Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer:
Licensor: Celador
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Table

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR
    T-36811D-09
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK
    £29.9929.99[3] T-36811D-05
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Non-Sega versions

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    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, known as Qui Veut Gagner des Millions? in France, is a quiz game for the Sega Dreamcast based on the television show of the same name.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
    French Qui Veut Gagner des Millions? Who Wants to Win Millions?

    History

    Release

    Eidos Interactive published several video game adaptions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the early 2000s, but while PlayStation and PC versions saw a widespread release across the Western world (as well as revised editions), the Dreamcast version remained exclusive to the United Kingdom (with English questions and voiceover by Chris Tarrant) and France (with French questions and Jean-Pierre Foucault playing the virtual host).

    Sales

    It was the first game to pass one million sales in the UK, achieving the feat in the week ending January 27th, 2001 according to Chart-Track. The Dreamcast version made up 39,000 of those sales, with PlayStation selling 624,000 copies, and PC 347,000 units.

    Reception

    The game was panned by critics, as although the game features voiceovers from the then-presenters of the TV show, these presenters do not read out the questions and are never seen in game (presumably so assets could easily be recycled). Likewise there is no visible audience, and questions are likely to repeat after a few playthroughs. The virtual nature of this adaption of WWTBAM means that the "phone-a-friend" lifeline does not involve actually phoning a real friend - instead pre-recorded messages choose A, B, C or D without being told the question, the chance calculated presumably in a similar way to the "ask the audience" lifeline.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    EidosDPKConference2000 WWtbaM pr.pdf

    PDF
    Press release
    EidosDPKConference2000 WWtbaM pr.pdf

    EidosDPKConference2000 WWtbaM WWTBAM.pdf

    PDF
    Press release (alt)
    EidosDPKConference2000 WWtbaM WWTBAM.pdf
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    Print advert in (UK) #12: "October 2000" (2000-09-07)
    also published in:
    • (UK) #227: "October 2000" (2000-09-13)[5]
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    Artwork

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    (UK) PAL
    50
    [6]
    (FR) PAL
    50
    [7]
    (UK) PAL
    59
    [8]
    (UK) PAL
    30
    [3]
    Sega Dreamcast
    47
    Based on
    4 reviews

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

    Dreamcast, UK
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    Cover
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    Disc
    Dreamcast, FR
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    Cover

    Technical information

    Main article: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?/Technical information.

    References


    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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