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|title = Palamedes |
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|image = [[File:Palamedes Cover.jpg|250px]] |
|image = [[File:Palamedes Cover.jpg|250px]] NES box cover |
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|developer = [[Taito]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
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|publisher = Hot-B<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
|publisher = [[Taito]](Arcade)<br> Hot-B(Home versions)<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
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|released = {{vgrelease|NA=1990|JP= |
|released = '''Arcade'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP=1990}}'''Home systems'''</br> {{vgrelease|NA=1990|JP= 1990<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587504.html| title = Release information | publisher = [[GameFAQs]] | date = | accessdate = 2008-05-19}}</ref>}} |
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|genre = [[Puzzle game|Puzzle]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
|genre = [[Puzzle game|Puzzle]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
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|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer game|Multiplayer]] |
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer game|Multiplayer]] |
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|platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>, [[ |
|platforms = [[video arcade|Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>, [[MSX]], [[FM-Towns]] , [[Game Boy]] |
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|media = [[Cartridge (electronics)|Cartridge]] |
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'''''Palamedes''''' is an arcade game released by Taito Corporation in 1990. It was distributed in Japan only. |
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==Gameplay== |
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| ⚫ | Palamedes is a puzzle game requiring the player to match the dice they are holding to the dice on top of the screen. Using the "B" button, the player can change the number on his 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. The player can play in "solitaire" mode against the computer or another player, or "tournament" mode against CPU opponents. There are 6 sides and numbers on the dice, making an attempt to match all the numbers on the screen and eliminating them a challenge. |
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==Ports== |
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Ports of the game were published for the NES, MSX, FM-Towns and Game Boy by Hot-B. The NES version was the only North American release of the game. A Japan-only sequel, Palamedes 2: Star Twinkles, was released in 1991 for the NES by Hot-B. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 07:59, 27 December 2009
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 NES box cover | |
| Developer(s) | Taito[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Taito(Arcade) Hot-B(Home versions)[1] |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System[1], MSX, FM-Towns , Game Boy |
| Release | Arcade Home systems |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Palamedes is an arcade game released by Taito Corporation in 1990. It was distributed in Japan only.
Gameplay
Palamedes is a puzzle game requiring the player to match the dice they are holding to the dice on top of the screen. Using the "B" button, the player can change the number on his 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. The player can play in "solitaire" mode against the computer or another player, or "tournament" mode against CPU opponents. There are 6 sides and numbers on the dice, making an attempt to match all the numbers on the screen and eliminating them a challenge.
Ports
Ports of the game were published for the NES, MSX, FM-Towns and Game Boy by Hot-B. The NES version was the only North American release of the game. A Japan-only sequel, Palamedes 2: Star Twinkles, was released in 1991 for the NES by Hot-B.
References
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