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Jeremy Nelson

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Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« on: March 25, 2018, 03:36:00 AM »
Just a topic I’m raising out of curiosity-

Most game shows, if they’ve been on a couple of seasons, get a home box version. But are there any prominent shows out there you can think of that didn’t get a home version?

Super Password immediately came to mind for me since MB cranked out Password sets regularly.
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SamJ93

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2018, 03:48:39 AM »
Split Second always stood out to me as one of them...I guess the format and determining the order of buzzing-in was too difficult to replicate without some kind of elaborate lockout device.
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whewfan

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2018, 05:40:05 AM »
Treasure Hunt
Tattletales
Think Fast
Get the Picture
Figure It Out
Make the Grade
Mindreaders

I am sure there are others. That's all I can think of.

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Marc412

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2018, 09:02:58 AM »
Quote from: whewfan on March 25, 2018, 05:40:05 AM
Figure It Out

I am sure there are others. That's all I can think of.
Pretty sure there was a home version of “Figure It Out”.
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Jeremy Nelson

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2018, 09:47:26 AM »
Quote from: SamJ93 on March 25, 2018, 03:48:39 AM
Split Second always stood out to me as one of them...I guess the format and determining the order of buzzing-in was too difficult to replicate without some kind of elaborate lockout device.
I feel like they probably would have used the “throw your colored disc in the bowl” method that other home games used.

Quote from: whewfan on March 25, 2018, 05:40:05 AM
Treasure Hunt
Tattletales
Think Fast
Get the Picture
Figure It Out
Make the Grade
Mindreaders

I am sure there are others. That's all I can think of.
Treasure Hunt’s format and setup were not home game friendly. Not surprised it didnt get one.

Tattletales technically did, but it was never released.

Not surprised on the Nick stuff- Double Dare was white hot when it got a home version and Figure it Out was on for four seasons before it got one.
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Matt Ottinger

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2018, 10:03:27 AM »
Quote from: Jeremy Nelson on March 25, 2018, 03:36:00 AM
Super Password immediately came to mind for me since MB cranked out Password sets regularly.

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2018, 11:57:14 AM »
Supermarket Sweep and Shop Til You Drop, for obvious reasons.

Gambit comes to mind, and while Endless Games came out with one about 15 years ago, I’m surprised a Card Sharks home game wasn’t released during the 70s and 80s runs, considering how many other G-T shows had a home game.
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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2018, 12:38:20 PM »
Quote from: BrandonFG on March 25, 2018, 11:57:14 AM
Supermarket Sweep and Shop Til You Drop, for obvious reasons
Supermarket Sweep actually had a release back in the 60s.
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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2018, 12:44:36 PM »
As did Jan Murray's version of the original Treasure Hunt.
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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2018, 02:20:01 PM »
Quote from: Marc412 on March 25, 2018, 09:02:58 AM
Quote from: whewfan on March 25, 2018, 05:40:05 AM
Figure It Out

I am sure there are others. That's all I can think of.
Pretty sure there was a home version of “Figure It Out”.

Actually, two versions!  The original version (w/Billy the Answer Head), followed by a version subtitled "Wild Style," (w/Billy the Answer Elephant)!
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Jimmy Owen

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2018, 02:58:17 PM »
Rhyme and Reason
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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2018, 05:04:20 PM »
Quote from: BrandonFG on March 25, 2018, 11:57:14 AM
Gambit comes to mind,

That's what I was thinking. I might also add Bumper Stumpers to the list as well.

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Jimmy Owen

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2018, 05:41:00 PM »
Chain Reaction wasn't on network long enough to be considered by Milton Bradley, but maybe after it had been on cable for a couple of years
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The Ol' Guy

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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2018, 06:38:45 PM »
I had always hoped CROSS WITS would have had a home game. It was a solid enough game that did not necessarily have to promote itself as based on a TV show. For example, I've always thought that even today, a CHAIN REACTION game could be made. TV fans will know it, word game fans who have never seen it will give it a look. If you wanted to add an extra connection, just feature a line on the package that simply says, "A great word game from the creator of TV's famous PYRAMID."
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Re: Game Shows Without Home Box Games
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2018, 01:05:33 PM »
Quote from: Jeremy Nelson on March 25, 2018, 09:47:26 AM
Treasure Hunt’s format and setup were not home game friendly. Not surprised it didnt get one.

Other Geoff Edwards shows that didn't get a home version were Play the Percentages and Shoot For The Stars. The latter wasn't on long enough.

Also, Jim Lange's Bullseye, IIRC did not get a home version.

Chuck Woolery mentioned on one episode of Greed that a version of that was supposed to come out. I think it was a computer or hand held game. That didn't happen either.
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