, such as the flying toasters appearing in the Fish screensaver, and the cat from Boris screensaver appearing in the Bad Dog screensaver. As well as the included animated screensavers, it allowed the development and use of third-party modules, of which many hundreds were created by the height of After Dark's popularity
After Dark Games

After Dark Games

Apple Mac OS - Released - 1998

After Dark Games is a spin-off from the successful After Dark screensaver collections. It features the following eleven original games: Hula Girl: A "timed" game of sorts (the screen moves upward and you can't leave the visible area), Hula Girl features none other than a girl with a hula hoop. Grab the cola, cupcakes, ice cream, and hula-hoops while avoiding spiders, broccoli, frogs, and mean sisters. Each platform you land on grabs you one point, but watch your yukk-o-meter! Fish Shtick: Unscramble the letters before the clock reaches 0! Collect as many points as you can and get a high score! One point for four-letter words, two for 5-letter words, three for 6-letter words, etc. Roof Rats: Get everyone off the roof and leave yourself with as few rooms remaining as possible. Eliminate rooms by putting two-or-more of the same colour together and double-clicking. Each person has their own number of floors that they can jump off of. The grannie has to be on ground level, the rat can jump off of 1 floor, the dog - 2 floors, the pogo-boy - 3 floors, the boxing kangaroo - 4 floors, the buff man - 5 floors. Solitaire: No twists here, just a simple game of Klondike. Roger Dodger: You control a glowing orb that needs to collect power-ups (green) and then make its way to the pulsing green gateway. Avoid red things; they'll kill you! Zapper: Standard trivia; yes-or-no questions. Every time you get three-in-a-row correct and your time will increase, as well as the jackpot (third) point level. Mowin' Maniac: Can you say Pac-Man? That's all this game is: a variant with a lawnmower theme. Bad Dog 911: Using six letters, create as many words as you can before time runs out! Every "real" word will move the scaffolding closer to you, but the clock is ticking! When it's half-past and you haven't gotten the scaffolding yet, you die! Toaster Run: Ah, the little toaster that was the first in a series of infamous screen savers. Now the little toaster is on a mission to gather all the toys and put the child in bed. Hitting an object causes the toaster to lose power; bread increases it. Watch out for the TV! The static really hurts! Foggy Boxes: Dots in disguise. Unfortunately, you can only play against the computer. MooShu: The classic game of MahJongg, carried all the way from China! Select two tiles of matching design that are free on either the left or right and they disappear! Win by removing all the tiles.
Austin Powers: Operation Trivia

Austin Powers: Operation Trivia

Windows - Released - 1999

Multiplayer trivia game ala "You Don't Know Jack". Starring Austin Powers as the good guy and Dr. Evil as the bad guy.
Living Puzzles: Triazzle

Living Puzzles: Triazzle

Windows 3.X - Released - 1995

In the game you have to solve the puzzles by turning and situating the triangles in valid places. Each side of triangles is defined by a creature. If parts of creature are correct then creature come alive. The puzzle will be solved when all creatures will breathe. There are five difficulty levels, three types of puzzle boards and many types of creatures in the game.
You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack

Windows 3.X - Released - 1995

You Don't Know Jack is a humorous trivia game for up to three players. The players take part in a quiz game, which partly parodies television shows such as Jeopardy. The players do need to answer serious questions, and knowledge of various topics (ranging from classical literature to modern pop culture) is required; however, the show's host is distinguished by his sense of sarcasm, sometimes offering humorous wordings for questions, and sardonically addressing the participants.
You Don't Know Jack (Vol. 1)

You Don't Know Jack (Vol. 1)

Windows - September 5, 1995

With wall-to-wall studio sound effects and original music, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK and its sarcastic host will whisk you from the green room to prime-time at a pace so fast it'll chap your lips. Get the question right and score some cash; get it wrong and pay the price. Ready? Put your knowledge to the test and your ego on the line. YOU DON'T KNOW JACK - the quiz show where high-culture and pop-culture collide.
You Don't Know Jack XL: X-Tra Large

You Don't Know Jack XL: X-Tra Large

Windows - Released - September 12, 1995

You Don't Know Jack XL (X-Tra Large) is a compilation package consisting of the original You Don't Know Jack with the 400 You Don't Know Jack: Question Pack questions included, for a total of 1200 questions.
You Don't Know Jack XL: X-Tra Large

You Don't Know Jack XL: X-Tra Large

Windows 3.X - Released - 1996

You Don't Know Jack XL (X-Tra Large) is a compilation package consisting of the original You Don't Know Jack with the 400 You Don't Know Jack: Question Pack questions included, for a total of 1200 questions.
You Don't Know Jack: Movies

You Don't Know Jack: Movies

Windows 3.X - Released - 1996

You Don't Know Jack Movies is a part of the You Don't Know Jack series of humorously presented trivia question games. As the title implies, this edition is dedicated entirely to cinema, as players are tested in their knowledge of the film industry. The gameplay is very similar to that of the "regular" entries, in particular the second installment. The game features the traditional Flickerpiss Nosescums (gibberish questions), Multiple Choice, and Jack Attack question modes, as well as those introduced in You Don't Know Jack Volume 2 - Fill in the Blanks, Dis or Dats, Whatitsname, and Picture Questions. The Celebrity Calls mode from the second game has been replaced with Fiber Optic Trips, which involves calling strangers and having them ask the contestants questions.
You Don't Know Jack: Sports

You Don't Know Jack: Sports

Windows 3.X - Released - 1996

The You Don't Know Jack series of party games is known for its oddball humor, sarcastic wit and roundabout way of asking trivia questions. This time Jack is aimed squarely at sports-related topics. Hosted by Guy Towers, this game includes the normal trivia as well as special questions in the form of Gibberish Questions, Multiple-Choice and Fiber Optic Field Trips. As with all Jack games, you can always try to screw another contestant (with actual screws!) or Don't Be a Wimp and be forced to answer the question if that player is in the lead.
You Don't Know Jack: Sports

You Don't Know Jack: Sports

Windows - Released - September 30, 1996

The You Don't Know Jack series of party games is known for its oddball humor, sarcastic wit and roundabout way of asking trivia questions. This time Jack is aimed squarely at sports-related topics. Hosted by Guy Towers, this game includes the normal trivia as well as special questions in the form of Gibberish Questions, Multiple-Choice and Fiber Optic Field Trips. As with all Jack games, you can always try to screw another contestant (with actual screws!) or Don't Be a Wimp and be forced to answer the question if that player is in the lead.
You Don't Know Jack: Television

You Don't Know Jack: Television

Windows 3.X - Released - 1997

You Don't Know Jack: Television follows the same formula that was introduced in You Don't Know Jack: the players compete with each other in a quiz show that features humorous questions rooted in popular culture. As the title implies, this installment focuses exclusively on television-related trivia questions. The hosts Raul and Cookie are trying to challenge players with 800+ questions in that particular field.
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2

Windows - Released - November 30, 1996

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2 is a sequel to You Don't Know Jack. Like its predecessor, the game imitates a television game show. Each game can consist of seven or twenty-one question rounds. Pressing a key that acts like a "buzzer," each player tries to be the first to answer a trivia question that pops on the screen. Many questions are humorously structured, drawing inspiration from pop culture references. The game's "host" provides jocular commentary during the show. The sequel adds new gameplay modes: DisOrDat, in which players have to quickly classify words into two or more categories; Celebrity Collect Calls, which features real-life characters asking bizarre questions; and Picture Questions, which adds pictures to the predominantly sound-oriented game.
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3

Windows - Released - October 31, 1997

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3 is a humorous, sarcasm-laced trivia game for up to three players that plays like a parody of the Jeopardy television game show. The players compete in either 9 or 21 question games and the person with the most money at the end wins. Questions are arranged in categories and all have a time limit. The player will find multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and other special situation questions such as rhyming, jumbled words, as well as sound and picture questions. The final question is always the Jack Attack which is matching up words that fit the clue. This third installment of the series adds new categories, questions, and features.
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3

Windows 3.X - Released - 1997

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3 is a humorous, sarcasm-laced trivia game for up to three players that plays like a parody of the Jeopardy television game show. The players compete in either 9 or 21 question games and the person with the most money at the end wins. Questions are arranged in categories and all have a time limit. The player will find multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and other special situation questions such as rhyming, jumbled words, as well as sound and picture questions. The final question is always the Jack Attack which is matching up words that fit the clue. This third installment of the series adds new categories, questions, and features.
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 4: The Ride

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 4: The Ride

Windows - Released - November 30, 1998

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 4 - The Ride is the fourth main installment in the series of humorously inclined quiz games. Several changes has been made to the game's structure and themes, compared to the previous entries. The game follows an episode-based format: "The Ride" refers to an elevator that transports the player character to rooms, each dedicated to a different theme. The choice of room for the player to tackle depends on his/her answers to the game's initial questions. The rest of the gameplay revolves, as in the previous installments, around answering trivia questions and gaining money by doing so. The game has a higher degree of randomization regarding the prizes offered for correct answers. There is also a new type of question, called "Roadkill", which requires the player to find a word that connects two other phrases.
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 6: The Lost Gold

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 6: The Lost Gold

Windows - Released - December 1, 2003

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 6 - "The Lost Gold" is a humorous quiz game. Up to three players have to answer multiple choice questions; a correct answer awards a certain amount of money (depending on the difficulty) . The player with the most amount of money after 13 questions wins. Every correct and false answer is followed by a humorous reply by host Jack. Players can "nail" other players to force them to answer a question - but if the other player actually knows it, it has a negative affect on his points. The game features overall 300 questions (600 in the German version). There are several additional question types which sometimes have to be played: Typing in a word to complete a word series or sentence A nonsensical sentence is given and players have to type in the phrase which rhymes to it Solving an anagram A special question type for one player requires him to match seven words into two categories, e.g. if "Ravioli" is the name of a composer, a noodle or both. A certain date, e.g. the birth of Jesus Christ, is given and players have to say if other happenings occurred before it, after it or never The last question is always the Jack Attack which plays with associations. So for example the pointer is "Extremes meets" and a term is shown on the center of the screen. Then multiple other terms fly into the screen; one of them is fitting for both the pointer and the given term. If this one appears on screen players have to quickly press a button to receive money - but if they are wrong, they lose it. After the correct answer is given (or no one answers), the next of seven terms is given.
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