Underplayed Gems

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 6: The Hanafuda (1998)

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 6: The Hanafuda cover
Developer
Success
Publisher
Culture Publishers
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A no-frills, budget digital rendition of hanafuda that feels straightforward and quietly traditional rather than flashy or intense.

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About

The sixth volume of the Simple 1500 series focuses on the Japanese card game hanafuda. It is one of the few non-mahjong games to have input from the company Chat Noir.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.