The $100,000 pyramid was released in the early 90s by Sierra Online and was based on the TV game show with the same title. If you are not familiar with said TV Show, do not fret it was actually shows in the70s! The game show was originally entitled “The $10,000 pyramid” but the title of the game was changed in the course of its 18-year history.
The concept of the TV show is pretty simple. There are two players who are each paired with a celebrity.
The $100,000 pyramid was released in the early 90s by Sierra Online and was based on the TV game show with the same title. If you are not familiar with said TV Show, do not fret it was actually shows in the70s! The game show was originally entitled “The $10,000 pyramid” but the title of the game was changed in the course of its 18-year history.
The concept of the TV show is pretty simple. There are two players who are each paired with a celebrity. The two teams will then take turns choosing categories. One member of the team will give verbal clues as to the “answers” in the categories while his/ her partner makes a guess as to what the answers are. The team with
the highest score will move on to the winners’ circle. In the winners circle the tandem now has to solve more difficult “answers”. If the team gets to answer six correct answers they walk away with a jackpot prize. The PC game works pretty much the same way.
The game has a 2D graphics that are not as impressive as the other games released in the 90s. The graphics really does not do much for the game and the only impressive graphics is presented during the introduction of the game and during interludes. But throughout the game, graphics are pretty boring.
The music is more entertaining and better created than the graphics and is responsible for creating a fun and light mood for the game.
The game has a multi-player feature which makes it even more fun to play. It’s like really being in a game show. In the single player game, you are given a choice between four characters. Your chosen character will appear at one corner of the screen. The clues will be given by the AI on the screen so you can guess the answers. To give answers, you will type in the answers through the keyboard.
In the multiple-player mode which is more fun, you or your partner will give the verbal clues while the other one guesses. There is no need to type in the answers, you just need to turn away from the screen if you are the one guessing the answer and give your answer verbally to your partner.
If you like board games or PC games that are based on TV shows then I highly recommend this game.
