Jeopardy!
This version of Jeopardy features the digitized look and voice of the TV show's host, Alex Trebek and even the announcer, Johnny Gilbert, as well. There are 650 different categories to choose from as well as…
Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia developed by GameTek, Inc., released 25 February 1998 on Nintendo 64.
What Jeopardy! is
Jeopardy! is a quiz/trivia game developed by GameTek, Inc. and released in 1998. It was published by Take-Two Interactive. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This version of Jeopardy features the digitized look and voice of the TV show's host, Alex Trebek and even the announcer, Johnny Gilbert, as well. There are 650 different categories to choose from as well as 4,000 new answers. The player answers questions by selecting letters by using the analog or D-pad and will be given suggestion words to help them along. The same rules apply to the game as they do in the TV show, the game is divided into three different rounds: Regular, Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy and has three different contestants.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 3 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Jeopardy series
Jeopardy! is the 26th of 48 entries we hold in the Jeopardy series. The next entry was Jeopardy! in 1998.
How it was received
Jeopardy! holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 28% of the 116 rated quiz/trivia games in our database, which average 64. Games released in 1998 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Jeopardy! launched on 25 February 1998, within three weeks of Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding and Battlezone. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding, Battlezone.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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