An HD version of this game was re-released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and later on Nintendo's Wii U console, two years after its original release for Wii and Nintendo DS. Game was released shortly after the death of announcer Charlie O'Donnell, who had participated in this game. First game to feature gift tags and prize puzzles, and the second to have the Free Play, after an updated version of Wheel for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad. The Wii version is compatible with the Wii Speak accessory, and is the first version to feature Pat Sajak alongside Vanna White. From 1998 until 2010, the show's announcer Charlie O'Donnell participated, with the last of which was released posthumously.ĭeveloped by THQ. The modern versions of the Wheel of Fortune video games feature co-host Vanna White since 1982 and host Pat Sajak since 1981. Most versions released before 1998 were published by GameTek, which folded later that year. Since 1986, the show has been adapted into various video games, most (if not all) based on the syndicated nighttime version. Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, premiering in 1975 with a syndicated version airing in 1983.
