Golden Nugget 64

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Golden Nugget 64
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Developer(s) Westwood Pacific
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: December 1, 1998
Genre(s) Casino
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Golden Nugget 64 is a multiplayer virtual casino video game for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Westwood Pacific, published by Electronic Arts, and was released on December 1, 1998 in North America. Golden Nugget 64 is unique because it is the only gambling/casino game released in North America for the Nintendo 64. The game starts off by having the player create an account with $1000 which is saved on the controller pack. Players have the choice from one of ten different popular casino games. Each game has its own set of rules and a guide to learn how to play.

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Gameplay

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas hotel and casino is the setting for the following games:

Other options include a Big Winners list as well as a Slideshow of the actual Golden Nugget Las Vegas hotel and casino.

Audio

The audio in this game is a mixture of "people in the background of the casino, dice rolling, cards flipping, chips stacking, tokens entering slots, the dealer talking to [the player] and a variety of other things". [1] The background music is a laid back piano score while the sound effects all ring true. The male dealer is voiced by Chris Rausch and the female dealer by Donna Rawlins. They have very few standard dealer lines.

Reception

IGN gave Golden Nugget 64 a 7.8 out of 10 overall praising the gameplay and the graphics despite little criticism about the sound stating "the theme music is nasty". [4]

Other games

A previous game, Golden Nugget , was released for Microsoft Windows in 1996 and PlayStation in 1997. In 2004, a sequel, Golden Nugget Casino, was released for the Game Boy Advance. [6] Golden Nugget Casino DS was released in 2006 for the Nintendo DS. [7]

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References

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