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Star Platinum [スタープラチナ] Zube-chan Special Staff Roll -- PC-98

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Channel: Vysethedetermined2 · 2011 · Gaming

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No, Star Platinum for PC-98 (and WIN) is not some obscure game about Jotaro's "Stand", sadly. Star Platinum is... you guessed it, another adult PC-98 game. To be specific, it's a miscellaneous card game with an emphasis on storytelling and a theme which revolves around the stars, gods, zodiacs, tarots, and constellations, and it's a pretty good game too. It actually has a dual language opening (English / Japanese) and special ending (Staff Roll), multiple females with nicely drawn HCGs (almost like detailed oil paintings in spite of the PC-98's limited capabilities), multiple endings, a cool upbeat soundtrack (with some help by Hitoshi Sakimoto), and an addicting, interesting premise for a card game that requires both luck and skill. The game also has an uncommon degree of "access" for a PC-98 game, letting you listen to the game's soundtrack as well as view earned CGs of varying types, endings, and the ability to continue from the beginning of any chapter or jump right to the game. Considering "Custom" had their name on this and Bukichi Nadeara contributed the artistic talent, this game could've just as well succeeded without the mature content, but what's done is done... there really aren't that many games kids could play on PC-98, that's for sure.

The story deals with a curious goddess-in-training named Ryucy who disobeys an order by her superior goddess master who left to attend a meeting of Gods & Goddesses, which unleashed mischevious Star-Souls which have cast a spell on Ryucy, changing her into a fairy. Shortly afterwards, they escape to the Earth and possess various human females. After chasing them, she inadvertently crashes into the home of a lecherous but well-meaning human named Kazuki Hoshino (星野一輝, with Hoshi also referring to "the stars"). Ryucy tells him about her mission and can't do it alone, but states that if he helps and she can gather all the souls, she'll be returned to normal and grant him one wish. Kazuki agrees to help and Ryucy arms him with a deck of celestial tarot cards (in the only game the souls will play to cooperate), staying near Kazuki as she can detect and draw nearby Star-Souls. Together, you go to beat fairly stereotypical characters at cards (Star-Souls are drawn to characters with their traits or similar characteristics, ex: Pisces is attracted to a swimmer). The story intro reads:

"High above the sky, in the world of gods and goddesses, there was a shrine called Aero-Police. There lived a beautiful goddess and a girl who was training herself to become the heiress of her. One day, the goddess had to leave the shrine for several days, for she was asked to attend the meeting of gods and goddesses. As she left, she told the girl never to touch the box of 
star-souls which was laid on the depth of the shrine. However, just after the goddess left the shrine, the curious girl broke her word. She open the box, and therefore released the star-souls who were locked up in the box. They cast a spell and turned her into a small fairy. The fairied girl decided to go down onto the Earth, where the star-souls had fled to, to catch all of the star-souls and dispell the magic before the goddess returns."
 
The general rules of the game are simple. Each character draws eight random cards and there are nine cards in the center. Your goal is to match cards of similar zodiac / call sign and add them to your discard pile. They are imbued with different symbols which you can use to add oomph to your hand, though base cards are known as "Star Dust". Different pairs grant more "Cusp/Points" which can be used to "Attack" your opponent. If you have a good hand or keen intuition, you can "Charge" in a bid to add more power to your discard pile. Attacking even with a weak hand is better than not attacking at all, and is sometimes necessary to stop a counterattack (attacking is also vital to always have the first move). If both players run out of cards without attacking, it's a draw. There are several subtleties to the rules, some of which are explained in the game's "Tutorial", some which requires some common sense and foresight to minimize the negatives of a bad hand, and some needs to be inquired about from this basic description (as it won't all fit here). It should be noted that Story Mode has several other rules and handicaps from other modes.

We have several videos. The first two are of the main game. The second two are of the Ultimate Challenge, "Let's Play With Young Zube(ko)-chan!" or "Zubeko-chan to Asobou!". We opted not to use any of the main hentai scenes (annoyed with the editing). Enjoy.

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