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Show do Milhão

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Answer quiz questions to win cash prizes, using skips and help options to reach the final million-dollar challenge.

Show do Milhão was developed and published by Tec Toy for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in Brazil in 2001, based on the Brazilian TV game show; no earlier release of this exact game version on any platform is known.

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Released
2001
Genre
Puzzle
Size
1.22 MB
Rating
0 votes
Developer
Tec Toy S.A.
Publisher
Tec Toy S.A.

About Show do Milhão

Show do Milhão is a Sega Genesis adaptation of a Brazilian television quiz program hosted by Silvio Santos. The game replicates elements like the host's digitized voice and the program's theme music, with all content presented in Portuguese.

Gameplay involves answering a series of sixteen multiple-choice questions to accumulate a cash prize. The player has access to several aids, including a statistical display of how simulated players answered and advice from a panel of three guests. Another option allows the removal of incorrect answers by selecting from shuffled cards, though one card offers no assistance.

The structure includes three blocks of five questions, culminating in a final question for the top prize. A player may skip a question up to three times, receiving a replacement of equal value. Choosing to stop at any point before the final question awards half the money earned to that stage, while an incorrect answer reduces the winnings to a quarter. The final question presents a challenging risk, as a wrong answer forfeits all accumulated money, though the option to stop and take half remains.

Show do Milhão Screenshots

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Title screen.
Registering your name.
The game rules.
Today's highest scores (none by that time).
Here we go to the R$ 1,000 question.
This is the question screen. You have to choose the right answer among the 4 alternatives. In this first question, your only option is to answer.
The 5,000 question: who's the English rock band Queen's famous vocalist?
If you're in doubt, you can ask for help. That help can be given by the cards, by the (in this case, simulated) other players or by the show's guests. You can also skip questions up to three times.
If you choose the cards help, you'll have to pick one of four cards (K, A, 2 and 3). In this case, I took 2, which means that two wrong options will be removed.
If you choose the guest's help, the three guests will take their guesses on the answer, and you can go by their guesses or not.
If you choose the other players help, a screen showing the percentage of players guessing each answer will appear.
And now, the 1 million question!