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Jeopardy!

Quiz game based on the show of the same name. Up to three contestants can play at once, with gaps optionally filled in by computer AI. If three human players are engaged, then Player 1 and 2 share the first…

31 December 1988

Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia developed by Rare, released 31 December 1988 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Jeopardy! is

Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia game developed by Rare and released in 1988. It was published by GameTek, Inc.. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Quiz game based on the show of the same name. Up to three contestants can play at once, with gaps optionally filled in by computer AI. If three human players are engaged, then Player 1 and 2 share the first controller, with the second controller going to Player 3.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person 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 third of 48 entries we hold in the Jeopardy series. The next entry was Jeopardy!: Junior Edition in 1989.

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What it launched against

Jeopardy! launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Jeopardy! come out?
Jeopardy! was released on 31 December 1988 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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