Was Taboo an official Nintendo Seal of Approval game? How did it get past Nintendo's heavily moralising family policy? I thought even vague religious iconography in most games released in America was, uh, taboo. posted by RokkitNite at 8:28 AM on April 15
Hmph. More like the 16-bit Tarot.
Yeah, piratebowling and I were discussing that last night, which is what led to this post and the naming of the Aecletic Mini as the true heir to the 8-bit legacy. posted by hermitosis at 8:28 AM on April 15
I remember renting "Taboo" because when I was 11 years old I played every single game I could get my hands on, no matter how lame the premise. posted by jeremy b at 8:34 AM on April 15
Is the NES version really any more stupid than "real" Tarot? posted by DU at 8:50 AM on April 15
Yeah, I rented Taboo. I think it was even covered in Nintendo Power. What a waste of time. posted by zsazsa at 8:52 AM on April 15
Is the NES version really any more stupid than "real" Tarot?
When I was younger, I used to read Tarot cards in order to flirt with girls. At the church youth group. You'd be surprised at its effectiveness. posted by jabberjaw at 9:08 AM on April 15 [3 favorites has favorites]
So seeing this post on the main page reminded me of this awesome NES/SNES old school western style RPG based around a tarot theme. I've thought of this game on and off for years. So I came into the thread intending to ask if anyone else remembered it, and WC_Helmets has already posted a link. Man I love Metafilter. posted by Caduceus at 10:05 AM on April 15
I'm in the same boat as jeremy b. I didn't get this at all, and totally wasted my one rental I was allowed weekly.
Trivia: Taboo was developed by Rare, later known for hits like Goldeneye and just about every 3-D platformer Nintendo published on the N64 after Super Mario 64. Now they're owned by Microsoft.
I have a pretty amusing story about my brother convincing one of his friends that he could summon the devil with Taboo. Also, I thought the music was pretty catchy in the way good NES music is. That's the extent of my praise for it. posted by Dr-Baa at 11:42 AM on April 15
its funny, but the second link is actually a much clearer and more decipherable deck than the first. yay color-coding, numbers. posted by sexyrobot at 12:13 PM on April 15
It's... it's... it's the favicon Tarot! posted by egypturnash at 3:00 PM on April 15
another (great) archaic video game with a Tarot theme was The Fool's Errand. turns out the original author is working on a sequel even now, and in the meantime if you want to step through a truly esoteric succession of kludges you can play the original in Windows. posted by slappy_pinchbottom at 7:59 PM on April 15
I spent 93 hours on that game. 93 hours. And I have a copy of Persona 4 sitting on my shelf, taunting me right now. posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 2:46 AM on April 16
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