Wheel of Fortune
This game is an interactive version of the popular U.S. quiz show Wheel of Fortune complete with hostess Vanna White. The game is played by trying to find a hidden word with only a few guesses allowed for the…
Wheel of Fortune is a quiz/trivia developed by GameTek, Inc., released 2 December 1997 on Nintendo 64.
What Wheel of Fortune is
Wheel of Fortune is a quiz/trivia game developed by GameTek, Inc. and released in 1997. It was published by Take-Two Interactive. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This game is an interactive version of the popular U.S. quiz show Wheel of Fortune complete with hostess Vanna White. The game is played by trying to find a hidden word with only a few guesses allowed for the letters which is very similar to the pen and paper game Hangman. The other round which features the Wheel of Fortune involves you spinning the wheel which has various prizes both good and bad and whatever the pointer stops on when it stops revolving is what the player wins. This can be cash, a free spin or if you're very unlucky Bankruptcy which means you lose all the money you've earned up to that point.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 3 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Wheel of Fortune series
Wheel of Fortune is the 26th of 49 entries we hold in the Wheel of Fortune series. It arrived 2 years after Wheel of Fortune Cartridge #4. The next entry was Wheel of Fortune in 1997.
What it launched against
Wheel of Fortune launched on 2 December 1997, within three weeks of Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.
Released around the same time: Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.
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