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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Pretty good fast-paced take, and actually one of the better keyboards for a console Jeopardy (having multiple rows instead of a single left to right thing makes it quicker to navigate).
Sucks that you can't see the other players' scores while making wagers (and the CPU players' wagering strategies make no sense, though tbf that's kinda realistic). Also i'm pretty sure one time i got two Daily Doubles in the same category?
My favorite part -- similar to another Rare-developed game, Anticipation, CPU players sometimes buzz in with an incorrect response which has a scattering of letters from the real response; if you're right on the edge of thinking you know it, those letters might jog your memory enough to get it yourself on the rebound, while usually not being enough to just give you the answer flat out. Very clever and effective way to simulate that.
Being able to buzz in as soon as the clue is revealed (as it was on the actual show until the second season of the Trebek version) can make things pretty unfair, either in your favor if you're playing computers (as they'll always politely give you a few seconds to read it), or against you if you're playing against a human who's played before. Notably, there's no way to reshuffle the categories if you get a board you've seen before, as later versions would add. The manual just recommends resetting the console, but that's obviously not an option once you're in Double or Final (i got a repeat Final question on only my third playthrough; there are more clues than that, but it seems their RNG seeding isn't as random as it could be).
Sucks that you can't see the other players' scores while making wagers (and the CPU players' wagering strategies make no sense, though tbf that's kinda realistic). Also i'm pretty sure one time i got two Daily Doubles in the same category?
My favorite part -- similar to another Rare-developed game, Anticipation, CPU players sometimes buzz in with an incorrect response which has a scattering of letters from the real response; if you're right on the edge of thinking you know it, those letters might jog your memory enough to get it yourself on the rebound, while usually not being enough to just give you the answer flat out. Very clever and effective way to simulate that.
Being able to buzz in as soon as the clue is revealed (as it was on the actual show until the second season of the Trebek version) can make things pretty unfair, either in your favor if you're playing computers (as they'll always politely give you a few seconds to read it), or against you if you're playing against a human who's played before. Notably, there's no way to reshuffle the categories if you get a board you've seen before, as later versions would add. The manual just recommends resetting the console, but that's obviously not an option once you're in Double or Final (i got a repeat Final question on only my third playthrough; there are more clues than that, but it seems their RNG seeding isn't as random as it could be).
A fun little way to feel like you're on the TV show. I still have a decent time with it even though I'm nowhere near the title of "trivia buff." What makes it better than more modern video game takes on Jeopardy, at least for me, is the fact that it doesn't take the multiple choice approach like later ones do. Yes, it's a bit more tedious to type out answers, but at least that's staying more true to the source material.
Jeopardy! on the NES was a fun way to relive the tension of the game show... if you can type fast! It's dated like anything else from the 80s, but it gets the essentials right for trivia buffs. Nostalgic charm bumps it up a bit for me.
Video game versions of game shows were an underrated way to kill time in the 90s.
The game that keeps on giving (not including specifically US questions from 1988).
"Beatles told Jude to do this with a sad song"
"What is hey?"
"Correct. +800 pts"
"What is hey?"
"Correct. +800 pts"