House of Tarot
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Developer(s) | Japan System Supply[1] |
Publisher(s) | Sega[2] |
Platform(s) | Game Gear |
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Genre(s) | Non-game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Distribution | 1-megabit Game Gear cartridge[3] |
House of Tarot (タロットの館 Tarot no Yakata)[3] a tarot divination title where the player gets a tarot reading in Japanese using the Rider-Waite tarot cards. The game was published by Sega for a Japan-exclusive release.
Summary
Only one person can use it at a time but the computer-controlled tarot reader (appearing as a fortune teller) can provide unlimited readings for the player and his friends.[4] Players can choose between two female and one male character provide the fortune telling.[5]
A combination of hiragana and katakana for the Japanese characters helps provide a feeling to the tarot reading that is both mysterious and familiar at the same time.[4] Unlike most Japanese tarot reading simulations that use the Celtic cross, House of Tarot uses the pentagram method of reading tarot cards.[4]
See also
- Taboo: The Sixth Sense 1989 Nintendo video game
- Tarot Mystery 1995 Super Famicom video game
References
- ↑ "Japan System Supply" (in Japanese). Game Developer Research Institute. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Japanese title/media information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Video game overview". Video Game Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ↑ "Character summary" (in Japanese). Ameblo. Retrieved 2012-11-22.