GameTek
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GameTek was an American video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1994, the company made a deal to purchase game developer Malibu Interactive from Malibu Comics and renamed to Padded Cell Studios.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1996, GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to Philips.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> GameTek filed for bankruptcy in December 1997,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> citing development delays and disappointing sales,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GamesEdit
- AYSO Soccer '97
- 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
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See alsoEdit
- Cybersoft (video game company) (GameTek subsidiary)