Super Caesars Palace
1993 casino video game
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Super Caesars Palace is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System casino video game centered on Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the follow-up to Virgin's previous Caesars Palace game. Super Caesars Palace was also released for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear as Caesars Palace. The Japanese version of the game was followed by a sequel, Super Casino 2.
- NA: Virgin Games
- JP: Coconuts Japan
Steve Henefin[1]
| Super Caesars Palace | |
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Japanese cover art | |
| Developers | The Illusions Gaming Company Teeny Weeny Games (Game Gear) |
| Publishers |
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| Composers | Matt Furniss (Game Gear version), Tommy Tallarico[1] Steve Henefin[1] |
| Series | |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Genesis Game Gear |
| Release | Genesis, Game Gear
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| Genre | Casino |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
The objective is to win money at a casino. The player begins with $2,000. Games include blackjack, slot machines, roulette, horse racing, keno, video poker, and red dog. The player can talk to non-player characters (a feature omitted in the Japanese version), who may offer advice and clues on how to live the casino lifestyle. The game also offers $100 scratchcards that players can keep scratching to try to win more money. However, if a picture of a bomb is uncovered, the ticket is void and all winnings are nullified.[3]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame | SNES: 2.5/5[4] |
| Game Informer | SNES: 8/10[5] |
| Game Players | SNES: 8/10[6] |
| Mean Machines Sega | SMD: 42/100[7] |
| Nintendo Power | SNES: 12.8/20[8] |
| VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine | SNES: 6/10[9] |
Sega Visions, reviewing the Sega Genesis and Game Gear versions, praised the accuracy of each casino game presented in Caesars Palace, "the name of [which] is total gambling realism", and concluded that "If you like to gamble, this is a way to learn the ins and outs of various wagering games without taking a financial beating."[10][11] VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine highlighted that "For those who are into gambling, this is probably a very rad game."[9] In his Complete Guide to Video Games, Nathan Lockard gave an overall rating of 11 out of 30, stating "Other than a good variety of games, this game has terrible controls, which make it very frustrating to play."[12]