The Sega CD and N64 versions of Wheel both feature full-motion video footage of White as host. On December 2, 1997, Take-Two Interactive released its first Wheel game for the Nintendo 64 this was Take-Two's last collaboration with GameTek. In mid-1997, Take-Two Interactive acquired GameTek's assets, including the rights to develop Wheel of Fortune games for the Nintendo 64. Next Generation rated it two stars out of five, and stated that 'Even as a party game, Wheel of Fortune doesn't cut it.' Two years later, GameTek made plans to create adaptations for the Sega Saturn and the 3DO, but both were canceled during development. In 1994, Sony Imagesoft released a game based on Wheel for the Sega CD. A sequel, Wheel of Fortune 2, was planned for Genesis but never released. A 'Deluxe Edition' was also released for the Super NES in 1994. The magazine Mega gave the Super NES and Genesis versions a score of 22%, saying that there was 'no challenge'. In 1987 the first of GameTek's many Wheel games was published, with Sharedata as its developer this version was released simultaneously on the Commodore 64 and the Nintendo Entertainment System, and subsequently spawned a second Commodore 64 version of Wheel from Sharedata, as well as a 'Family Edition' and a 'Junior Edition', both of which were exclusive to the NES and were developed by Rare Neither host Pat Sajak nor hostess Vanna White is featured in any of these games however, White is featured in a later NES game from GameTek and IJE Inc., which was released in 1992 and also appeared on the Sega Genesis, Super NES, and the Game Gear. in 1983, but ended up being cancelled during development. Most versions released in the 20th century were published by GameTek, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1998.Īn Atari 2600 adaptation of Wheel of Fortune was planned by The Great Game Co. Since 1986, the syndicated version has been adapted into various video games spanning numerous hardware generations. Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, premiering in 1975 with a syndicated version airing in 1983.

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Electronic wheel of fortune board game