Palamedes (video game)
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| Palamedes | |
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 NES box cover | |
| Developer(s) | Taito Natsume (NES) |
| Publisher(s) | Arcade NES |
| Designer(s) | Koh Ohida[4] Satoshi Yoshikawa[4] Butsuke Run_Pen[4] Koh Shimoda[4] |
| Composer(s) | Kiyohiro Sada[4] Grosan Fukushma[4] |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES/Famicom,[3] MSX, FM Towns, Game Boy |
| Release | Arcade NES |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle[3] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito L System |
Palamedes (パラメデス, Paramedesu) is a puzzle video game released by Taito in 1990.
Gameplay[edit]
Palamedes is a puzzle game requiring the players to match the dice they are holding to the dice at the top of the screen.[4][5] Using the "B" button, the player can change the number on their dice, then throw it using the "A" button when it matches the dice at the top of the screen, which wipes the target dice off the board.[4] By matching dice in some combinations, like doing it with the same number several times in a row, or by doing a 1-to-6 sequence, the player is awarded a special move where they can eliminate three to five lines of dice on the game field. At regular time intervals (which get smaller as the game progresses) new dice lines are added, and when a die touches the bottom of the screen, the game ends.
The player can play in "solitaire" mode against the computer or another player, or "tournament" mode against AI opponents.[4][5] There are six sides and numbers on the dice, making an attempt to match all the numbers on the screen and eliminating them a challenge.[4][5]
Ports[edit]
Ports of the game were published for the NES, MSX, FM Towns and Game Boy by HOT-B. The Japan-only sequel, Palamedes 2: Star Twinkles, was released in 1991 for the Family Computer by HOT-B. It featured most of the same basic gameplay elements as the original but with the play field scrolling in the opposite direction.
Reception[edit]
In Japan, Game Machine listed Palamedes on their December 15, 1990 issue as being the sixteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[6]
David Wilson of Your Sinclair magazine reviewed the arcade game, giving it an 80% score.[2] Zero magazine rated it three out of five.[7]
Famitsu magazine reviewed the Game Boy version, scoring the game a 22 out of 40.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Palamedes". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Wilson, David (1 November 1990). "Slots of Fun". Your Sinclair. No. 60 (December 1990). United Kingdom: Future plc. pp. 70–1.
- ^ a b c d e "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ^ a b c "Release information". allgame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 394. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 December 1990. p. 25.
- ^ "Dosh Eaters". Zero. No. 14. December 1990. pp. 85–6.
- ^ お買い物に便利: 新作ゲームクロスレビュー - パラメデス. Famicom Tsushin. No.22. Pg.17. 26 October 1990.
External links[edit]
- Palamedes at Arcade History
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