GameTek was an American

video game publisher A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer. They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer ...

based in

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known for publishing video game adaptations of

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...

s in the late 1980s and early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to ''

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given genera ...

'' and ''

Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune or '' Rota Fortunae'' has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Art * ''The Wheel of Fortune'' (Burne-J ...

''. Originally IJE licensed these titles to ShareData of

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; 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

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. In 1996 GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to

Philips Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters is ...

. GameTek filed for

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in December 1997, citing development delays and disappointing sales, and went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by

Take-Two Interactive Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in New York City and founded by Ryan Brant in September 1993. The company owns two major publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K, which operate internal ...

in 1997.

Games

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'' *'' Wheel of Fortune arcade game'' (1989, Developed by

Incredible Technologies Incredible Technologies (IT) (formerly Free Radical Software (FRS)) is an American designer and manufacturer of coin-operated video games and Class III casino games, based in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The company's most widely used product is the ...

) *'' Double Dare'' *''

Hollywood Squares ''Hollywood Squares'' (originally ''The Hollywood Squares'') is an American game show in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The show Television pilot, piloted on NBC in 1965 and the regular series debut ...

'' *''

'' *'' Jeopardy! Sports Edition'' *'' Press Your Luck'' *''

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'' *''Quarantine II: Road Warrior'' *''

Family Feud ''Family Feud'' is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. It features two families who compete to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. The show has had three separate runs, th ...

'' *'' American Gladiators'' (Developed by Incredible Technologies) *'' Frontier: Elite II'' *''

Alien Incident ''Alien Incident'' ( fi, Muukalaisten yö, lit=Night of the Aliens) is a 1996 point-and-click graphic adventure game. It was developed by Finnish game developer Housemarque and published by GameTek for MS-DOS. Plot On Halloween, Benjamin Richa ...

'' (European Version) * '' Cyberbykes: Shadow Racer VR'' *'' The Humans'' *'' Brutal: Paws of Fury'' *'' Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw'' *''

Star Crusader ''Star Crusader'' is a space combat simulation released in 1994 by Take-Two Interactive. In 1995, a CD-ROM "Talkie" version was released. Story The player assumes the role of Roman Alexandria, a crack pilot for the Gorene Empire in their conquest ...

'' (European version) *''

Valkyrie In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997: ...

'' (for Macintosh) *''

Nomad A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the po ...

'' *'' Robotech: Crystal Dreams'' (Cancelled) *''

Super Password ''Password Plus'' and ''Super Password'' are American TV game shows that aired separately between 1979 and 1989. Both shows were revivals of ''Password'', which originally ran from 1961 to 1975 in various incarnations. With only subtle differen ...

'' *''

Super Street Fighter II Turbo ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' is a fighting game released for the arcades by Capcom in Japan on February 23, 1994, in North America on February 23 and March 26, 1994 (beta) and in Europe in March 1994 (beta). It is the fifth installment in ...

'' (MS-DOS Version) *'' Frontier: First Encounters'' *''

Frantic Flea ''Frantic Flea'' is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game created by British studio Haüs Teknikka that was released in April 1996. Gameplay The player takes control of a flea warrior out to protect his Flea World from an evil race o ...

'' *'' NET:Zone'' *''Daemon's Gate: Volume One, Dorovan's Key *'' Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle'' *'' Classic Concentration'' *''

The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...

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Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing ''Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing'' is an arcade-style Formula One racing video game developed by Gremlin Graphics and released for various systems. The game was largely successful on Amiga and DOS platforms, and was consequently ported ...

'' *'' Now You See It'' *'' Race Days'' *''

Yogi Bear's Gold Rush ''Yogi Bear's Gold Rush'' (European title: ''Yogi Bear in Yogi Bear's Goldrush'') is a 1994 2D platform game developed by British studio Twilight for the Game Boy. A Game Gear version was also made, but it was unreleased. Summary Yogi Bear has t ...

'' (Cancelled for Game Gear) *'' Full Throttle: All-American Racing'' *''

Zool ''Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension'' is a platform game written for the Amiga by Gremlin Graphics and published in 1992. It was marketed as a rival to Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. ''Zool'' was ported to other platforms and followed by '' Zo ...

'' (Console & Handheld Versions) *'' Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament'' (MS-DOS Version) *''

Pinball Dreams ''Pinball Dreams'' is a pinball simulation video game developed by Digital Illusions and originally released for the Amiga in 1992. It spawned several sequels, including ''Pinball Fantasies'' and '' Pinball Illusions''. The MS-DOS port was digita ...

'' (SNES, Game Boy and Game Gear Versions) *'' Pinball Fantasies'' (SNES and Game Boy Versions) *''

Pinball Mania ''Pinball Dreams'' is a pinball simulation video game developed by Digital Illusions and originally released for the Amiga in 1992. It spawned several sequels, including ''Pinball Fantasies'' and '' Pinball Illusions''. The MS-DOS port was digita ...

'' (Game Boy Version Exclusive to Europe)

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