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{{Short description|American video game publisher}}
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'''GameTek''' was a [[video game publisher]] based in [[North Miami Beach, Florida]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAgEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|date=1994-06-11|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> well known for publishing video game adaptations of [[game show]]s in the early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|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.
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'''GameTek''' was an American [[video game publisher]] based in [[North Miami Beach, Florida]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAgEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard|date=1994-06-11|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> known for publishing video game adaptations of [[game show]]s 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 (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Hollywood-Squares-Game-Manual.pdf|title=Hollywood Squares Game Manual|website=thegameisafootarcade.com|date=February 2017|access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nes Book Master PDF {{!}} PDF {{!}} Video Game Consoles {{!}} Nintendo |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/359520735/nes-book-master-pdf |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref>


After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek branched out by licensing [[Europe]]an titles for the [[North America]]n market, including ''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' and ''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]''.
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 (video game)|The Humans]]''. In 1991, they attempted to launch the InfoGenius Systems franchise for the [[Game Boy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127|title=Nintendo Power|accessdate=20 May 2023|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> In 1994, the company made a deal to purchase game developer Malibu Interactive from Malibu Comics and renamed to Padded Cell Studios.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 24, 2001 |title=Michael Heilemann Joins Fox Interactive |work=DMN Newswire |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828204214/http://dmnnewswire.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=2656 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://dmnnewswire.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=2656 |archive-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>


In 1996 GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to [[Philips]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Svensson|first=Christian |title=Small Publishers Feel Pinch|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=23 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=November 1996|page=26}}</ref> GameTek filed for [[bankruptcy]] in 1997 and closed in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by [[Take 2 Interactive]] in 1997.<ref>http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTM1MDgwMSZEU0VRPTEmU0VRPTcmU1FERVNDPVNFQ1RJT05fUEFHRSZleHA9JnN1YnNpZD01Nw%3D%3D SEC Filing</ref>
In 1996, GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to [[Philips]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Svensson|first=Christian |title=Small Publishers Feel Pinch|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=23 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=November 1996|page=26}}</ref> GameTek filed for [[bankruptcy]] in December 1997,<ref>{{cite web|first=Harley|last=Jebens|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/04_gametek/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980119060758/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/04_gametek/index.html|title=GameTek Files for Chapter 11 Protection|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=January 19, 1998|date=December 4, 1997|accessdate=August 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tidbits... |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=103|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=February 1998|page=26}}</ref> citing development delays and disappointing sales,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Unhappy Holidays |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=38|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1998|page=26}}</ref> and went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by [[Take-Two Interactive]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://api.tenkwizard.com/filing.xml?ipage=350801&DSEQ=1&SEQ=7&SQDESC=SECTION_PAGE&exp=&subsid=57 |title=Archived copy |website=api.tenkwizard.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709045101/http://api.tenkwizard.com/filing.xml?ipage=350801&DSEQ=1&SEQ=7&SQDESC=SECTION_PAGE&exp=&subsid=57 |archive-date=9 July 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Games==
==Games==
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*''[[Wheel of Fortune (video game)|Wheel of Fortune]]
*''[[Wheel of Fortune video games|Wheel of Fortune]]''
*''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune arcade game]]'' (1989, Developed by [[Incredible Technologies]])
*''[[Double Dare (video game)|Double Dare]]
*''[[Hollywood Squares (video game)|Hollywood Squares]]
*''[[Double Dare (video game)|Double Dare]]''
*''[[Hollywood Squares#Home versions and merchandise|Hollywood Squares]]''
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*''[[Jeopardy!#Games|Jeopardy!]]
*''[[Jeopardy!#Games|Jeopardy! Sports Edition]]
*''[[Jeopardy! (franchise)#Video games|Jeopardy!]]''
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*''[[Jeopardy! (franchise)#Video games|Jeopardy! Sports Edition]]''
*''[[Press Your Luck]]
*''[[Press Your Luck#Merchandise|Press Your Luck]]''
*''[[Quarantine (computer game)|Quarantine]]
*''[[Quarantine II: Road Warrior]]
*''[[Quarantine (video game)|Quarantine]]''
*''Quarantine II: Road Warrior''
*''[[Family Feud (video game series)|Family Feud]]
*''[[Family Feud (video game series)#GameTek versions gameplay|Family Feud]]''
*''[[Dark Colony]]
*''[[American Gladiators (video game)|American Gladiators]]
*''[[American Gladiators (video game)|American Gladiators]]'' (Developed by Incredible Technologies)
*''[[Frontier: Elite II]]
*''[[Frontier: Elite II]]''
*''[[Alien Incident]]'' (European version)
*''[[Alien Incident]]'' (European Version)
* ''[[Cyberbykes: Shadow Racer VR]]''
*''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]
*''[[Brutal: Paws of Fury]]
*''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]''
*''[[Brutal: Paws of Fury|Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw]]
*''[[Brutal: Paws of Fury]]''
*''[[Brutal: Paws of Fury|Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw]]''
*''[[Star Crusader]]'' (European version)
*''[[Star Crusader]]'' (European version)
*''[[Valkyrie]]'' (for Macintosh)
*''[[Valkyrie]]'' (for Macintosh)
*''[[Project Nomad|Nomad]]
*''[[Nomad (video game)|Nomad]]''
*''[[Robotech: Crystal Dreams]]
*''[[Robotech: Crystal Dreams]]'' (Cancelled)
*''[[Super Password]]
*''[[Password Plus and Super Password|Super Password]]''
*''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' PC
*''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo#MS-DOS and Amiga|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' (MS-DOS Version)
*''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]''
*''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]''
*''[[Frantic Flea]]''
*''[[Frantic Flea]]''
*''[[NET: Zone]]''
*''[[Netzone|NET:Zone]]''
*''Daemon's Gate: Volume One, Dorovan's Key
*''Daemon's Gate: Volume One, Dorovan's Key
*''[[Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle]]''
*''[[Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle]]''
*''[[Concentration (game show)#Classic Concentration (1987–1991)|Classic Concentration]]
*''[[Concentration (game show)#Classic Concentration (1987–91)|Classic Concentration]]''
*''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''
*''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]''
*''[[Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing]]''
*''[[Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing]]''
*''[[Now You See It (U.S. game show)|Now You See It]]
*''[[Now You See It (American game show)|Now You See It]]''
*''[[Race Days]]''
*''[[Race Days]]''
*''[[Yogi Bear's Gold Rush]]''
*''[[Yogi Bear's Gold Rush]]'' (Cancelled for Game Gear)
*''[[Full Throttle: All-American Racing]]''
*''[[Full Throttle: All-American Racing]]''
*''[[Zool]]'' (Console and Handheld Versions)
*''[[Jimmy Johnson's VR Football 98]]''
*''[[Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament]]'' (MS-DOS Version)
*''[[Zool]]''
*''[[Pinball Dreams]]'' (SNES, Game Boy and Game Gear Versions)
*''[[Pinball Fantasies]]'' (SNES and Game Boy Versions)
*''[[Pinball Dreams#Pinball Mania|Pinball Mania]]'' (Game Boy Version Exclusive to Europe)
*''Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue
*''Fisher-Price: I Can Remember
*''Fisher-Price: Perfect Fit
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== References ==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Cybersoft (video game company)]] (''GameTek'' subsidiary)
*[[Cybersoft (video game company)]] (GameTek subsidiary)


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Latest revision as of 00:35, 19 June 2024

Not to be confused with Gamtec.
A newer GameTek logotype

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

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1994-06-11.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Squares Game Manual" (PDF). thegameisafootarcade.com. February 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Nes Book Master PDF | PDF | Video Game Consoles | Nintendo". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. ^ "Nintendo Power". Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Michael Heilemann Joins Fox Interactive". DMN Newswire. May 24, 2001. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Svensson, Christian (November 1996). "Small Publishers Feel Pinch". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. p. 26.
  7. ^ Jebens, Harley (December 4, 1997). "GameTek Files for Chapter 11 Protection". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 19, 1998. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tidbits...". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. February 1998. p. 26.
  9. ^ "Unhappy Holidays". Next Generation. No. 38. Imagine Media. February 1998. p. 26.
  10. ^ "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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