Suddenly, Vanna White appears and doesn't even present the puzzle She just stands there, walks when a letter, or more, come up and that's it-other WoF versions show her presenting the puzzle, clapping and more. After you enter in your name, the game starts. The options are '1, 2 and 1 vs COMP,' as in 'computer.' Nowhere on the game's manual mentioned about having a Game Boy link to play two players, which means that you'll have to take turns giving each other the Game Boy unit (unless you're playing it on the Super Game Boy, then you can use the Super Nintendo controllers as needed). The moment you boot up the game, you hear the infamous theme music used on the show, and without doing anything, the game immediately takes you to the name input screen and how many players you want to play against. Want the big and bold flavors? Get the real thing. It's like eating pizza bites-a small, compressed version of a slice of pizza. However, compressing all the goodness into a handheld only did so much. Sounds good, doesn't it? Being the game show geek that I am, games like WoF were ones I played a lot during my youth. As for the women, no life could be easier than getting a huge paycheck turning/unveiling letters and smiling. It's the one game show where spinning a luxurious wheel and knowing all 26 letters of the alphabet, to construct a categorical puzzle, can be an easy gateway to cash and prizes. My favorite game, now on the go! I somehow convinced myself that this was a legitimate way to play MK.Īnyway, anyone else have fond memories of these things? What were your favorites?'Wheel of Fortune' Review (Posted on 10-06-2013)Īh yes, Wheel of Fortune it is. Simple, arcade-y score attack stuff.Īnd words could not have expressed my excitement at getting my hands on the Mortal Kombat one. I think that the Batman Returns handheld was actually the first video game I ever owned. (Honestly, in some cases, these were probably more playable than the movie's tie-in games on actual consoles.)

If there was a blockbuster movie, you could bet that you could walk straight out of the movie theater and into Target and find a cheap LCD adaptation. Growing up in the 90s, my parents didn't buy me a Game Boy or Game Gear (despite much begging), but they did get me a TON of these $20 handhelds.įor a kid without a real handheld system, these were a way for me to still experience gaming on the go. Definitely not saying that.īut I still have a ton of nostalgia for these dumb things. Look, I'm not saying that they were good.

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