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Jeopardy series

Jeopardy!

If you’ve always anted to be on Jeopardy! (and who hasn’t), play the world’s most popular ‘answer and question’ game and feel like you’re on the set! You’re standing in front of the cameras, hand at the…

9 March 1995

Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia, released 9 March 1995 on Philips CD-i.

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What Jeopardy! is

Jeopardy! was released in 1995. It was published by North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp.. It is available on Philips CD-i only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

If you’ve always anted to be on Jeopardy! (and who hasn’t), play the world’s most popular ‘answer and question’ game and feel like you’re on the set! You’re standing in front of the cameras, hand at the buzzer, as host Alex Trebek calls you by name and peppers you with categories and dollar amounts. Win the most money, become champion and see your score immortalized in the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame. The unique response to directory on CD-I makes this version as fast-paced as the television game itself.
Description from the publisher · source

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 15th of 48 entries we hold in the Jeopardy series. The next entry was Jeopardy! in 1995.

See all 48 Jeopardy games in release order →

What it launched against

Jeopardy! launched on 9 March 1995, within three weeks of Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent and Discworld.

Released around the same time: Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent, Discworld.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

Jeopardy! — frequently asked questions

When did Jeopardy! come out?
Jeopardy! was released on 9 March 1995 for Philips CD-i.

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