Casino Kid

• Developer — SOFEL • Publisher — SOFEL • Artist — Tadao Nomura • Composer — Toshio Murai • Genre — Casino • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — NES

Casino Kid takes place two years in the future at the time of release in a fictional Las Vegas (the Japanese version uses the actual city of Las Vegas, Nevada) where the object is to earn much money and to defeat the evil King of the Casino. Games at the casino include blackjack and five-card draw poker. Slot machines and roulette were omitted from the North American version. While the North American version uses a parody name for the Las Vegas casino, the Japanese version uses the actual Golden Nugget name. In the Japanese version, it is possible to travel to other casinos like New York City and Japan for a substantial airfare cost. Players can essentially customize the game in the Japanese version by placing in their own name. Casino Kid has blue hair in the Japanese version and blond hair in the North American version. A "free mode" is added into the Japanese version that allow for experimentation with gambling strategies. There is a different introduction in the North American and Japanese version. The Japanese version has a kid imagining himself to be the casino champion while the North American version has the player compete in a tournament for the world's toughest gamblers. Both versions have waitresses in bunny costumes that give hints to the player. Attempting to skip an opponent allows players to find the exact location of the previous opponent while skipping two or more opponents is frowned upon in this game.