Wheel of Fortune (GameTek)

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Wheel of Fortune
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: GameTek
Sega Mega Drive
Ballistic (US re-release)
Developer:
Licensor: Merv Griffin Enterprises
Sega Mega Drive
Columbia TriStar Television (re-release)
Genre: Table

















Number of players: 1-3
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-83016
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9539.95[3] T-83018
Non-Sega versions

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Wheel of Fortune is a video game version of the game show of the same name ported to a variety of systems by GameTek including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear. Up to three players can play the game with Vanna White (not with Pat Sajak) acting both as host and letter turner.

Being developed in the United Kingdom, European releases were planned after their US counterparts[1][4], but failed to materialise. This also has the side effect in-game of having words and phrases written in British English rather than American English, such as using "jewellery" instead of "jewelry", despite the game being targeted to an American audience.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Wheel of Fortune (R) Was Brought To You By: GameTek and Imagitec Design
  • Programming: RAB
  • Artwork: Peter Goldsmith, Colin Jackson, Andrew Walker, Andrew Gilmour
  • Sound: Barry Leitch, Ian Howe
  • Playtesting: John McKinnon
  • Packaging Design By: Steve Curran
  • Produced for GameTek By: Liz Curran, Rodney Humble
  • Produced for Imagitec By: Jaz Alden-Salter
  • Thanks to the Following: Scotland, Barry, John, Alan, Martin Hooley, Jaz Alden-Salter, Axel Brown, Carl Wade, and everyone who decided to go without sleep until the product was finished!
Wheel of Fortune:(C) 1992 GameTek, (C) 1992 Califon Productions

Game Gear version

  • Coding by: Richard Clark
  • Artwork by: Micheal Hanrahan
  • Sonics by: Barry Leitch
  • Playtesting by: Piglet, Liz Curran
  • Produced by: Liz Curran, Rodney Humble
  • Thanks go to: Mike Merson, Richard Lodge, Andy, The Big Man
  • Produced in England by: Imagetek Design Inc.
Source:
In-game credits
Wheel of Fortune GG credits.pdf
[5]


Magazine articles

Main article: Wheel of Fortune (GameTek)/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[6]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
22
[7]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
23
[8]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
43
[9]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
43
[10]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
62
[11]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
30
[12]
Sega Mega Drive
38
Based on
7 reviews

Wheel of Fortune (GameTek)

Mega Drive, US (Made in Japan)
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US (Assembled in Mexico)
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Cover
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Cart
Wheel Of Fortune MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
60
[3]
Sega Game Gear
60
Based on
1 review

Wheel of Fortune (GameTek)

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Wheel of Fortune GG US Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: Wheel of Fortune (GameTek)/Technical information.

References


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