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Quiz Show

Game Information
manufacturer Atari (Kee Games)
year 1976
downloads 40
Screenshots
quizshow title
quizshow snap
quizshow select
quizshow gameover
Download Details
split set quizshow.zip 3.67KiB
merged set quizshow.7z 2.67KiB
standalone set quizshow.7z 2.68KiB
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 48 years ago:

Quiz Show (c) 1976 Kee Games.

Say The Secret Word and Win... Quiz Show asks 250 different questions in each category. Players can select 'sports', 'general knowledge', 'movies' or 'people'. Each question displays four possible answers which appear in different colors. Hit the colored button on the control console that corresponds to the correct 'answer' color on the monitor, the contestant scores. High for a fast answer, low if it's a head-scratcher. Player can test him or herself, or challenge a partner for highest score.

- TRIVIA -

Released in April 1976, selling at an MSRP of $1095.

Quiz Show is believed to be the first game to utilize the now well-known 'arcade font' (formerly thought to have been first introduced with Sprint 2 or Cannonball, but Quiz Show predates these two games by six months). This font is likely to have been designed by Lyle Rains and has since been used by many non-Atari games manufacturers including Namco, Irem, Nichibutsu, and Nintendo.

Driver Details
source atari/quizshow.cpp
driver status preliminary
emulation status preliminary
save states unsupported
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 256
height 240
refresh rate 62.69hz
Input Details
player: 1
type only_buttons
directions N/A
buttons 5way
player: 2
type only_buttons
directions N/A
buttons 4way
Chipset Details
Signetics 2650 756.00khz
Speaker present
1-Bit DAC present
Cassette present
ROM Details
name size crc
005464-01.a1 512.00B c9da809a
005464-02.c1 512.00B 42237134
005464-03.d1 512.00B 0c58fee9
005464-04.f1 512.00B 4c6cffd4
005464-05.h1 512.00B b8d61b96
005464-06.k1 512.00B 200023b2
005466-01.m2 512.00B 03017820
005466-02.n2 512.00B cd554367
005465-01.f2 512.00B 0fe46552