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[fatty]

I remember back when playing the NES, Vegas Dream was a great gambling game. It not only had decent A.I. in the betting aspect, but it also had different story elements that kept it interesting (like people coming up to you and asking for money while you were betting). Vegas Stakes on the SNES improved and polished the formula and was even more fun to play.

But now, here it is coming up on 2005, and I want my gambling fix again. I'm tempted to try World Championship Poker (would probably get the Xbox version since I have Xbox Live) after reading some recommendations on the board but the reviews haven't been treating it too kindly. I still want to play a lot of it offline and it looks like the computer is modeled off of contestants from the Celebrity Poker Showdown shows.

Are there any games that you can think of that have decent games on them (not only poker) but also have a decent side story that makes it "appear" that you have something to play for instead of just seeing your money get higher. I loved some of the incidents where some of the people on Vegas Stakes would try to steal some of your money and also how some of the lower end casinos were pretty much just decorated outhouses.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[fatty]

double down?

 

[DJPS2]

Golden Nugget (Virgin Interactive for PlayStation, 1996) had a story mode in it, although I personally haven't played it. IIRC, Adam West played the main character, too.

 

[Agent X]

Why not just track down a SNES and a copy of Vegas Stakes? It's still one of the best casino games I've ever played.

It also holds the distinction of being one of the only games that I bought twice (for the same system). I originally got it way back in 1994 as one of my first SNES games, but traded the SNES in (along with most of the games, including Vegas Stakes) several months later towards PlayStation. When I got another SNES in 2000, I naturally had to get Vegas Stakes for my collection.

Nintendo's produced remakes of several SNES games on GBA; perhaps they should consider doing this one. A version for DS (with wireless multiplayer) would be nice, too.

 

[DJPS2]

Vegas Stakes did totally rock. Didn't Nintendo do a GB version?

*does his research*

DING!

http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/161/161994p1.html?fromint=1

 

[fatty]

Agent X, I've played (I still have it for the SNES) Vegas Stakes quite a bit so I'm actually just looking for something new.

I might have to give Golden Nugget a shot. Thanks. Anyone else have any suggestions?

 

[Baron]

Ha ha, Adam West was in a gambling game? That's pretty funny. Is he just the voice of a character, or does he actually appear on-screen as your avatar or a dealer or something?

I think I'd track down this Golden Nugget game for sheer camp value now.

 

[DJPS2]

Ha ha, Adam West was in a gambling game? That's pretty funny. Is he just the voice of a character, or does he actually appear on-screen as your avatar or a dealer or something?

IIRC, the Story Mode was FMV-driven, so the Mayor of Quahog actually does a little acting.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Vegas stakes kicked ass

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Golden Nugget is slightly collectible...but it's shit. The best casino game (I haven't played any of the brand new ones) is Hoyle Casino on Dreamcast and GameBoy Color. But it doesn't have the kind of story mode you're talking about. It does have decent Texas Hold 'Em.

 

[fatty]

I might have to give Hoyle Casino a try if I see it around. The story mode would be nice, but still the most important part is that you're not betting against total morons.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Yeah Vegas Stakes was awesome. Nintendo needs to revive that game somehow.

 

[Jumpman Jr.]

Hoyle Casino is excellent. The cheap PC ($20) copy comes with an extra disc of poker games. I still play the Dreamcast version.