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Casino Kid

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…

1 October 1989

Casino Kid is a puzzle developed by SOFEL, released 1 October 1989 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Casino Kid is

Casino Kid is a puzzle game developed by SOFEL and released in 1989. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are Casino Kid, a nameless youth who has $500 in his pocket and is ready to face the best poker and blackjack players in the casino to increase this amount significantly. You move around a large casino room and talk to people. Some people will just chat with you, while others will challenge you to a game: either blackjack or poker. In the beginning, most people won't agree to play with you. You'll have to defeat the opponents in a particular order in order to be able to win all blackjack and poker games and to face the Final Opponent.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Casino Kid launched on 1 October 1989, within three weeks of Disney's DuckTales, SimCity and Shadow of the Beast.

Released around the same time: Disney's DuckTales, SimCity, Shadow of the Beast.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Casino Kid come out?
Casino Kid was released on 1 October 1989 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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