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Jeopardy!

A 16-bit adapation of the Merv Griffin general knowledge quiz show Jeopardy! for the SNES and Sega Genesis. It was published by GameTek instead of Rare, the original developers of the NES games.

1 December 1992

Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia developed by Imagineering, Inc., released 1 December 1992 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Jeopardy! is

Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia game developed by Imagineering, Inc. and released in 1992. It was published by GameTek, Inc.. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A 16-bit adapation of the Merv Griffin general knowledge quiz show Jeopardy! for the SNES and Sega Genesis. It was published by GameTek instead of Rare, the original developers of the NES games.
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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 eighth of 48 entries we hold in the Jeopardy series. It arrived 11 months after Jeopardy. The next entry was Jeopardy! in 1993.

See all 48 Jeopardy games in release order →

What it launched against

Jeopardy! launched on 1 December 1992, within three weeks of Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Moto Roader MC.

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When did Jeopardy! come out?
Jeopardy! was released on 1 December 1992 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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