With a score of 17% from N64 magazine, I was expecting something truly atrocious from this. Yet, despite the wonky looking graphics, it does a good job at what it’s supposed to do. It’s your own episode of Wheel of Fortune in an N64 cart.

Wheel of Fortune is essentially a fancy game show version of hangman. You spin the wheel and guess a letter. If it exists in the words, you’ll get the money corresponding to the wheel and if you’re wrong, play passes to the next contestant.

The wheel is a big element of luck and some of them can make you lose a turn or take away all the money you’ve earned that round.

The N64 version is a little bit ugly, but still creates the feel of a studio pretty well. With options for pass and play or having different controllers, it’s also an easy game to play with others, including non-gamers. I got quite a bit of enjoyment from this with my girlfriend, and she even asked to keep the game handy as it’s fun for a quick round every now and then.

Fine

This is an utterly hideous pile of moulded offal and, as such, should be cherished in the White household about as much as Fido’s freshy laid log. And if we hear that the Americans are going to flip for this – because it’s big on TV over there – one more time, we’ll personally kick Family Funny Man™ Bradly Walsh’s face in.

Tim Weaver, N64 Magazine #11. Review Score: 17%

Remake or remaster?

I’m surprised that there isn’t a Jackbox-style service for classic game shows. There could be some options such as different studio designs from the past (and region-specific) as well as choosing themes and adding your own answers into the mix.

Official ways to get the game.

There is no official way to get Wheel of Fortune