GameTek

GameTek was an American video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek expanded 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.^[4] In 1994, the company made a deal to purchase game developer Malibu Interactive from Malibu Comics and renamed to Padded Cell Studios.^[5]

In 1996, GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to Philips.^[6] GameTek filed for bankruptcy in December 1997,^[7]^[8] citing development delays and disappointing sales,^[9] and went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 1997.^[10]

Games

Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune arcade game (1989, Developed by Incredible Technologies)
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)
Super Password
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (MS-DOS Version)
Frontier: First Encounters
Frantic Flea
NET:Zone
Daemon's Gate: Volume One, Dorovan's Key
Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
Classic 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 and 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 Mania (Game Boy Version Exclusive to Europe)
Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue
Fisher-Price: I Can Remember
Fisher-Price: Perfect Fit

References

^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1994-06-11.
^ "Hollywood Squares Game Manual" (PDF). thegameisafootarcade.com. February 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "Nes Book Master PDF | PDF | Video Game Consoles | Nintendo". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^ "Nintendo Power". Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Michael Heilemann Joins Fox Interactive". DMN Newswire. May 24, 2001.
^ Svensson, Christian (November 1996). "Small Publishers Feel Pinch". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. p. 26.
^ Jebens, Harley (December 4, 1997). "GameTek Files for Chapter 11 Protection". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 19, 1998. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
^ "Tidbits...". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. February 1998. p. 26.
^ "Unhappy Holidays". Next Generation. No. 38. Imagine Media. February 1998. p. 26.
^ "Archived copy". api.tenkwizard.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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