Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System inspired by the popular television game show. Players aim to solve word puzzles by guessing consonants while spinning a money-laden wheel. Correct guesses reveal letters and accrue cash, while landing on certain spaces may lead to bankruptcy. Vowels can be purchased with earned money, enhancing gameplay strategy.
Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition is one of a series of NES games based on the famous TV game show. The goal is to solve a word puzzle by guessing letters. The players take turns spinning a wheel that has designated money amounts in most spaces, but can also bankrupt the player in the wheel lands on the wrong space. A player can guess a letter and if that letter is in the puzzle, those spaces are flipped to reveal the letter and the player earns the cash amount specified by the wheel spin, multiplied by the number of occurrences of the letter. Only English consonants can be guessed-- the 5 English vowels can be purchased using a player's earnings.