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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 3rd Edition cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 3rd Edition cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2001}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2001}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|2001}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-3rd-edition
 
|wikipedia    = Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire#Merchandise
 
|wikipedia    = Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire#Merchandise
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Trivia/quiz }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?}}
 
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-3rd-edition MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | CD not required with full installation | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
 
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Millionaire 3E Scores}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Game works only at 640x480 windowboxed in 800x600.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
|acceleration option notes = No mouse support.  
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|acceleration option notes = No mouse support.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    = No subtitles for the host.
 
  |notes    = No subtitles for the host.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = no
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play modes    = Versus
 
|local play modes    = Versus
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
}}{{Network/Connections
 
|matchmaking        =
 
|matchmaking notes  =
 
|p2p                =
 
|p2p notes          =
 
|dedicated          =
 
|dedicated notes    =
 
|self-hosting      =
 
|self-hosting notes =
 
|direct ip          =
 
|direct ip notes    =
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
|tcp  =
 
|udp  =
 
|upnp =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = Classic Mac OS only.
 +
|linux powerpc app      =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = true
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 200 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 133 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minRAM  = 32 MB
|minHD    = 200 MB
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|minHD    = 160 MB
|minGPU  = 16-bit color
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|minGPU  =  
|minVRAM  = 1 MB
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|minVRAM  =  
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minaudio = 16-bit DirectX compatible sound card
 
|minaudio = 16-bit DirectX compatible sound card
 
|minother = 4x CD-ROM Drive
 
|minother = 4x CD-ROM Drive
  
|recOS    = 98, ME
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|recOS    = 98, ME, XP
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  = 64 MB
 
|recRAM  = 64 MB
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
|OSfamily = OS X
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|OSfamily = Mac OS
  
 
|minOS    = 8.6
 
|minOS    = 8.6

Latest revision as of 10:11, 17 March 2023

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition cover
Developers
Jellyvision Games
Publishers
Buena Vista Interactive
Release dates
Windows 2001
Mac OS (Classic) 2001
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Trivia/quiz
Series Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition on MobyGames
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition on Wikipedia
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 1999
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: 2nd Edition 2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2000
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: UK Edition 2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Sports Edition 2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Junior 2001
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition 2001
Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Kids Edition 2001
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Party Edition 2006
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Special Editions 2016
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2020

Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
CD not required with full installation
Windows

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Millionaire 3E Scores[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Game works only at 640x480 windowboxed in 800x600.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
No mouse support.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
No subtitles for the host.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Classic Mac OS only.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 160 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
Sound (audio device) 16-bit DirectX compatible sound card
Other 4x CD-ROM Drive
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 8.6
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G3 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Other 24x CD-ROM Drive


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References