Wheel Of Fortune (video Game)

''All versions are released by Gametek unless noted below.''

NES version

The accessory; the third player must use the first player's controller.

This version featured three rounds, a wheel that never changed values (The Top Dollar value in every round was $1,000), and the third round was always the Speed Round with the final spin. If the player advances to the bonus round, they must choose a prize to play for and solve the final puzzle by choosing five consonants and one vowel (this was before R, S, T, L, N and E were given in the offset).

The only differences with the Junior Edition is puzzles more identifyable to children and prizes to match (instead of playing for cars, players play for trips or similar). The Family Edition follows this same route.

Another version, titled ''Wheel of Fortune featuring Vanna White '', was a new version designed by IJE, who also developed ''Talking Super Jeopardy! '' at the same time.

Genesis/SNES versions

The Super NES and Sega Genesis versions were released in 1991, and feature similar graphics and puzzles, and is more based off the rules of the 1989 version, with a choice of prizes.

Another edition, titled the Deluxe Edition, was released only to the Super NES in 1993.

Sega CD version

Sony Imagesoft released a version for the Sega CD in 1995, concurrently with the PC version (see below). Featured full-motion video and Red Book CD Audio of the 1989 theme and various cues from that era.

Nintendo 64 version

Gametek released a version for the Nintendo 64 in 1997, and featured rules similar to the 1995-96 season. This would also be the last Wheel game published by Gametek, as they filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy that year.

PlayStation versions

Atari (then known as Hasbro Interactive) acquired the Wheel and Jeopardy! licenses and started releasing versions for the Sony PlayStation . Two versions were released. The second edition features a behind-the-scenes look at the show and a sample question exam.

PlayStation 2 version

The most recent console edition of Wheel was in 2003, released a little after the PC version (see below).

Handheld variants

Versions of ''Wheel'' were made for the Game Boy and Game Gear . The rules of the Game Boy and Game Gear versions were based on the early 1990s rules of the American syndicated version of Wheel of Fortune.

Two editions were published for Tiger Electronics 's Game.com .

PC versions

Like Jeopardy!, there were many versions made for the PC. Three editions were made by Sharedata , the third being a Golden Edition. Versions of these were also released for the Apple II and Commodore 64 . Gametek continued publishing PC versions released around the same time as their console counterparts.

Sony Imagesoft released a PC version of Wheel around the same time as the Sega CD version.

Once Gametek folded, Hasbro Interactive released three versions of Wheel in 1999, 2001 and 2002, developed by Artech Studios .

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Archived list of 'Wheel of Fortune' Games

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