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The $100,000 Pyramid

DOS - 1988
Also available on: Apple II - Commodore 64

$100,000 Pyramid is a great computer version of The Pyramid game show, one of the most successful TV game shows ever made. The show was nominated 16 times for the Emmy Award, and won the Emmy nine times.

This computer version is based on the latest version of the show, $100,000 Pyramid, hosted by John Davidson. The goal of this trivia quiz variant is to guess seven words in 30 seconds or less from a category that you select off the Pyramid. Played in three rounds, the team with the highest point total wins the game and moves on to the bonus round called The Winner's Circle for a chance at the grand prize.

The object here is to describe what the category is: one person gives the clues, and the category is then guessed by the contestant. If the contestant guesses all six categories in 60 seconds or less, he/she wins the grand prize.

This PC version of the show is very faithful to the original, although some of the questions are too obscure, and computer players' intelligence is quite low. Hundreds of trivia questions will likely keep fans entertained for hours, though, or at least the few minutes it'll take to reminisce about the golden days of television ;)

Recommended, and be sure to use slow down programs (e.g. MoSlo or Bremze) to make the game winnable.

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

LOBO 30 Jul. 2018

So the games don't run like they're on steroids, I use MO'SLO.COM with DosBox. An instance of MO'SLO.COM can be found inside the "High Rollers" game folder.
Just drop the 1kb MO'SLO.COM file into a game folder and modify the batch (.BAT) file accordingly (if there is a batch file calling the game). Use this entry:

mo'slo /5 NAMEOFGAME.exe

(where NAMEOFGAME is the name of the game executable - 5 seems to be a good speed). If there is no batch file calling the game, you can make one with Notepad. Name it GAME.BAT Copy and Paste the following into GAME.BAT:

@echo off
mo'slo /5 NAMEOFGAME.exe

Edit the Dosbox Config. file (C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\DOSBox).

Example Dosbox Config. file "autoexec" MOUNT lines:

#SUPER PASSWORD
MOUNT C C:\DOSGAMES
C:
CD PASSWRD
GAME.BAT
EXIT

In this example, GAME.BAT is calling the game with mo'slo, enabling it, the game, to run at a decent speed.

Done.

1
russ 08 Oct. 2016

Russell.hardy.

0
lil paul 05 Jul. 2016

great

0
Ytsejammer 30 Mar. 2015

erm... try DosBox people!

0
Nomitron 06 Feb. 2014

This runs way too fast to play gives me less than one second to guess a word

0
Jimmy 05 Jun. 2013

This game doesn't run right through Windows XP Home edition.Runs too quickly and I can't answer the questions properly.Does run well on a 486.

0
Max 17 Mar. 2013

Great game, and ignore the Amon moron. Stupid troll.

1
li 29 Aug. 2012

i love it

0
Amon 11 Jul. 2012

Whoever likes this game deserve to choke on a dick, including "Justyn" with a y here. Serious, what a stupid name.

-4
Justyn 04 Oct. 2009

I love old game shows. This is a great game. Very fun to play.

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Downloads

DOS version
Game file
United Kingdom English
99 KB
Commodore 64 version
Game file
United Kingdom English
53 KB
Apple II version
Game file
United Kingdom English
225 KB

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