Multimedia Celebrity Poker
1995 video game
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Multimedia Celebrity Poker is a 1995 poker video game developed and published by New World Computing.[1]
| Multimedia Celebrity Poker | |
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| Developer | New World Computing |
| Publisher | New World Computing |
| Designer | Jon Van Caneghem |
| Platform | Windows 3.x |
| Release | 1995 |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay and concept
Multimedia Celebrity Poker is a simulation of the card game poker, in which the player competes with celebrities Jonathan Frakes, Morgan Fairchild and Joe Piscopo. The actors are presented via full-motion video.[2]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World | 2.5/5[3] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 58%[2] |
| Computer Game Review | 83/87/78[1] |
| Electronic Entertainment | 2/5[4] |
Multimedia Celebrity Poker won a negative review from PC Gamer US, whose writer Michael Wolf called it "just a poker sim with a gimmick" that "wears off as quickly as the video starts repeating itself".[1] Donald St. John of Electronic Entertainment found the game "not good at all".[4] Computer Gaming World's Alan Emrich was more positive, writing, "As a purely entertaining experience, which is clearly what New World had in mind for this product, it succeeds, but with considerable limitations."[3]