Assuming Pat Sajak and Vanna White have immortality clauses in their contract, I think we’ll be watching “Wheel of Fortune” for years to come. And why not? Pat is dry and witty, with just the right amount of personality while Vanna says a lot by saying little. The show itself is a weird, addicting … Continue reading #715-718 – The Wheel of Fortune Tetralogy
Tag Archives: Gametek
#622 – Super Jeopardy!
Digitized speech? 4-Player Game?! I’m hyperventilating! Las Vegas, 3 A.M. PLAYERS: 1-4 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Gametek GENRE: Game show RELEASE DATE: September 1991 Gametek’s obsession with misshapen troll people continues in Super Jeopardy!. It’s the last of Gametek’s quad-fecta of Jeopardy! games on the Nintendo and the … Continue reading #622 – Super Jeopardy!
#443 – Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing
That red blurb is what text looks like when you read it at 200 km/hr. Unsurprisingly, Japan has one of the hardest tracks to complete. You’ll need lots of practice before you succeed here. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Gremlin Graphics GENRE: Racing RELEASE DATE: October 1993 I discovered … Continue reading #443 – Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing
#316-318 – Jeopardy! Games
Where’s Trebek? We have a score to settle… TREBEK! I know you’re hiding behind that podium! Cowering behind children, eh Trebek? You make me sick… It’s “Jeopardy!” alright. PLAYERS: 1-3 alternating PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Rare GENRE: Game show … Continue reading #316-318 – Jeopardy! Games
#284 – Hollywood Squares
Save me… A more hideous gaggle of creatures, I’ve never seen. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: GameTek DEVELOPER: Rare GENRE: Game Show RELEASE DATE: September 1989 Is there anything sadder than washed-up C-list … Continue reading #284 – Hollywood Squares
#278 – Harlem Globetrotters
The gods must be crazy! Even the color scheme hates this game. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Softie Inc. GENRE: Sports RELEASE DATE: March 1991 What child of the 90s doesn’t remember the Harlem Globetrotters flagrantly breaking every rule of basketball? They were more circus sideshow than … Continue reading #278 – Harlem Globetrotters
#231 – The Fisher Price Saga: Part VI – The Perfect Fit
Yeah, it’s a perfect “something that rhymes with fit,” alright. You only have three minutes left! Hurry up and flip that ‘G’ over!!! PLAYERS: 1-2 alternating PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Beam Software GENRE: Early Childhood RELEASE DATE: March 1990 The Fisher Price saga ends today with A Perfect Fit, … Continue reading #231 – The Fisher Price Saga: Part VI – The Perfect Fit
#230 – The Fisher Price Saga: Part V – I Can Remember
Expect your memory capacity to expand to at least 30KB after playing through this game. A Viewmaster, huh… OH GOOD PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: GameTek DEVELOPER: Beam Software GENRE: Early Childhood RELEASE DATE: March 1990 At first I thought this game would be the Fisher Price version of … Continue reading #230 – The Fisher Price Saga: Part V – I Can Remember
#229 – The Fisher Price Saga: Part IV – Firehouse Rescue
If 8-year-olds need to play this game to help them learn to make decisions, then God help the future of America. Wait… where’s the fire? PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: GameTek DEVELOPER: Imagineering GENRE: Early Childhood RELEASE DATE: March 1992 If I were to tell you that I’ve longed for the … Continue reading #229 – The Fisher Price Saga: Part IV – Firehouse Rescue
#218 – Family Feud
Yup… there’s the stage. Go on, answer the question… see what happens. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Beam Software GENRE: Game show RELEASE DATE: May 1991 The people in Family Feud look like they got Joseph-and-his-Technicolor-Dreamcoat paint thrust onto them before being beaten with ugly sticks and … Continue reading #218 – Family Feud
#187 – Double Dare
An abnormal amount of bright yellow and pink went into the making of this cover. Yeah, but where’s the Gak? PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Rare GENRE: Trivia/Minigame RELEASE DATE: April 1990 Remember slime, Gak, and any other number of “gross” products from the 1990s? Nickelodeon popularized … Continue reading #187 – Double Dare
#138 – Classic Concentration
Schoolhouse Rock: The Game What you see is what you get. On behalf of the development team, I apologize. PLAYERS: 1-2 simultaneous PUBLISHER: Gametek DEVELOPER: Softie GENRE: Game-show RELEASE DATE: September 1990 Game-show video games are a tricky proposition. The fun of watching “Wheel of Fortune” or “Jeopardy” … Continue reading #138 – Classic Concentration