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'''GameTek''' was a | '''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 '' | 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 | 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. | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
*'' | *''Wheel of Fortune video games'' | ||
*''Double Dare'' | |||
*'' | *''Hollywood Squares'' | ||
*'' | *''Jeopardy!'' | ||
*'' | *''Jeopardy! Sports Edition'' | ||
*'' | *''Press Your Luck'' | ||
*'' | *''[[Quarantine |Quarantine_NA]]'' | ||
*''[[Quarantine | |||
*''Quarantine II: Road Warrior'' | *''Quarantine II: Road Warrior'' | ||
*'' | *''Family Feud'' | ||
*'' | *''American Gladiators'' (Developed by Incredible Technologies) | ||
*'' | *''Frontier: Elite II'' | ||
*'' | *''Alien Incident'' (European Version) | ||
* ''[[Cyberbykes: Shadow Racer VR]]'' | *''[[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 | *''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) | ||
Revision as of 06:58, 26 May 2021
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.
Games
- Wheel of Fortune video games
- Double Dare
- Hollywood Squares
- Jeopardy!
- Jeopardy! Sports Edition
- Press Your Luck
- Quarantine_NA
- 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)