GameTek
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|---|---|
| Company Type | Publisher |
| Founded | October 1, 1979 |
| Status | Bankrupt - Jul 1998 |
| Head Quarters | Miami Florida, USA |
3DO Games
| Game | Region | Code | Type | Developer | Publisher | Release Date | Local Title | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Feud |  |
Quiz game | Eurocom | GameTek | May 6, 1994 | 1 | ||
| Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller |  |
Adventure | Take-Two Interactive,Tetragon | GameTek | 1994 | 1 | ||
| Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | |
Adventure | Take-Two Interactive,Tetragon | GameTek | 1994 | 1 | ||
| Quarantine | |
First-person shooter, Racing, Vehicular combat | Imagexcel | GameTek | 1994 | 1 | ||
| Quarantine | |
First-person shooter, Racing, Vehicular combat | Imagexcel | GameTek | 1994 | 1 | ||
| Quarantine |  |
IM-TS9503 | First-person shooter, Racing, Vehicular combat | Imagexcel | GameTek | 1994 | カランティーン | 3 |
Unreleased 3DO Games
| Game | Region | Type | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cavalry | |
Shooter | GameTek |
| Air Warrior | |
Sports | GameTek |
| Baldies | |
???? | GameTek Creative Edge March 1, 1996 last mention |
| Humans, The | |
Action/Strategy | GameTek |
| Road Warrior | |
Racing | GameTek |
| Wheel Of Fortune | |
Game Show | GameTek |
3DO Overview
They appeared on the original publisher list. I believe Jeopardy was also planned for the 3DO but I need to do more research into it.
Overview
GameTek was a video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida known for publishing video game adaptations of game shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Originally IJE licensed these titles to ShareData of Chandler, Arizona; however, when IJE saw ShareData's success with the titles, IJE decided to publish the titles themselves, resulting in the founding of GameTek.
After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek branched out by licensing European titles for the North American market, including Frontier: Elite II and The Humans. In 1991, they attempted to launch the InfoGenius Systems franchise for the Game Boy.
In 1996 GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to Philips. GameTek filed for bankruptcy in December 1997 and went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 1997.
Full Company History
It was formed in 1987 as a subsidiary of I.J.E., Inc. I.J.E. was initially established in 1977 under the name I.J.E. Distributing, Inc. to distribute pre-recorded children's entertainment products under the trade name "Kid Stuff." From 1977 to 1985 I.J.E. and its affiliated acquired a number of licenses to develop entertainment products based upon certain television shows, sports entities and name brand children's products. I.J.E.'s original founder Irwin H. Schwartz sold I.J.E. to an unaffiliated third party in 1985 and then formed Gabco, Inc. in 1987 to reacquire I.J.E. GameTek was founded as a result to exploit these licenses in the software market.
In October 1993 the company changed its name to GameTek (FL), Inc. and Gabco, Inc. became GameTek, Inc.
All Games
- Wheel of Fortune video games
- Double Dare
- Hollywood Squares
- Jeopardy!
- Jeopardy! Sports Edition
- Press Your Luck
- Quarantine
- Quarantine II: Road Warrior
- Family Feud
- American Gladiators (Developed by Incredible Technologies)
- Frontier: Elite II
- Alien Incident (European Version)
- Cyberbykes: Shadow Racer VR
- The Humans
- Brutal: Paws of Fury
- Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw
- Star Crusader (European version)
- Valkyrie (for Macintosh)
- Nomad
- Robotech: Crystal Dreams (Cancelled)
- Password Plus and Super Password
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo MS-DOS and Amiga (MS-DOS Version)
- Frontier: First Encounters
- Frantic Flea
- Netzone
- Daemon's Gate: Volume One, Dorovan's Key
- Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
- Concentration
- The Price Is Right]]
- Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing
- Now You See It
- Race Days
- Yogi Bear's Gold Rush (Cancelled for Game Gear)
- Full Throttle: All-American Racing
- Zool (Console & Handheld Versions)
- Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (MS-DOS Version)
- Pinball Dreams (SNES, Game Boy and Game Gear Versions)
- Pinball Fantasies (SNES and Game Boy Versions)
- Pinball Dreams: Pinball Mania (Game Boy Version Exclusive to Europe)