Multimedia Celebrity Poker
1995 video game
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| Developer(s) | New World Computing |
| Publisher(s) | New World Computing |
| Designer(s) | Jon Van Caneghem |
| Platform(s) | Windows 3.x |
| Release | 1995 |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Multimedia Celebrity Poker is a 1995 poker video game developed and published by New World Computing.[1]
Gameplay and concept
Multimedia Celebrity Poker is a simulation of the card game poker, in which the player competes with celebrities Joe Piscopo, Morgan Fairchild and Jonathan Frakes. The actors are presented via full-motion video.[2]
Reception
Reception
| Publication | Score |
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| Computer Gaming World |    [3] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 58%[2] |
| Computer Game Review | 83/87/78[1] |
| Electronic Entertainment | [4] |
Multimedia Celebrity Poker won a negative review from PC Gamer US, whose writer Michael Wolf called it "just a poker sim with a gimmick" that "wears off as quickly as the video starts repeating itself".[1] Donald St. John of Electronic Entertainment found the game "not good at all".[4] Computer Gaming World's Alan Emrich was more positive, writing, "As a purely entertaining experience, which is clearly what New World had in mind for this product, it succeeds, but with considerable limitations."[3]
References
- ^ a b c Snyder, Frank; Chapman, Ted; Kaiafas, Tasos (August 1995). "See Morgan and Raise Joe..." Computer Game Review. Archived from the original on December 21, 1996.
- ^ a b Wolf, Michael (September 1995). "Reviews; Multimedia Celebrity Poker". PC Gamer US. 2 (9): 98.
- ^ a b Emrich, Alan (September 1995). "Give The Actors A Hand". Computer Gaming World. No. 134. pp. 226, 228.
- ^ a b St. John, Donald (October 1995). "Multimedia Celebrity Poker". Electronic Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 13, 1996.
External links
- Multimedia Celebrity Poker at MobyGames
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