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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
1986 |
Release years by system:
Commodore 64 |
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
1987 |
Release years by system:
Nintendo Entertainment System |
Notes:
- Designed by Rare, each player enters their selection by using the controller to scroll through the alphabet, contained in a string along the bottom of the screen; the player loses their turn if too much time is taken. A player attempting to solve the puzzle has to enter the exact solution to be credited with a victory.
- This game and both subsequent versions featured three rounds, a wheel that never changed values or templates (top value in every round was $1,000), and Round 3 is the Speed-Up Round with the Final Spin. If the player advances to the Bonus Round, they choose a prize to play for and try to 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).
- There is a Coca-Cola logo, hidden among the game's sprites, that is not used anywhere within the game proper. (Merv Griffin Productions was owned by Coca-Cola at the time.)
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Wheel of Fortune: New Third Edition
Original release date(s):
1988 |
Release years by system:
Commodore 64 |
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Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Original release date(s):
April 1988 |
Release years by system:
Nintendo Entertainment System |
Notes:
- Follow-up developed by Rare. This edition uses puzzles more identifiable to children and prizes to match (instead of playing for cars, players can win trips or similar items).
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
September 1990 |
Release years by system:
Game Boy |
Notes:
- The wheel has values that are multiples of 100, as opposed to the actual show's 50. $1,000 is the top value in the first two rounds but in Round 3, the Speed-Up Round, this is increased to $5,000. The winner of the game plays the Bonus Round (using the five consonants/one vowel rule) for $25,000, a boat, cruise, trip, or car.
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Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
Original release date(s):
1990 |
Release years by system:
Nintendo Entertainment System |
Notes:
- Third Wheel of Fortune game designed by Rare. Does not feature the show's then-current "Changing Keys" theme, unlike both previous games. This edition follows the more child-friendly prizes and puzzles of the Junior Edition.
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Wheel of Fortune featuring Vanna White
Original release date(s):
1991 |
Release years by system:
MS-DOS, Nintendo Entertainment System |
Notes:
- Designed by IJE, who also developed Talking Super Jeopardy! at the same time. This version uses enhanced graphics, music, and sounds.
- First Wheel console game to use the correct wheel values for each round (including $1000/$2500/$3500/$5000 top spaces) as well as the first to use the current bonus round rules (including the extra three consonants and extra vowel)
- First Wheel game to feature a character selection.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
1992 |
Release years by system:
Game Gear |
Notes:
- This version uses a noticeably futuristic environment, and although there are 16 wedges displayed on the rainbow-schemed wheel, the display at the bottom of the screen shows the overall configuration has only 12 values. Round 1 has a top value of $900; this is increased to $2,500 in Round 2, and $5,000 in Round 3.
- One major problem with this version is that Free Spins are sometimes placed over Lose A Turn or Bankrupt. When this happens and the player lands on it, he/she still loses his/her turn (along with any money if Bankrupt), and no Free Spin is played for.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
1992 |
Release years by system:
Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
Notes:
- Both games feature similar graphics and puzzles, based on the rules of the 1989 version, with a choice of Bonus Round prizes.
- Mega gave the game a score of 22%, saying that there was no challenge.
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Wheel of Fortune: Deluxe Edition
Original release date(s):
1993 |
Release years by system:
Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
Notes:
- Follows the 1989 rules, but uses the 1992 set and has detailed graphics, somewhat-simplified controls, and the Speed-Up Round (which was previously only available in the first three NES editions, and only in the earlier SNES version if there was a tie).
- The full spinning wheel is replaced with a much simpler animation.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
April 1994 |
Release years by system:
Sega CD |
Notes:
- Released by Sony Imagesoft concurrently with the PC version. This edition featured full-motion video and Red Book CD audio of the 1989 theme and various cues from that era (though the 1992-1994 intro was used) but, like the Deluxe Edition on the SNES, the game uses the 1992 set.
- First game to use prize wedges. One marked "Trip" is added to the wheel in Round 2, followed by one marked "Jewelry" in Round 4. The "Surprise" wedge is active throughout the entire game until landed on and picked up; as on the show, the contents are not revealed unless the player who picks it up solves the puzzle without hitting a Bankrupt.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
1997 |
Release years by system:
Game.com |
Notes:
- Features 750 puzzles. The console's touch screen is used to select letters.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
December 2, 1997 |
Release years by system:
Nintendo 64 |
Notes:
- Features rules similar to the 1995-1996 season, including the Bankrupt/$10,000/Bankrupt wedge, Jackpot Round, and the new touch-screen puzzle board (the first game to feature these three elements).
- Last game to use the wheel's old 2.5-template system. All games after this release use the one-template system.
- Even though it's shown on the wheel featured on the game's instruction booklet, the "Surprise" wedge is not used in this version.
- Unlike other versions where the Free Spin token is featured in the first two rounds, this game features the Free Spin token only in the third round, the Jackpot round.
- Unlike other versions where winners can choose from multiple bonus round prizes, the only bonus round prize is $25,000; and players have 20 seconds to solve the bonus puzzle (instead of the usual 10).
- In contrast to most N64 contemporaries, Wheel features low-resolution digitized 2-D sprites.
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Wheel of Fortune 2
Original release date(s):
1998 |
Release years by system:
Game.com |
Notes:
- Features 750 puzzles and the console's touch screen is used to select letters and spin the wheel.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
June 5, 1998 |
Release years by system:
PlayStation |
Notes:
- Hasbro Interactive acquired the Wheel and Jeopardy! licenses and started releasing versions for the PlayStation.
- Two versions were released, the second of which (released November 30, 2000) features a behind-the-scenes look at the show and a sample contestant exam.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
March 8, 2003 |
Release years by system:
PlayStation 2 |
Notes:
- Released soon after the 2003 PC version, which was released in November 2002. This version also features a sample contestant exam.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
March 19, 2009 |
Release years by system:
PlayStation 3 |
Notes:
- A PlayStation Network version available in downloadable form exclusively via the PlayStation Store. Numerous online articles prove it was released on March 19, 2009, not November 5, 2008 as originally thought.
- First game to feature the Million-Dollar Wedge (the iPod Touch/iPhone game version soon following, having been released on March 27, 2009). Works almost faithfully to the Season 26 rules (still with Free Spin instead of Free Play) with two relatively major differences – one is that there are no prize wedges, gift tags, or Prize Puzzles; the other is that a bug makes the Wild Card usable only after buying a vowel that is in the puzzle.
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Wheel of Fortune
Original release date(s):
November 2, 2010 |
Release years by system:
Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Notes:
- Developed by THQ. The Wii version is compatible with the Wii Speak accessory, and is the first version to feature Pat Sajak alongside Vanna White.
- First game to feature gift tags and prize puzzles, and the second to have the Free Play, after an updated version of Wheel for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad.
- Game was released shortly after the death of announcer Charlie O'Donnell, who had participated in this game.
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