wheel of fortune junior instructions board game

Wheel of Fortune’s biggest problem is that it’s severely out of date. There are also a number of real world prizes you can choose from if you make it to the final round, though obviously you don’t actually win these prizes. Pat Sajak is completely absent, in fact, there’s no host whatsoever. So it may be just some generic co-host in a dress. Actually, I’m not sure if that is Vanna White, since there is another NES version of Wheel of Fortune with the subtitle “Featuring Vanna White”. There’s a wheel that spins, puzzles for you to solve, and Vanna White. There are quite a lot of puzzles as well, so as long as you don’t play obsessively, there’s a good chance you won’t see the same one twice.Įverything you’d expect in a game based off Wheel of Fortune is present. The computer difficulty ranges from completely daft to cheating psychic-soldier. After starting up the game you’re treated to a fairly clear (for the NES) digitized crowd screaming “Wheel! Of! Fortune!” The game allows for three players (through controller sharing) but if you have no one to play against, you can play against the CPU at three difficulty settings. Seriously though, it IS a decent version of Wheel of Fortune. It might be a holy relic and a good electronic version of Battleship but it’s still Battleship! It’s like finding out Jesus made an Atari 2600 version of Battleship. That heightened my expectations, but I figured I’d best keep them in check because in the end, I’m still playing Wheel of Fortune (by myself, no less). Rare, who brought us Battletoads and R.C. Out of boredom, I popped in Wheel of Fortune and what do I find? The damned thing was made by friggin’ Rare. I really only wanted Batman or something, but I had to take them all because I thought, enh, review fodder.

So I ended up with the NES version through one of those yard sales where the person is selling all their NES games for, like, five dollars. I always preferred Family Feud or The Price is Right, but the Wheel was fun to play along with. I don’t watch much Television anymore, but I used to, so I’ve seen Wheel of Fortune a few times.

Wheel of fortune junior instructions board game