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'''Softie, Inc.''' (incorporated on April 18, 1985 [http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/history-detail.p?corp-id=F00338460]) was a software company based in Phoenix, Arizona. It developed many video game versions of television game shows and acted as the licensing agent for Mark Goodson Productions (''Family Feud'') and Merv Griffin Productions (''Jeopardy!''). [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tim-skrehot/b/31a/919?_mSplash=1]
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'''Softie, Inc.''' was a software company that developed many computer adaptations of television game shows and acted as the licensing agent for Mark Goodson Productions (''Family Feud'') and Merv Griffin Productions (''Jeopardy!''). [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tim-skrehot/b/31a/919?_mSplash=1] It appears to have originally been based in San Francisco, California [http://www.trademarkia.com/softie-73503958.html] (incorporated in that state on January 11, 1983 [http://california.14thstory.com/softie-inc.html]), before moving to Phoenix, Arizona (incorporated in that state on April 18, 1985 [http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/history-detail.p?corp-id=F00338460]).
  
 
Arnold Zaler was president of Softie. Prosecutors alleged the company was a pyramid scheme and in 1996, Zaler was convicted of 50 counts of fraud. Originally sentenced to 14 years in prison, he was released on parole after six. [http://www.ijn.com/ijn-news/local/769-zalers-cover-blown-he-surrenders?showall=1]
 
Arnold Zaler was president of Softie. Prosecutors alleged the company was a pyramid scheme and in 1996, Zaler was convicted of 50 counts of fraud. Originally sentenced to 14 years in prison, he was released on parole after six. [http://www.ijn.com/ijn-news/local/769-zalers-cover-blown-he-surrenders?showall=1]
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===Apple II===
 
===Apple II===
 
*''Card Sharks'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Card Sharks'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Carl Lewis Olympic Decathlon'' (unreleased?)
 +
*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Family Feud'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Family Feud'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Jeopardy!'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Jeopardy!'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Second Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Sports Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Remote Control'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Super Password'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Super Password'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 +
*''Wheel of Fortune'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Wheel of Fortune: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Wheel of Fortune: Third Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
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===Commodore 64===
 
===Commodore 64===
 
*''Card Sharks'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Card Sharks'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Carl Lewis Olympic Decathlon'' (unreleased?)
 
*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Double Dare'' (graphics) (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Double Dare'' (graphics) (US Publisher: GameTek)
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Family Feud'' (US Publisher: ShareData)</div>
 
*''Jeopardy!'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Jeopardy!'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Junior Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Second Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Sports Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''The Price is Right'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 +
*''Remote Control'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 +
*''Wheel of Fortune'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Wheel of Fortune: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Wheel of Fortune: Third Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 +
*''Wipeout'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
  
 
===DOS===
 
===DOS===
 
*''The All New Family Feud'' (US Publisher: Softie)
 
*''The All New Family Feud'' (US Publisher: Softie)
 
*''Card Sharks'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Card Sharks'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Carl Lewis Olympic Decathlon'' (unreleased?)
 
*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
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*''Harlem Globetrotters'' (US Publisher: Gametek)
 
*''Harlem Globetrotters'' (US Publisher: Gametek)
 
*''Jeopardy!'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Jeopardy!'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Junior Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Second Edition'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 +
*''Jeopardy! Sports Edition'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''The Jetsons: By George, in Trouble Again'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''The Jetsons: By George, in Trouble Again'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 +
*''Remote Control'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Super Password'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Super Password'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Tom & Jerry: Yankee Doodle's CAT-astrophe'' (graphics) (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Tom & Jerry: Yankee Doodle's CAT-astrophe'' (graphics) (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Win, Lose or Draw'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 +
*''Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition'' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
 
*''Wipeout'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
 
*''Wipeout'' (US Publisher: ShareData)
  
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*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Classic Concentration'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Harlem Globetrotters'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 
*''Harlem Globetrotters'' (US Publisher: GameTek)
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Super Password'' (US Publisher: GameTek) (unreleased)</div>
  
 
===Various===
 
===Various===

Latest revision as of 14:28, 16 July 2022

Softie, Inc. was a software company that developed many computer adaptations of television game shows and acted as the licensing agent for Mark Goodson Productions (Family Feud) and Merv Griffin Productions (Jeopardy!). [1] It appears to have originally been based in San Francisco, California [2] (incorporated in that state on January 11, 1983 [3]), before moving to Phoenix, Arizona (incorporated in that state on April 18, 1985 [4]).

Arnold Zaler was president of Softie. Prosecutors alleged the company was a pyramid scheme and in 1996, Zaler was convicted of 50 counts of fraud. Originally sentenced to 14 years in prison, he was released on parole after six. [5]

Apple II

  • Card Sharks (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Carl Lewis Olympic Decathlon (unreleased?)
  • Classic Concentration (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Family Feud (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Second Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Sports Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Remote Control (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Super Password (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Wheel of Fortune (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Wheel of Fortune: Second Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Wheel of Fortune: Third Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Win, Lose or Draw (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Wipeout (US Publisher: ShareData)

Commodore 64

  • Card Sharks (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Carl Lewis Olympic Decathlon (unreleased?)
  • Classic Concentration (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Double Dare (graphics) (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Family Feud (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Junior Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Second Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Sports Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • The Price is Right (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Remote Control (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Wheel of Fortune (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Wheel of Fortune: Second Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Wheel of Fortune: Third Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Win, Lose or Draw (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Wipeout (US Publisher: ShareData)

DOS

  • The All New Family Feud (US Publisher: Softie)
  • Card Sharks (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Carl Lewis Olympic Decathlon (unreleased?)
  • Classic Concentration (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Double Dare (graphics) (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Family Feud (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • The Flintstones: Dino: Lost in Bedrock (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Harlem Globetrotters (US Publisher: Gametek)
  • Jeopardy! (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Junior Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • Jeopardy! Second Edition (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Jeopardy! Sports Edition (US Publisher: ShareData)
  • The Jetsons: By George, in Trouble Again (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Remote Control (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Super Password (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Tom & Jerry: Yankee Doodle's CAT-astrophe (graphics) (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Win, Lose or Draw (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Win, Lose or Draw: Second Edition (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Wipeout (US Publisher: ShareData)

Famicom/NES

  • Classic Concentration (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Harlem Globetrotters (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Super Password (US Publisher: GameTek) (unreleased)

Various

  • Play It on MTV (unreleased) [6]