Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition

Wheel of Fortune Family Edition is a 1990 game show cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System, published by GameTek. It packs more than 1,000 puzzles into both the regular categories and new ones made for this edition. This listing is the loose cartridge only.

About Wheel of Fortune Family Edition on the NES

GameTek released Family Edition in North America in March 1990. It was the third Wheel of Fortune game on the NES, after the 1988 original and the 1989 Junior Edition. A fourth, featuring Vanna White, followed in 1992.

Play follows the TV show. On your turn you can spin the wheel and call a consonant, buy a vowel, or try to solve the puzzle. You can compete against friends or against the computer, with room for up to three players at once.

GameTek pitched this edition as the software version of the number one TV game show. The new puzzle categories are the main addition over the earlier cartridges, while the spin, vowel and solve options stay the same as on TV.

Family Edition NES Game Details

• Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• NES release (North America): March 1990
• Publisher: GameTek
• Genre: Game show, word puzzle
• Players: 1 to 3
• Puzzles: Over 1,000, in regular and new categories
• Turn options: Spin for a consonant, buy a vowel, or solve
• What you get: Loose cartridge only, no box or manual

How Family Edition Compares to the Other NES Wheel Games

The NES had four Wheel of Fortune cartridges, all from GameTek and all for one to three players. The original Wheel of Fortune came first in 1988. Junior Edition followed in 1989 with puzzles written for kids. Family Edition came next in 1990 and added new categories alongside the regular ones. Wheel of Fortune Featuring Vanna White closed the run in 1992 with over 2,000 new puzzles and new graphics.

If you already own the original and want a different puzzle set, this Wheel of Fortune Family NES cartridge is the next step. Three people can play at once, and anyone without a partner can take on the computer instead. Family Edition sits third in GameTek's run of four NES Wheel of Fortune cartridges.

More NES Game Show Games

Browse all NES games. For another family game show cartridge, try Family Feud. GameTek also published Classic Concentration for the NES.

Wheel of Fortune Family Edition: FAQs

When did Family Edition come out?
GameTek released it for the NES in March 1990.

How many puzzles does it have?
More than 1,000, in regular categories plus new ones.

How many players can play?
One to three. You can play friends or the computer.

Is this the same as the original NES Wheel of Fortune?
No. It is a separate 1990 cartridge with its own puzzle set and new categories.

What comes with this Wheel of Fortune Family cartridge?
Only the loose NES cartridge, with no box or manual. It plays on the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

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