Palamedes II - Star Twinkle, Hoshi no Mabataki (Japan)
NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in 1993
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Palamedes is a Japanese Hot-B Famicom puzzle around colored dice to match in strategic alignments. The representation offers reception grid with dice and timed combos in a Japanese Tetris-like puzzle formula. Without western release, curiosity for Famicom puzzle fans in the 8 bit Hot-B production vein.
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Category
Puzzle2 players3+
Description
Sequel to the Palamedes dice puzzler, set against a starry cosmic backdrop with refined rules. Published by Hot-B, released in 1993 in Japan. Reworked versus mode and polished presentation. Late Japanese Famicom release.
Palamedes II - Star Twinkle, Hoshi no Mabataki review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,04 MB📅29/01/1993
Published by Hot-B
Palamedes II - Star Twinkle, Hoshi no Mabataki (NES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A direct sequel that stayed exclusive to the Famicom, this Japanese edition gains desirability from its early-1993 late-release status, just as attention was shifting to the Super Famicom. End-of-life print runs on the platform were small, making complete copies harder to assemble than the Western-released original. Hot-B would close a few years later, lending this polished cosmic follow-up the added weight of a defunct publisher's catalogue.
