GSN.com (partially found web games from Sony cable website; late 1990s-2000s)
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GSNi logo from 2004-2006
Status: Partially Found
Game Show Network (also known as GSN) is an American cable channel dedicated to its namesake that was launched by Sony Pictures Entertainment on December 1st, 1994, [1]. The amount of game shows that would be reran on the channel comprised of reruns from the libraries Sony acquired the rights to (those outside of their own library of game shows include Mark Goodson Productions, NBCUniversal and Buena Vista Television). Outside of reruns, the channel also had a variety of original programming centred around game shows like Club A.M. Super Decades, Faux Pause, Prime Games and Trivia Track[2]. Around 1999[3], Sony launched a website for the channel and began showcasing online games based on the shows that were airing on the channel at the time. These games could be played to win cash and prizes[4]. The website would be last updated sometime around 2012[5], when Sony launched a new website for the channel and the previous website would be abandoned by Sony and now has links to the channel's current website. Throughout the years, the games hosted on the website would come and go and most (if not all) of the games are lost and very little of the games have resurfaced and as of the writing of this article, none of them are playable.
Interactive
The Interactive games played just like their respective shows and can be played when the respective show was airing on Game Show Network at that moment [6] and the online player's high scores would be showcased on Game Show Network in between commercial breaks during the respective show[7]. These games are the hardest to find with only images and screenshots of the gameplay in varying quality the only visuals from the Interactive games to survive.
| # | Game Title | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Card Sharks Interactive | Lost | Unknown if gameplay was based on the version that aired in the 1970s or 1980s. |
| 2 | Family Feud Interactive | Lost | Gameplay based on the Richard Dawson version. |
| 3 | The Hollywood Squares Interactive | Lost | Gameplay was possibly based on the version that aired on NBC in the 1970s. |
| 4 | Jeopardy Online | Lost | Game was promoted at the end of every episode of Jeopardy from 1998 to 2001. |
| 5 | Jeopardy (2003 version) | Found | Game received a physical commercial release. |
| 6 | Jeopardy Interactive | Lost | Game was separate from the one released in '98. |
| 7 | Lingo Interactive (2003 version) | Lost | Game was based on the second season of the GSN version and had an Arby's Oven Mitt Bonus. |
| 8 | Lingo Interactive (2007 version) | Lost | Game was based on the third season of the GSN version, gameplay is the same. |
| 9 | Lingo Single Player | Found | Separate single player version of the game, the game can still be played on arcadethunder.com. |
| 10 | Match Game Interactive | Lost | Two separate versions were made, both had the same gameplay. |
| 11 | Match Game PM Interactive | Lost | Game was based on the Primetime syndicated version. |
| 12 | Password Plus Interactive | Lost | Included a Live Viewer Trivia question. |
| 13 | Super Password Interactive | Lost | Included a Live Viewer Trivia question. |
| 14 | Press Your Luck Interactive | Lost | Game included a poll. |
| 15 | Whammy! Interactive | Lost | |
| 16 | The $100,000 Pyramid Interactive | Lost | |
| 17 | Weakest Link Interactive | Lost | |
| 18 | Millionaire Interactive | Lost | Game was briefly sponsored by Pizza Hut. |
| 19 | Super Millionaire Interactive | Lost | Game was the same as Millionaire but with different dollar amounts. |
| 20 | Wheel Of Fortune Online | Lost | Game was promoted at the end of every episode of Wheel Of Fortune from 1998 to 2001, was a multiplayer. |
| 21 | Wheel Of Fortune (2000 version) | Lost | Single player version of the game. |
| 22 | Wheel Of Fortune (2003 version) | Found | Game received a physical commercial release. |
| 23 | Win Ben Stein's Money Interactive | Lost | Game was briefly sponsored by AllState. |
| 24 | Inquizition | Lost | |
| 25 | Friend Or Foe Interactive | Lost | |
| 26 | PlayMania Interactive | Lost | |
| 27 | Cram Interactive | Lost | |
| 28 | Chain Reaction | Lost | Based on the version hosted by Dylan Lane. |
| 29 | Hollywood Showdown | Lost | Created by Boxerjam.com. |
| 30 | Russian Roulette Interactive | Lost | |
| 31 | That's The Question | Lost | |
| 32 | How Much is Enough? | Lost | |
| 33 | WinTuition Interactive | Lost | |
| 34 | Greed Interactive | Lost | |
| 35 | I've Got A Secret Interactive | Lost | Based on the Bill Dwyer version. |
| 36 | To Tell The Truth Interactive | Lost | Gameplay is unknown. |
| 37 | Love Connection Interactive | Lost | Gameplay is unknown. |
| 38 | Street Smarts Interactive | Lost | |
| 39 | Grand Slam | Lost | |
| 40 | Dog Eat Dog Interactive | Lost | Game had a Live Viewer Poll |
| 41 | Ballbreakers Interactive | Lost | |
| 42 | Black & White Overnight Interactive | Lost | Named after the block dedicated to game shows that aired throughout the 1950's |
| 43 | Celebrity Blackjack Interactive | Lost | |
| 44 | Extreme Dodgeball Interactive | Lost | |
| 45 | GSNi Interstitial | Lost | |
| 46 | Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes Interactive | Lost | |
| 47 | Poker Royale: Celebrities Vs. Poker Pros Interactive | Lost | |
| 48 | Poker Royale: Comedians vs. Pros Interactive | Lost | |
| 49 | Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship Interactive | Lost | |
| 50 | Poker Royale: Young Bloods Interactive | Lost | |
| 51 | Spy TV Interactive | Lost | |
| 52 | The World Series Of Blackjack Interactive | Lost | |
| 53 | The Newlywed Game Interactive | Lost | |
| 54 | Anything To Win Interactive | Lost | |
| 55 | High Stakes Poker Interactive | Lost | |
| 56 | Hollywood Squares Interactive | Lost | Gameplay likely based on the Tom Bergeron version |
| 57 | Blockbusters Interactive | Lost |
Gallery
Starting screen to Card Sharks Interactive
Starting screen to Family Feud Interactive
Family Feud Interactive game in progress
Starting screen to Jeopardy Interactive
Starting screen to Lingo Interactive (2003)
Starting screen to Lingo Interactive (2007)
End screen to Lingo Interactive (2007)
Starting screen to Love Connection Interactive
Starting screen to Match Game Interactive
Match Game Interactive game in progress
Top 1-5 from Match Game Interactive
Starting screen to Super Password Interactive
Starting screen to Weakest Link Interactive
Starting screen to Millionaire Interactive
Millionaire Interactive game in progress
Super Millionaire Interactive game in progress
The Hollywood Squares Interactive thumbnail
Whammy! Interactive game in progress (1/2)
Whammy! Interactive game in progress (2/2)
Stills from Press Your Luck Interactive
Jeopardy Online game in progress
Wheel Of Fortune Online game in progress
Other
The website also had games from outside developers like Zeek Games and WorldWinner, some were based on the shows that were airing on Game Show Network at the time or were original titles. The games were also hosted on other websites at the time, but were completely phased out by the end of the 2000's. Of the lost games, only an early version of Catch 21 and The Price Is Right have footage, only screenshots of the other games made by Zeek and WorldWinner can be found today.
| # | Game Title | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beat The Deck | Lost | |
| 2 | Blackjack Plus | Lost | |
| 3 | Kenny vs. Spenny: Quest for the Family Jewels | Found | |
| 4 | Opinionation | Lost | |
| 5 | Zoinks | Lost | |
| 6 | Flip To GSN | Found |
Gallery
Photos
Still from Beat The Deck
Still from Blackjack Plus
Still from Kenny vs. Spenny: Quest for the Family Jewels
Still from Opinionation
Still from Zoinks
Still from Flip To GSN
Zeek Games
| # | Game Title | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lingo Plus | Lost | Possibly a multiplayer version of the game |
| 2 | Whammy! Plus[8] | Lost | Possibly a multiplayer version of the game |
| 3 | Phrase Frenzy | Lost | Gameplay is unknown, game was last available in 2009[9] |
| 4 | Poker Face | Lost |
Gallery
Photos
Still from Poker Face
Still from Whammy! Plus (1/2)
Still from Whammy! Plus (2/2)
Still from Lingo Plus (1/2)
Still from Lingo Plus (2/2)
Still from Phrase Frenzy (1/2)
Still from Phrase Frenzy (2/2)
WorldWinner
| # | Game Title | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Feud | Lost | Game was similar to the Toss-Up round on Wheel Of Fortune |
| 2 | The Price Is Right | Lost | Game was a series of mini games |
| 3 | Wheel Of Fortune | Lost | |
| 4 | Catch 21 | Lost | Early version based on the first revival of the show |
Gallery
Photos
Family Feud game in progress (1/2)
Family Feud game in progress (2/2)
Starting screen to Wheel Of Fortune
Wheel Of Fortune game in progress (1/2)
Wheel Of Fortune game in progress (2/2)
Videos
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100309104932/http://corp.gsn.com/corporate-info
- ↑ https://markgoodson.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Show_Network#History
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19991013024725/http://gameshownetwork.com/index2.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060126233655/http://www.gsn.com/games/list.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120922104556/https://www.gsntv.com/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060807112654/http://www.gsn.com/itv/list.php>
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-HJCoso1ps&ab_channel=EricF
- ↑ https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsns-whammy-goes-interactive-140404
- ↑ https://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews72498.html