Vegas Stakes (SNES)

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Experience all the thrills and skills of real casino action, as you take a trip to the ultimate gambler's paradise: Las Vegas!

Check into a luxurious hotel, hang out with your friends and chat to other punters, before placing your bets at authentic recreations of Blackjack, Slots, Roulette, Craps and Seven Card Stud.

For solo players, a computerised companion explains the rules and offers advice, easing beginners into the action. In multiplayer mode, compete with up to three friends for the $10 million prize!

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marcel_van_duyn

Review

USA Fri, 31 Aug 2007 by Marcel Van Duyn

Experience all the thrills and skills of real casino action, as you take a trip to the ultimate gambler's paradise: Las Vegas!

Here's an oddest offering for the VC so far - a gambling game! In Vegas Stakes, sequel to the NES’s Vegas Dream, you heads to Vegas with a group of friends to try to make it rich.There are 4 casinos to go to, ranging from the-run-down Hideaway, which..

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eric422

1. Eric42 United States 16 Jul 2007, 23:04 BST

Vegas Stakes was a pretty good casino sim for the SNES... I loved it at the time. It may not completely be the best out there, but it did the job very well. I look forward to the possiblity that this game will be released.

adamant

2. Adamant Norway 18 Jul 2007, 01:54 BST

It's okayish, but I already own a gambling game (Caesar's World), and it's not exactly the kind of genre you need a lot of titles in.

Hm, aren't gambling games automatically rated M nowadays? Will this be the first "omgmature" VC game?

jazzem

3. Jazzem United Kingdom 18 Jul 2007, 19:06 BST

Adament, 42 All Time Classics/Clubhouse Games on the DS was rated just a 12+ (And a T in America, I *think*) despite having a fair bit of gambling. It was also an excellent little game =]

I wouldn't mind knowing why video game gambling is hazardous to people under 12 (Or indeed 18!) though =/

kj

4. KJ Canada 30 Aug 2007, 02:47 BST

Sweet! Of all the casino compilation games I've ever played, this is by far the best. I'd love to see a sequel to this, but in the mean time I'll settle for this on VC.

matthew_lenton

5. mattyl149 United Kingdom 31 Aug 2007, 02:08 BST

This looks alright, but there are so many PC based gambling simulations for free out there, I'm not really tempted. It's nice to have one on the Virtual Console though, it just means waiting at least another two weeks for Super Metroid

mendez

6. Mendez United Kingdom 31 Aug 2007, 04:57 BST

They did have to cut 2 of the minigames out of Harvest Moon DS to avoid an 18 rating though =/
The game looks alright, I'm not really tempted though. I'll just stick to 42 all time classics.

smile_guy

7. Smile Guy United Kingdom 31 Aug 2007, 15:21 BST

Obviously, if you're not into games that rely completely on luck you will hate this game.

deggs

8. deggs Canada 31 Aug 2007, 17:16 BST

yeah, the one major drawback to old casino games is that there's no hold'em because this was before hold'em was super popular. still, at the time, i remember liking this game a lot...

tennant1

9. Tennant United Kingdom 05 Sep 2007, 17:47 BST

It's ok, not worth the download if you ask me, this is probably my worst download to date. Play cards in real life, it's a lot better.

steven2

10. Steven United States 04 Oct 2007, 18:11 BST

I hope this comes out in the US. I remember playing this a lot as a rental-couldn't get enough of it. Way better than Super Caesar's Palace.

There's a funny TAS video on Youtube of someone winning this game in a few minutes using savestates. If only that worked in real life.

kevin

11. Kevin United States 26 Nov 2007, 13:18 GMT

This was fun on the original game boy, but I won't be buying it for VC.

atlantis1982

12. Atlantis1982 United States 26 Nov 2007, 14:06 GMT

As one mentioned, there are several casino simulators for free on the web now; this just doesn't seem that exciting.

kj1

13. Radio KJ Canada 27 Nov 2007, 06:34 GMT

Nice! This is the only gambling sim i ever really liked. The little added bits with other random characters walking by made this more interesting than any generic sim. I've been waiting for a sequel to this.

clayfrd

14. Clayfrd United States 29 Dec 2007, 06:29 GMT

I've just downloaded this, and I like it a lot. It's got your casino basics and the random goodies, such as people who need a loan. All of these things add up to a charmful game that is worth a download. Very fun so far, but I haven't played it quite long enough to make a fair rating, but it is currently between 4 and 5

ericwithcheese

15. ericwithcheese United States 19 Mar 2008, 20:05 GMT

I didn't know this was a sequel to Vegas Dream, my favorite gambling game on the NES. I noticed the similarities with the interaction between random strangers and your character, but didn't think much of it. Good game.

aut0matic

16. aut0matic Armenia 09 Apr 2008, 05:02 BST

umm, no fun unless you win money.

mipsymoodle

17. Mipsymoodle United States 04 Jul 2008, 23:21 BST

my snes broke when i was 6 but i still had this game.......my dad played it all the time and he loved it all i remember is that i liked to run up the down escalators.....lol.....i didnt rate it yet cuz i dont remeber much else

le_bla

18. Tides of Chaos United States 21 Jul 2008, 15:47 BST

Did anybody else notice that this is currently the only VC game without a video on this site? Kinda strange..

mipsymoodle

19. Mipsymoodle United States 06 Aug 2008, 18:07 BST

i finally got it......its surprisingly good
it is one of the best casino sims ive ever played but i still only give it 4/5

luigi_link_ash

20. Jsney20 United States 12 Aug 2008, 00:09 BST

Any chance we'll see the prequel Vegas Dream becuase I'll probally get that or not since I still have a working cart of it for my NES

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