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Sheng Hen Pao FAQ
For the NES/Famicom
Version 1.0 (Created 2/16/2011)
By Devin Morgan
This file is Copyright (c)2011 Devin Morgan. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
1. What's New
2. Introduction
3. Controls
4. Overview
5. Copyright Notice
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-= 1. What's New -=
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Version 1.0 (2/16/11): The first version.
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-= 2. Introduction -=
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Sheng Hen Pao is another unlicensed (pirate) card game released for the
Famicom. It features a variation of 7-Card Poker, with added elements such as
the Double or Nothing rounds (including a woman who undresses as you win),
and a Slot Machine bonus round. It is certainly an interesting game, but
seems to be rather incomplete. That is, if you win over a certain amount, the
game abruptly ends and that's it. Getting to that point though is fun, as you
don't normally see this type of card game out there (usually it's standard
poker or blackjack). If you are interested, check this out, though you won't
miss much if you don't (except maybe the pixelated naked woman!).
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-= 3. Controls -=
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Control Pad: Make selection when prompted
Start: Start game
A: Select amount to bet at start of each round
B: Skip bet, auto-complete the round
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-= 4. Overview -=
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General Gameplay
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When you are at the title screen, simply press Start and you will go right
into playing cards. The game is a variation of 7-Card Poker. Initially you
will be asked to bet 1-10 units before you receive your first three cards.
You start off with 1000 credits as well. You will get two of them face up,
with the third one face down. You can then place a second bet up to the
amount you bet initially, then you will get two more cards, one face up and
the other face down. This repeats until you have seven cards. They will all
be turned face up at that point, and your winning hand will be determined if
applicable.
If you don't have a winning hand, you lose the money you bet. If you won, you
will then be given the option to either go for double or nothing, or take
your winnings right away. Press Down to take the winnings now, and Up to go
for double. If you take the winnings right away, you will get the winnings
added to your total credits, and the next round will begin.
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Double or Nothing
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If you choose to double up, you will go to another screen with a woman laying
on a bed in the middle of the screen. There will be a face down card on the
left side of the screen, and the game now becomes a matter of guessing if it
is a high or low card. Press Left for high (Big) and Right for low (Small).
Guess correctly and a strip of fireworks next to the woman will partially
detonate, shortening the string. Your multiplier on the left will double as
well, and the potential payout for your winning hand will double as well. You
can back out at any time and claim your winnings (press Down), or continue to
go for double or nothing (press Up).
As you win in the doubling game, the woman will lose her clothing, ultimately
becoming naked after four wins! At the top of the screen, you will see some
numbers arranged like such: (## x 10~50). The first number is your total bet
during the poker hand, and the 10~50 is a random multiplier. When the strip
of fireworks is fully depleted, you will get a random multiplier value and
you will win a side bet instantly (for example, your total bet was 40, and
the multiplier happens to be 40, you will get 40 x 40 = 1600 units).
You can only win so many times in a row however; it seems that if your total
potential winnings is more than 5000 units (see the payout table as your
value doubles), you will get a "TOP SCORE" message and must take your
winnings and walk away. After you get paid (whether it's by reaching this top
score, or by opting out earlier), you will go to a slot machine game for an
additional bonus prize. If you win, your total will be multiplied by that
amount. For payout information, see below. Once you are done with the slot
machine, you will go back to the poker game. If you seem to have more than
5000 or so credits total, you can't even complete the poker game. Effectively
your game is over at this point.
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Betting
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There will be four rows of zeroes on the left side of the screen. The top 0
is for your initial bet, and the three below it are additional bets you can
make prior to receiving each individual card afterward. The trick is that you
can only bet up to as much as you did in the previous bet (bet 8 initially,
you can bet a maximum of 8 for the next one). For every 5 units you bet, a
multiplier value next to the arrow icon will increment. If you want to only
bet on the first round and skip the other three betting rounds, press B at
the start and you will bet the maximum (10) and watch the hand play out.
The amount of your bet is multiplied by the values in the proper payout
tables (seen below), to enhance your potential winnings. For instance, across
the four rounds, you bet 10 units each round (40 total). This will make an
Ace Pair worth 80 instead of the original 2 (in JP 2 mode).
Since the game starts off in JP 2 mode, it alternates with JP 3 mode. That
is, the second poker hand you'll play is in JP 3. The difference is that it
records the bets you made at each point in the JP 2 round, as shown in a
second column on the left side of the screen. You can match those bet values
but not go over them. The payout table is also increased in the JP 3 round,
as you can see below. Other than that, the card game plays out like it did
before, then at the conclusion, you will go back to JP 2 and alternate again.
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Payout Table
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If the screen says "JP 2", this will be the payout table for your poker hand:
Winning Hand Payout
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Royal Flush 10000
Straight Flush 200
4 of a Kind 80
Full House 10
Flush 8
Straight 6
3 of a Kind 4
2 Pair (J/Pair) 2
Ace Pair 2
If the screen says "JP 3", this will be the payout table for your poker hand:
Winning Hand Payout
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Royal Flush 1500
Straight Flush 300
4 of a Kind 120
Full House 15
Flush 12
Straight 9
3 of a Kind 6
2 Pair (J/Pair) 3
Ace Pair 3
If you are playing the slot machine bonus game, here are the payouts:
Winning Combos Payout
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7 - 7 - 7 x300
3BAR - 3BAR - 3BAR x200
2BAR - 2BAR - 2BAR x100
BAR - BAR - BAR x50
3 Melons x20
3 Bells x18
3 Limes x14
3 Any Bars x10
3 Oranges x10
3 Cherries x10
Cherry - Cherry - ANY x5
Cherry - ANY - ANY x2
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