Classic-style video poker game created for the Pico-8.

Jacks Or Better

Payouts follow the most popular "6/9 Jacks or better" win table, meaning flush pays 6 times the bet and full house pays 9 times the bet. There is also a fixed jackpot of 4000 with royal flush and 5 coin bet.

The game features a visual payout table that updates based on the player's bet amount (or wager). Winning hands are highlighted, and for those lucky enough to hit a royal flush with a maximum bet, a celebratory jackpot fireworks display lights up the screen! Good luck seeing that! 👍

Since this game is video poker, I couldn't resist using a crt filter. So, for best experience play full screen.

Controls

Standard Pico-8 controls are 🅾️ = z-key, and ❎ = x-key on keyboard. ➡️⬅️⬆️⬇️ are arrow keys. Press Enter to pause the game and access the settings like sound and volume.

Updated 1 day ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Release date Jan 01, 2021
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorPotatopasty
GenreCard Game, Simulation
Made withPICO-8
Tags2D, Casual, gambling, PICO-8, poker, Retro, Singleplayer, videopoker
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
LinksHomepage

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deadmanshand_windows.zip 991 kB
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deadmanshand_osx.zip 7.3 MB
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deadmanshand_linux.zip 752 kB
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deadmanshand_raspi.zip 2.1 MB

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Nice little game! :D

wow

nice game

Thank you. :)