The $100,000 Pyramid
This is an early adaptation of the popular TV game show The $100,000 Pyramid. The objective is to reach the top of the pyramid by winning successive rounds. Each round consists of selecting a category from the…
The $100,000 Pyramid is a quiz/trivia developed by Box Office, Inc., released 31 December 1987 on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What The $100,000 Pyramid is
The $100,000 Pyramid is a quiz/trivia game developed by Box Office, Inc. and released in 1987. It is available on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This is an early adaptation of the popular TV game show The $100,000 Pyramid. The objective is to reach the top of the pyramid by winning successive rounds. Each round consists of selecting a category from the pyramid. Each category consists of a list of words that share some common thread like "things that are red". One player then tries to give the other player clues to guess the word without saying the word itself. There is also a single player mode that does not resemble the show very much where you have to type in single word clues.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
The $100,000 Pyramid launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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