Game Classification

$100,000 Pyramid (The $100,000 Pyramid / $100,000 Pyramid / $100000 Pyramid) Richard Hansen, Box Office (U.S.A.), 1987  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

Keywords

Action - Game show

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
MATCH : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
1 analysis

Comments

Analyses
  • "To classify the game "100,000 Pyramid", which is based on a famous TV game show, we can analyze its main mechanics based on the descriptions of Gameplay Bricks and Metrics mentioned in the documents. Here is a potential classification:

    Choose (Medium): In "100,000 Pyramid", players must choose from different categories of questions or clues. This selection is crucial to progress in the game.

    Achieve (Objective): The main objective for players is to achieve a high score by correctly answering questions to climb the pyramid and potentially win the grand prize.

    The combination of these bricks leads to the "Puzzle" meta-brick, which characterizes games where players must choose options to achieve a specific objective, in this case accumulating points to win.
    These elements describe the interactive setting and objectives of “100,000 Pyramid,” illustrating how players use knowledge and strategy to select categories and answer questions in hopes of maximizing their score (14/04/24)."

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$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 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. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Commodore 64 - PC (Dos)

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