Quiz Show (video game)

Quiz Show, also known onscreen as "The Kee Games Quiz Show," is a two-player arcade game developed by Kee Games—a company that was originally founded by Atari, Inc. It launched in 1976. The game simulates a quiz show, offering multiple-choice answers drawn from various subject areas.

During gameplay, questions appear and each player presses a button to respond. The questions are multiple-choice, selected from a pool of 1,000 across four categories: people, sports, movies, and potpourri. Players choose a category before starting.

Correct answers earn points, while wrong answers deduct them. Bonus points are awarded based on how quickly a player answers. At the end of the game, the player receives a rating—Dunce, Lucky, Smart, or Genius—depending on their final score.

The game is built into a custom cabinet with two sets of four buttons (one set per player) positioned on either side of the monitor. Its circuit board uses a Signetics 2650 CPU, and all questions and answers are stored on a removable 8-track audio cassette tape, which streams data to the game. Quiz Show is believed to be the first game to feature the now-familiar "arcade font"—an 8×8 monospaced typeface later used in Sprint 2 and in many arcade games from other manufacturers.