Jeopardy! Deluxe [Old Version]

by Encore

Product Features

• Over 3000 new clues
• New Double JEOPARDY! round with higher stakes and two Daily Doubles.
• Avatar with customizable clothes, hair, and skin tone.
• High-score list.
• Ability to expand the game with puzzle packs -- now you're always in JEOPARDY!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000RA5BMK
• Item model number: 14110
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #725 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #4 in Video Games > PC Games > Trivia

Product Description

Do you have what it takes to be a champion?Product InformationGet ready to test your knowledge with America's favorite quiz show in Jeopardy! Deluxe.  Play alone or challenge computerized contestants for control of the board.  If your responses are correct you lead the game.  If you are wrong you will need quick wits to jump back in command or you might find yourself in Jeopardy!Product Features Over 3000 challenging clues from the TV show writers All the level and extras you love Jeopardy! Double Jeopardy! Daily Doubles Final Jeopardy! Sharpen your skills on three different levels of difficulty Daily Clue - a Jeopardy! clue every day of the yearWindows Requirements Windows 2000 SP4 XP (Home and Pro) SP2 Vista Pentium 900 MHz processor or faster 128 MB of RAM 40 MB free Hard Drive space 8X CD-ROM drive or faster 16-bit Graphics and Sound DirectSound compatible Sound Card Open GL compatible Video Card 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Moving backwards, October 11, 2007

By 

Cantus (The Rockies) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jeopardy! Deluxe [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Pros:
1) As with many other games these days, you can customize your character, and even give him a mullet and a pornstache (as I did, of course).
2) Not as prone to locking up (on my PC, anyway) as the 2003 version.
3) The clues are better (and somewhat more difficult) than in the 2003 edition.
4) Customizable difficulty level (though only so-so impact on the game).

Cons:

Where do I start?

1) No one reads the answers. They just pop up on the screen and you read them yourself. This is annoying because in the TV version you can't buzz in until the clue has been completely read.
2) Multiple choice. A HUGE booboo. What the heck is that about??? Since when is "America's favorite answer and question show" multiple choice? And not only does it sorta ruin the experience, but at times it's complete nonsense. The first game I played had a category called "Arthurian Legends," where all the answers were someone named Arthur. Then in one clue in the category only one of the choices was named Arthur - duh.

All in all, it's still a decent game. I don't regret the purchase. I'm too big a trivia buff not to like it. It's just that it isn't really Jeopardy.

If the publisher felt that more people would prefer a multiple choice version then they could've at least made it optional, not mandatory. As it is, it seems that a multiple choice version would actually be harder to write, since you have to come up with all sorts of answers besides just the correct one(s). And if they're not gunna have a guy reading the clue then at least have a clock so you can't buzz in before the clue is read.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Multiple choice Jeopardy?, July 26, 2007

By 

Gerald Hartman - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jeopardy! Deluxe [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I am just floored that they would make a jeopardy game multiple choice. It not much fun when they give u the awnsers. For 20 i want a refund to be honest. I feel taken advantage of.

It has some jeopardy characterists but all in all seems rushed and with out it playing like jeopardy a waste of ones time.

warning this product is mislabeled its not really jeopardy its a multiple choice quiz

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Multiple choice ruined this, August 15, 2007

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I'm hungry. feed me - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jeopardy! Deluxe [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I like The idea of a Jeopardy PC game but this version sucks. I have to agree with the other reveiwers about the Multiple choice on this game. Providing multiple choice ruins this game. Multiple choice was never a part og the show and probably never will be. If Jeopardy gets any more game releases, keep it the way it originally is. In my opinion, the only thing that should be updtaed with Jeopardy are the Answers, and categorys. Also, Jeopardy would make a great Nintendo DS game. If it were a ds game, we could use the touch screen and instead of typing in our responses, we could say them.

RIP Merv Griffin