Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Wheel of Fortune on?
- Wheel of Fortune was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear.
- When did Wheel of Fortune release?
- Wheel of Fortune was first released on July 1, 1992.
About Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is based on the television game show of the same name. The game features 4,500 different word puzzles for the player to solve with Vanna White turning the tiles on the board. The game is played between 3 contestants (either controlled by human or computer players). The game contains six contestant pictures to select from to represent the contestants who will be playing. As in the show, players can spin the wheel, buy a vowel, or solve the puzzle. The game consists of three rounds of word puzzles with the goal being to make the most money by the end of all of these rounds in order to be chosen to play for one of the grand prizes in the bonus round. Both platforms feature minor graphical differences from each other. Other differences include the Genesis version of the game also has an options screen where players can select the difficulty level of the computer opponents, how fast the timer is, listen to sounds from a sound test, and select which control pad player 2 and 3 will use. The Super Nintendo version lets the player select a different puzzle category if they don't like the current one. This is the 16-bit version of Wheel of Fortune: Featuring Vanna White that now features more puzzles, digitized photography that came from the actual set of the gameshow, and contains digitized speech clips of Vanna White.
Summary via IGDB.
Wheel of Fortune on Wikipedia
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, premiering in 1975 with a syndicated version airing in 1983. Since 1986, the syndicated version has been adapted into various video games spanning numerous hardware generations. Most versions released in the 20th century were published by GameTek, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1998.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear
- Developer
- Imagitec Design
- Publisher
- GameTek, Inc.
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Series
- Wheel of Fortune
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $4 | $9 | $20 | 65% | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega Game Gear. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardboard box release | — | $5 | $20 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 5 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.48 in Oct 2007, $4.39 five years ago, and $3.83 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $0.60 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.88 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.98 | $3.97 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.98 | $3.85 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.62 | $4.94 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.83 | $5.25 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.12 | $5.61 |
| Jan 2019 | $3.79 | $5.15 |
| Jan 2020 | $2.88 | $5.61 |
| Jan 2021 | $3.80 | $7.29 |
| Jan 2022 | $5.00 | $8.27 |
| Jan 2023 | $4.99 | $7.68 |
| Jan 2024 | $4.12 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.62 | $7.89 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.89 | $8.87 |
| Oct 2026 | $3.83 | $8.68 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | July 1992 | T-83016 | 043948003009 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A plain game-show conversion, and one of the cheapest US carts.
Wheel of Fortune on the Genesis was developed by Imagitec Design and published by GameTek in North America in July 1992. Vanna White appears in it.
Sega Pro counted it among the decent conversions of a difficult subject, while the magazine Mega gave the Genesis version a low mark and said it had no challenge.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Force Issue 13 | January 1993 | 65% |
“If you like the show you might squeeze an ounce of enjoyment from this offering. Just don’t expect to win anything other than the satisfaction of beating the computer!”
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits near the bottom. A cardboard-box edition is priced separately from the plastic-case copy and usually costs less complete.
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