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rounds and a third round featuring an obstacle course. The rules and scoring from the game show all apply. Toss-up challenges determine which team gets initial control of the trivia round. To complete a toss-up, each player determines the precise speed and angle of whatever object they are throwing
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to hit a target. Physical challenges are played the same way. Each player uses the up or down arrows on the controller to choose answers for trivia questions. The player with the most money at the end of round two proceeds to the obstacle course.
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can be played by one or two players; single players compete against the computer. Before the game starts, players enter their team names and select from four male and four female
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In order to move through an obstacle, the player needs to repeatedly alternate between pressing either the left and right or up and down arrows on the controller's
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and said "Any fan of the TV games will enjoy these 64 versions. And even if you're not a fan, we think you'll get a kick out of these games anyway."
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bicycle, television set, an NES console, and several other gifts, ending with an exotic vacation received for completing the last obstacle.
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That's why Double Dare, the computer game by Game Tek, may perform a true public service.
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The game plays exactly like its television counterpart, with two rounds of 10-question
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Virtual prizes for beating the obstacle course include a
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Developer(s)
Rare
Publisher(s)
GameTek
Programmer(s)
Composer(s)
David Wise
Platform(s)
DOS
NES
Commodore 64
Genre(s)
Game show
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GameTek
Nickelodeon
game show

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