Casino Kid
Encyclopedia
Casino Kid is a video game on the NES
platform released in 1989. It was published
and developed
by Sofel
. In Japan, it was released as 100 Man Dollar Kid: Maboroshi no Teiou Hen.
The game takes place in the fictional town of Lost Wages (a pun on the real city of Las Vegas, Nevada
) where the object is to earn lots of money and to defeat the evil King of the Casino. Games at the casino include blackjack
and five-card draw poker
. In the Japanese version, it was possible to travel to other casinos like New York City and Japan for a substantial airfare cost.
Casino Kid 2 is the sequel to Casino Kid, released in and released by the same company. In Casino Kid 2, the Casino Kid, after having defeated the top players in Las Vegas
, is issued a challenge by the top gamblers around the world. The matches are organized by a mysterious leader, and to unveil the leader, the Casino Kid must defeat nine opponents from around the world in the games of roulette
, poker
, and blackjack
. Gameplay in Casino Kid 2 differs in that players no longer venture around the casino looking for rival gamblers, though the card games still operate in the same fashion as in the original Casino Kid.
Nintendo Entertainment System
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platform released in 1989. It was published
Video game publisher
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and developed
Video game developer
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by Sofel
SOFEL
is a Japanese information technology company involved with business application systems development, multimedia service and system development, and the development of RFID services and systems...
. In Japan, it was released as 100 Man Dollar Kid: Maboroshi no Teiou Hen.
The game takes place in the fictional town of Lost Wages (a pun on the real city of Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
) where the object is to earn lots of money and to defeat the evil King of the Casino. Games at the casino include blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
and five-card draw poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
. In the Japanese version, it was possible to travel to other casinos like New York City and Japan for a substantial airfare cost.
Casino Kid 2
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, is issued a challenge by the top gamblers around the world. The matches are organized by a mysterious leader, and to unveil the leader, the Casino Kid must defeat nine opponents from around the world in the games of roulette
Roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
, poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
, and blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
. Gameplay in Casino Kid 2 differs in that players no longer venture around the casino looking for rival gamblers, though the card games still operate in the same fashion as in the original Casino Kid.
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