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is a divination video game that was only released in the Japan
ese market.
simulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System, this game helped provide the roots for the more recent and graphically enhanced dating sim
ulation games.
North America would eventually get a Tarot divination game
released exclusively in their market during the same year (but by a different company). Traditionally, the Tarot
has been less controversial than the methods used in the game to acquire a fortune reading. These kinds of games would emerge on systems such as the Japanese incarnation of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
, the Sega Game Gear
, and eventually to the Sony PlayStation
series of console systems within the past twenty years. This game is played exclusively in the Japanese language
.
where they were actually around in the year 1989. Players must put down their name, birthdate
, and their gender
. It is strongly recommended that people born on December 31, 1988 to be the youngest people to use this program only for nostalgia purpose on the present day.
Playing this game is useless in the present era as the information the game gives out to players is not current. Emulation of the game in the 21st century would be considered redundant; it is not possible to reprogram the game to predict present-day events or events in the near future. Collectors have been known to merely seek to add this game into their collection for its future collection value. Regardless of whether the game was physically imported or downloaded on their computer, this game is considered part of the complete Family Computer
collection regardless of the fact that it doesn't have any relevance in present day culture.
Fortune-telling
parts of the game include: their life
fortune, their annual fortune (predictions for the entire year of 1989), their daily fortune (predictions for a certain day), and their male
-female
compatibility report (for possible love
connections).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese market.
Summary
As a horoscopeHoroscope
In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" In...
simulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System, this game helped provide the roots for the more recent and graphically enhanced dating sim
Dating sim
Dating sims are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. They are also sometimes put under the category of neoromance. The most common objective of dating sims is to date, usually choosing from among several characters, and to achieve a romantic...
ulation games.
North America would eventually get a Tarot divination game
Taboo: The Sixth Sense
Taboo: The Sixth Sense is a video game developed by Rare and published by Tradewest for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989 that gives users a tarot reading where the "dealer" automatically shuffles the cards...
released exclusively in their market during the same year (but by a different company). Traditionally, the Tarot
Tarot
The tarot |trionfi]] and later as tarocchi, tarock, and others) is a pack of cards , used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot...
has been less controversial than the methods used in the game to acquire a fortune reading. These kinds of games would emerge on systems such as the Japanese incarnation of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
, the Sega Game Gear
Sega Game Gear
The was Sega's first handheld game console. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress....
, and eventually to the Sony PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
series of console systems within the past twenty years. This game is played exclusively in the Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
.
Gameplay
The game permits players to hear their fortunes about what their life will be like in the year 1989. Any usage by people born after December 31, 1988 will have unintended side effects as their forecast would end up being completely fictional. These predictions would fall into the categories of either "alternate history" and/or being in a parallel universeParallel universe (fiction)
A parallel universe or alternative reality is a hypothetical self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a "multiverse", although this term can also be used to describe the possible parallel universes that constitute reality...
where they were actually around in the year 1989. Players must put down their name, birthdate
Birthday
A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage. Although the major religions celebrate the birth of their founders , Christmas – which is celebrated widely by...
, and their gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
. It is strongly recommended that people born on December 31, 1988 to be the youngest people to use this program only for nostalgia purpose on the present day.
Playing this game is useless in the present era as the information the game gives out to players is not current. Emulation of the game in the 21st century would be considered redundant; it is not possible to reprogram the game to predict present-day events or events in the near future. Collectors have been known to merely seek to add this game into their collection for its future collection value. Regardless of whether the game was physically imported or downloaded on their computer, this game is considered part of the complete Family Computer
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
collection regardless of the fact that it doesn't have any relevance in present day culture.
Fortune-telling
Fortune-telling
Fortune-telling is the practice of predicting information about a person's life. The scope of fortune-telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination...
parts of the game include: their life
Life
Life is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased , or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate...
fortune, their annual fortune (predictions for the entire year of 1989), their daily fortune (predictions for a certain day), and their male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
-female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
compatibility report (for possible love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
connections).