YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports game tile
Developer	Jellyvision Berkeley Systems
Publisher	Berkeley Systems
Series	You Don't Know Jack
Release date	October 17th, 1996
Release price (USD)	$30
Hosted by	Guy Towers
Number of players	1-3
Game duration	25 Minutes
Platforms	Windows (3.1/95; 486 or higher) Mac OS (System 7.1; 68040 or higher)
Languages	English
Genre	Trivia
Director	John Boyden
Producer	John Boyden Christopher York
Website	Steam

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YOU DON'T KNOW JACK SPORTS is a trivia video game developed by Jellyvision (now Jackbox Games) and Berkeley Systems, and was originally published by Berkeley Systems on October 17th, 1996. It is the second installment in the You Don't Know Jack series, and the first game in the series to be centered on a specific theme.

This game marks the first appearance of Guy Towers, as well as the first appearances of Schmitty (voiced by Phil Ridarelli) and Old Man (voiced by Andy Poland).

Development

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports marked the directorial debut of John Boyden, who co-produced the original game—it is also the first Jack game not to be directed by Harry Gottlieb.

Art direction was handled by Mark Gibson, one of the original creative directors for the first You Don't Know Jack.

Kevin Quinn, the composer for the original Jack, returned to direct the music for Sports.

Sports is also the first time Phil Ridarelli worked on a game for Jellyvision—his primary roles were senior writer, commercial writing, and the voice of Schmitty.

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports was officially announced (alongside Volume 2) by Berkeley Systems on May 16th, 1996, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). According to the press release, the game contained over 800 sports questions, and described the host as one that "makes Howard Cosell sound like a kindergarten teacher".

The game was scheduled for Fall 1996, and was released on October 17th, 1996 for $30 USD. Original copies of the game included a trailer for Berkeley's then-upcoming online service beZerk, which was officially announced on the same day.

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports was re-released by Jellyvision in February of 2004, with all visual references to Berkeley Systems removed. Unlike the other re-releases however, the "WBSI TV" call sign (which was replaced with "UBS" in the other re-released games) remains unchanged.

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Sports was later re-released on Steam by Jackbox Games on November 5th, 2013.

Gallery

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  The opening title.
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  The beginning of Round 1. (Baseball version)
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  The beginning of Round 1. (Basketball version)
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  The beginning of Round 1. (American/Gridiron Football version)
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  The beginning of Round 1. (Tennis version)
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  A standard multiple-choice question.
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  The intro to the Gibberish Question.
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  The intro to a Fiber Optic Field Trip question.
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  The Question 1 segue.
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  The Question 2 segue.
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  The Question 3 segue.
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  The Question 4 segue.
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  The Question 5 segue.
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  The Question 6 segue.
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  The Question 7 segue.
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  The Question 8 segue.
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  The Question 9 segue.
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  The Question 10 segue.
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  The Question 11 segue.
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  The Question 12 segue.
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  The Question 13 segue.
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  The Question 14 segue.
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  The Question 15 segue.
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  The Question 16 segue.
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  The Question 17 segue.
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  The Question 18 segue.
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  The Question 19 segue.
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  The Question 20 segue.
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  The intro to the Jack Attack.