germanname1990
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Post by germanname1990 on Dec 8, 2020 21:56:39 GMT -5
I don't know if this is the right place to put this or if this should even be brought up here at all, but since Wheel of Fortune is discussed in the video, I thought I'd show it here in the hope that some of what's in the video contributes to the Wiki. I actually stated at the Wiki just hours earlier that poor sales of the 3D0 and Saturn (as well as the fact that the Saturn was not an easy system to make games for) may have contributing factors to the apparent cancellation of Wheel for both of those systems. Now I never saw any videos about the history of GameTek at all until seeing this just hours ago as I type this up, although this was uploaded in August of last year. Anyway, enjoy.
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Post by WarioSajak on Jan 10, 2021 17:15:25 GMT -5
Saw the thread title and was all "You have my attention.", but as I watched I kept noticing some odd remarks and glaring omissions: * No mention is made of GameTek's direct predecessor, The Great Game Company, which had licensed seven game shows for Atari 2600 and Intellivision but shuttered due to the Crash of 1983. * The host's phrasing seems to claim that GameTek released adaptations of Press Your Luck, The Price Is Right, and Super Password for the NES. At least the latter two were planned to be, but got cancelled (and neither of those canned versions are mentioned). * GameTek and Sharedata were "competitors"? Uh, given that they targeted different markets...no. Never mind that GameTek took over the PC publishing rights in 1988/89, notably repackaging Sharedata's three Wheel games as First, Second & Third Editions (complete with new box art). * The host omits the Game Boy, Genesis, Game Gear, 3DO, and Nintendo 64 entirely plus most of the SNES game show titles. poor sales of the 3D0 and Saturn (as well as the fact that the Saturn was not an easy system to make games for) may have contributing factors to the apparent cancellation of Wheel for both of those systems. I wouldn't be surprised - the 3DO was a stupidly-expensive console ($700!), whereas by the time the Saturn launched in the US (May 1995) GameTek was arguably on the ropes. I can see them looking into the Saturn's architecture and deciding not to bother with the quadrilateral-based 3D. Now I never saw any videos about the history of GameTek at all until seeing this just hours ago as I type this up, although this was uploaded in August of last year. And, honestly, I'd say this isn't too great of a video. |
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germanname1990
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Post by germanname1990 on Jan 11, 2021 1:52:39 GMT -5
It was still an interesting watch for me. Now I read on SEGA Retro's website that GameTek had some involvement with the Saturn apart from Wheel. There were ports of this one arcade game that GameTek was supposed to publish for the Saturn and PS1, but neither version was released due to unknown reasons, but I wouldn't be surprised if GameTek's lack of resources played a role. I won't mention the game's title here since it's not a pretty one. Even so, there was one game released for the Saturn that GameTek had involvement with. They developed NFL '97. Although the game was not well-received, it's an indication that GameTek could've very easily made more titles for the Saturn provided they had more resources.
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