<s>
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
gambling	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Abalone	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Software	O
Development	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Point	O
of	O
View	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
is	O
set	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
hotel-casino	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
is	O
set	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
hotel-casino	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
16	O
gambling	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
baccarat	O
,	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
craps	O
,	O
poker	O
,	O
pai	O
gow	O
poker	O
,	O
roulette	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
poker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poker	O
games	O
include	O
seven-card	O
stud	O
and	O
Texas	B-Device
hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
em	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
six	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
slot	O
machines	O
(	O
What	O
Luck	O
,	O
Eureka	O
,	O
Royal	O
Flush	O
,	O
Treasures	O
of	O
the	O
Sea	O
,	O
Sweet	O
Treats	O
,	O
and	O
Double	O
Diamond	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
$	O
10,000	O
to	O
spend	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
gambling	O
games	O
,	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
table	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
dealers	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
represented	O
as	O
arms	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
features	O
a	O
mystery-themed	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
poker	O
player	O
Steven	O
Killsbourg	O
,	O
whose	O
ex-girlfriend	O
,	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Shelly	O
Harkness	O
,	O
has	O
used	O
chaos	O
theory	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Chip	O
,	O
a	O
microchip	O
capable	O
of	O
advanced	O
problem-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
West	O
filmed	O
more	O
than	O
45	O
minutes	O
of	O
footage	O
at	O
the	O
real	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
hotel-casino	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Abalone	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Software	O
Development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Point	O
of	O
View	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
late	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
two	O
separate	O
discs	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
discount	O
certificate	O
for	O
buyers	O
to	O
spend	O
a	O
night	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
hotel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staten	O
Island	O
Advance	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
other	O
gambling	O
simulations	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
variety	O
and	O
its	O
replication	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
sights	O
and	O
sounds	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
real	O
casino	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Sun-Sentinel	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
"	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
semi-bland	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
"	O
actually	O
makes	O
you	O
feel	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
a	O
real	O
casino	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fort	O
Worth	O
Star-Telegram	O
stated	O
that	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
would	O
appeal	O
more	O
to	O
veteran	O
gamblers	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
individual	O
gambling	O
games	O
"	O
complicated	O
and	O
confusing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
challenging.	O
"	O
</s>
