Super Caesars Palace (SNES)

Super Caesars Palace

Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Year: 1993 Developer: Illusions Gaming Company

For other games in the series, see Caesars Palace.

Super Caesars Palace is a casino gambling simulation game developed by Illusions Gaming Company and published by Virgin Games. It is a port of Caesars Palace (GEN), and also received a Game Gear port.

In this game, you get the classic casino staples such as Blackjack, Roulette, Slot Machines, and Keno, but there are other games such as Horse Racing, Red Dog, and Baccarat. The game also has "High Roller" areas which you can't enter until you earn a significant amount of money. Unfortunately, the game lacks a save feature, but there is a long password you can obtain once you're done playing.

The game's menu takes place at an ATM (exciting, right?). Here, the player can do various things, such as obtaining a password to save their progress, as well as purchasing scratch tickets. To navigate the casino, the player controls a male human character and uses the D-pad to move the character around the casino. The player can also interact with various patrons on the casino floor (who are portrayed by the game's developers). Unfortunately, the player cannot play against the patrons, and can only receive hints from them. The only good thing is that the player can choose different things to say to the patrons which will affect the conversation.

The game received mostly negative reviews from players and critics. One criticism was that the game lacked a battery save feature, and instead uses a complex password consisting of letters, numbers, and some symbols. Another criticism is that while the game has Video Poker, it lacks actual Poker. Also, like the NES version, there is no music when a game is being played, and you only get the occasional sound effect. Many players stated Vegas Stakes (SNES) offers players a more authentic and fun gambling experience on the SNES.

In Japan, the game received a sequel, though it was not related to Caesars Palace, Super Casino 2 (SFC).

Screenshots

The title screen. At the menu. Walking around the casino. Talking to a gambler.

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Music

Super Caesars Palace borrows its two songs from the aforementioned Genesis version. The soundtrack was written mostly by Tommy Tallarico. According to Tallarico, Steve Henefin and himself worked on the title music, though Steve started it. As a result, the music is very similar to a couple songs found in Cool Spot (SNES), which was also composed by Tallarico and Henefin. In particular, the casino floor music sounds similar to Wading Around and Toying Around while the title music sounds like Off Da Wall.

KungFuFurby discovered an unused song in the game's code. Its purpose is currently not yet known, but it may have been intended to be used as a theme when you're playing a game. However, because the song is only about 35 seconds long, the developers probably thought it was too repetitive to be used in the game.

The names in parentheses are the names of the SPC files. The titles haven't been verified by Tallarico yet.

Tallarico and Henifin used a variant of Nintendo's Kankichi-kun software by Matt From. It's also possible Tallarico did all the SNES arrangements.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Title Screen (Las Vegas is My Lady!)	Tommy Tallarico, Steve Henifin	Tommy Tallarico, Steve Henifin	2:21		Download
02	Casino Theme (Wandering the Casino Floor)	Tommy Tallarico	Tommy Tallarico	1:18		Download
03	Unused Song	Tommy Tallarico	Tommy Tallarico	1:19		Download

Credits

• Ripper: Slick Mandela, KungFuFurby
• Recorder: Doommaster1994
• Game Credits:
  • Executive Musicians: Tommy Tallarico
  • Executive Musicians: Steve Henifin credited as Steve Henefin
  • Uncredited Sound Driver: Matt From

(Source)

The game's credits are displayed after the player leaves the casino. The Genesis version of the game credits Tallarico for music, whilst crediting Henifin for sound sampling. However, we have received verification from Tommy Tallarico that he and Steve collaborated for the title theme. Unfortunately, Henifin's surname is misspelled in the credits. In addition, Tallarico is also credited as one of the game's actors. According to Tallarico, he was the security guard avatar.

The game uses Matt From's variant of Nintendo's Kankichi-kun sound driver.

Game Rip

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Audio Devices

The game uses the S-SMP of the SNES. It uses a version of a driver either by Tommy Tallarico or Michelle Simon.

Releases

USA Title: Super Caesars Palace Platform: SNES Released: 1993-10-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     Japan Title: ＳＵＰＥＲカジノ (Super Casino: Caesars Palace) Platform: SFC Released: 1993-10-21 Publisher: Coconuts Japan

Links

• mobygames.com/game/snes/super-caesars-palace - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588725-super-caesars-palace - GameFAQs.