''Golden Nugget Casino DS'' is a 2005 video game developed by American studio Skyworks Interactive and released by

Majesco Entertainment Majesco Entertainment Company (formerly Majesco Sales Inc.) is an American video game publisher and distributor based in Hazlet, New Jersey. The company was founded as Majesco Sales in Edison, New Jersey in 1986, and was a privately held company ...

for the

Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...

. The game, named for the Las Vegas casino of the same name, is the first '' Golden Nugget'' themed game released for the DS. A prior game was released for the

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...

in 2004 (this Game Boy Advance game was later released again in 2005 as a 2 Games in 1 pack along with ''Texas Hold Em Poker''), and another prior game was released for the

Nintendo 64 The (N64) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was released on June 23, 1996, in Japan, on September 29, 1996, in North America, and on March 1, 1997, in Europe and Au ...

(called ''

Golden Nugget 64 ''Golden Nugget 64'' is a multiplayer virtual casino video game for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Westwood Pacific, published by Electronic Arts, and was released on December 1, 1998 in North America. ''Golden Nugget 64'' is unique because ...

'') back in 1998, preceded by a prior game for the PlayStation back in 1997 and the PC back in 1996. The player begins with $2,000.00. Although the cartridge saves a player's winnings, a player can reset the amount to $2,000.00 at any point.

Games

The following games are included: *

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* North Slots * South Slots *

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When a game is selected, the game offers several betting limits to choose from, as well as three of each version of slots and video poker.

Reception

Craig Harris of

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gave the game a 5.0 out of 10, writing "(T)here's really nothing 'broken' about Golden Nugget Casino. It's just that the developer didn't exactly go above and beyond the call. All you're getting is the ability to play these casino games in a single player fashion".

References

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