Play Taboo Online

Ask questions and receive tarot readings while interpreting cryptic messages and numbers.

Taboo Game
Taboo game

🎮 Game Controls

Make sure the game window is active to play.

  • ↑↓←→ Move
  • Z Btn A (Jump)
  • X Btn B (Run/Fire)
  • Enter Start
  • V Select
1 / 2: Quick Save / Quick Load | + : Fast Forward

About Taboo

Taboo was a 1988 release for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Rare. It arrived during a period when the NES library was diversifying, and this title stood out for its unusual premise rather than its action.

You do not control a character in a traditional sense; instead, you interact with a digital tarot card reading. The game asks for your personal details, like your name and birth date, then you input a question. It performs a reading using the Celtic Cross layout and later provides lottery numbers based on your chosen state. The pacing is entirely dictated by your own curiosity, as there is no other gameplay activity beyond repeating the process. The messages from the cards can be cryptic and sometimes poorly translated, making interpretation a challenge. Playing it feels like consulting a mysterious, slightly broken machine from another world.

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