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Early Development Toys | Home » » » MGA Jeopardy DVD Game Base System With Game | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | Grab the buzzer and get ready to play Jeopardy. You'll feel like an actual contestant on America's favorite quiz show with this entertaining DVD game. Just like the real show, this patented MGA DVD game is hosted by the one and only, Alex Trebek. The DVD game features stunning graphics, real-time scoring and a unique wireless buzzer system. Game is loaded with more than 1,200 questions read by Alex Trebek throughout 20 playable, full-length episodes featuring real-time scoring, audio/video clues, plus doubles and final jeopardy. Includes game base, podium, control wire, AV cable, DVD and three wireless buzzers. Requires 4 "AA" batteries and 6 "AAA" Batteries, not included. For 1-4 players. | | | Features: | |
• Famous quiz show game system with hand-held buzzers
• 20 original episodes featuring more than 1,200 clues
• Easy visual setup guide for system and buzzers
• Includes DVD game system, DVD, IR set-top transmitter, DVD control wire, podium with 3 buzzers.
• Easy to see scoring
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 15.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.6 pounds | | Package Length:
| 15.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 56 reviews |
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| $11.85 | Collectible
- VeryGood | | | $13.91 | Collectible
- Acceptable | | | $23.98 | Collectible
- VeryGood | | | $23.99 | Collectible
- Good | | | $29.90 | Collectible
- Mint | | | $29.90 | Collectible
- Mint | | | $39.87 | New | | | $45.00 | New | | | $49.99 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | New | | | $59.99 | New | | | $79.95 | New | | | $89.00 | New | | | $89.99 | New | | | $99.92 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | New | | | $147.25 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | Collectible
- Mint | | | $147.25 | New | | | $199.99 | New | |
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| $39.87 | New | | | $45.00 | New | | | $49.99 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | New | | | $59.99 | New | | | $79.95 | New | | | $89.00 | New | | | $89.99 | New | | | $99.92 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | New | | | $147.25 | New | | | $199.99 | New | |
| Collectible | |
| $11.85 | Collectible
- VeryGood | | | $13.91 | Collectible
- Acceptable | | | $23.98 | Collectible
- VeryGood | | | $23.99 | Collectible
- Good | | | $29.90 | Collectible
- Mint | | | $29.90 | Collectible
- Mint | | | $147.25 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | Collectible
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135 of 140 found the following review helpful:
 Wonderful game idea - Lacking good softwareNov 16, 2007
By R. Guentner
1. It took 30 minutes to get it out of the box. If you don't want to save the box, you can get it open much quicker. I wanted to save the box for storage, but it's not worth the trouble.
2. I was really disappointed to see that this uses composit video to connect to your TV. The lowest grade connection! And this has to connect between your VCR and TV. After watching "JEOPARDY" in High-Def, its a big downgrade in picture quality.
3. The game starts with the categories being read by Alex Trebec and shown on the big board with the clue values. Then the clue values disappear. The categories are still shown but not which values are available. After you select a category, you are shown the remaining values in that category. Alex Trebek reads the clue and you press your signal button to answer and are given a choice of three answers. A correct answer is rewarded with a green check-mark, a wrong answer with a red X. The interplay with Alex is missing except for reading the question.
4. This game could have been so much more. I guess I am spoiled by playing the games in the special features in movie DVD sets. It wouldn't have taken that much to have added the rest of the interactive experience to this game. This is not the first product this company has released (MGA is part of SONY) that was crippled by it's software. Hi-Def DVR Sony DHG-HDD500, SONY RM-AX4000 Integrated Remote Commander are great ideas looking for good software.
60 of 60 found the following review helpful:
 Complete waste of moneyNov 21, 2007
By Alex C
I bought this game at walmart after work this evening and will be returning it first thing in the morning. My list of complaints:
1. Can only connect to a regular dvd player with an IR remote, using composite cables. Those wishing to use a PS3 or a dvd player that doesn't use an IR remote are completely out of luck with this one.
2. Took FOREVER to get set up and requires 13 batteries ( 9 AAA, 4 AA).
3. Gameplay is very very very flakey. If you buzz in before it prompts you to, it messes up. If 2 players buzz in at the same time, it messes up. It locked up on me 3 times the first 3 times I played it.
4. Sometimes while Alex is in the middle of reading one question, it will just up and skip to another question, or sometimes even repeat the same question over and over.
5. Lights in the room can mess with the IR, so you basically have to play in the dark for the controllers to work half good.
6. One controller didn't even work at all.
7. Every time you turn the game on, you have to reconfigure the controllers, which takes forever.
I'm sure there are more things that I'm missing. I literally played it for 20 minutes and was so fed up with it that I unplugged it all, boxed it up and dug my receipt out of the trash so I can take it back tomorrow. I spent more time setting it up than I did playing it.
Words really can't describe how much this entire game system sucks. If it were $15, I'd still feel ripped off. For the $60 I paid for it, I feel EXTREMELY ripped off.
Don't bother with this one. Get a cheap PC version or something.
90 of 93 found the following review helpful:
Don't botherNov 23, 2007
By C. Cable
This game is not very good. The composite video output looks bad and the controllers are junk.
When we first unpacked it only two of the controllers worked. After spending a lot of time try to get the game to work another controller failed to work leaving us with one.
The game play is poor. When looking at the main board none of the dollar amounts show to let you know which answers are left. Only after clicking one does the game inform you that the category has no answers left.
Also it requires an IR emitter to be stuck on the front of the DVD player. Of the two players we connected only one was able to work with the game.
We returned this game the next day and got our money back. I would not recomend this game to anyone.
45 of 45 found the following review helpful:
How Did This Make It Through Research & DevelopmentDec 03, 2007
By J. Siburt
This product is horrible. We owned the first one for all of an hour before the base station's video went out and all we had was audio. The setup CD also did not work for the first one.
We returned it to Wal-Mart for a second one which lasted for two games. Haven't decided if I want to exchange it again.
This game could have been something great. For the $60.00 it costs at Wal-Mart it should play its own DVDs or the whole game should just run from the base station.
This unit must be connected between your DVD player and the TV and it must be on in order to watch a DVD movie as the composite connections on the back are not passthroughs. Of course since the unit runs on batteries instead of using an AC adapter good luck. We put brand new name brand batteries in and played one game. Then while watching a DVD it turned black and white about 2 hours in and then the batteries went dead.
MGA really should have thought this one through. Even the design of the game if you do manage to get it working is terrible. You can't even see what is remaining in each category without picking the category itself. It took us a half hour to find the one remaining clue on the board.
The two times it worked it was fun. I'm very disappointed.
45 of 45 found the following review helpful:
DO NOT BUY THIS GAMENov 24, 2007
By C. Hunzeker
"Mom2Lily"
This is a horrible version of the Jeopardy! game. First of all it is not worth the $60.00 I paid for it, especially since other DVD games are priced at $[...].
The set up takes forever!!! And it takes a ton of batteries. After all of the trouble we went through to set it all up it wouldn't even work properly. The questions are multiple choice. The video is poor. There are only 20 games available to play.
Not worth the money.
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