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Jeopardy

Based on the hit television show, Jeopardy! for Game Boy features over 1,500 questions and support for two players. Before starting, you can enter the number of participants and their names. Gameplay consists…

31 December 1991

Jeopardy is a quiz/trivia developed by GameTek, Inc., released 31 December 1991 on Game Boy.

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What Jeopardy is

Jeopardy is a quiz/trivia game developed by GameTek, Inc. and released in 1991. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the hit television show, Jeopardy! for Game Boy features over 1,500 questions and support for two players. Before starting, you can enter the number of participants and their names. Gameplay consists of moving a cursor and selecting a category and money value. After the question (or answer) appears, you have ten seconds to buzz in. Answering involves selecting each letter on an alphabet display to spell out one or more words. After the first two rounds, players with positive dollar amounts can play in Final Jeopardy! The player with the most money at the end of this round wins the game. For two-player games, you can either link two systems together or share one Game Boy.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Jeopardy series

Jeopardy is the seventh of 48 entries we hold in the Jeopardy series. The next entry was Jeopardy! in 1992.

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What it launched against

Jeopardy launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did Jeopardy come out?
Jeopardy was released on 31 December 1991 for Game Boy.

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