Palamedes (video game)

Palamedes (パラメデス, Paramedesu) is a puzzle video game released by the Taito Corporation in 1990.

Palamedes
Box cover (NES version)
Developer(s)Taito
Natsume (NES Version)
Publisher(s)Arcade: Taito
Home versions: Hot-B[1]
Designer(s)Koh Ohida,[2] Satoshi Yoshikawa,[2] Butsuke Run_Pen,[2] Koh Shimoda[2]
Composer(s)Kiyohiro Sada,[2] Grosan Fukushma[2]
Platform(s)Arcade, NES/Family Computer,[1] MSX, FM Towns, Game Boy
ReleaseArcade:
NES:
Genre(s)Puzzle[1]
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

Palamedes is a puzzle game requiring the player to match the dice they are holding to the dice at the top of the screen.[2][3] Using the "B" button, the player can change the number on his/her dice, then throw the dice using the "A" button when it matches the dice at the top of the screen, which wipes the target dice off the screen.[2] The player can play in "solitaire" mode against the computer or another player, or "tournament" mode against AI opponents.[2][3] There are six sides and numbers on the dice, making an attempt to match all the numbers on the screen and eliminating them as a challenge.[2][3]

Ports

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 NES 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

In Japan, Game Machine listed Palamedes on their December 15, 1990 issue as being the sixteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[4]

On release, Famitsu magazine scored the Game Boy version of the game a 22 out of 40.[5]

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References
  1. "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. "Release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  3. "Release information". allgame. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
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